[quote]Songbringer has had a private, closed beta in progress since February 2016. Backers of the Kickstarter and others that have preordered have been sent keys to unlock the beta version. Anyone can obtain a key immediately by preordering the $32 version at http://songbringer.com/preorder[/quote]
-=: Beta Version 0.9.U :=-
[NEW] Battle meditation: Roq can exit meditation faster when battling Metatron
[NEW] Roq's battle meditation causes Velle to gain a shield and deal more damage
[NEW] Velle's AI now has adrenaline: she is smarter and faster when at low HP
[NEW] New sound effect makes it clearer when Jib or Velle is knocked out
[NEW] Can craft multiple items without having to leave and return to the Smith
[NEW] New story element to hint at using the bio detector
[NEW] Option to reset all achievements
[+++] Roq can blink backwards at full acceleration instantly
[+++] If you have the ghost sword but not the sword, the tophat can lower ghost pillars
[+++] Jib's important story elements are now clearer in game and in both endings
[+++] Lassaurium can no longer be cheesed by standing just to her right
[+++] Murmuroth sucks for longer and has slightly lower total HP
[+++] Eiael is guaranteed to be visible on the next screen
[+++] Kiel no longer gets stuck on pillars to the top of his room
[+++] Kusanagi can form a decoy of herself that deals no damage
[+++] Kusanagi spams the bombs less
[+++] Kusanagi gets faster when she has low HP
[+++] Kusanagi's total HP has been slightly lowered
[+++] Metatron is more formulaic during his last phase
[+++] Being paniced is now more visually noticeable with a particle effect
[+++] Particles appear above revealed secret holes
[+++] An experiential distinction has been made between bombable and kilobombable walls
[+++] Ultra-secret items hidden behind kilobomable walls no longer count toward 100%
[+++] The bard pathfinds so that he always walks the shortest overall path to his spot
[+++] A few important story elements no longer require the hero to come to rest
[+++] 90 FPS+ options on Windows automatically disable vsync
[+++] Removed 90 FPS+ options on Mac as there is no way to disable vsync
[FIX] Fixed Velle disappearing when swooning above ice
[FIX] Fixed Velle getting stuck on a platform while battling Metatron
[FIX] Fixed some areas being so full of enemies there is nowhere to stand
[FIX] Fixed some slight differences between regular and permadeath worlds
[FIX] Fixed being able to get around thickets without the sword in some worlds
[FIX] Fixed thicket blocks not growing back
[FIX] Fixed Songbringer dungeon being unable to complete in some worlds
[FIX] Fixed being trapped with no bombs or cacti in a cave by Zero
[FIX] Fixed shadows always being blue with graphics "okay" setting
[FIX] Fixed bombable pillars dialogue playing later in the next room
[FIX] Fixed 2nd swordless dungeon cutscene playing if you die and continue
[FIX] Fixed teleporting from shop to a black screen
[FIX] Fixed big trees from blocking secret holes
[FIX] Fixed a situation where Rockface would light up, but not play dialogue
[FIX] Fixed visual glitching when bombing through some walls
[FIX] Fixed lucky bio detector spawning at an inaccessible area position
[FIX] Fixed secret holes being obscured by rocks and cliffs
[FIX] Fixed burn marks from bombs not being in the right place
[FIX] Fixed not being able to navigate gear menu without any equippable gear
Songbringer
Wizard Fu Games
Wizard Fu Games
2017-09-01
Action Indie RPG Adventure Singleplayer
Game News Posts 83
🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🎮 Full Controller Support
Very Positive
(129 reviews)
http://songbringer.com
https://store.steampowered.com/app/367080 
The Game includes VR Support
Songbringer - The Trial of Ren
Songbringer: Procedural Action Adventure
Explore 308 million procedurally-generated worlds. Take the nanosword, awaken sleeping evil and quell the nightmare before it happens.
You play the role of protagonist and accidental hero, Roq Epimetheos. With a propensity for partying and making music, he cruises the galaxy with his skybot Jib aboard the ship Songbringer, searching for verdant planets absent the presence of galactic police.
When Roq finds the nanosword hidden in a cave on Ekzerra, he unwittingly awakens an ancient evil. The sword is pretty fraggin' sweet though. It... hums.
Jib, the Skybot
Jib's story is quite long. He began life as a human boy on the skycity planet Yuerder. Growing up, he took an interest in programming artificial intelligence, eventually making a career for himself. On his deathbed, he illegally transferred his consciousness into a skybot, destroying the consciousness link thereby preventing overwrite.
7500 years later our story begins...
Jib scans the bodies of your fallen foes, sometimes uncovering valuable loot. He can also gain the ability to stun foes. Jib is automatically controlled by AI, or player two can play Jib in local co-op mode.
Lacking the ability to grow one as a human, Jib is obsessed with mustaches.
Procedural
You choose a 6-letter world seed when beginning a quest. This seed is used to procedurally generate the planet, overworld, secrets and dungeons.
Entering the same world seed will always generate the same world. Thus lore and competition can be shared with others.
Play a new seed and surprise yourself with a new world. Or enter a seed you are familiar with for a speed run.
Open / Non-linear
The generated overworld is open and non-linear. Head in any compass direction you like or play dungeons out of order.
Of the nine dungeons Roq and Jib can uncover in each world:
- Some are thematic, containing puzzles and items integral to completing the world.
- Some are secret, hidden side quests in which abilities can be gained.
- Some are tough as nails with overwhelmingly difficult foes, mobs and bosses.
Secrets of the Cacti
Everywhere one looks, there is much that is not seen. Concealed treasures abound. By eating cacti, Roq gains psychedelic powers and is able to perceive the secrets that lurk in plain sight.
Some items Roq discovers can be combined to create distinct artifacts. Find a blink orb and a fire cube? Take these to the droidsmith aboard Songbringer to craft a fire orb enabling Roq to teleport forward a few steps while turning into a fireball.
Being a Zelda-inspired game, Songbringer features no experience points (no XP). Progress is made by crushing mobs, vanquishing bosses and claiming lost technological devices.
Leaderboard
On completing a quest, several factors are quantified to produce an overall score:
- Time to complete
- Percentage of map uncovered
- Percentage of items obtained
- Game mode: regular vs permadeath
Your score can be saved to a global leaderboard sorted by world seed. This leaderboard cycles through seeds by popularity and freshness. You can manually override to view a particular seed.
Links
Twitter @wizard_fu
Twitch (daily live stream)
Youtube Channel
Facebook Page
Official Website
Kickstarter (successfully funded)
Press Kit
- OS: Ubuntu or equivalent
- Processor: 1.0 Ghz or fasterMemory: 1 GB RAM
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 2.0+ Compatible Card
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- OS: Ubuntu or equivalent
- Processor: 2.0 Ghz or fasterMemory: 2 GB RAM
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 3.0+ Compatible Card
- Storage: 4 GB available space
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