Double Fine's new game has been announced. It is called Stacking, and, as far as I know, does not involve crates. Oh lordy.
The news comes exclusively from Mojo's sissy competitors IGN (or, as they would call Mojo, "worthy competition"), who have more details and a trailer.
The game is second in Double Fine's line-up of downloadable titles, and you should be excited for it if you: 1. don't exclusively play games on things that aren't PS3 or XBox 360, and 2. have access to PSN and XBLA. Otherwise you'll just have to hope to hype that it comes to other platforms, unlike a certain other game called Costume Quest (which Mixnmojo reviewed, by the way).
Expect the game in Spring 2011.
Source: IGN
Jason
Also, as far as influences are concerned, this seems like the Russian answer to Grim Fandango.
Totally agree! I never thought I'd get so excited about a couple of matryoshka dolls jumping around. I really love Double Fine game design, always doing something different and looking for influences in the strangest places. Really inspiring.
Capn_NachoI know Scott C isn't art directing on any of this wave of Amnesia Fortnight games, and I don't think they'd do a Psychonauts game without him in charge of the art, so I doubt it, Tingler. :([/quote
Actually, Scott Campbell's DIRECTING one of them, I believe.
Why can't he ever make something normal and bland, like the rest of us?
Capn_Nacho
No doubt the game will be great, but the power-stealing ability made me think immediately of the completely awful American McGee's Scrapland. That scared the shit out of me!
However, none had Russian dolls.
Capn_Nacho
I know Scott C isn't art directing on any of this wave of Amnesia Fortnight games, and I don't think they'd do a Psychonauts game without him in charge of the art, so I doubt it, Tingler. :(
I do like the look of this game, but we haven't seen much of it. However, I play Double Fine games primarily for the characters, story and writing, so they'll have to do a lot of convincing to make me go for this. Especially not on PC. Costume Quest I will get eventually, but this... I don't know.
I wonder who's directing this one?
The Tingler
I'm still confident that one of the four games - most likely the final one - will be based in that universe.
I know Scott C isn't art directing on any of this wave of Amnesia Fortnight games, and I don't think they'd do a Psychonauts game without him in charge of the art, so I doubt it, Tingler. :(
Jones Jr
Does this mean The Tingler's other speculation in the latest MojoCast may also be true?!
Which one was that? About the Psychonauts-related one? I'm still confident that one of the four games - most likely the final one - will be based in that universe.