Indie/Fan Made

[Laharl]

Χαίρομαι που ακούω ότι αξίζει.

Το είχες αγοράσει από το site?

[belmont]

Ένα επίσης indie παιχνίδι(?) που θέλω να του ρίξω μια ματιά είναι το To The Moon

Το έχω τερματίσει το παιχνίδι αυτό. Το προτείνω σε όλους. Είναι ένα 2d adventure που βασίζεται στην ιστορία και θα πρότεινα να μην διαβάσετε τίποτα για αυτήν πριν δοκιμάσετε το παιχνίδι. Είναι indie φτιαγμένο στο rpg maker.

[丹野]

Κι εμένα μ' ενδιαφέρει το Dear Esther. Έχει την ατμόσφαιρα του Penumbra. Θα το κατεβάσω κάποια στιγμή, γιατί τώρα θέλω να κατεβάσω ένα PS3 indle game, αλλά δεν θυμάμαι ποιό(!).

[Laharl]

Το Dear Ester φαίνεται πολύ ενδιαφέρον και σίγουρα κοιτάξω reviews.

Ένα επίσης indie παιχνίδι(?) που θέλω να του ρίξω μια ματιά είναι το To The Moon:

Ένας τίτλος που από gameplay δεν έχει να δείξει σχεδόν τίποτα και βασίζεται κυρίως στο story telling κομμάτι του.

Αρχικά θα καταβέσω τα free games της εταιρίας που κυμαίνονται στο ίδιο μοτίβο και αν μου αρέσουν θα αγοράσω και το ακριβούτσικο(10 ευρώ) To The Moon

Το site της εταιρίας είναι http://freebirdgames.com/

Ένα πολύ ωραίο fan art(το χρησιμοποιώ ως Wallpaper πλέον) εδώ http://artcrunch.net/ttm.jpg

[Loggo]

Platform: PC

“A deserted island… a lost man… memories of a fatal crash… a book written by a dying explorer.”

Dear Esther is a ghost story, told using first-person gaming technologies. Rather than traditional game-play the focus here is on exploration, uncovering the mystery of the island, of who you are and why you are here. Fragments of story are randomly uncovered when exploring the various locations of the island, making every each journey a unique experience. Dear Esther features a stunning, specially commissioned soundtrack from Jessica Curry.

Forget the normal rules of play; if nothing seems real here, it’s because it may just be all a delusion. What is the significance of the aerial – What happened on the motorway – is the island real or imagined – who is Esther and why has she chosen to summon you here? The answers are out there, on the lost beach and the tunnels under the island. Or then again, they may just not be, after all…

Platforms: PC - XBLA - PSN

Strange Loop Games' first release, the physics puzzle platformer Vessel, has finally been dated; it will be available on March 1 for $14.99 via Steam and the developer's official site. Vessel has been pushed back to "TBA" status for XBLA and PSN.

We've already learned about the different liquids that will be manipulated to solve puzzles. Now, in the above video, we learn about the Fluros. They also require different liquid; with it, they grow to be crazy-looking, animated creatures that have unique abilities to operate machines. This is conjecture, but I hope Earth or we humans don't end up being the vessels for these automatons!

Vessel didn't quite make its 2011 release date, but it has received some polish since last covered. However, that polish wasn't simply visual aesthetics. Shares Strange Loop Games co-founder John Krajewski, "With Vessel, we wanted to push the boundaries of how hardware power is used in games. Typically, hardware power put towards graphics and physics is only an aesthetic addition. In Vessel, the foundation of the gameplay and puzzles is based in liquid simulation."

Platform: PC

The four-person Brisbane, Australian based Hitbox Team has released its combo-filled clean-em-up plaformer, Dustforce, on Steam for Windows. As an acrobatic janitor, players will leap and dash off walls and ceilings and traverse 50 precarious environments varying in difficulty. Dustforce has online leaderboards, online replays, and four-player local multiplayer modes like King Of The Hill and Survival for "loads of dust-cleaning fun."

Dustforce has already won the hearts of judges, earning an Honorable Mention for art at this years' Independent Games Festival and the Grand Prize at indiePub's Independent Developer Competition in 2010. The coming weeks will tell if it wins the hearts of consumers, too.

While Dustforce is now available via Steam for $9.99 (with 10% off) for Windows only, an update for Mac and Linux is planned to come soon. Right now the team has no plans for a stand-alone version, but Desura publishing is a possibility.

[Phantom Duck]

Όσοι πήρατε το Cave Story από το Humble Bundle, έχετε στην ουσία δύο εκδόσεις του παιχνιδιού. Η Steam έκδοση περιλαμβάνει δύο soundtracks (παλιό και νέο), ενώ η έκδοση που μπορείτε να κατεβάσετε από τα download links που σας έστειλαν στο mail σας, περιλαμβάνει τρία soundtracks (παλιό, νέο και Remastered που χρησιμοποιήθηκε στην 3DS έκδοση). Μπορείτε να το περάσετε στο Steam manually (Add a non-Steam game to my library) αλλά δεν υποστηρίζει achievements. Με ένα πρώτο άκουσμα πιστεύω πως το Remastered soundtrack είναι καλύτερο, επομένως χρησιμοποίησα την standalone έκδοση του παιχνιδιού αντί του Steam.

