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UK developer Binary Tweed is working on a new game for XBLA that will feature platform gameplay, puzzles to solve and political themes.
It's titled Clover and will also feature watercolour-style visuals and a piano soundtrack. Apparently it embodies Binary Tweed's motto - "New games that are a bit like old games, but better" - and will be reminiscent of retro classics such as Fantastic Dizzy.
The game is set in a medieval world where a ruling monarchy co-exists with a welfare state. Recently orphaned hero Sam travels around collecting stuff, solving logic problems and chatting to other characters.
Binary Tweed is promising "value-for-money beyond other Xbox Live Community Games", plus "unique and forgiving alternatives to player 'health' and 'death'".
"Clover is a game about artwork and plot; so much so that we're struggling to fit everything within the size limit," said Binary Tweed boss Daniel Jones.
"We wanted to make a game that has the artistic charm to appeal to a broad audience, while exploring issues that communicate to adult gamers."
Clover will be released some time before the end of March, priced at 400 Microsoft Points (GBP 3.40 / EUR 4.80).
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the_dudefather
13/01/09 @ 08:29
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Might be worth a punt for 400 points, but I'm expecting a 200% score increase due to having artistic qualities ;)
like the idea of a dizzy style game in this day and age though
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Gee, a "platform puzzler" with "watercolour-style visuals" that's "a bit like old games, but better" with "unique and forgiving alternatives to player 'health' and 'death'" that "explores issues that communicate to adult gamers"? No, that sure doesn't sound anything like they're trying to copy Braid at all.
Man, I'd love to see XBLA's quality standards boosted a bit more towards Braid, but if this means every studio is going to come out with an artsy, pseudo-philosophical Braid clone, then I'll pass.
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ryohazuki1983
13/01/09 @ 12:20
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Looks interesting, 400 points is a decent price, will probably still play the trial 1st though!
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@Domoval
Reminds me of when Evangelion came out in Japan, suddenly everyone wanted to do teen angst deep psychological mech anime. Mind you some of those weren't half bad, but most of it was crap. Still, I'd rather have some gems between the crap than no gems at all, just ike FPS, Racers, etc. etc. |
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CHAZBIGPOTATO
13/01/09 @ 13:29
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That main character looks like he's been lifted straight from south park.
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