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xptoxyz · Aug 27, 2015

Announced within the last hour, couldn't find a thread.

Trailer

I think this was an Amnesia Fortnight pitch at some point.

I think this was pitched by Lee Petty at the time, director on Stacking.

edit: It was, in the 2014 version.

Pitch

Stumpokapow · Aug 27, 2015

Looks great. Potentially a Metroidvania-type exploration platformer? Love the body-swapping premise. Love the old-ass sci-fi vibes and music. Great visual style. Looks like a great fit with the Adult Swim lineup, honestly.

MaLDo · Aug 27, 2015

Fantastic logo.

giant_frying_pan · Aug 27, 2015

Tim's hinting at at least one other new thing as well. This has a great look and a good concept, hopefully it has some depth to it.

Mifune · Aug 27, 2015

The return of Lee Petty!

Stacking is my favorite Double Fine game.

xptoxyz · Aug 27, 2015

Stumpokapow said:
Looks great. Potentially a Metroidvania-type exploration platformer? Love the body-swapping premise. Love the old-ass sci-fi vibes and music. Great visual style. Looks like a great fit with the Adult Swim lineup, honestly.

I do wonder how open it will be, I'm expecting they show a normal gameplay session and more details at PAX.

The body-swapping premise seems to leave them so much room for interesting design.

Boem · Aug 27, 2015

Yeah some fans figured out the secret Adult Swim game was going to be Headlander a couple of days ago. Trailer looks great. Lee Petty is the lead, and that guy knows his shit (he also did Stacking, which was amazing).

hosannainexcelsis · Aug 27, 2015

MaLDo said:
Fantastic logo.

Agreed; the retro-flavored logo is my favorite part of the trailer.

tim.mbp · Aug 27, 2015

Adult Swim is amassing quite the collection of video games.

taku · Aug 27, 2015

This project is looking really cool. I am loving the tone of it!

Boem · Aug 27, 2015

Related Double Fine News: they're giving away Day of the Tentacle Special Edition posters at PAX. This is the first time we've seen some of the new art assets (beyond the logo at the initial announcement).

I'm not sure if this means we'll get some more info/screens/a trailer at PAX - they only confirmed the reveal of Headhunter and playable demo's of Gang Beasts and GNOG (two games they're only publishing, not developing). I guess we'll see.

notoriousKTR · Aug 27, 2015

Is it weird to say I am more interested for this game because of Adult Swim publishing than Double Fine developing?

OldRoutes · Aug 27, 2015

Looks fantastic! Really fun to see a relationship between AdultSwim and DoubleFine, too!

Jeremy · Aug 27, 2015

This looks wild! Is there an active list of the games adult_swim is publishing?

tim.mbp · Aug 27, 2015

Jeremy said:
This looks wild! Is there an active list of the games adult_swim is publishing?

http://store.steampowered.com/search/?publisher=Adult Swim Games

Not sure if it's everything. Obviously missing mobile stuff.

TurboButts · Aug 27, 2015

Hell of a logo. Double Fine and Adult Swim sounds like a perfect pairing. Adult Swim is startling to compile a very impressive catalog of games.

Kyuur · Aug 27, 2015

Looks great. Will keep an eye on this one.

Nzyme32 · Aug 27, 2015

Looks great, so looking forward to hearing more info. I don't have as much faith in Double Fine games these days, but Adult Swim have been doing a fantastic job in choosing what games to get into. I'll definitely be keeping an eye on this, along with pretty much everything else Adult Swim are doing

Pudge · Aug 27, 2015

Doesn't really seem like my thing, due to both the genre and the ascetic. 1970s stuff just rubs me the wrong way. Looks well made though, and I hope that with Adult Swim handling the publishing side, Double Fine can do what they do best instead of getting muddled in business practices.

Jeremy · Aug 27, 2015

tim.mbp said:
http://store.steampowered.com/search/?publisher=Adult Swim Games

Not sure if it's everything. Obviously missing mobile stuff.

