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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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5:20 PM on 12.19.2008
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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 =<
Right tho, Owlboy is awesome. I just hope they actually do release it for PC unlike that lying bastard with Braid =<.
Excited to see more coverage.
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.
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
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.
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Looks good, let's see how it handles.