

While the wait until 20XX is going to be a lengthy one, it’s worth taking a look at Celeste if you haven’t yet experienced the studio’s masterpiece. Its blade is a shiny silver with a red heart imprinted on it with swirly lines engraved beneath it. It is now only obtainable through trading as the gamepass has since been removed from the shop. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Heartblade was a godly knife that was originally obtainable by purchasing the Heartblade Gamepass for 1699 Robux. The next release from the Celeste team, coming 20XX. The truth is that we don’t know how long it will take, just that it will take as long as it takes (and that it will take a long time). r/Earthblade: A 2D explor-action game in a seamless pixel art world. Now it sounds optimistic to say out loud that Earthblade could be released within 5 short years of Celeste.

As for when it will be out? Only Thorsson and the rest of Extremely OK Games know for certain: Thorson explained that Earthblade’s design came from the development of four prototypes, with the end result being a game that tries a few new tricks within a familiar package. So far, the team has revealed the the game’s official logo, a concept art poster with heavy fantasy vibes, and a quick snippet of music from Celeste composer Lena Raine. It took a while, but we feel like we’ve settled on the right compromise between the two with Earthblade. It can also be easy to get stuck in your comfort zone producing lifeless work, particularly when there’s a lot of financial pressure. It’s tempting as an artist to push yourself too far into the unknown, into a project that’s not going to get finished given the constraints of your circumstances (budget, time, motivation, appetite for failure). The comfort zone is safe and easy, but boring. The unknown is exciting, but scary and difficult.

But I can see the general shape of it, and I feel really good about where it’s going.”įinding the right project is hard! It has to hit that tiny sweet spot between the unknown and the comfort zone. “Not perfectly, mind you - most of the details are still pretty blurry in my mental image, and I’m sure a lot will change along the way. mining (175) so yes only a miner can use it. Thottbot Yeah it says right on the pick that it req. “I can see the whole thing in my head,” Thorsson wrote. It would be so rad to run around duel wielding a mining pick AND this Digmaster 5000, equipped with a Goblin Mining Helmet. Extremely OK Games, the team behind that Celeste game that Alessandro and Matty never shut up about GAWHD I GET IT ENOUGH OF THE B-SIDES are back! This time the studio is tackling a new project called Earthblade, which is described as a “2D explor-action” game, complete with the developer’s trademark talent for whipping up really fantastic pixel-art.Īccording to Extremely OK Games founder Maddy Thorson, this first look is more of a “vibe reveal”, that lays down the style and overall theme of the game rather than a massive deep dive into story and gameplay.
