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Release Date: Before The Last GuardianNov. 1st 2016
Developer: D-Pad Studios
Official website: http://www.owlboygame.com/
Genre: Flying Platform Adventure
Platforms: PC (Windows), other platforms TBA
Where to buy (PC ver.): Humble Store, Steam, GOG, Indiebox

What is Owlboy?
Long long ago (around 2008 to be exact), just as the PS360 era was well underway and Sony had to rely on passing off movie Blurays as PS3 content and games to sell that chunky block they called a console, there was word of a new Indie game called Owlboy.

The game’s 2D visuals were praised and found charming by those who watched its early footage.
Over the next few years Owlboy would fade away from the gaming world news, as hardly much was shown of its development and progress. Then in 2016 and to the surprise of many, Owlboy’s release date was revealed, legit shaking those that have thought this game went the way of FFV13.
Owlboy releases this Nov. 1st 2016 and going by the reviews, it certainly delivers.

Description (from Official website)

Explore a vibrantly crafted pixel world in this flying adventure platformer.
Being a mute, Otus struggles living up to the expectations of owl-hood. Things spiral from bad to worse with the sudden appearance of sky pirates.
What follows is a journey through monster infested ruins, with unexpected encounters and burdens no one should have to bear.

The Soundtrack
The Soundtrack will be made available for purchase after the game’s release, and will consists of a total of 67 tracks. You can purchase and check out a sample of the OST through the game’s main website:
http://www.owlboygame.com/

Media
*Trailers & videos
Footage of early build of the game uploaded online from 2008
PAX 2013 trailer
Release date trailer 2016

*Hands on from Youtubers
Jim Sterling playthrough of Owlboy
Owlboy Quick Look/Let’s Play by The Phawx
Owbloy on Win GPD
Team Four Star (The Dragon ball Z abridged people) Plays Owlboy
Destructoid Hands on preview of Owlboy

*Screenshots

More can be found in the game’s official website!

Reviews
The Owlboy review thread

 

[5taquitos]

I know nothing about this but almost want to pick it up purely because it was announced so long ago.

 

[Conkerkid11]

That's some damn pretty pixel art.

 

[purseowner]

Preordered. Now can my GPD WIN show up next month please?

 

[bounchfx]

i want it why cant it be out right now

 

[Messofanego]

It's alive!

 

[Tizoc]

That's some damn pretty pixel art.

Absolutely
http://dpadstudio.com/Footage/footage1.php

 

[GhostTrick]

Hm. Sigh. "Other platforms TBA"? Not sure if my SP3 can run this. Definitely intrigued though.

It can. It runs perfectly on GPD Win. So Surface Pro 3 wouldn't break a sweat on it.

 

[Whales]

I know nothing about this but almost want to pick it up purely because it was announced so long ago.

this, also because the artstyle is really pretty

 

[MrHoot]

Finally the home for me.

Waiting on my physical edition, very excited !

 

[Sparrowhawk]

Finally the home for me.

Waiting on my physical edition, very excited !

Thought about getting the physical copy but I really wish they hadn't made it a "standard edition".

Guess I'll preorder on the Humble Store for that 10% off.

 

[FunkyDealer]

Do we know what resolution this game runs at? Looks pretty high res!

I've put it on my wishlist, but I've go too much on my plate to buy it a launch.

 

[Durante]

I'm not generally a huge fan of the pixel art aesthetic, but this is really beautiful.

Do we know what resolution this game runs at? Looks pretty high res!

From the screenshots, it looks like it uses a 2x2 pixel size at 1280x720, so 640x360.

 

[EnergizerFellow]

From the screenshots, it looks like it uses a 2x2 pixel size at 1280x720, so 640x360.

The magic of 640x360 is that it integer scales into 720p, 1080p, 1440p, and 2160p.

 

[epmode]

Oh man, it's tomorrow. I broke my NO PRE-ORDERS rule on this one.

 

[Adrian Bauer]

It can. It runs perfectly on GPD Win. So Surface Pro 3 wouldn't break a sweat on it.

A friend of mine ran it on his x86 Cintiq tablet just fine too.

 

[Messofanego]

Fuck it, bought the physical edition! That cover art made me weak!

 

[Adrian Bauer]

Fuck it, bought the physical edition! That cover art made me weak!

A sneak peak at the manual!

 

[Messofanego]

Switch isn't even out and yet you guys port begging already? haha

 

[Spring-Loaded]

How well has this game aged?

 

[Tizoc]

A reminder that Humble Store has it cheapest and that you have under 48 hours to buy it for that price if you're interested.

 

[Large Professor]

1 day and 6 hours until unlocking on steam. I'm super excited to play it.

 

[FoxSpirit]

Wow, I thought this game would never come. I've been following this for the past 4 years at least. Great surprise

 

[Nabs]

A reminder that Humble Store has it cheapest and that you have under 48 hours to buy it for that price if you're interested.

It's also a little over $20 if you are subscribed to the Monthly.

 

[moniker]

How well has this game aged?

Like fine wine by the looks of the review thread.

