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Elsie
Knight Shift Games Developer
Playtonic Friends Publisher
2024-09-10 Release
Game News Posts: 18
🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🕹️ Partial Controller Support
🎮 Full Controller Support
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Dev Diary | The Banging Beats of Elsie

Hey folks! The music of Elsie, quite frankly, absolutely slaps. A fast-paced, colourful, action-packed game like Elsie needs a soundtrack to match and that challenge was taken on by Eric Benaim, music composer and sound designer at Knight Shift Games. We sat down with Eric to discuss his life as a composer and inspiration for the banging beats that back Elsie's bot butt kicking! Take a read below: How did you get into making music for video games? I first experimented with game music back when I was in high school. I remember having projects for computer class where Id create my own games in Macromedia Flash (later bought by Adobe). Id create the art, animations, music, sound effects and program the games logic in ActionScript. This was the first time I was able to compose music for video games. After this, I quit making games and dedicated myself to playing the electric guitar as well as the piano. After going to music school in Venezuela and eventually moving to the United States, I decided to return to the world of composing. Dedicating my life to writing music for video games felt like a very natural decision, as it allowed me to combine two of my greatest passions. What drew you to want to work on Elsie? After connecting and becoming good friends with Alendro (lead programmer for Elsie), we began working together on a slew of indie games. What drew me to Elsie is that it represented a project that involved a couple friends wanting to have fun and create a game theyd themselves love to play. It's a passion project inspired by the games that shaped our childhood, as well as other influential games that have been released in the last couple years. What inspires you when composing the soundtrack for Elsie? My main inspiration is drawn from the colorful artstyle, particle effects, and other visual elements. However, the gameplay, pacing, and story have helped conjure additional imagery when sketching music. Within Elsie there are a variety of worlds, how did you hone the vibe of each of them? Initially, we had discussions regarding each worlds sound world. This helped add some separation between the music of the different biomes. The main elements helping contribute to this separation are the instruments and rhythms chosen for each piece. However, a lot of cohesiveness is gained by introducing level-specific thematic material (during the exploration phase of the levels) that is later developed during the boss music tracks. Can you let us into your secrets of how you make sounds (e.g. lasers, blasts etc)? The technique I used to design most of Elsies sound effects involves layering multiple sources (synthesizers and recordings) and processing each layer to add character, or help the parts feel cohesive. For example, the vocal portion of the robotic animal enemy sound effects all originated from animal sound recordings that were processed and transformed. These were often times layered with recordings of small motors and other machinery What has been your biggest challenge when creating the music so far? The biggest challenge so far has been to maintain a similar music style to the one we had when I first joined the project nine years ago. Ive grown a lot as a composer and my creative decisions take me in different directions at times! Do you have a favourite track (if you can talk about it)? My favorite track so far is probably the boss theme from Trishulas Tundra. It gave me an opportunity to incorporate the themes and other musical material from the levels exploration music into a more active and intense composition. I was also able to include a bit of traditional folkloric Venezuelan music for the final section of the track, which was a lot of fun! Whos your favourite character in Elsie? Tera! She has been modeled after the older ladies that work at Cuban coffee shops. They are lightning fast, strong, colorful and often packed with a wealth of wisdom. Thanks for sharing, Eric! If you're ready to go out into the world of Ekis and find the missing Guardians, Wishlist Elsie now for more very soon! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1515570/Elsie/


[ 2024-06-14 15:16:43 CET ] [ Original post ]


Welcome to the planet Ekis, a bountiful world filled with natural resources and scientific discovery! There is chaos amongst this wonder however, in a world awash with natural disasters. Our story begins with Dr Grey, a talented scientist who engineered a team of high-tech androids with the power to prevent these disasters. These Androids were known as "The Guardians".

Bullet Hell Ballet:

Dash, dive, and shoot your way through stages filled with dynamic enemies, all while performing perfectly timed precision parrying.

Death is only the beginning:

In this roguelike rollercoaster die and die and die again – but you’ll always get back on your feet to embrace the chaos.

Explore the technicolour Domains of Planet Ekis

Take a tour of Planet Ekis's vibrant neon-drenched biomes. With procedural generation leading to everchanging levels, each run presents unique challenges and enemies.

Augmented Action and Character Customization:

Make strategic decisions on upgrades, skills, and weapons to drastically alter the dynamic of each run. Experiment with different playstyles for devastating synergies.

Challenge epic boss battles and conquer biome Guardians

Test your skills against boisterous bots, massive bosses and biome Guardians, memorising patterns to emerge victorious.

Master Melee Combat with a second player character:

Join the fray with Andru, a melee-based character featuring unique augments, weapons, and abilities. Get up close and personal to bash baddies and bring the noise!





The Guardian’s true power lay in the Arclight Core, an energy source that allowed them to bend the elements to their will. The world rejoiced in a new age of peace and safety, but this peace was short lived - as one day without warning or explanation, the Guardians disappeared.

Winds whipped, seas surged, and a newfound threat quickly emerged as an army of robots laid siege to Dr Grey's home, the city of Neotoño.

Amidst the chaos and threat of more disasters, Dr Grey forged one final android...Elsie. Built like none before her, she must find the Guardians and save planet Ekis.

Take on the role of this female robot powerhouse and blast through hordes of robots to reach the guardians and save the day! Get ready to kick butt and protect the planet you call home!

MINIMAL SETUP
  • OS: SteamOS or Ubuntu 20.04 LTS+
  • Processor: Intel 8th Gen Quad Core or AMD Ryzen Quad CoreMemory: 4 GB RAM
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia 450 GTS / Radeon HD 5750 or better
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
RECOMMENDED SETUP
  • OS: SteamOS or Ubuntu 20.04 LTS+
  • Processor: Intel 9th Gen Quad Core+ or AMD Ryzen 5+Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 460 / Radeon HD 7800 or better
  • Storage: 2 GB available space

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