Thanks! I probably should have known I could do that by now.

DarkKyo · Aug 27, 2015

The aesthetic is great! Love that retro 70's look at the end.

CecilRousso · Aug 27, 2015

Looks pretty awesome.

TimmiT · Aug 27, 2015

Kinda surprised by how good this looks.

wanderingprostheyltite · Aug 27, 2015

Looks gorgeous, day one.

TheJoRu · Aug 27, 2015

That logo is just fabulous.

pakkit · Aug 27, 2015

amazing concept, and the visual design is top notch. hopefully DF can nail the gameplay on this one because in all other aspects i'm there.

World SkiFree · Aug 27, 2015

TheJoRu said:
That logo is just fabulous.

Really liked the trailer but I think I let out an audible "cooooool" when the logo popped up at the end. Awesome logo!

Nillansan · Aug 27, 2015

I love the art style.

vermadas · Aug 27, 2015

Logo is really evocative of Atari 2600 era game art.

Game looks good, hopefully the gameplay holds up.

Randdalf · Aug 27, 2015

Mifune said:
The return of Lee Petty!

Stacking is my favorite Double Fine game.

Mine too, there's nothing quite like Stacking.

Mifune · Aug 27, 2015

Randdalf said:
Mine too, there's nothing quite like Stacking.

There really isn't. I once told Lee Petty on twitter that it felt like an adventure game from the future, and he said I made his week.

Mr. Tibbs · Aug 27, 2015

Awesome that Double Fine didn't give up on this after it failed to be selected during Amnesia Fortnight last year.

show me your skeleton · Aug 27, 2015

i enjoyed the art style but I hope the chromatic aberration is toned down a little for the final game.

Dog Problems · Aug 27, 2015

I'm so happy this is getting made into a full game. I fell in love with that prototype idea when Lee Petty showed it off last year during Amnesia Fortnight.

vongruetz · Aug 27, 2015

The art style behind the logo alone brings back so many memories. I never thought I would say that I miss 70's sci-fi, but I guess I do.

jett · Aug 27, 2015

MaLDo said:
Fantastic logo.

Was gonna say the same thing. That's just fantastic.

Will keep an eye on this.

drotahorror · Aug 27, 2015

Love all the colors, lasers, particles.

Shaanyboi · Aug 27, 2015

Looks fantastic

Spoo · Aug 27, 2015

Wow. I love whatever this is.

robotrock · Aug 27, 2015

WOW! Looks really cool.

Haunted · Aug 27, 2015

Lee Petty is the fucking MAN.

Superb sense of aesthetics. Getting all sorts of good vibes from that trailer.

PaulloDEC · Aug 28, 2015

Damn, this looks great! Had no idea Headlander was set to become a full game.

Can't wait to hear more.

Toparaman · Aug 28, 2015

Boem said:
Related Double Fine News: they're giving away Day of the Tentacle Special Edition posters at PAX. This is the first time we've seen some of the new art assets (beyond the logo at the initial announcement).

I'm not sure if this means we'll get some more info/screens/a trailer at PAX - they only confirmed the reveal of Headhunter and playable demo's of Gang Beasts and GNOG (two games they're only publishing, not developing). I guess we'll see.

YES!

Reverend Funk · Aug 28, 2015

whoa this looks right up my alley

Japanmanx3 · Aug 28, 2015

Intriguing...

xir · Aug 28, 2015

reminds me of Fantastic Planet for some reason

mnz · Aug 28, 2015

I remember this idea, I think they've been pitching it for many years. It's lee Petty's pet project iirc.

Muskieratboi · Aug 28, 2015

oh yeah, this one's going on my list! Great to see more stuff coming out of DF.

Spaghetti · Aug 28, 2015

really into that trailer music

Lime · Aug 28, 2015

I love Stacking, but I simply can't do anymore 2D puzzle platformers. It's too much...

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