Barred from informative text, we're forced to critique the aesthetic choices made in the trailer. In brief, the music is great but that title font? Yuck-o. It's like Stryper's font guy half-finished the logo before taking the day off before letting his drunken five-year-old nephew finish up.
Barred from informative text, we're forced to critique the aesthetic choices made in the trailer. In brief, the music is great but that title font? Yuck-o. It's like Stryper's font guy half-finished the logo before taking the day off before letting his drunken five-year-old nephew finish up.
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Posted: Aug 19th 2009 3:23PM StormEagle said
The opening translates to:
"ever continue to climb that is the only certainty that I ever at the Leban was"
"ever continue to climb that is the only certainty that I ever at the Leban was"
Posted: Aug 19th 2009 3:29PM StormEagle said
"Fantasievolle Ratsel [untranslated] and secrets Clear for you your way by light and shade"
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Posted: Aug 19th 2009 3:32PM StormEagle said
"In your exciting adventure exciting puzzle expects you"
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Posted: Aug 19th 2009 3:36PM StormEagle said
This is the second phrase to show up on the screen. Sorry it reply failed :(
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Posted: Aug 19th 2009 3:26PM Mr Khan said
Ah, i was just about to ask for a translation. Thank you, Storm Eagle.
Anyone else get more of an LBP vibe out of the given style, rather than the Ico vibe that was previously put forth?
Anyone else get more of an LBP vibe out of the given style, rather than the Ico vibe that was previously put forth?
Posted: Aug 19th 2009 3:27PM StormEagle said
"A young from shade can only in the protection of the darkness travel"
Posted: Aug 19th 2009 3:31PM jhowlett said
still has my interest
Posted: Aug 19th 2009 3:34PM Dalrint said
Does the logo font remind anyone of the Tower of Druga?
Posted: Aug 19th 2009 3:52PM BananaBoat said
The setting reminds me of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus. It's like they took settings from both games (the large bridge leading to the tower from SOTC, and the stone steps and arches from Ico) and mashed them up.
Having said that, the gameplay appears nothing like either game, and I'll have to give it a whirl when it comes out
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Having said that, the gameplay appears nothing like either game, and I'll have to give it a whirl when it comes out
Posted: Aug 19th 2009 3:38PM pcs800 said
My translation came out differently.
The opening lines say;
ever continue to climb
that is the only certainty
which was ever I alive
The opening lines say;
ever continue to climb
that is the only certainty
which was ever I alive
Posted: Aug 19th 2009 3:42PM StormEagle said
Yeah, I may have mispelled some things in the translator. You get the gist of it though.
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Posted: Aug 19th 2009 3:40PM RobLink said
I like the fact that it appears that you manipulate the environment with the pointer rather than walking your shadow over to switches to change things. I wonder if this will have a 2 player co-op mode in that vein? Either way, it looks good from what little we've seen. Something new and different.
Posted: Aug 19th 2009 3:47PM Dopple Boppler said
I like how I took four years of German in high school and could read maybe five words in that trailer. Oh well, at least I'll always have funny words like "umgebung" and "fingertechnik" to spout at random for the rest of my life.
Posted: Aug 19th 2009 4:31PM (Unverified) said
As a member of ze krautish heritage, I shall tranzlate zis for you (basically it's the usual bad advertising speech, so bear with me):
Just climb!
That's the only assurance
that I've ever been alive.
A boy made of shadows
can only travel in the cover of darkness.
Imaginative puzzles and secrets.
Find your way through light and shadow.
Exciting riddles in your adventure
will wait for you.
Can you climb to the top of the tower?
Just climb!
That's the only assurance
that I've ever been alive.
A boy made of shadows
can only travel in the cover of darkness.
Imaginative puzzles and secrets.
Find your way through light and shadow.
Exciting riddles in your adventure
will wait for you.
Can you climb to the top of the tower?
Posted: Aug 19th 2009 4:33PM whylekat said
Ugh why can't I view these videos on my iPhone? Any idea anyone??
All I see where the video should be is blue Lego block with a "?" on the side. =/
All I see where the video should be is blue Lego block with a "?" on the side. =/
Posted: Aug 19th 2009 5:27PM (Unverified) said
thats a clever looking little platformer. have to say im quite pleased that developers are starting to get back into the swing of things and bring back classic gameplay like this with such interesting twists and novel ideas thrown in for good measure :D
Posted: Aug 19th 2009 5:33PM TaXXuS said
Am I the only one getting more of a Braid vibe than Ico or Colossus?
Posted: Aug 19th 2009 6:10PM hoop said
Obviously not much is known about the game yet, but I think it'd be neat if the time of day affected how you solve the platforming puzzles. What I mean is, as the sun moves according to the time (maybe like a time limit?), the shadows move, elongate, and/or shorten accordingly, affecting the way you decide to move or traverse the terrain.
Just a thought.
Just a thought.
Posted: Aug 19th 2009 6:37PM frankDrebin said
boy, i REALLY liked the logo. Maybe Justin was being ironic and i'm too dumb to see.
Posted: Aug 19th 2009 7:11PM bobthedino said
This looks like it has similar gameplay to Shadow Physics:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb5DjyoDObA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb5DjyoDObA
Posted: Aug 19th 2009 10:57PM fakeplasticball said
the independant games scene has been experimenting with games revolving around shadows. Rather than jumping on physical things you platform on the boxes. Mystery is solved. It mario's shadow looking for some analogy of his true self.
