A Sword & Sworcery Remix Album?!
sukimusu.jp went live a little bit ago with details on 8-4’s Japanese localization of Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP (coming 6.21!)
Among the more remarkable tidbits announced is a remix album with appearances from some of the most loved game composers out of Japan, including Akira Yamaoka (Silent Hill series) and Michiru Yamane (Castlevania series and the more recent Skullgirls).
Want to hear it? Check these previews out:
Source: sukimusu.jp
“A Lone Star” - highres CG interpretation by Patrick Schindler aka @gamepat.
Oh my god I saw this and thought it was cosplay :o
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“The Boor Triumphant” - illustration by Dustin Harbin aka @dustinharbin. |
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Thought this was awesome - “Dark Flute” from Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP being played live at the Canadian Videogame Awards - of which the game and its soundtrack won 5!
Very very late on this, but Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP is up on Steam now. So go buy it. You won’t regret it.
Let’s talk about Journey.
And not the band.
Journey is a short little ditty from thatgamecompany, makers of flOw and Flower. I haven’t played flOw, and I found myself frustrated by Flower; I have a hard time relaxing while I play some games and I think that was my issue there. Still, I picked up Journey on advice from a friend and also after hearing a lot of discussion about it on 8-4 Play.
The game is only about two hours long, but it’s impeccably paced. It’s definitely a game of moments and it creates those without having to be heavily scripted. The camera will move into the perfect position but the game will still rely on you to put yourself in the right positions.
It’s remarkably refreshing to see online play handled the way Journey does it as well. Other players will appear in the game one at a time and become a companion of sorts. You can play the game together or ignore each other; you can try to communicate via the chime you can make or work in silence. It’s wonderful and I wish more games would try this.
I’m still digesting the whole experience, but it really is something else. Don’t let the length scare you off, it’s very worth playing.
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Teenage Mutant Tiny Cartridges by Andres Ariza (click for a larger image). This looks like it would be a much better remake than Michael Bay’s upcoming reboot film, in which the turtles are aliens for some inexplicable reason.
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Teenage Mutant Tiny Cartridges by Andres Ariza (click for a larger image). This looks like it would be a much better remake than Michael Bay’s upcoming reboot film, in which the turtles are aliens for some inexplicable reason.
Buy: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles junk See also: More Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles posts [Via Andres Ariza]
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Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP’s Celebrating The Equinox
gif from the official website
Once again, #Sworcery is on sale for the equinox. This means if you’re a foolish iPod/iPad/iPhone owner who hasn’t bought it yet, you can finally remedy this horrible error for dirt cheap. You can grab the Universal version for both iPad and the smaller cousins for $1.99 or the iPhone/iPod only version for $.99. The soundtrack is also available all day on Bandcamp for pay what you want as well. Also on the Bandcamp page you can score the soundtrack on vinyl (with a print by Pendleton Ward!) or cassette (and then remember you have no way to play the thing!)
So go pick it up if you haven’t yet, or give it to a friend if you have. You have friends, right?
Source: swordandsworcery.com
Kingdom Hearts 3DS gets a dreamy score in Famitsu
The 38/40 it earned from Famitsu puts it just a hair above Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, which was damn fantastic. So now I’m looking even more forward to this, even though Famitsu’s been giving out 40’s like candy lately.
Still no domestic release date, but it’s definitely coming; we can only hope for summer, because my 3DS is hungry for Jeff Bridges.
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