Snapshot Teaser

By: Derek Yu

On: January 16th, 2009

Here’s a short teaser video for Kyle Pulver’s Snapshot, which has been nominated for Excellence in Design at this year’s IGF. Kyle is best known as the creative force behind ~~Bonesaw, Verge, and~~ Diamond Rider.

Posted in Platformers, Previews, Videos | Tags: KylePulver

sean

that was a pretty successful troll; how about discussing the actual game?
I think it looks great and I like the washed out looking colors. Looks cool when the pictures are taken too.
Jad

FUCK YES GIVE ME SOME MORE PIXELED PLATFORMERS, THIS IS GREAT.

ALSO CAVE STORY IS NOT A METROIDVANIA; NEITHER WAS SUPER MARIO WORLD, BUT YOU CAN EXPLORE AND FIND SECRETS IN BOTH

THIS IS NOT A METROIDVANiA ALSO

This is looking good, and seriously if you imagine me screaming because of these caps then you’re getting the right feel.

Also, the way that things are rendered are a little close to yoshi’s island in my opinion, exploring the aesthetic a little to find your ‘own’ touch is good.

And also just to say something about the discussion that’s been taking place here:

The mainstream scene for platform games is dead. The indie scene is alive. The only thing cave story did was to show people that damnit, if you try good enough, you can actually make one.

I think that’s wonderful.
A Guy

Please people, ignore Jad. Jad, let the Cave Story ripoff comments die. As corpus stated, it’s just an old meme that needs to be taken out back and shot.

It’ll be interesting to see what comes out of the mechanic besides as a trick to move objects. I’m guessing if that was all it did we wouldn’t see it in the IGF, or at least not in the category it is in? Hell, if that’s all it really did, the same mechanic has been done before. (See: I wish I were the Moon.. I’m sure there are others, too, but they aren’t coming to mind.)
A Guy

Then again, the category isn’t innovation.. so maybe it should be there either way? I dunno.
Magical Man

I heard Xerus supports proposition 8 what a homophobe.
xerus

I heard that they replaced Xerus with Dr. Phil. What a homophobe.
Jad

A Guy:

Seconded, I felt a strong urge to voice my opinions about stuff so I did but if I got to choose I’d also let that discussion die, so please, let it. Also the meme needs to just stop existing. Agreed there too.

Also, I wasn’t replying to the meme-ists but rather the people who suddenly use the meme as a starting-point for serios claims about the overabundance of 2D sideview jumping-action games in indie gaming, which for me is something entirely new and not really sound.

Anyhow, that game mechanic is looking very nice and if the game design allows a lot of secret-finding I know I’m gonna enjoy it lots (:
Hajimete no Paso Kon

You can always bet that if a game gets 50+ comments on here, it’s gonna be a “clone” discussion.

I love you guys.
Josh

Hey wait, isn’t this actually a Bonesaw rip off?
Videogame Vet

Wow, it really amazes me how people just love to bitch and dwell in the negative, instead of looking at the positive.

INDIE is NOT about “innovation”, it’s about INDEPENDANCE, thus where the word “indie” comes from. It’s about having the INDEPENDANCE to do what you want, how you want.

So, regardless of whether sad little people think that having a jump button and scrolling from side-to-side should be attributed to a game that was a CLONE of MANY other games before it (some of which I made myself, back in the 8-bit days), this guy is DOING vs. bitching and DOING what he wants INDEPENDANTLY.

BTW, this INNOVATIVE platformer looks about as much like Cave Story as Devil May Cry. I bet you show that trailer to anyone who’s not a indie-snob/troll and they’ll say, “holy crap, that looks cool!”

I applaud the efforts and look forward to more.
http://www.boogatech.com Markhamn

Hajimete no Paso Kon said 3 days later:
“You can always bet that if a game gets 50+ comments on here, itâ€™s gonna be a â€œcloneâ€ discussion.

I love you guys.”

That’s only true if Dwarf Fortress isn’t involved. Than it’s going to be an “I don’t like the interface of an alpha-release game” discussion.
alspal

This game reminds me of Yoshi’s island!
Someone

*Murders alspal with a spoon*