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[Herbspiceguy]

Great.

I hope the "iOS exclusive" Rockfish will be released for PC too eventually.

 

[Thoraxes]

Oh awesome. Will double-dip.

This will be like 10000x better with a great soundsystem too instead of with some headphones on a tiny screen. I wonder how they'll do the combat though, cause I really liked how they did it on iOS with the accelerometer.

 

[SpaceDrake]

I am p. confident this ain't no April Fool's, given what the Capy lads at GDC mentioned to me offhandedly. Buying this the second it lands.

 

[kinoki]

Fix (remove) the moon based puzzle and I'm buying this again.

 

[Family Fry]

Taken from http://www.swordandsworcery.com

Seems like they will be showing it at PAX at the Indie Megabooth.

 

[zroid]

A Vita port would have been ideal, but I'll take whatever I can get! The only "must play" game I've seen from iOS and I have been thirsty since its release.

would LOVE a vita port. that system really needs to hurry up and get popular so devs will jump on the bandwagon. if sworcery is announced, it's a done deal, i'm getting a vita.

 

[Mzo]

The text in this game tries just way too hard to be irreverent and hip. It's ok I guess.

Played it once through and actually waited through the moon cycles irl. Can't see myself playing again. It was pretty charming.

 

[Wario64]

Confirmed: http://vimeo.com/39670641

April 16 for PC

http://www.swordandsworcery.com/news/2012/4/2/point-click.html

/////////////////////////// ANNOUNCING A NEW EDITION OF S:S&S EP

Ladies & gentlemen, old friends & uninitiated participants:

We are genuinely psyched to announce and/or acknowledge the existence of a new edition of S:S&S EP for the electric computer (ie: PC & Mac).

Here are the relevant bullet points:

Play this new edition at the Capy booth at PAX East in Boston in early April.
Point & click on PC via Steam 'before the next dark moon' aka 'very soon'.
This new edition will be made available for Apple computers 'before the summer solstice'.

Last spring around the vernal equinox, the original touchtronic edition of Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP was made available for iPhone, iPod Touch & iPad. Jim Guthrie's full-length companion record Sword & Sworcery LP: The Ballad of the Space Babies was launched alongside. Both have been warmly received by audiences & critics alike. It is our sincere hope that this new edition of the project will connect with a broad audience, people who have access to a computer and who have a fondness for musically-inclined computer-enabled stories of myth & mystery.

Note: This edition is intended to be a faithful representation of the original S:S&S EP experience. It has been minorly adapted to better suit player input via the two-button mouse, and some audiovisual elements have been subtly refined as appropriate by Capy, Jim Guthrie & Superbrothers Inc to better suit the electric computer platform.

To stay in the loop as more information becomes available you may wish to bookmark the S&S project's news feed (ie: swordandsworcery.com/news) and/or Capy's news feed www.capybaragames.com.

Should you wish to receive instantaneous micro-bulletins from Capy, Jim Guthrie & Superbrothers Inc on Twitter or if you'd prefer to be looped in via the Teletex Bulletin, an errative email broadcast from Superbrothers Inc, then please click here.

about this project:

The Sword & Sworcery project is an experimental, idiosyncratic first videogame/record from Superbrothers Inc & composer Jim Guthrie, created in collaboration with the seasoned videogame wizards at Capy in Toronto, Canada.

According to Colbert Report writer Rob Dubbin in his review of the original touchtronic edition of S:S&S EP at Kill Screen Magazine:

Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP is a transportive, cunningly woven adventure game that oozes confident work from every pixelated crenellation.. read full review

 

[iavi]

Capy, steamplay?

 

[linko9]

Awesome. Hoping I would get to play this.

 

[Baloonatic]

Make sure you wear headphones.

 

[Yoshiya]

I'm ready to double dip, fantastic game. I'm in the mood for this sort of thing again after Journey.

All those who love the soundtrack should give Jim Guthrie's new release Children of the Clone a listen. Particularly the standout track, Room Full of Empty People.

 

[Nabs]

Capy, steamplay?

It's Steamplay

 

[Buttonbasher]

Day one so hard you guys don't even know it.

This game is love.

It also has one of my favorite trailers ever: http://vimeo.com/20379529

 

[Orin GA]

Be a good time killer right before risen 2

 

[LProtag]

I don't have an iOS device so I was never able to play this, which saddened me.

I'm no longer sad. Also I might pick up the vinyl edition of the soundtrack.

 

[LiK]

Confirmed for PC and Mac...woot

 

[Cartman86]

I like this game (or "experience") a lot, it's not for everyone but it's one of those that will stick with you if it clicks. Better to go with no expectations, like with most things. Great OST.

Didn't think they'd port this anywhere to be honest, I always thought their Android abhorrence stem from not wanting do deal with porting, or maybe piracy. I just noticed the answer was changed in their help page too, in the early days it was just a link to a page with a flashing red NO.


http://www.swordandsworcery.com/helpemail/

I'm not even sure I understand what they are trying to say there.



Oh God. That was literally the worst thing in a game ever.

I'm assuming they are saying that with the large variety of Android devices out there that a small team such as them can't port it to all those devices, and porting to just a few isn't worth it to them.

I'd like to see someone like the Osmos team speak to this considering they used a third party tool to port it over. Also how different is it compared to how PC games work? Yeah you only have two GPU architectures on good PC's, but is there really that much more on Android? Is there anything wrong with targeting the major phones?

 

[Yoshiya]

I'm assuming they are saying that with the large variety of Android devices out there that a small team such as them can't port it to all those devices, and porting to just a few isn't worth it to them.

From the superbrothers twitter: http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2012/0...oftware-fragmentation-on-android-development/

That should explain it pretty well (I use both iOS and Android before someone accuses me of bias).

