Whisker Squadron is like a New 16-Bit Star Fox - Game & Watch PREVIEW (Kickstarter Announced!)

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NeoGAFs Kent Brockman


From the creators of Race the Sun, Whisker Squadron is a procedurally-generated space shooter inspired by the 16-bit Star Fox games! Watch Joey as he tries to navigate the harsh environments of space as two different characters in this gameplay preview of an early build of the game!

 
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Holy shungus this really appeals to me for various reasons. Way to find that gap in the market and beat Ninty at their own game RtS devs! (maybe)

People are so burned from Starfox Zero they will lap this up, I wonder when that preview will be released to the public.
 
OK, don't know exactly what to think of it right now. Maybe when more first impressions come in.
procedurally-generated is such a thing, it has to be well implanted.
 
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Saw this while trawling TodayOnSteam 2-3 weeks ago. The Early Access haven't started yet, but there's a demo (which I haven't tried).
The deliberate low-res art, dithering etc triggers the nostalgia induced dopamine spurts much better than Whisker Squadron.




 
So simple & beautiful... Just like the first Star Fox! It makes me wanna rage something like this isn't coming from Nintendo themselves.
 
Procedurally-generated = not interested. I know seed generated levels are an indy darling but for fuck sake make some hand crafted levels that are epic.

Also they might be apeing Star Fox visuals but it hasn't got any of the charm.
 
Nah Sorry when I was like 11 and Star Fox came out, it was cool... But now that I'm aware of these fucking furries get this feline character shit out of my face. A cartoon human can fly a god damn 12 sided polygon just fine in my nostalgia bait.
 
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