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The gorgeous visuals of Bionic Bay that Juhana Myllys calls Painterly Pixel Art

PreMortem.Games

Back in 2019, I was wasting time on Reddit and came across a short clip from a demo in r/indiegaming”, says Myllys. “I It allows players to instantly swap places with any physics based object which allows for some clever puzzling through the relentless levels. “We We are very excited about it”, says Myllys. “It’s

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Indie game capsule reviews: Immortality, Wayward Strand, Cult of the Lamb, Betrayal at Club Low, Atuel

Radiator Blog

And among the video clips there's an awfully convenient ratio of raw behind the scenes rehearsal footage vs. expensive finished setpiece production footage -- which gets a sort of wink wink lampshading treatment, but still dispels a bit of the otherwise strong "this is how movies get made" magic for me. Pro-tip: play with a gamepad.)

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Secrets in Videogames

Keith Burgun

This concept of “secret” doesn’t really make sense in a strategy game, contest, or a puzzle. So technically, it may be more like a “bad puzzle”, but in any case it shares a lot in common with secrets. It also is kind of hard to do, practically, in tabletop games (although it is possible !).

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The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #32

Astral Clock Tower Studios

It may not seem like it would be a difficult piece of the game-dev puzzle to figure out, but we've struggled to make the fog in our demo level look realistic without also causing sight issues for players in game. the red one featured in the below clip) to better match the overall vibe and aesthetic of the level itself. Combat Combos.

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The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #33

Astral Clock Tower Studios

Here's a look at some of the issues in action, followed by a clip Ian snagged after fixing one of the "problem child" areas. An issue that randomly started appearing that was preventing our player character from visually reacting to any hits she received, which you can see highlighted in the clip shown below. link] Next up to address?

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The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #35

Astral Clock Tower Studios

Both Lead Level Designer Tiffany and Level Designer Ian spent a majority of this sprint working on said secret project, and while we can't show you progress shots from that project just yet, we can show you a bunch of gorgeous screenshots and clips from the vertical slice. Music is an important piece of the Kristala puzzle.

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Why Rovio is Such a Juicy Catch

Deconstructor of Fun

These efforts were hampered by what it identified as increased market competition, particularly in the puzzle genre. Netflix or Disney could utilize Angry Birds to continue growing its games service while expanding it as an entertainment property, a strategy that has had its wings clipped since the disappointing Angry Birds Movie 2.

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