





Hello, everyone! Today is a day of celebration at Insert Disk 22. After three and a half years, a Kickstarter campaign, applying for arts grants, developing through good times and bad times (globally bad times, that is), and finally trying to shout our name from the rooftops as loudly as we possibly can, it is done. Born Punk is out! Was it worth it? Oh, it definitely was. Seeing the first reactions on Youtube and twitch, reading the first Steam reviews, looking at what our kickstarter backers have to say so far... it looks like we did well! Which of course is a tremendous relief; nobody wants their beloved project to meet disapproval, after all. Apparently, that's not a fate Born Punk will have to suffer - and we're happy that the first players are able to immerse themselves in 'Bornholmverse'! I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved during the production of the game. Our whole team, our kickstarter backers, the fine people who decided to wishlist our game before release, our amazing voice actors, the Steam support team and so many more! The journey to our launch is now over, and another journey begins. What kind of journey? Well, I hope to be able to shed light on that a few weeks from today. To you, our players, I extend my gratitude for giving our little game a try. With so many big titles competing for your hard-earned money, and with so many other smaller games like ours vying for attention, it is an honour that you have decided to click on our title. I wish you a lot of fun in Bornholm, and when you see Mariposa, Eevi and Flash, do tell them we're proud of them! Have a wonderful day, Falko from Insert Disk 22
[ 2022-06-18 23:32:17 CET ] [ Original post ]
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Bornholm. Today, a quaint island in the Baltic Sea. In 2155, a sprawling metropolis able to compete with major world powers. Thanks to the Space Elevator, a technological marvel built by Bornholm's corporate consortium, The Conglomerate, few nations on the planet are more influential both in industrial matters and space exploration.
In Born Punk, the player slips into the role of three people (well, two people, depending on your stance on artificial lifeforms) living on the island: Eevi, a corporate combat hacker turned bartender down on her luck; Mariposa, the CEO of Bornholm's biggest corporation; and an android who calls himself Grandmaster Flashdrive. Oh, and there's a cat. The player can also play as the cat. CAT.
The three characters have one thing in common: they all, one after another, get possessed by strange entities of unknown origin and even less known intentions. They must work together - and sometimes against each other - to find out of the nature of those beings, what they want, and why they seem to think that their 'mission' is of vital importance for the future of humanity.
Key features:
- A classic point-and-click adventure experience: we're very proud to feature our own distinct style, but we are also definitely influenced by games like Monkey Island or Beneath a Steel Sky and try to please both veteran afficionados of the genre and newcomers alike with a traditional pixel-art appearance and a streamlined, modern approach to game design
- Movement everywhere: you won't feel like you're walking through a still life painting; Born Punk's world is alive and full of animation, soundscapes and small details to discover
- Choices and consequences: often, it's possible to approach dialogues and puzzles from different angles. As a result, interactions and dialogues with other characters, the difficulty to overcome certain obstacles, and the results of many actions will vary greatly depending on what the player chooses to do
- Full voice-overs: every character in Born Punk and every line is voiced by professional voice actors. Yes, that includes the cat.
- Bombastic music: the main theme and various other tracks are composed by Jeff Kurtenacker, composer of Wildstar and choral arranger of World of Warcraft. Jeff is joined by a merry band of synthwave musicians to create a genuine and emotional cyberpunk/sci-fi soundtrack with a Nordic twist
- Let's be serious, it's funny: Born Punk is science-fiction with heavy cyberpunk influences; but we're also boasting a hopeful, often humorous undertone. Point & click adventures without at least a bit of humour are unthinkable to us!
- A comprehensive universe: there's a slew of background info to read and experience, all of which becomes available in your PDA as you interact with the game world. Sometimes, in-game lore will also serve as an optional gameplay mechanic.
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- Processor: Intel/AMD Dual Core @ 1.8Ghz+Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL compatible graphics cardSound Card: Any Linux-compatible sound card
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