The delivery of new Valfaris code from the dev dudes at Steel Mantis (aka Andrew Gilmour and Thomas Jenns) is always cause for wild excitement and frantic plugging-in of game pads at Digital Uppercut HQ, but the latest build prompted even more crazy-eyed rejoicing than normal as it included not one but TWO brand new work-in-progress levels for us to check out.
I can't reveal too much – I've been fitted with a special collar that will cause my head to explode if I start divulging secrets – but what I can say without fear of my brain going blastwards is that it's all looking pretty effin' sweet.
But don't take my word for it! Glance your eyes downwards and behold... *activates dry ice and strobe lighting*... THE TOMBS.
Hell YES it looks good! And here's an early tip you can have for free: see that stone dude with the giant fists made of solid, bone-crushing rock? Yeah, he's not your friend.
So that's a first look at The Tombs. What about the other new level? Well, don't tell anyone I told you because it's still top secret, but it's called the Sp...*increasingly rapid beeping sound*...
>>>>>!!!BOOOOOOM!!!<<<<<
Matt | Digital Uppercut
Cyber city looking pretty (in an insanely metal way, of course)
Brace for impact! Hot new Valfaris GIFs INCOMING!
The dev team at Steel Mantis is busy building and populating the floating fortress of Valfaris and, oh boy, things are coming along very nicely indeed.
Check out the cityscape spires silhouetted by that brilliant orange sun:
It's a pretty picture, for sure, but let's not ignore all the skulls, bones, blood, and other trademark gothic touches in the foreground that are keeping things METAL!
And check out how formidable this Drone Master looks:
As if its sheer size isn't terrifying enough, this armor-clad bad-ass appears to be armed with a weapon that's twice as big as Therion and its pincer-fist looks like the perfect tool for dismembering human flesh-bags.
\m/ BONUS BEHIND-THE-SCENES PICTURE \m/
That's all for now. We hope you like what you see.
More updates soon, but in the meantime, keep it metal.
Matt | Digital Uppercut
Stuff to kill stuff – Beam and Tendril Weapons
There's going to be plenty of stuff to blasterize, flamerate, and explodicute in Valfaris. So it only makes sense that Therion will have an array of awesome killamajig weaponry at his disposal to ensure he'll be able to slaughter and liquidize as messily and funly as possible.
Here's a sneaky work-in-progress looksee at two of Therion's tools for dishing out MAXIMUM GUNISHMENT!!!
Beam weapon:
Tendril weapon:
We'll be sure to share more of Valfaris' mighty murder-gadgets with you soon.
Matt | Digital Uppercut
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The moon rocks...
...but Therion rocks harder!!!
\m/ >_< \m/
FEEL THE POWER!!! (of these Power Chambers gifs)
Give your ocular muscles an extreme workout with a couple of new and AWESOMELY POWERFUL work-in-progress GIFs of Valfaris' Power Chambers level.
Main man Therion catches a few splashes from an energy well:
Don't just stand there Therion – blast the horned vat and grab that gun:
Until next time – STAY POWERFUL!!! (and, if you haven't already, add Valfaris to your Wishlist to receive our intangible but incredibly powerful vibes of appreciation.)
Matt | Digital Uppercut
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Things are heating up!
User Testing
In about a months time we will be ready for our first round of closed user testing.
If you are interested in being a part of development and helping us make Valfaris taste like intergalactic heavy metal mayhem flavoured space gibs ,just fill in this form below. Many thanks and hugs from the team!
The entire Steel Mantis & Digital Uppercut team is saturated with cosmic hype to announce Valfaris, a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from Steel Mantis! (The guys who brought you Slain: Back from Hell)
Valfaris is set in a far corner of space on a once-opulent floating citadel, which has become tainted with a powerful evil.
The game will blend brutal combat, cursed environments, twisted enemies, awesome pixel art, and a seismic soundtrack from former Celtic Frost guitarist, Curt Victor Bryant, so expect riffs with enough metal to tear the galaxy a new wormhole.