 

[Good Job Bob]

Cool, but I'm dying for them to update the iPad version to support Retina; as that will assuredly be the definitive S&S experience.

I wonder if this port is slowing things down on that front.

 

[jett]

GIMME

The only iOS game I've ever wanted to play.

 

[epmode]

Cool, but I'm dying for them to update the iPad version to support Retina; as that will assuredly be the definitive S&S experience.

It'll be nice and all but the art style is all about giant chunky pixels. Retina will make the text look nicer I guess.

 

[chickdigger802]

Cool, but I'm dying for them to update the iPad version to support Retina; as that will assuredly be the definitive S&S experience.

I wonder if this port is slowing things down on that front.

funny enough, iphone was the lead platform. Stuff happened which led to the ipad version to come out first.

 

[Ceebs]

What sort of game is this? Adventure game? The video from the announcement told me nothing.

 

[Cromulent_Word]

It's Steamplay

Steamplay = yes.

Cool, but I'm dying for them to update the iPad version to support Retina; as that will assuredly be the definitive S&S experience.

I wonder if this port is slowing things down on that front.

Thou shalt not be disappointed.

 

[LiK]

What sort of game is this? Adventure game? The video from the announcement told me nothing.

yup, adventure game with exploration and puzzles.

 

[epmode]

HI CAPY

Make Clash of Heroes 2 for every platform please! But especially PC! I bought the first one three times so I deserve it!

 

[Bit-Bit]

iOS and PC version but no Android.

 

[iavi]

Steamplay = yes.

Fabulous.

 

[Zia]

iOS and PC version but no Android.

And Mac.

Go Capy! Superbrothers: S&S EP is a game I like to revisit every quarter. It was something I looked forward to for a long time, and a handful of things let me down, most notably the dialog and Twitter system. The game could have been a classic if it had taken itself seriously. However, each time I play through I find myself enjoying the game more, and with each new platform I experience it on, further separated from that initial nitpicking disappointment of the game's (glaring) flaws, I fall deeper under its spell. Can't wait to play it on Steam.

 

[daegan]

Fix (remove) the moon based puzzle and I'm buying this again.

Spoiler

you don't HAVE to wait for the moon to change IRL. there's another way to do it.

 

[Fuu]

Spoiler

you don't HAVE to wait for the moon to change IRL. there's another way to do it.

Another

Spoiler

two ways

even, hinted in the in-game text.

Spoiler

Messing with the internal clock (seeing as a "cheat" by the game) or using the magic cave to make the phases change (the "correct" solution).

 

[Gattsu25]

GIMME

The only iOS game I've ever wanted to play.

Coincidentally, the only iOS game that still think was worth buying.

 

[LaneDS]

I don't have an iOS device so I was never able to play this, which saddened me.

I'm no longer sad. Also I might pick up the vinyl edition of the soundtrack.

It's been long since sold out, unfortunately. A re-print for the Steam release would be very appreciated, as I've been looking for alternate means to obtain a copy for a while now.

 

[Good Job Bob]

Thou shalt not be disappointed.

 

[Struct09]

Thou shalt not be disappointed.

My retinas are ready

 

[Oppo]

fuck. i knew I should have bought an electric computer.

*glares at organic computer*

I saw Jim Guthrie play this soundtrack live at the Bell Lightbox in Toronto with an army of musicians on-stage and it was great

 

[Vanillalite]

How will the PC version work since you can't exactly rotate your monitor like you can an iPad.

 

[Gilgamesh]

How will the PC version work since you can't exactly rotate your monitor like you can an iPad.

If only PCs had a multitude of buttons for which the rotation feature could be substituted.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

How will the PC version work since you can't exactly rotate your monitor like you can an iPad.

Obviously you'll have to turn your computer monitor on its side.

 

[Blizzard]

Obviously you'll have to turn your computer monitor on its side.

Dell 1280x1024 monitors with built-in rotation are set, though the rotation only works one way. People with landscape monitors are doomed! :^P

 

[thetrin]

What sort of game is this? Adventure game? The video from the announcement told me nothing.

The game has been out for like a year now. Have you tried using the internet to find out?

 

[Dog Problems]

It's been long since sold out, unfortunately. A re-print for the Steam release would be very appreciated, as I've been looking for alternate means to obtain a copy for a while now.

The vinyl soundtrack has been reprinted and is still in stock. The soundtrack is also available on cassette. Also, the current vinyl comes with a special piece of art by Pendleton Ward.

 

[Vanillalite]

If only PCs had a multitude of buttons for which the rotation feature could be substituted.

Is it just going to be a click to rotate button or are we going to like drag the screen around or what tho?

 

[Baron_Calamity]

For a second I thought the op was announcing a game called Superbrothel. Seriously.

I'll probably doubt dip for this. Unsure.

 

[nasos_333]

Cool news, i really wanted to play this game

Instant buy

 

[EXGN]

Hahaha man, Twitter integration. I dunno what did it worse, Uncharted 2 or Sword and Sworcery. #UnchartedUnfollow was epic though.

 

[LaneDS]

The vinyl soundtrack has been reprinted and is still in stock. The soundtrack is also available on cassette. Also, the current vinyl comes with a special piece of art by Pendleton Ward.

You have made my day! The Pendleton Ward thing only makes it better! Nearly $50 after shipping is a lot, but I've looked unsuccessfully for many months so this was a very nice surprise.

 

[Cromulent_Word]

Obviously you'll have to turn your computer monitor on its side.

We actually faked this w/ our artists cintiqs. Good times.

For a second I thought the op was announcing a game called Superbrothel. Seriously.

We have that trademarked. It's a resource management game.

 

[Fuu]

We have that trademarked. It's a resource management game.

Please do this. Then get in touch with GRRM and HBO for Littlefinger's brothels DLC!