Tasked with escaping from a facility filled with strange creatures, Transmogrify hands players an experimental device that morphs enemies into puzzle solutions; with a Kickstarter effort underway and inspiration coming from Calvin and Hobbes, I chatted with developer Andrew Strauch on the finer points of his work. Also, check out the demo.
For lovers of quirky animation with an organic feel, look no further than Feudal Alloy, a sidescrolling metroidvania RPG that sports a fish as the protagonist. But a fish piloting a suit of robotic armor. With a medieval landscape in a curiously low-tech setting (if you ignore the lasers, rotating knives, bombs, etc). Also, note that conversations happen by way of animated speech bubbles. As such, I chatted up dev Eva Balikova, noting the unique art elements of the game’s huge, interconnected world.
A throwback to ’90s point-and-click adventure games, Sol705 combines a variety of art styles with South American sci-fi ambiance. With multiple languages supported and music to boot, I chatted with developer Patricio Land on his project and the current Kickstarter campaign.
As a third-person survival horror experience using low-poly 3D models and 2D sprites to create pixel-perfect visuals, rose-engine‘s Signalis makes aesthetic choices that turn heads and create intrigue. Remote, snow-covered planet? Check. Ruins of an underground labor camp? Check. Cosmic horror? Check. Thanks go out to developer Alex Zwerger for chatting me up and fielding my varied questions, and a suggestion to readers: if you don’t already have the word ‘retrotech’ in your vocabulary, add it. (more…)
A twin-stick adventure through fast-paced macabre beauty, developer Jacob Williams’ ITTA combines the horrors and triumphs of living with the joys of fighting bizarre enemies. With Armor Games Studios on board as the publisher, I chatted with Jacob on his process and the underlying themes that drive his work.
