UndreyVITA Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Hi everyone, thrilled to be here — finally! I’m Brjann Sigurgeirsson, the worst-named CEO of the worst-named game development studio in the world, Image & Form Games. I’m here to present perhaps the world’s worst-named game: SteamWorld Dig. It launches on PS4 and PS Vita this year. Don’t let the title fool you — the game is great! Image & Form is a Swedish game developer based in rainy, windy Gothenburg. There’s a dozen of us, and the rest of the lot is a bunch of brilliant, hard-working, and quite childish people. I also work hard and am rather childish myself, but instead of being brilliant all the time I focus on hogging credit and interacting with you guys. You can read more about all of us right here. Take the role of Rusty — a lone, mining steambot — as he arrives to an old mining town in great need. Dig your way through the old earth, gaining riches while uncovering the ancient threat that lurks below. SteamWorld Dig is what we call “a mining platform adventure.” The objective is mining, the controls are those of a platformer, and it’s a story-driven game with a defined beginning and end. It’s been compared to Minecraft and Terraria, but those are sandbox games and not that similar to SteamWorld Dig — which is more of a Metroidvania type of game. You dig down, find gems and minerals, get back up to the surface, sell the loot to upgrade your equipment, and go back down again. Both soil and enemies get tougher the further down you go, and also other aspects of the environment. SteamWorld Dig is a dense and immersive experience, and it contains no filler. It’s designed so that the hours you spend with the game will be the best hours you’ve spent in a long time. The game has been nominated for — and has won — numerous Game of the Year awards all over the world. Now that SteamWorld Dig is coming to PS4 and PS Vita, we’re so proud we could cry. Having the game on a console is a long-standing dream, and we’re very pleased that console will be the magnificent PS4. SteamWorld Dig has already proven itself as a great handheld game, and it feels like the Vita was made for it. The crisp, vibrant graphics almost pop off the screen, and the controls are super solid. When we first released SteamWorld Dig in August 2013, a lot of people immediately asked us to bring it to the Vita. But the port seemed like a “long” project, and so we decided to make a stop along the way to release it for Steam first. That way, we would have single-screen play and HD graphics just begging to be brought to PlayStation. Still, now that it’s done, we never thought it would look this good. Happy gaming! http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/02/14/steamworld-dig-coming-to-ps4-ps-vita-in-2014/ Awesome! This is one of the 3DS's E-shop most beloved titles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Well I figured that most of the 100 PS4 and Vita titles coming in 2014 would be mainly Indie games and this is a pretty strong indication that I'm right. Still from what I've read the game is supposed to be very fun so if the price is right (cross buy?) I'll more than likely check it out. Parker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Mayus Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Yeah that is why I hated that announcement because it is very misleading. Games like this are great for those who own the system already but will never convince someone to buy a console. Anyways game looks fun but I wouldn't pay more that 10 for it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Incredible Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 (edited) I want actual vita games with a story over iOS ports. this looks like that terrerria game that's already out. Edited February 14, 2014 by Dark_KnightRisen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twaanie Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 It reminds me quite a bit of quacemelee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STRANGEgenius Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 another Indie platformer for Vita, like we don't have enough of those... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UndreyVITA Posted February 15, 2014 Author Share Posted February 15, 2014 I don't get why you people complain, it's not either indie games or AAA games, it's either indie games or no games. Without these indies, Vita would have no games for weeks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neox_201 Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 (edited) The game is 8.99 € on Steam (9.99 $ US dollars), so i'll check it out as long as it has a similar price. It's a 7 hour game at best though. Edited February 16, 2014 by Neox_201 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aoihekirekiX Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Played this on 3DS. Fun game, but like Neox_201 said, about 7 hours of gameplay. I wonder if the PS Vita version will be the EXACT same as the Nintendo version, or if they will add some new elements?This game is similar to Spelunky. Like the whole robot and steampunk angle! Very cool art style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollers23 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Looks like Spelunky or Terraria where you have to explore underground. Definitely gonna check it out. Only one thing that bother me is only 7 hours of gameplay... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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