About a demo. I know it's asking for too much, but I loved how the Cardboard Computer guys dealt with Kentucky Route Zero's demo. They released a small game that was its own thing that fleshed out some details on the backstory of the main game. Same mechanics, same universe, but not part of the main game. That would be cool. Sorry. hehehe
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STASIS - An isometric adventure game made by one man
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Dominic_Shade
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My goodness, this game looks fantastic! As far as isolated survival stories go, nothing hooks my interest more than a haunted, derelict, futuristic facility of some kind, and I'd say an abandoned mining ship stuck in orbit around Jupiter definitely fits the bill. I'm liking that comparison to Sanitarium as well; that game was unsettling as hell and I haven't played a game like it since. Consider me a backer come October 28th, Mr. Bischoff. 
Messofanego
Banned
I've been waiting for 1.5 years since it made the rounds in the point and click threads. I love the gifs on the overview page.
Brianimaniac
Banned
It sucks in games where you have direct control, but not in mouse games where you click where you want to go.
Chris_Bischoff
Member
HEATHEN!
My brother suggested the same thing, which is definitely something I would consider. There is a short prologue tutorial section that ends with a...well, you may have to wait a little..
Consider me a backer come October 28th, Mr. Bischoff.
Music to my ears!
Yeah. I've listened back to old production demos and thought, "Damn, that one person who didn't know anything about production was exactly right about X thing." There's simply no way to see everything.
I think the only other game to put me "in the world" as much FF did was The Longest Journey - your genre. It's not every day that you go through screen after screen after screen of one city in one region of a game world. The amount of content and detail required to build it all is immense. I like the Gears and Killzones of the world too, but those are sets and that takes quite a bit away from the believability of those titles.
Certainly. Grand Theft Auto IV and beyond are also good choices. I remember climbing a chain link fence and thinking, "They had to record all this. Damn."
Probably so. I charge half up front so that definitely sets up some expectations with people.
Chris_Bischoff
Member
The world building in Bioshock was absolutely top notch - but one of my favourite worlds to just explore is Dead Space. If you look around there, you find all these small stories that the creators put in.
The Dig, while it doesn't have those 'small stories', is one of the MOST atmospheric games ever made. It one of the frameworks that I'm building STASIS around (the atmosphere and the mood).
Fuck games are awesome.
The Dig, while it doesn't have those 'small stories', is one of the MOST atmospheric games ever made. It one of the frameworks that I'm building STASIS around (the atmosphere and the mood).
Fuck games are awesome.
I never played The Dig to be honest, but I've seen some vids. Atmosphere does seem great. A lot of people complain about the repetitive nature of the game however, which is a bummer.
Chris_Bischoff
Member
I first played it when it first came out, so I was about 11.
It was a VERY challenging game for an 11 year old, with some puzzles that really took some 'imaginative' thinking...and this was in a day before I had access to online walkthroughs!
I replayed it when I was starting out on STASIS, because I really wanted to get a feel for the atmosphere that it created - and I have to say that the game still holds up today (apart from a dodgy cutscene or two).
If you have a weekend, pick it up and give it a go. The music alone is worth it! I was really holding thumbs for an HD Remake (ala Monkey Island, and the cancelled Day Of The Tentacle), and who know...it may happen one day?
It was a VERY challenging game for an 11 year old, with some puzzles that really took some 'imaginative' thinking...and this was in a day before I had access to online walkthroughs!
I replayed it when I was starting out on STASIS, because I really wanted to get a feel for the atmosphere that it created - and I have to say that the game still holds up today (apart from a dodgy cutscene or two).
If you have a weekend, pick it up and give it a go. The music alone is worth it! I was really holding thumbs for an HD Remake (ala Monkey Island, and the cancelled Day Of The Tentacle), and who know...it may happen one day?
PittaGAF
Member
I still play it every now and then...possibily my all time favorite LucasArts adventure.
It's one of the very few boxes I still have from my youth.
I'm too waiting for a remake...I would buy it a heartbeat.
EDIT: Forgot to say, besides the cool iso Bioshock Infinite screenshot, a mention of The Dig in your twitter long ago made me checking out Stasis
PittaGAF
Member
In anticipation for the start of the kickstarter campaign...you can PLAY THE ALPHA STASIS DEMO RIGHT NOW.
http://www.stasisgame.com/getstasis/
GO GET IT!!!!
If you like what you saw (you will
), be sure to spread the word among friends too!!!
Enjoy!!!
http://www.stasisgame.com/getstasis/
GO GET IT!!!!
If you like what you saw (you will
), be sure to spread the word among friends too!!!Enjoy!!!
I don't think you can have stereoscopy with a true isometric view. It's an infinite zoom at infinite distance virtual camera looking at a single view. Unless that was meant to be a joke.
Mister_Bubbles
Member
This is one of those games that I know is going to be amazing, so I'm happy to wait until it's done to experience the best version possible.
Chris_Bischoff
Member
PittaGAF
Member
blitzcloud
Banned
not that you can answer, but good luck with stereoscopic 3d with an orthographic projection.
Messofanego
Banned
Woohoo, finally got around to the demo! I'll admit, I got stuck on how to get the leak started to get the elevator unlocked.
The logs give off the feeling that the world is very disturbing, a bit hopeless and lonely. Humans reduced to being called products. There is no moral quandaries for the human experimentation.
Maybe it's just me, but it being an isometric sci-fi adventure game reminds me of The Longest Journey. Something about the animations looks rotoscope.
The hand holodevice is great.
The fans are very noir.