Tip. Αν το παιχνίδι δεν κάνει launch, προσπαθήστε να πάτε στις ιδιότητες της κάρτας γραφικών σας --> πηγαίνετε στις 3D gaming ρυθμίσεις --> απενεργοποιήστε το Triple Buffering. Έχει συμβεί σε πολλούς και λύνεται με αυτόν τον τρόπο.

[MrOfficer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX48y24t9iU <---Bastion

Έψαξα και δεν βρήκα κανέναν να λέει κάτι γι' αυτό το indie σε αυτό το thread, για μένα είναι από τα καλύτερα που έχουν κυκλοφορήσει (αυτό και το Trine 1 2) ρίξτε του μια ματιά

[Loggo]

Αν υπάρχει κάποιος που δεν έχει παίξει Super Meat Boy, Cave Story και Bit. Trip Runner, απλά δε πρέπει να το χάσει. Ούτε καφέ δε παίρνεις πια με 3.8.

EDIT

The Making Of Fez, The Breaking Of Phil Fish

The story of how the five-year development cycle behind the upcoming, IGF Award-winning Xbox Live Arcade title Fez took away the health and life of creator Phil Fish, and the lessons he learned from the protracted, difficult experience.

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/6567/the_making_of_fez_the_breaking_of_.php

[Phantom Duck]

Τελικά θα μου λυθούν οι απορίες για το Cave Story αφού θα το παίξω ο ίδιος Θα το τσιμπήσω από το Humble Bundle 4 που αναλυτικά περιλαμβάνει:

• Jamestown
• Bit. Trip Runner
• Super Meat Boy
• Shank
• Nightsky HD

Και αν δώσετε πάνω από τον μέσο όρο των 5$ (3,8€ δηλαδή) τσιμπάτε και τα:

• Cave Story +
• Gratuitous Space Battles

Φοβερή προσφορά για όσους θέλανε αυτά τα παιχνίδια.

http://www.humblebundle.com/#popup-smb

[丹野]

WAT? Μια μέρα μετά τα γενεθλιά μου???

Επίσης παιδιά, αυτό θυμίζει πολύ το Portal.

[Loggo]

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Set in a mysterious and abstract sterile environment, Q.U.B.E. (Quick Understanding of Block Extrusion) is a first-person puzzle game that challenges players to navigate each level by manipulating coloured cubes that surround them. There’s little to go on as the game begins - the player is dropped into an all-white room with few instructions, and simply has to figure their way out. The tone of game changes as the player finds small and big alterations to their environment, supported by an original score, inviting each player to let their imagination take over as to where they might be. Through experimentation and discovery, players will progress through an ever-evolving series of cube puzzles that will challenge them with logic, physics, platforming.

EPIC.

[Phantom Duck]

Είχα παίξει το Cave Story όταν είχε πρωτοβγεί για PC. Υπάρχει κάποιος που έχει αγοράσει τη νέα Steam έκδοση να μας πει αν αξίζει την αγορά; Υπενθυμίζω πως πρόκειται για freeware ενός και μόνο ατόμου. Βέβαια ο τύπος έριξε τρελή δουλειά, και πλέον φαίνεται πως αναγνωρίζεται η προσπάθειά του.

[ChrisTop]

Ο Τιτανικός σε CryEngine 3.

http://www.byteme.gr/news/video/o_titanikos_me_thn_cryengine_3

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[丹野]

Currently downloading Album!

[Loggo]

Side scrolling Zelda με old school platforming και freeware. Κυκλοφόρησε η beta πριν λίγες μέρες και από αύριο αναμένεται και η τελική έκδοση.

http://www.indiedb.com/games/treasure-adventure-game

25YEARLEGEND

Indie game musicians across the world have come together in an official OC Remix project to create a free album entitled 25YEARLEGEND: A Legend of Zelda Indie Game Composer Tribute.

Eighteen renowned artists lent their talents to this collaboration. A handful of the big names include Disasterpeace (Fez), Laura Shigihara (To The Moon, Plants vs. Zombies), HyperDuck SoundWorks (A.R.E.S.), C418 (Minecraft), Anosou (Cobalt), and Souleye (VVVVVV).
Roger Hicks (Rekcahdam), the musician that is leading the project and contributing a track, told IndieGames about the selection process. "I contacted everyone who was anyone in the indiegames community who writes music. I only asked them 3 questions; has your music been influenced by Zelda, are you a fan of the Zelda series, and would you be interested in contributing to the album."

The Zelda series stands the test of time, with a legend older than some of the musicians in this compilation. Yet, their affection for and inspiration from the series are strong enough to devote their time for this totally free project.

Album download