Hi Caromblers! Last time we spoke we were showing the game at the PC Gamer Weekender in London. Hope some of you got the opportunity to go to the event and enjoy either Caromble! or one of the other cool games on display.
We had a lot of fun showing the game there to players and press. We also did a few interviews, which you can watch back here , here and here (starting at the 00:41:51 mark). One of them got so addicted to the game's intro that he made it into an hour long loop . Guess Caromble! can really get to you :D.
Now we're back to regular scheduled programming (pun intended). We've been hard at work at getting Chapter 4 ready for release and we're happy to say that the finish line is getting closer and closer. We can't say a specific date yet, but hopefully the levels will be gameplay complete by the end of next week. Then starts the process of balancing, tweaking and sprucing things up. That can still take a while though, but as soon as we have a final release date we'll announce it here. In the meantime enjoy this WIP tease shot of the boss fight level in Chapter 4.
There's a few new threads in Discussions that we'd love to get your feedback on, so please don't hesitate to get involved. We value your opinion very much!
Oh, and there's still a week to enter a competition by Snappy-Tech to win a copy of Caromble! So if you don't own a copy yet, that's a great way to maybe win one. Or just to give away to someone you know is in need of Caromble! in their life. You know they're out there ;).
This is Caromble!; A fresh new take on the brick break game! Free the corrupted world and fight evil with physics-based destruction, puzzles, explosions, skill-levels, power-ups, mayhem, more explosions, further puzzles, speedruns, superscore medals, unlockable challenges and some surprises you would't expect in a brick breaker game. Brick break your way to glory and discover a world of nostalgic wonder. Let’s get ready to Caromble!
The full release of Caromble! will feature:
24 levels divided over six chapters
Each level has multiple playable areas
Physics based destruction
Medals for speed runs and highscores
Numerous unlockable skill levels
Powerups
Explosions
Powerups that cause explosions
Explosions that release powerups
Puzzles
And yes... platforming elements (say what?!)
The current state of the Early Access build is:
Buggy
Not fully optimized for performance
Contains the first 3 chapters with 12 areas
And 5 unlockable skill levels
Production quality equivalent to release quality
Very enjoyable
Please help us improve Caromble! Report bugs. Play the game. Enjoy the mechanics. Don't like the mechanics? Tell us about it! Tell us why you think Caromble! is great. Tell us why you think it stinks. Know somebody who might enjoy Caromble!? Help us find them! We're forever in your debt.