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• Developer \ Alien Trap
• Genre \ 2D Action Platformer
• Release \ April 29, 2011
• Platform \ Steam, PSN (lol maybe)
• Pricing \ $9.99
• Official Site \ Click Here
• Demo \ YES (Link will appear here)

From the Official Site:

As an intrepid space traveler, your ship has crash landed on a mysterious alien planet. You must navigate through the perilous
environment and fight off blood-thirsty creatures to save your crewmates and escape with your lives!

Artist Jesse McGibney and programmer Lee Vermeulen create an immersive alien world teeming with bizarre life-forms and
strange landscapes presented in a unique hand-drawn art style. Combining control elements of first person shooters and
innovative physics based combat, Capsized emphasizes action without giving up the smart problem solving of classic platform
games.


From Steam:

• Highly detailed alien environments and creatures, lovingly rendered with high resolution hand-drawn artwork.
• 12 mission Campaign featuring: massive non-linear environments, diverse objectives and enemies, and exciting
  comic-style cutscenes.
• 4 extra Arcade Modes including: local Deathmatch and Coop, Survival mode, Time Trials, and Armless fighting.
• Lethal arsenal of futuristic weapons and gadgets such as: the Gravity Ram, Jetpack, Energy Shield, and Quasar Array.
• Classic First Person Shooter inspired controls, with a focus on skilled movement, creative tactics, and insane action.
• Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Local Coop, and Controller Supported.

 

[Haunted]

This looks pretty cool. The scenery is pretty busy, but it looks better in the screenshots than the video. I appreciate their influences.


The biggest problem with the PC scene is that there's too many interesting projects going on at any one time, there's bound to be some that fall through the cracks and don't get the hype or recognition they deserve.

 

[Salsa]

Dia 1

 

[V_Ben]

It's also coming to PSN too sometime.

 

[Cosmonaut X]

Been looking forward to this one for ages - the spirit of Exile lives on!

 

[Blizzard]

The art style reminds me of Aquaria. I still need to finish that game. It has such nice music.

I like that the screens don't make it seem like the background would be too distracting. They are more visually pleasing than Trine to me in that regard.

Stallion, I think there is going to be a demo available, so you might want to mention that in the OP as well.

 

[Nekrono]

This game looks great! I'm just not sure if I want to spend $10 bucks on it, I guess I'll wait for a sale.

 

[Stallion Free]

Thanks for the reminder Blizz and thanks for the heads up Ben.

 

[Weenerz]

My body is ready, give this to me.

 

[Mrbob]

I'm interested. Looking forward to the demo.

 

[Salsa]

This game looks great! I'm just not sure if I want to spend $10 bucks on it, I guess I'll wait for a sale.

Looks well worth your money son. Surprised it isnt 15 at launch.

 

[ultim8p00]

Wow, I'm getting tired just looking at those screens. Game looks too busy. Gameplay looks cool though

 

[Salsa]

It also reminds me of Dark Void Zero (not graphics-wise though). That's a good thing.

 

[SapientWolf]

Capsized emphasizes action without giving up the smart problem solving of classic platform games.

...

4 extra Arcade Modes including: local Deathmatch and Coop, Survival mode, Time Trials, and Armless fighting.

What's the quickest way to give these people my money?

 

[soldat7]

Looks beautiful. Will buy.

 

[Corto]

It's also coming to PSN too sometime.

Yea...

Spoiler

I'll buy it on Steam.

 

[Atolm]

Didn't know this was coming so soon. I was expecting it around october-november. Will buy.

 

[British Monsoon]

The art style reminds me of Aquaria. I still need to finish that game. It has such nice music.

Definitely, I had to double check to see if it was from the same developer the style is so similar. Looks fantastic though, so this game is definitely on my radar.

 

[The Technomancer]

I get a definite Cave Story vibe from the trailer, and thats definitely not a bad thing.

 

[Arozay]

Looks cool, but I'm not a fan of physics in 2d games

 

[Nappuccino]

I know the artist on this project so I'm pretty psyched to see his work coming out

 

[John Rabbit]

looks neat; will play the demo and probably purchase.

solar fields doing the music? big plus.

 

[Blizzard]

looks neat; will play the demo and probably purchase.

solar fields doing the music? big plus.

Wait, Solar Fields, as in the Mirror's Edge OST Solar Fields?! If they're doing the whole Capsized soundtrack then that really is a big plus. :O

 

[Reluctant-Hero]

Just watched the Steam trailer. Day one.

 

[nincompoop]

Oh shit I almost forgot about this game! Will buy and masturbate constantly while playing.

 

[valentine71]

It's also coming to PSN too sometime.

Hope so, it really looks beautiful.

