PAX Prime always designates an entire area of the exhibit hall solely to Indie titles. Booth after booth of smaller developers trying to get their games noticed.
One of the key mechanics of a solid platformer is how tight and responsive jump maneuvers are. Without a solid jump button and resulting physics, platformers can feel broken and frustrating to the point of rage. We’ve all (ok maybe most of you are sane) thrown a controller, punched ourselves, bit our fingers, or screamed bloody murder while dying over and over again in a platformer that featured poor jump controls, and it sucks. What if there were a platformer that didn’t use a jump button at all? How would it play, would the experience be enjoyable, or pure hell? Well the team at Candescent Games has tackled this exact scenario in its upcoming game Tinertia, which believe it or not, doesn’t have a jump button.
Precision based movement eh? Sounds pretty interesting, might have to look this one up. Has been a long time since I've played a game like this.
EB's Matt Heywood writes, "While at PAX Prime I met with Pawel Miechowski, who is the game’s Senior Writer, to talk about This War of Mine and the team’s inspirations behind it. It was immediately clear that he and the small 11-Bit team working on the game were emotionally attached to it thanks to the heart wrenching content it contains, which has been crafted based on true life stories from their relatives that lived through the horrors of the World Wars in Poland. By capturing these horrific tales the team was able to focus on what types of choices, living conditions, and struggles civilians face during a war that has brought enemy forces to their doorstep."
EB's Matt Heywood writes, "Tinkerers and space fans alike should be very excited for Anisoptera’s first official video game release, Reassembly (PC, Mac, Linux), which is a vector art infused spaceship game that meshes crafting with arcade style spaceship shooting action. While at PAX Prime I had the opportunity to go hands-on with the game while discussing its merits with Arthur Danskin, who is the game’s creator and the founder of Anisoptera, and I found Reassembly to be a very detailed and intriguing Indie video game experience."
