N8 – Neverdaunt:8bit
Posted by L4G | Filed under Anticipating
There’s something charming about the older style 8bit graphics. Their smooth untextured surfaces are non-threatening to me.. like a quiet, dark room… The game is Neverdaunt:8bit (N8 for short). Website is here. It still appears to be early in Beta. More like a tech demo at the moment, but the combination of graphics and mechanics bode well for something nice. ^^ Check out the current trailer.
That’s the word here.. “nice”. You’ve built your blocky castle. I’ve got my blocky guitar. And we’re gonna rock out to the blocky stars in a low gravity kung-fu fight. The developer promises guns (projectile weapons), achievements and airships (aww yeah) for the future. It appears to be just the one indie developer at the moment cranking it all out, so he’s done well so far.
The game appears to have a heavy emphasis on player driven content creation. Oh noes.. but what if they make something that hurts my eyes?..
…inappropriate “pixel art”, and other nonsense are not censored in any way.
However, if someone or something offends you, players do have it within their power to reshape the world. If you see content that you would rather not see in game, use a bomb. If some player offends you with words, use a sword (or you could try using words, I’ve heard those are fairly powerful).
I think I just like that older feel. Not only the graphics, but the ‘wild west’ of the internet kinda feel. Un-moderated, blocky, broken and waiting to be tamed by.. well, me. o^^o
March 16, 2010 at 10:01 pm
:D thanks for the review! Glad you like the game… Things are getting better in N8* all the time, more content, more cool things happening… and hopefully less bugs.