We thought we’d give you like, an entire day’s heads up that our new game is coming out. It’s a universal app that requires at least an iPad 2, iPhone 4s, or iPod touch (5th gen), and will be launching for $2.99 USD. See you on the leaderboards Thursday!
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We’re still getting our ducks in a row for a Tilt to Live 2 release date, but we have collected all the excellent new music by REdVOLT Audio‘s Mike Reagan (Outwitters, Pudding Monsters, Angry Birds Star Wars) into a soundtrack for you to stream or purchase. Proceeds are split between the Feed the Composer Initiative and the Help Tilt to Live 2 Break Even Fund. My favorite track, personally, is Undercover Arrow.
Big thanks to our web helper Mike Berg (of WeHeartGames.com) for working with us on a new, prettier Games section. You may find our newest page worth checking out.
Just recently finished a playthrough of Tiny Thief, a point and click adventure game with really, really pretty explosions. If you were looking for something that’s nothing like Tilt to Live to play while you wait for Tilt to Live to come out, boy is this your game! There’s a lot of imaginative set pieces here, and a great sense of style and humor. I spent more time than I’d like waiting for people to walk across the room, but ultimately I had fun sneaking and tapping around for secrets.
If you have a Playstation 3, you can demo the Unfinished Swan for free from the Playstation Store. The puzzles and mechanics are all really creative, and the whole package is just weird, and captivating, and beautiful to play. I found it really inspiring. I give it three and a half swans, with the half swan being sort of clever joke.
Here’s a short clip of me trying out a horror demo on the Oculus Rift, a VR headset for games. What you see on the monitor is what’s in my left and right eyes.
Whit Trebella was the man responsible for the first original music our games ever had. He scored Code Red, Frostbite, and Viva la Turret in the original Tilt to Live, and went on to provide tunes for a ton of great iOS games like Velocispider and Casey’s Contraptions.
Through sheer force of will he one day sprouted the ability to code, releasing his own sliding puzzle game by the name of Polymer. His new project is out today, and it’s a twitchy avoidance game called Pivvot. Seeing as how anyone reading this blog is probably into twitchy avoidance games, you should definitely check out this trailer and give it a shot. It’s like Super Hexagon on a race track.
If you (or someone you know) is a talented freelance graphic, web, or interactive designer that would be interested in helping us design our game user interfaces, send a portfolio link to press {at} onemanleft.com. To clarify, we’re not looking for people who do this “on the side”. If we like your work, we may have a contract for you in the near future.
Did you know that one time, our RSS link was broken? I know! It feels like forever ago now, because we fixed it today.
I believe that Guacamelee for PSN was made specifically for me. Samurai Jack’s artwork, Smash Brothers’ combat, Metroid’s exploration, and a Mexican theme. I. Loved. This. Game. Download it on your Playstation 3, or at least enjoy the soundtrack and dream about what could have been.
On the iOS space, Year Walk (universal app) is the most recent game to catch my attention. I know it’s been out a while… I’m usually late to these parties. As you can gather from the trailer, it’s a super-atmospheric, dark, exploratory, puzzle game. I’ll admit I had to look some puzzle solutions up, because the designers expected me to be much more clever and patient than I actually am. I think the highlight for me came after I reached the end, because that’s when I started digging through their companion app (which is like a mini encyclopedia for the game) to make sense of what just happened. It’s a neat structure, the whole two-app thing, but it sort of hides the story away outside of the game, and I don’t know if I’m in love with that. All things considered, it engages your brain muscles and gives you lots of neat stuff to look at. Well worth picking up.