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Destructoid is proud to exclusively unveil the first gameplay video for D-Pad Studios' Owlboy. We spoke about the game a while ago, when it caught our eye for its retro look and unique promise of "free roaming flying with dungeons."

As a fan of anything that uses sprites, is 2D, and scrolls, I wanted more from Owlboy, and more is what we have. This above video demonstrates what Owlboy is all about, and it looks pretty bloody good. The nostalgic visuals and the beautiful music have pretty much won my heart.

Tomorrow, we will be posting an exclusive interview with D-Pad studios on this new game, which is to be entered into the Independent Games Festival and hopes to be published for both the PC and Xbox 360.

Be sure to let us know what you think of Owlboy.


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37 comments | showing # 1 to 37

Wedge's Avatar
Wedge at 12/19/2008 14:57
NO COMMENTS? WTF?

I think you need to repost this with a giant flashing header that screams HOLY SHIT AWESOME ASS SPRITE BASED PLATFORMER. Because obviously not enough people know about the awesome that is Owlboy from name alone =<
randombullseye's Avatar
randombullseye at 12/19/2008 15:02
Looks awesome to me. I'm interested.
Wedge's Avatar
Wedge at 12/19/2008 15:30
Ha ha, ignore my first comment, you saw nothing and know not what happened.

Right tho, Owlboy is awesome. I just hope they actually do release it for PC unlike that lying bastard with Braid =<.
BS3 Owner's Avatar
BS3 Owner at 12/19/2008 17:28
Owlboy's Music is Tits!
RonBurgandy2010's Avatar
RonBurgandy2010 at 12/19/2008 17:29
At first I thought you said an Oldboy game. I just came to see the hate flow.
RyoGeo's Avatar
RyoGeo at 12/19/2008 17:33
That absolutely looks like something I would like to play. The sprite based art looks wonderfully lush and detailed.

Excited to see more coverage.
Muddy Waterz's Avatar
Muddy Waterz at 12/19/2008 17:40
Seems very interesting. The music is nice.
whormongr's Avatar
whormongr at 12/19/2008 18:02
looks more like it should be a ds than an xbox/pc title
darkopiate's Avatar
darkopiate at 12/19/2008 18:02
Owlboy is a dream boat.
tsunamikitsune's Avatar
tsunamikitsune at 12/19/2008 18:04
Looks amazing. I've been dying for some good 2D games recently. MORE LIKE THIS, PLEASE.
darkopiate's Avatar
darkopiate at 12/19/2008 18:09
I know the company is called D-pad, but if that is what we have to use on the xbox this could be one sticky experience. NO, not that kind of sticky.
Holyetheline's Avatar
Holyetheline at 12/19/2008 18:12
This game seems interesting... I like the art and the 2D aspect of it... the combat seems simple... Owl boy though? Seriously? A boy who inherits owl-like powers is the best they could think of?
Zerozaki Ishiki's Avatar
Zerozaki Ishiki at 12/19/2008 18:12
See, this is what I hoped would happen when they started talking about XNA.
Instead we got Being, which was mildly amusing for an hour, and fuck all else.
Glad to see the awesome is out there, and coming eventually.
Echtzeit's Avatar
Echtzeit at 12/19/2008 18:13
Now this might be something I'm interested in.
Projectexodus's Avatar
Projectexodus at 12/19/2008 18:22
I remember someone talk about this game, and I've been thinking of it ever since. Looking forward to it!
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar
TrailerParkJesus at 12/19/2008 18:24
ooh pretty
Solgrim's Avatar
Solgrim at 12/19/2008 18:32
I will check this out.
Niero's Avatar
Niero at 12/19/2008 18:37
That looks beautiful!
Gibbo's Avatar
Gibbo at 12/19/2008 18:48
I'm skeptical but it does look good. But then so did Eternity's Child and look how that ended up.
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blackholemonkey at 12/19/2008 18:48
AMG!! An Indie game with retro graphics! What will they think of next :/

Seriously the video game community is becoming so predictable. Better hope the big wigs dont get wind of this trend any time soon or all you hardcore kids will have to find a new trend to love on.

PS: if back in the day developers would have been able to create the games of today in the past they wouldnt have thought twice about it. Liking retro stuff doesnt make you a purist, it just makes you a smug douche
Imako's Avatar
Imako at 12/19/2008 18:51
music was underwhelming for me, but I'm sure this is still going to be a definite buy!
RedCricketChase's Avatar
RedCricketChase at 12/19/2008 18:51
May I have the music please? WTB.
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RWarrior1CO at 12/19/2008 19:01
This vaguely reminds me of Cave Story.
Wedge's Avatar
Wedge at 12/19/2008 19:04
Also, this game has fulfilled it's tophat quota, and thusly cannot fail.

And "if back in the day developers would have been able to create the games of today in the past they wouldnt have thought twice about it. Liking retro stuff doesnt make you a purist, it just makes you a smug douche" is one of the dumbest, most nonsensical thing I've ever read on the site.

A total logical fallacy followed by aberrant ignorance at fundamentals of game design, all fueled by a desire to "be different" from everyone else. Very impressive. So much more entertaining than the usual idiocy.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar
Samit Sarkar at 12/19/2008 19:23
Holy crap, this looks awesome! But "PC and Xbox 360" makes me sad...
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Jesus H Christ at 12/19/2008 19:31
Why so dark all of the sudden?
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Rusty Ghia's Avatar
Rusty Ghia at 12/19/2008 19:38
I like what I saw. I'm a total nut for 2D-platformers, so I have high hopes for Owlboy.
Phist's Avatar
Phist at 12/19/2008 19:40
I crown blackhole the king of this year's Hater's Ball.

Looks good, let's see how it handles.
Sam Spectre's Avatar
Sam Spectre at 12/19/2008 19:53
I'm going to get this.
BulletMagnet's Avatar
BulletMagnet at 12/19/2008 19:54
Hm, I must've not been around when the game was first mentioned - will be watching it now, looks like it could be up my alley.
Ferris Wheeler's Avatar
Ferris Wheeler at 12/19/2008 21:31
Absolutely lovely. The animation seems a little bit on the rough side, but I just can't hate something with bonafide distinguishable pixels. Now where's my Fez? I haven't heard anything about it in a long time. I need my Fez!
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hpv at 12/20/2008 03:48
Anyone else get a sort of Ecco-like vibe off of this?
Noah's Avatar
Noah at 12/20/2008 07:30
I LOVE Sprites. Sorry I haven't been following this...is it coming to XBLA?
DR EGG's Avatar
DR EGG at 12/20/2008 12:15
I would gladly pay $12 for another Braid-like 2d platformer.
Zolyx's Avatar
Zolyx at 12/20/2008 14:28
Whoa. This game looks dangerously above average!
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falinter at 12/20/2008 17:19
It looks pretty sweet, hopefully theres more to it though.
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Dexter345 at 12/24/2008 15:21
Looks good, but then, Eternity's Child looked good too.
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