The previous announced project (which, by the way, was later on planned to be an RPG type thins instead) is put on hold in favor of our big pet project, Moon blade. You can only work on so much with a limited amount of spare time, so we decided to do that instead!

Speaking of Moon blade, here’s a picture of Chris’s latest work on the graphics. It should also tell you a bit about the mapping style:

Edit: the project has changed and is now going to be an RPG with realtime on-map action instead. However, it is also put on hold in favor of Moon Blade.

We’ve started a new game project featuring a Tengu (a mythological Japanese creature) travelling through a very atmospheric world. He will have many companions he can call out to help him on his way. The game will be very puzzle-centric, and level editing will be a big part of the game’s features.

Here’s the first concept art (in sprite form). Almost nothing but the above information is set in stone.

Yes, we’re actually working on a game. It’s called Sir Boingers and the Quest for Cupcakes (and Justice). It’s an entry for Radnen’s Retro Game Competition over here. The game will be a retro-style arcade platformer where you’re a knight on a bouncing bird, navigating through tricky levels, trying to retrieve cupcakes, avoiding many obstacles and fighting off foes along the way.

Release date

It will be released on May 3, 2010 (if everything goes well).

Screenshots

Oh, and did I mention that you can create your own levels (and levelsets) and play them in a specific order, if you like?

Well, the new, WordPress-based site is finally up. This only means that we’re putting the blog we had up for months as the main page now, and will hopefully be a big motivation to actually get the site done. The theme you’re seeing is definitely not the theme the final site will have!

By the by – my own blog has also moved to http://vincent-beers.blogspot.com/ now, and I’ll be posting Tengu-related news there once in a while too. It’s a more personal blog, really.