Unto the End
PAX/EGX Livestream
Unto The End is a hand-crafted cinematic platformer about a desperate journey home. Master combat through improvisation and observation in intense sword fights. Spot opportunities to use artifacts and trade items. An adventure told through your actions, how will you make it home?
Happy to bring you the news that the Unto The End demo is back for PAX X EGX! We're making the demo live for the duration of the PAX Online X EGX Digital event, which runs 12-20 September, and it's available to download right now from the Store page.
You can check out what else is happening during PAX X EGX by having a look around the digital showfloor: https://www.paxegx.com/
Enjoy the demo, and don't forget to add Unto The End to your wishlist!
Unto The End demo is back for PAX X EGX!
You can check out what else is happening during PAX X EGX by having a look around the digital showfloor: https://www.paxegx.com/
Enjoy the demo, and don't forget to add Unto The End to your wishlist!
Matt | Big Sugar
https://store.steampowered.com/app/600080/Unto_The_End/
Demo is live to celebrate Tiny Teams Indie Festival!
To see what the Tiny Teams festival has to offer, head to: https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/yogscastgames/sale/tinyteamsfestival/#TinyTeams20
Organised and hosted by Yogscast, Tiny Teams is a celebration of indie micro-studios. As you know, Unto The End is developed by 2 Ton Studios, which is comprised of husband and wife team, Sara Kitamura and Stephen Danton, so definitely falls under the micro-studio category :)
We're making the Unto The End demo live for the duration of Tiny Teams (9-15 August), and you'll have another chance to catch the demo gameplay stream with developer commentary, which will be broadcast from our Store page while the event is running.
Be sure to check out the Tiny Teams festival – there are plenty of very cool-looking projects coming from other game-making collectives with a minimal head count!
Matt | Big Sugar
https://store.steampowered.com/app/600080/Unto_The_End/
We're in Day of the Devs! Demo live again for a limited time!
We'll be showing a selection of brand new, never-seen-before footage from Unto The End, and there are a whole bunch of fantastic upcoming games from other devs being featured, so be sure to tune in!
To celebrate Unto The End being showcased in Day of the Devs, we've made the demo live again for a limited time. It's available to download now from our Store page :)
To stay updated about Unto The End, please go ahead and do any/all of the following:
- Wishlist Unto The End!
- Follow Unto The End!
- Join the Big Sugar mailing list (and receive two tracks from the Unto The End OST for doing so!)
Thanks for your support!
Matt | Big Sugar
https://store.steampowered.com/app/600080/Unto_The_End/
Live stream w/ Dev and AMA
Ask us anything in the Big Sugar Discord
http://discord.gg/BigSugar
Unto The End demo is back for a limited time!
The demo has been updated with a few tweaks Stephen and Sara made based on feedback from its previous outing as part of the Digital Dragons showcase hosted on Steam last month. You can read more about those changes in our previous post.
As part of the festival, 2 Ton Studios' husband and wife team, Stephen Danton and Sara Kitamura, feature in Steam's 'Developer Spotlight' interviews. The pair share memories of their real-life travels that helped to shape Unto The End, and they also reveal how Punch-Out!! has been a major influence in designing the game's deep, 2D combat system. You can watch the whole interview here:
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If you have any feedback after playing the current demo, you can share it with us on this feedback form.
If you enjoy the demo and want to stay updated about Unto The End, please go ahead and do any/all of the following:
- Wishlist Unto The End!
- Follow Unto The End!
- Join the Big Sugar mailing list (and receive two tracks from the Unto The End OST for doing so!)
Your support is really appreciated – thank you!
Matt | Big Sugar
https://store.steampowered.com/app/600080/Unto_The_End/
Unto The End – demo feedback and changes
Us trying to fix a bug without the help of Aya and Roy
We thought we’d provide a quick update about changes we’ve made to the game based on the feedback we’ve received, and from watching videos of folks playing the demo.
