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[atomsk]

Just saw this pop up on my twitter feed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNWP0oiOF74

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/424511716/crossing-souls-an-adventure-between-life-and-death

It’s 1986 in California and a group of friends will live the summer of their lives after a mysterious discovery in woods outside their quiet town. By uncovering an artifact whose powers they don’t fully understand, these remarkable kids will defy the laws of Nature and somehow interact between two planes of reality: life and death. Their curiosity will trigger a series of unexpected events that will get them involved in a government conspiracy and a mysterious U.S. Army general with his own nefarious plans.

Welcome to Crossing Souls, an old-school action-adventure game with just a touch of RPG elements - coming to PC, Mac, and Linux in 2015.

DINOSAURS

I can understand why some people might be burned out on indie pixel art games... but damn this one is hitting all those 80's nostalgia notes just right.

 

[codhand]

looks interesting. devolver digital have been putting out good games.

 

[Nirolak]

Can Devolver really not foot the bill on $45,000?

 

[Saty]

Bit misleading:

Fourattic is partnering with indie game label Devolver Digital on the marketing, promotion, and distribution of Crossing Souls. With their help we will be able to reach more players, press, and platforms than we would on our own. Additionally, the Devolver Digital team will help with localization of Crossing Souls into many more languages and QA testing to help ensure it works as smoothly as possible on more system configurations upon release.

All funds raised via Kickstarter remain ours for development and Devolver Digital will handle marketing, event, and other activities to promote Crossing Souls. Through Kickstarter, Fourattic may be able to raise more funds than a publisher might provide, create a larger community for Crossing Souls, and allow our fans to be a part of development through interaction with the team and select rewards to create pieces of the game itself.

 

[Dr. Benton Quest]

Can Devolver really not foot the bill on $45,000?

I'm sure they can, but they are likely wanting to make a bigger game with the stretch goals.

 

[atomsk]

Bit misleading:

I thought it was weird when I clicked through and found a KS, the twitter post was literally:

"Devolver Digital is thrilled to announce Crossing Souls, a brilliant new action-adventure game from @Fourattic"

I didn't put Fourattic in the thread title because as far as I can tell they've never actually made any games before this one.

 

[Virgman]

I feel like I want the soundtrack more than the game. Eh, 10 bucks? Backed, why not.

 

[delSai]

Looks great, wonder if this is the game they wanted to show at PSX?

 

[ThoughtsOfSpeaking]

I commend the devs for making a pixel art game that doesnt look like it was made in 1996.

This is how you do a retro artsyle.

 

[RichardAM]

80s vibe is best vibe.

They can have my money.

 

[Astarte]

This looks hella cool.

 

[Arion]

You are right. I am pretty burnt out on indie pixel art games.

 

[duckroll]

I didn't put Fourattic in the thread title because as far as I can tell they've never actually made any games before this one.

Maybe that's why Devolver isn't footing the development bill for this.

 

[spannicus]

Come to Vita and I'll buy.

 

[SomedayTheFire]

Looks cool but estimated delivery March 2016? Too far away for me to really care.

 

[ezekial45]

This looks stunning. I LOVE the style, and I can't get enough of the 80s.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Looks good.

 

[OnimaruXLR]

I'd be more excited if Devolver was making it. If they're endorsing it I'm like... vaguely interested.

 

[Nirolak]

I'd be more excited if Devolver was making it. If they're endorsing it I'm like... vaguely interested.

Devolver isn't a developer, no?

I thought they were just the third incarnation of Gathering of Developers/Gamecock.

 

[TimeEffect]

Great atmosphere, and it looks like it will be good, but yeah, going to have to wait and see on the developers if it's not Devolver itself.

 

[gunstarhero]

Come to Vita and I'll buy.

+1

 

[JMTHEFOX]

The atmosphere is Earthbound as fuck and that's not a bad thing. Good luck to Devolver and the devs.

 

[Fushichou187]

This has a great Goonies-meets-Saturday Morning Cartoon vibe about it. Music sounds killer and I'm always a fan of well-implemented pixel art.

 

[keit4]

Backed because, you know, gotta support the local scene!

 

[FlyingSaucer]

Looks like Mother 2 gone Hotline Miami-levels of neon. I'm intrigued.

 

[yurinka]

Looks very good and would fit perfectly on my Vita. Another promising Spanish indie game

I'd be more excited if Devolver was making it. If they're endorsing it I'm like... vaguely interested.

As I know Devolver always has been a publisher handling the areas mentioned by these guys in their Kickstarter, and the game development itself has been done and (at least partially) funded by external dev studios.

 

[Heel]

Trailer song: Timecop1983 - Dreams

 

[Amagon]

Can Devolver really not foot the bill on $45,000?

I'm all for this game but really Devolver, you don't have any money to fund this?

 

[Fushichou187]

I'm all for this game but really Devolver, you don't have any money to fund this?

Because localization, marketing, and QA testing don't cost anything? :\

From the KS page:

Fourattic is partnering with indie game label Devolver Digital on the marketing, promotion, and distribution of Crossing Souls. With their help we will be able to reach more players, press, and platforms than we would on our own. Additionally, the Devolver Digital team will help with localization of Crossing Souls into many more languages and QA testing to help ensure it works as smoothly as possible on more system configurations upon release.

All funds raised via Kickstarter remain ours for development and Devolver Digital will handle marketing, event, and other activities to promote Crossing Souls. Through Kickstarter, Fourattic may be able to raise more funds than a publisher might provide, create a larger community for Crossing Souls, and allow our fans to be a part of development through interaction with the team and select rewards to create pieces of the game itself.

 

[More_Badass]

Action adventure-RPG meets ET/Goonies/Super 8? I'm in

The game is basically a 2D-zelda-style with some new gameplay features: on the one hand, you can "swap" between main characters during the gameplay. Since each one have his own "set of abilities" such as "opening closed doors" (Math), "pushing heavy objects" (Big Joe), etc, you will need to use each one at certain moments to overcome puzzles and enemies. On the other hand, you can also "swap" between 2 different "dimensions", the living and the dead one, where you will find all sort of ghosts who you can interact with (or fight with).

 

[Saint of Killers]

This is still being developed and there is/was (news was posted middle of last year) PS4/Vita bound:

PS4 & PS VITA

Something big about this is happening, but it’s still soon to give details… Stay tuned!

Latest update here: https://www.kickstarter.com/project...s-an-adventure-between-life-and-death/updates

 

[Auctopus]

This is still being developed and there is/was (news was posted middle of last year) PS4/Vita bound:



Latest update here: https://www.kickstarter.com/project...s-an-adventure-between-life-and-death/updates

It was in Sony's E3 presser. The Devolver Digital showreel after FF7.

 

[Saint of Killers]

It was in Sony's E3 presser. The Devolver Digital showreel after FF7.

Ah cool! Must have missed it >_>

 

[Psyren]

Title is misleading as hell...

 

[Triggerhappytel]

Action adventure-RPG meets ET/Goonies/Super 8? I'm in

That actually sounds great. I'll keep an eye on this one. Don't think I've heard of it before, but I really like the '80s vibe and it's not an era which ever gets explored in games any more.

 

[Persona7]

whoa I totally forgot about this game

 

[SomedayTheFire]

Title is misleading as hell...

But it wasn't in 2014 when it was announced.