PlayStation Blog: Hi everyone. David from Playerthree here, to tell you about Chronovolt – our new PS Vita game debuting on the PlayStation Plus service next week. Our aim with Chronovolt was to bring a challenging platform adventure to PS Vita, whilst making use of its unique touch interfaces and gyroscopic controls. From the start, we had a steampunk theme in our heads that could allow us to create worlds and characters with strange machines and futuristic sources of energy. HG Wells’ classic sci-fi novel, The Time Machine, was a definite source of inspiration. A time manipulation concept not only allowed us to jump between very different settings, but was also a perfect fit for the Vita’s touch controls, allowing players to manipulate time with their fingers.
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Not renewing my PlayStation Plus membership if these ridiculous games keep ending up on there. (USA)
Chronovault? Really...?
Some lame MBA title?
That's right. I share the same opinion as pretty much everyone posting in the USA PS Blog...
Not sure which two of the sales I should get. AC2, Just Cause 2, and Shadow of the Colossus.
Inform me, users of N4G.
The game and the first DLC will be available in the US in the 31st of December. The game will be free for PS+ subscribers.
Thanks for this interview and a big hello to all your readers. Follow us on @PlayerthreeUK for the latest news on our games. We have more games coming to PSN.
Over here in EU we already got the game and I would just like to say that it is not worth buying. If you really think you want this game that bad then just get PS+ since you will get it for free and that is supposed to be the price of the game.
As part of the offer PlayStation Plus for the PlayStation Vita, which premiered over the relatively short time Chronovolt received much coverage in the pre-launch. After the first trailer never left my mind that Chronovolt is an evolution of Kula Word, a super rare classic PlayStation the first that made me lose hours. Unfortunately Chronovolt displays a multitude of problems that make it hard to recommend even for those with PlayStation Plus and you can download for free.
Playing as a heroine named Jessica generic, control metal balls called Chronospheres with the task of ending the corruption of a mad scientist. To do this, you need to gather energy called Chronovolt, navigate levels in a short period of time, and avoid the enemies that will try to block your progress. At least that Chronovolt does well, offering small departures for short play sessions, ideal for portable consoles.
Balls
This looks frustrating as all hell lol and I'll probably give it a shot, til I shout bloody murder and throw my vita across the room (hopefully not!)
So that's basically Marble Madness. Wasn't really what I would expect from a "steampunk platformer".
I got excited when I read "Steampunk platformer" but this is not even close to what I was expecting to see.
Meh.