Over in Whitehall, a cabinet reshuffle saw Nadine Dorries become the tenth culture secretary since 2010. In the week that saw both the DCMS consultation on a change of ownership of Channel 4 and a House of Lords inquiry on the future of Channel 4 close, Broadcast shared a round up of the key takeaways from Channel 4's response and explored how the broadcaster has helped launch the careers of new and underrepresented voices.Īlex Mahon, Channel 4 CEO argued that privatisation will impact the broadcaster’s ability to break this kind of new talent and support indies. Working with Huey Games to bring the game to consoles has been a fantastic experience and everyone involved is proud to deliver you this juicy little arcade experience.From the rush to save the future of PSBs, to the scramble to secure Nolan's new film - we cover everything happening in our industry this week, including Black to Front and cabinet reshuffles. Switch ‘N’ Shoot represents to me a distillation of everything I love in games: simple but elegant gameplay design, a firm-but-fair challenge, a crunchy retro aesthetic, and a cheeky sense of humour in the face of impending doom.
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I never dreamed that several years later my own little indie game would be hitting the PS4 as well, not to mention finding a place in the indie arcade scene in the form of full coin-op cabinets, courtesy of DSM Arcade. Below you can see some early screenshots from that first prototype, and how the artwork in the game evolved from concept, to sketches, to the final look:
Soon after that project was completed, I started work on the prototype that would evolve into Switch ‘N’ Shoot. The experience also gave me valuable insight into the process of bringing games to the PS4. I’d loved the elegant, minimalist approach to game design since first playing that iconic PS1 demo disc back in 1997, so working on that game was a dream come true for me. Over a decade later, I found myself working in the games industry and was fortunate enough to become lead game designer of Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty, the 2014 remake of Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee. I was a huge fan of the Suikoden games, which inspired me to create some games of my very own: the Legion Saga trilogy, released in the early 2000s. My love for retro games stems from fond teenage memories of playing PS1 with friends or alone, late into the night in a darkened room. It’s a nail-biting test of accuracy and endurance which can all be over in a heartbeat (but you can jump back in for another go just as quickly). Gloopy space aliens descend upon you constantly and colliding with them spells instant doom, so you must use the game’s ultra-simple control system to time your shots with pinpoint precision and clear a path to the next sector. It’s fiendishly challenging (but always fair, of course). Just a single button to shoot and change direction at the same time.īut don’t let its simplicity deceive you. In Switch ‘N’ Shoot, your spacecraft automatically moves to the left or right, but every time you shoot you switch directions (hence the name). Well, it’s actually quite simple… but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. At this point, you might be wondering how you play a shoot ’em up with just one button.
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