“I had the nightmare again last night. My hands became sharp chitinous claws. My skin acquiring a purplish hue as though deeply bruised, only shiny, not unlike that of a ripe plum freshly picked. Would that I had never reached for that accursed book.”
Just found this amazing fan video of our game They Bleed Pixels today. Since Nico Nico is weird about sharing video links I figure this would be a good first post for our new (and still default skinned) Spooky Squid Games tumblr!
FUN FACTS:
The two girls in the video decide that all the blood is strawberry jam. If you listen carefully you can hear them yelling “jamu-jamu” and “ichigo jam” during particularly bloody moments. Also keep an eye out for when one of them gets cursed with TBP claws!
The video starts with a really impressive parody of the game’s opening cutscene. Among other changes the protagonist is switched out and the statues have all been replaced with various indie game characters. I recognize Gaijin Game’s Commander Video and the little critters from Spirits by Spaces of Play. Anyone know what the third statue is from?
if you haven’t picked it up yet They Bleed Pixels is 66% off this week on Steam!
If you've been following us on Twitter you've probably heard me mention "TBP" a collaboration we've been working on with musician Shaun Hatton (aka DJ Finish Him). We've been keeping the actual title under wraps till we we were ready to show some video. Last week's Gamercamp festival seemed like a perfect opportunity to properly announce the game with this short teaser. I suggest cranking your speakers, going full screen and HD so the pixels are huge and sharp.
So there you have it. "TBP" is They Bleed Pixels, a fast paced, gothic, low-fi pixel art, platforming beat'em up with a chiptune style soundtrack coming out on Xbox Live Indies.
You'll notice this game looks very different then our other games. Inspired by games like Niddhogg I wanted to experiment with a more abstract, simple style that would let me really focus on smooth and stylish animation.
In terms of gameplay, all of our games are built with specific goals in mind:
They Bleed Pixels is about game feel. The kinetic joy of moving and interacting with the game and creating beat'em up combat that isn't button mashy or button heavy. We also wanted it to be a game that was radically different from our others so we could switch back and forth and keep our brains active.
This is also our first game collaborating with a musician. We met Shaun in the summer when he interviewed us for Electric Playground, a month or so later I ran into him at a Hand Eye Society social and he handed me a postcard with a link to his chiptunes mentioning that he was interested in doing game music. I saw a good fit between what he was doing and the look I had in mind for They Bleed Pixels and a few emails later and we were set.
We'll be posting more info on the game as it gets closer to completion. Till then I suggest you head over to Shaun's DJ Finish Him site and download his awesome free albums!
Carefully crafted independent games mixing old school presentation with modern design. A fine blend of super cute pixels and dark occult secrets. Creators of
Night of the Cephalopods, They Bleed Pixels and others.
SPOOKY SQUID GAMES
Carefully crafted independent games mixing old school presentation with modern design. A fine blend of super cute pixels and dark occult secrets. Creators of
Night of the Cephalopods,
They Bleed Pixels and others.
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