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A PC demo¿ Damn, it's been a while since I've played/seen one of those.
I hope it great, going to download it now.
I hope it great, going to download it now.
Isn't D-Pad Studio a Norwegian based indie company? ;)
I tried the demo, and it has a lot of potential! I really liked what I saw.
I tried the demo, and it has a lot of potential! I really liked what I saw.
Yup, I'm pretty sure these guys are norwegian.
There was a piece about them on a show concerning promising Norwegian developers on our biggest news site.
There was a piece about them on a show concerning promising Norwegian developers on our biggest news site.
@Joseph: Hum.. How odd. I was pretty sure they still lived in Norway. I saw a short documentary about their studio and living situation here just over a week ago. The Twitter account says "Norwegian Indie developer".
I know they travel a lot to Austin, at least the co-founder has a girlfriend there.
This needs to be researched and answered! We (Norway) cannot afford to lose the only really promising indie dev we have!
I know they travel a lot to Austin, at least the co-founder has a girlfriend there.
This needs to be researched and answered! We (Norway) cannot afford to lose the only really promising indie dev we have!
@joseph: followup research DONE: The composer they hired for the soundtrack is located in Austin, so is Simon's (co-founder) girlfriend. He said in an interview in May that he planned to stay in Austin for 3 months while working on the game. But the studio itself is very much still located in Norway, I think.
They wish to remain a Norwegian developer, because their goal is to introduce Norway to the international gaming industry, and let Norway start to grow a presence in the gaming business. So relocating to Austin would be an odd thing to do.
They wish to remain a Norwegian developer, because their goal is to introduce Norway to the international gaming industry, and let Norway start to grow a presence in the gaming business. So relocating to Austin would be an odd thing to do.
@strand - you might be right, biut their blog says they bought an office and furnished it. Maybe the team split up, like you said. I'll amend the post.
It's really good. My only semi-problem with it was the Dungeon Layout. It seemed so branching and somewhat empty but I guess I ended up taking exactly the right route because I got to the Guardian with no back-tracking whatsoever. Also, the Guardian boss fight seems a little unfair based on the speed of the enemies.
I feel like the difficulty needs to be tweaked a little bit and also they need to offer some more explanation in the tutorial section at the beginning because, unless I missed it, I saw nothing explaining how to teleport the gunner. I just hit every key on the keyboard until something happened.
I feel like the difficulty needs to be tweaked a little bit and also they need to offer some more explanation in the tutorial section at the beginning because, unless I missed it, I saw nothing explaining how to teleport the gunner. I just hit every key on the keyboard until something happened.
It's really good. My only semi-problem with it was the Dungeon Layout. It seemed so branching and somewhat empty but I guess I ended up taking exactly the right route because I got to the Guardian with no back-tracking whatsoever. Also, the Guardian boss fight seems a little unfair based on the speed of the enemies.
I feel like the difficulty needs to be tweaked a little bit and also they need to offer some more explanation in the tutorial section at the beginning because, unless I missed it, I saw nothing explaining how to teleport the gunner. I just hit every key on the keyboard until something happened.
I feel like the difficulty needs to be tweaked a little bit and also they need to offer some more explanation in the tutorial section at the beginning because, unless I missed it, I saw nothing explaining how to teleport the gunner. I just hit every key on the keyboard until something happened.
Visually, the game is beautiful. The gameplay itself, however, is nothing special. Some odd gameplay decisions (like automatically dropping your gunner when near the floor) and some frustrating zoom ins and control layouts prevented me from really enjoying the game. Not sure if I'll be buying this.
Who the fuck is this "Joseph" guy?
Game looks sweet. I'm so sick of 8-bit, it's been milked to death, so it's nice to see 16-bit get some treatment.
Game looks sweet. I'm so sick of 8-bit, it's been milked to death, so it's nice to see 16-bit get some treatment.
Hmm, Destructoid has more Norwegians than I thought. Intriguing.
Time to try the demo. Screw uni work, there are owls who need my attention.
Time to try the demo. Screw uni work, there are owls who need my attention.
Hey guys! thought Id clear this up once and for all. The guys are definatly norwegian based, and plan on staying that way. They came to austin mostly to hang out in warm weather and, as was previously stated, hang out with Simons texan girlfriend and the composer for the team who is also texan. the office they built was actually in the living room and was a temporary location. It was a sort of working vacation thing Simon and Jo are both safely back in Norway, and plan on staying there :)
Heck yes. I can't wait to DL this later this evening. They should totally STEAM this bad bitch too. Can't think of a better place for such a lovely little title. :)
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