Roll refinement
Rolling into an opponent now causes knockback
Enemies are now aggressively intolerant of roll spammers
But if you do a roll attack, roll now ‘cancels’ immediately when you collide with an opponent
A deadly attack cunningly disguised as a harmless forward roll
There’s also now more of a grace period for rolling around jump attacks
A better option than trying to block a jump attack, which can knock the sword clean out your hand
Rolling into a wall now causes knockback and a small amount of damage
A perfect example of the old saying: 'only fools roll into walls'
Lastly, if you do two rolls consecutively, the second roll will have a longer 'tired' recovery. This also applies to jump.
General fixes/adjustments
- D-pad can now be used for movement and blocking (can still use left-stick)
- Torch radius is about 15% larger
- Ambush trigger fixed on the flower shrine – both enemies now spawn at the same time
- Added a lever to the lift, like the one that’s used to call it
- AI tuned for opponents’ learning speed for stab, bash, fake and distract
- Tuned interactions and audio with herbs and tonic when bleeding
- Fixed issues with dying on the bridge within the trigger area for the Woad Captain’s ‘truce emote’
- Updated descriptions on some items
- Added a conditional ‘training wall' to the right-side of the training area
- Various tweaks to lighting and foreground
The demo has been taken down for the time being, but – good news! – it will be making a return soon. We’ll post an update to let you know when to expect it, but if you ‘Follow’ Unto from the Store page you should receive an alert when the demo goes live.
In the meantime, you can always catch up with some of the fantastic demo playthroughs that have been posted, including this one from Alpha Beta Gamer:
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Or catch up on some of the best moments from this livestream on kormakrtv Twitch channel.
If you haven’t already, please hit the widget below and add Unto The End to your Wishlist!
Until next time!
- Stephen and Sara
Join the Unto The End mailing list: https://mailchi.mp/bigsugargames/untotheend/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/600080/Unto_The_End/
Unto The End demo is available to play right now!
The demo lets you begin your mastery of the game's bespoke combat system as you encounter and fight creatures through perilous caves and a blood-soaked winter forest. If you need some guidance, be sure to check out the demo playthrough video with commentary from developer 2 Ton Studios, aka husband and wife team, Stephen Danton and Sara Kitamura. The vid will be streaming on the game's Steam page over the course of the Indie Celebration.
Unto The End is one of 50 indie games selected for the Indie Celebration event by a panel of industry figures, including representatives from Eurogamer, Destructoid, and Frostpunk developer, 11 Bit Studios. We're in great company, so be sure to check out the full line-up of showcased games at the Digital Dragons Indie Celebration page on Steam.
In addition to the demo, there's also a chance to get an early listen to some of the game's music. To coincide with the start of the Indie Celebration, anyone who joins the Big Sugar (i.e. the publisher of Unto The End) mailing list will receive – completely gratis – two tracks from the Unto The End OST, composed by Francesco Ameglio and Johnny Knittle. You can add your name here: https://mailchi.mp/bigsugargames/untotheend.
Anyway, enough chatter, go and play the Unto The End demo! If you're impressed, be sure to add the game to your Wishlist (which you can do now by hitting the widget below).
Thanks!
Matt | Big Sugar
https://store.steampowered.com/app/600080/Unto_The_End/
New gameplay footage
Xbox has released a video series shining a spotlight on the games that were going to be part of its GDC plans, and I'm delighted to say that Unto The End is one of the featured indies. As well as offering a glimpse at some never-seen-before areas with new gameplay footage, the video is narrated by Stephen and Sara, so you can hear them talking about Unto in their own words:
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Would highly recommend you give all the videos a watch as there's an array of quality-looking indies to check out. You can find the whole series here: ID@Xbox Spotlight Series
If you like the look of Unto The End, please do click the widget below and add it to your Wishlist. All support is really appreciated.
Thanks!
Matt | Big Sugar
https://store.steampowered.com/app/600080/Unto_The_End/