We've been incredibly busy this past month working away on the game, but we're happy to report that things are progressing smoothly! With the Alpha completed and all the design problems out of the way, we've been able to dedicate 100% of our energy to content. We were planning on doing a big production update this month for everyone, but there are so many things wrapping up in the next few weeks that we thought it would make more sense to just hold off until next month. In the meantime, here's a look at a few cool things we've been working on:
Achievements are now working on all platforms, both Steam and DRM-free! The framework has been set up and the unlocks work, so we're basically just down to creating the list itself. We're looking forward to brainstorming some fun and challenging feats for you to perform!
Secret areas have been prototyped! We went back and forth on how to do them for a while, but we ended up with something inspired by one of our favorite series about an Italian plumber. Walls, floors, and ceilings can be fake, and you can move behind them to discover hidden treasure and passage-ways!
We've been thinking about fancier transitions for a while now, so we tried out something reminiscent of our favorite 16-bit games. What do you think?

PRESS ROUNDUP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjhW2Dprglo If you haven't had a chance to check out anything about Chasm recently and don't have a lot of time, definitely check out Super Pawsitive's brief 5 minute review of the Alpha. He does a great job quickly encapsulating how the game plays, and showing off a lot of the stuff you can do in it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnIamAnpFUw Gamespot highlighted a few games from this year's GDC MIX event on their livestream, and Chasm was among them! In this clip, Chasm biz man Dan Adelman talks about the game while Axiom Verge creator Tom Happ plays the demo! Other sightings:

• Chasm was picked as one of 9 Intriguing Indie Games to Watch For by PC Magazine.
• GamenGuide published an excellent interview they did with us at Indiecade East.
• Qubetubers did a great preview article about the Alpha.
• Gamer Assault Weekly picked Chasm as one of their Most Anticipated Indie Games of 2015.

[ 2015-03-15 08:42:14 CET ] [ Original post ]