The scene appears to take place inside a large tree, with concrete cubes hanging from vines and a strange glowing purple material in the upper left corner.
Thorson’s update included a screenshot of Earth Bladedepicting a screen that does not look different from anything one might see in the award-winning Celeste, but with more of a fantasy-inspired aesthetic. Of course, it’s always possible that unexpected issues or other factors could push the release date further back than anticipated, but based on the report, it looks like the game is on its way forward. As detailed in the Thorson update, this will be preceded by private beta testing, polishing and localization efforts. Maddy Thorson and Extremely OK Games reflect on that Earth Blade It will be full-content by the end of this year, with the goal of actually launching the game sometime in 2023. RELATED: Sound designer Celeste discusses the game’s unique dialogue system has begun Earth Bladewith a new schedule scheduled at the end of each month. According to Thorson’s update, special gameplay testing for. Not many Earth Blade Since the “vibe” trailer, but the development in the game seems to be progressing well. Celeste The next game from creator Maddy Thorson is called Earth Blade, a project that remains shrouded in mystery at the time of writing. įor more on Maddy Thorson’s previous games, follow the links to check out our reviews for Celeste and TowerFall: Ascension. In the meantime, if you’re itching to play something new for the team, earlier this year it released a sequel of sorts to the classic version of Celeste that you can read about here. It’s disappointing that we seemingly won’t hear about the project for a good while, but it’s nice to have some confirmation as to what Extremely Ok Games has up its sleeve, if nothing else. TowerFall and Celeste rank among my favorite games of the last generation, so I’m excited to see what Earthblade entails. 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).” The press release lists the release window as “20XX,” and Thorson admits that it’ll be a while before we get any more information about the project following this reveal, saying in the post, “Now it sounds optimistic to say out loud that Earthblade could be released within 5 short years of Celeste. We have plenty of time to speculate because, unfortunately, it doesn’t appear that Earthblade will be coming anytime soon. Thorson states that Earthblade was conceived after developing four prototypes and that it serves as a philosophical middle-ground between doing something totally new and something familiar. The poster shows a figure holding a weapon (perhaps the titular Earthblade?) overlooking a cliff with a cottage below and towers in the background. To that end, the team has released the game’s official logo, a concept art poster hinting towards a presumably fantasy setting, and even a musical sample by Celeste composer Lena Raine, which you can listen to on Soundcloud here. But I can see the general shape of it, and I feel really good about where it’s going.” 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. Thorson explains in the blog post, “I can see the whole thing in my head. What is Earthblade? The studio describes it as a “2D explor-action” game with a pixel-art aesthetic, but don’t expect to play it anytime soon.Ī blog post by Extremely OK Games founder Maddy Thorson describes the announcement as more of a “vibe reveal” to give players a stylistic sense of the game as opposed to detailing story and gameplay, elements that seem to still be taking shape.
Extremely OK Games, the team behind TowerFall and Celeste has announced its next game, Earthblade.