Nine Parchments, totally not Magicka ripoff from Frozenbyte

[vortex]

We're driving to @gamescom with this thing to show our new game! @indiearena #hypevan

The van is a blast. I wish them luck with this thing.
I believe it's entirely new game. Trine 4 will probably need more time for revision.

EDIT: I forgot about this thread.

 

[Alienman]

I guess that is what the sales from Shadwen got them.

 

[Haba]

Nah, the extra challenge comes from the fact that the van is stolen.

 

[vortex]

Nah, the extra challenge comes from the fact that the van is stolen.

Who would wanna steel this van?

Not even for a gamescon.

 

[nil]

It would be funny if we simply never heard from them again.

 

[vortex]

 

[Haba]

See? They are trying to lower the heat by getting a new paint job.

 

[LESS T_T]

Nine Parchments, "co-op magic mayhem": http://store.steampowered.com/app/471550/

Nine Parchments is a co-operative blast'em up game of magic mayhem from Frozenbyte!

A group of drop-out wizard apprentices decide to skip their training for a quick path to the Nine Parchments.

As the wannabe wizards rapidly discover powerful new spells and ignore all safety aspects, it's natural that their hasty progress results in lots of unwanted deaths...

Features

• Top-down chaos action with a crazy amount of different spells
  
• 1-4 Players, online and local co-op
  
• Roguelike progression, randomly generated monsters
  
• Unlockable characters and items
  
• Frighteningly powerful spells: Projectile, DoT, AOE, Beam, Spray and Physical spell types
  
• Five spell elements: Fire, Ice, Life, Death, Electric

Available in 2017!

http://www.nineparchments.com/

Apparently this is not the Gamestop funded game.

 

[Infinitron]

Aren't Paradox already selling this game for 10 bucks?

 

[Baron Dupek]

Seems like they want scratch that Magicka cash.
At least it will be less buggy than original...

 

[Bubbles]

And people said we should book this.

 

[tormund]

Looks like another game that lets the reuse slightly modified Trine 3 assets.

 

[Haba]

What the fuck guys. Stealing cleaning company's vans is one thing but this...

 

[Great Deceiver]

They should make a new Shadowgrounds instead of this ripoff. They even ripped the music off, what a joke.

 

[pippin]

EDIT: I forgot about this thread.

I forgot about Frozenbyte actually. Less memorable games company in the 21st century?

 

[Ninja Destroyer]

With all the recent Frozenbyte sales and this I'm really skeptic regarding their financial situation. I've finished Trine 3, but you can see how they were cutting the content making many levels so quick to finish, even with highest rating. It's a shame they didn't try to make a proper Shadowgrounds with online co-op. There is always a place for a nice top down shooter instead of Magicka clone.

 

[tormund]

Shadwen was already a p shallow, hastily made game that reused bunch of Trine 3 assets. This will certainly be much the same.
Thy are desperate to stay afloat, but I can't see why. I doubt that they'll manage to produce another solid, successful standalone title and I doubt that they'll get contracted work from any major publisher.

 

[LESS T_T]

 

[LESS T_T]

And it's out without much fanfare:



GOG: https://af.gog.com/game/nine_parchments?as=1649904300

 

[Gepeu]

That's a cool looking cat wizard, though.

 

[PulsatingBrain]

It looks quite pretty. I'll probably grab this in a sale at some point.