This game is more gross to me than Dead Space and other horror games that overdo the environmental gore to the point of a joke that is perfectly parodied by Viscera Cleanup Detail.
The flinching dead body, eww ewwwww.
I said "holy shit" at the Holy Shit moment. Very effective demo, well done Chris Bischoff!
The logs give off the feeling that the world is very disturbing, a bit hopeless and lonely. Humans reduced to being called products. There is no moral quandaries for the human experimentation.
Maybe it's just me, but it being an isometric sci-fi adventure game reminds me of The Longest Journey. Something about the animations looks rotoscope.
The hand holodevice is great.
The fans are very noir.
This game is more gross to me than Dead Space and other horror games that overdo the environmental gore to the point of a joke that is perfectly parodied by Viscera Cleanup Detail.
The flinching dead body, eww ewwwww.
I said "holy shit" at the Holy Shit moment. Very effective demo, well done Chris Bischoff!
Cydonian__Knight
Member
Great gifs Messofanego! The environments and detail in what we've seen so far are some of the best I've ever seen in a game.
Messofanego
Banned
It really is quite stunning, I was almost wondering if it would tank my framerate
Messofanego
Banned
I get that people are comparing this to Ridley Scott because of the aesthetic and colour scheme, but the subject matter about human experimentation is pretty different.
Messofanego
Banned
Messofanego
Banned
That's pretty great!
Chris_Bischoff
Member
A TRAILER SHOWING SOME OF THE NEW ENVIRONMENTS IN STASIS!
LINK TO THE KICKSTARTER UPDATE
I'm at the four month mark of full time development on Stasis!
The majority of the Alpha bug fixes and new systems have been done and dusted, and so I have been able to move onto entire new and exciting Stasis environments.
The medical suites are stark and white with a vastly different aesthetic, compared to the rusty, industrial grime you've seen so far. It's refreshing to work on a new experience point with an unfamiliar tile set. I've also now created the medical puzzle that was alluded to in the last update.
NEW MEDICAL LOOK & FEEL
CONCEPT ART
SCREENS FROM THE ABOVE CONCEPT ART - IN GAME
.......
"The skeletal remains lie clustered together around the room, as if they died in a stampede, or clutching each other. Somehow the bones hold no scraps of flesh."
We've received some new writing from Christopher Dare and it is excellent! I can already see how the extra depth of this writing will echo through the environments, and really draw a player in.
I'm now moving onto the Hydroponics Bay... wish me luck
AND SOME MORE ART!
-Chris
LINK TO THE KICKSTARTER UPDATE
I'm at the four month mark of full time development on Stasis!
The majority of the Alpha bug fixes and new systems have been done and dusted, and so I have been able to move onto entire new and exciting Stasis environments.
The medical suites are stark and white with a vastly different aesthetic, compared to the rusty, industrial grime you've seen so far. It's refreshing to work on a new experience point with an unfamiliar tile set. I've also now created the medical puzzle that was alluded to in the last update.
NEW MEDICAL LOOK & FEEL
CONCEPT ART
SCREENS FROM THE ABOVE CONCEPT ART - IN GAME
.......
"The skeletal remains lie clustered together around the room, as if they died in a stampede, or clutching each other. Somehow the bones hold no scraps of flesh."
We've received some new writing from Christopher Dare and it is excellent! I can already see how the extra depth of this writing will echo through the environments, and really draw a player in.
I'm now moving onto the Hydroponics Bay... wish me luck
AND SOME MORE ART!
-Chris
Chris_Bischoff
Member
Thanks so much guys!
Love when developers make new IP and your game looks amazing! Reminds me of old-school Shadowrun on the SNES. Can't wait to see your finished product!
Out of Working Order
Member
Really impressive.
Chris_Bischoff
Member
Thanks! There are a lot of amazing artists out there who are focused on creating their own IP's.
I recently came across Martin Deschambault's work on a person project called PROJECT 77.
Im in love with it.
http://www.dechambo.com/Dechambo_Artwork/2013Project_77_home_3.html
I recently came across Martin Deschambault's work on a person project called PROJECT 77.
Im in love with it.
http://www.dechambo.com/Dechambo_Artwork/2013Project_77_home_3.html
qa_engineer
Member
No into these types of games, but wow. One man made this?
Chris_Bischoff
Member
Thanks guys. You can check out the demo here:
http://www.stasisgame.com/getstasis/
Ive done a LOT of work on it since then, but you can get a pretty good feel for the game and how it plays.
http://www.stasisgame.com/getstasis/
Ive done a LOT of work on it since then, but you can get a pretty good feel for the game and how it plays.
Tried accessing www.stasisgame.com to check it out but it's a blank wordpress page and any additional pages are 404 errors... Is the site down or something?
Works fine for me. Could be a temporary issue.
Chris_Bischoff
Member
Sorry - we were switching servers a few days ago!
Please let me know if you have any more issues.
A bit of fan art here for Bioshock that I did last night.
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Please let me know if you have any more issues.
A bit of fan art here for Bioshock that I did last night.
Sorry - we were switching servers a few days ago!
Please let me know if you have any more issues.
A bit of fan art here for Bioshock that I did last night.
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Your isometric fanart is incredible. Do you have all of them collected somewhere with different download sizes?
Good lord. I think you might single-handedly start a craze for an isometric Bioshock after people see that.
Chris_Bischoff
Member
The website is a bit spotty (we hit the front page on Reddit and it...well..I think it broke the internet), but it will be up and running again ASAP!
I'll be sure to check this out as soon later tonight. Game looks very promising.