 

[Traumahound]

Is this a Metroidvania? Is it non-linear? Are there upgrades that are required to get to new areas? None of the info I've found is very clear on that one way or the other.

 

[John Rabbit]

Wait, Solar Fields, as in the Mirror's Edge OST Solar Fields?! If they're doing the whole Capsized soundtrack then that really is a big plus. :O

i don't know of any other artist by that name. i'm going to say yes since while watching the above trailer i was thinking "this is oddly reminiscent of mirror's edge" and then he was credited at the end.

 

[Draft]

Looks great. I'll cop for sure. Where's the Steam pre-order bonus/discount?

 

[Draft]

Is this game... not available for pre-order? Do I already own it? No price in Steam...

 

[Salsa]

Its pretty cool to see Seth Rogen and Ethan Hawke doing something different and becoming game developers

 

[Daigoro]

the alien world reminds me of Metroid. it looks fantastic.

$10 seems like a great price. i want it.

Looks cool, but I'm not a fan of physics in 2d games

yeah, keep your dirty physics outta my 2D!

Its pretty cool to see Seth Rogen and Ethan Hawke doing something different and becoming game developers

i though Seth Rogen right away. but now that i think about it, the other guy looks a lot like some other actor in that shot. cant remember his name though. not Hawke...

 

[Blizzard]

i though Seth Rogen right away. but now that i think about it, the other guy looks a lot like some other actor in that shot. cant remember his name though. not Hawke...

The main important thing is that the programmer has a beard. One must be proper!

 

[kamspy]

Kinda looks like Trine gameplay. I hope it's a little tighter then Trine. It was a good game, but the controls were sloppy.

 

[Subterranean]

This looks really interesting and the developers seem to be into their product. I will give them my support.

 

[Blizzard]

i don't know of any other artist by that name. i'm going to say yes since while watching the above trailer i was thinking "this is oddly reminiscent of mirror's edge" and then he was credited at the end.

Okay, I just watched the trailer finally, and the sound is similar. I can only hope they did music for the game and not just the trailer.

DO WANT. Looks great, hopefully doesn't require too much physics manipulation.

 

[Nabs]

I'm excited to give the demo a go. The game looks really nice.

 

[Ellis Kim]

Its pretty cool to see Seth Rogen and Ethan Hawke doing something different and becoming game developers

heehee

 

[Ubersnug]

This looks pretty good.

Reminds me of Exile on the Amiga, which is a very good thing:

Loved that game...

 

[SapientWolf]

yeah, keep your dirty physics outta my 2D!

All platformers have physics. Unless there's a game where you just float around without gravity.

 

[Daigoro]

oh shit! i figured it out!

the second guy looks almost just like one of the Whitest Kids You Know guys.

All platformers have physics. Unless there's a game where you just float around without gravity.

wow im really having problems expressing sarcasm on the internet tonight apparently. sorry. re-reading the guy i quoted should put it more into context.

 

[Endgegner]

Looks great graphics wise but I'm not so sure about the gameplay. Similar games like Aquaria were often lacking in that department.

 

[Moobabe]

Torn between this and Cargo! I'll probably just buy both though ><

 

[zombieshavebrains]

Nice title

 

[Primate Ryan]

I'll join the party tomorrow. Do I have to bring my own drinks and food?

Some nice surprises the last two weeks. I bought Sanctum and Cargo! last week and that Hector-adventure from Telltale yesterday. I don't currently have a working television or else I would probably have bought Outland as well. Good times!

 

[Kyaw]

This definitely looks sweet. Will have a look when demo is released.

 

[Zeouterlimits]

Look forward to trying out the demo

 

[Wellington]

Definitely going to check this out. The art looks amazing. (Also doesn't hurt to support indy devs)

 

[green sticker]

This looks fantastic, I love the art-style so much.

 

[Noogy]

Cut 'n paste from the Steam thread.

The devs behind Capsized very kindly sent me a Steam code and I've had a chance to run through the first couple levels.

I first found out about Capsized some years ago (it's an XNA-based title) and always thought it looked amazing. I was thrilled to see it pop up on the Steam store last week, and even more so now that I've played it.

First off, the game is beautiful. Tons of great hand-painted art, and lots of little details that make the world come alive. The character art (in-game and in cutscenes) is very unique, and I'm really digging the monster designs.

The game has a linear level structure, but each level is fairly big, with a LOT of exploration to find secrets. Controls (I'm playing with a 360 pad) are really well done, and combat is very fun. The hookshot/grapple in particular is well thought out, considering how hard it is to nail that in a game.

There also seem to be a lot of physics-based puzzles (mostly to access areas), so you're not shooting non-stop.

Overall the game really reminds me of Slime World on the Lynx, and I mean that as a high compliment.

I look forward to playing more tonight, and I recommend everyone trying it when it hits tomorrow.