 

[NotLiquid]

Dunkey gave this his seal of approval and that's all I need to know that this will be the jam

 

[sixteen-bit]

excited to finally play indie's Last guardian

 

[Atomski]

Holy shit it's finally out. I remember making a thread for the demo forever ago.

 

[LurkerPrime]

Yay, puns!


But now I see that he has a nose rather than a beak, which leaves me... kind of conflicted. Boyowl seems much more apt in light of this revelation.

 

[JaseC]

Yay, puns!


But now I see that he has a nose rather than a beak, which leaves me... kind of conflicted. Boyowl seems much more apt in light of this revelation.

I'd say it depends on whether he was a boy who turned into an owl, in which case Owlboy is more appropriate if we follow the naming logic of, say, Batman (a man who dresses as a bat rather than a bat that dresses as a man), or an owl that turned into a boy, in which case there's a supporting argument for Boyowl. I feel that Owlboy rolls off the tongue more nicely, though.

 

[LurkerPrime]

Alright now his eyebrow/antenna are weirding me out.

I'd say it depends on whether he was a boy who turned into an owl, in which case Owlboy is more appropriate if we follow the naming logic of, say, Batman (a man who dresses as a bat rather than a bat that dresses as a man), or an owl that turned into a boy, in which case there's a supporting argument for Boyowl. I feel that Owlboy rolls off the tongue more nicely, though.

You're right, boyowl is out.


He is a young fowl, an owl--also a boy--and so a bowl.

 

[e_i]

Errgh. Steam won't let you preorder it. And I have money in my steam wallet to buy it.

 

[The Illiterati]

I bought it. I wish they had given me the key though!

 

[Nocturnowl]

This title is relevant to my interests on multiple levels.

 

[ubique]

I hope it's good because I have no choice but to play a game that looks this cool

 

[Bboy AJ]

FINALLY.

I can't wait to play it in a few hours.

 

[Kid Ska]

This is coming out tomorrow? I'm so excited.

 

[Granjinha]

It's my GOTY. Can't recommend it enough.

 

[Maximo]

Fucking hyped can't wait to play this.

 

[SolVanderlyn]

2016 is the year of Vaporware

 

[ponpo]

Looks great. 9ish hours or so.

 

[Wollan]

Ordered a Dualshock 4 Wireless adapter just for this.

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

Gamecentral gave it 9/10

http://metro.co.uk/2016/11/01/owlboy-review-a-real-hoot-6226617/

In Short: A superbly crafted 2D adventure that is a near perfect blend of new and old influences, in terms of both gameplay and the stunning visuals and music.

Pros: Some of the best pixel art ever in a video game, with amazing animation. Heartful storytelling, superb music, and some very clever gameplay ideas – especially the interchangeable allies.

Cons: Controls could stand to be a little tighter. The final boss is a real pain.

A 9 from gamecentral is pretty rare, they score like Edge.

 

[ponpo]

Gamersyde has about 40 minutes of footage @ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ7DGVNgY-ZRc6LrnBQeZPg/videos

Really nice looking. The clouds and blowing grass / bushes are great.

 

[Stevey]

Will pick this up on STEAM tonight.
Looks amazing.

 

[NotMyUsername]

Paid for this at Humble Bundle. Now it's just waiting for it to unlock.

With this out I think that largely just leaves The Iconoclasts and Miegakure as the remaining indies that have been in development forever (6 and 7 years, respectively) that are still getting updates and expected to still actually release.

Definitely looking forward to playing Owlboy but I've willfully ignored most everything about it for years to go in blind. I don't really know how it plays at this point and I couldn't be happier.

 

[konjak]

Paid for this at Humble Bundle. Now it's just waiting for it to unlock.

With this out I think that largely just leaves The Iconoclasts and Miegakure as the remaining indies that have been in development forever (6 and 7 years, respectively) that are still getting updates and expected to still actually release.

Definitely looking forward to playing Owlboy but I've willfully ignored most everything about it for years to go in blind. I don't really know how it plays at this point and I couldn't be happier.

Thanks for the mention! Heart Forth Alicia is another one made during these same years.

 

[deleted]

Interesting that you can't preorder it on steam at all...

Hope it does well enough to get another 2D game out of the dev.

 

[NotMyUsername]

Thanks for the mention! Heart Forth Alicia is another one made during these same years.

Oops, I meant to note specifically that those are two games I've been following over the years since first seeing them at GameSetWatch. I imagine there's others that have been in development for even longer than Owlboy that are still being worked on, too. Anyhow, don't mean to turn this OT into talk of other games. (Didn't realize you had a profile here. Been a big fan since Noitu Love 2!)

And thanks to the person that made this OT. I don't follow release dates all the time and hadn't realized this was so soon until I saw this thread pop up. This is a great "surprise" to me since I had forgotten it was coming out this holiday season.

 

[JaseC]

Interesting that you can't preorder it on steam at all...

There's actually a reason for that:

Valve recommends against pre-orders for titles with little to no marketing as it believes pre-purchase periods are not as effective as release day purchasability combined with a launch week discount and D-Pad agreed.