Owlboy
| Owlboy | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | D-Pad Studio |
| Publisher(s) | D-Pad Studio |
| Composer(s) | Jonathan Geer |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release date(s) | TBA |
| Genre(s) | Platform, action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Owlboy is an upcoming platform/action-adventure[1] video game created by Norwegian developer D-Pad Studio.
Plot
Owlboy is set in the land of the sky; the islands of the world below have been separated by a catastrophic event. The player controls a boy named Odus, who is a member of an owl–human hybrid race called the Owls. When Otus' village is attacked by a band of pirates, he sets out on a journey to save it from them.[2]
Development
The game has been in development since around 2008;[3] D-Pad created and published the entire game Savant, which was released in 2013, during the development period of Owlboy.[4] Owlboy will be released primarily for Microsoft Windows-based personal computers, but D-Pad is also considering a release for home consoles.[5] The game was shown off at Penny Arcade Expo 2013.[6]
Pre-release reception
Owlboy has received positive commentary from gaming publications. Kotaku's Luke Plunkett stated in 2013 that it would be "worth the wait" of its extensive development time. He described the art style as that of a Sega Genesis version of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.[1] Dave Cook from VG247 described the game as "a rather neat-looking 2D pixel art platformer".[5] Nathan Grayson of Rock, Paper, Shotgun lamented the fact that by 2013 the game still did not yet have a release date as "the bad news – the news by which all upsetting and otherwise unfortunate events are judged".[4]
References
- 1 2 Plunkett, Luke (January 21, 2013). "Damn It, Owlboy, Why Aren't You Out Yet". Kotaku. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Welcome to a world in the sky!". OwlboyGame.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Owlboy OST - Strato Theme". YouTube. April 2014. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
A J Baas: is it possible that i played this like 5 years ago? maybe 4 / Jo-Remi Madsen: Very possible. It's been in development for 6 years :)
- 1 2 Grayson, Nathan (July 10, 2013). "ELEVATEWAR: Owlboy Dev’s Elevator Brawler Savant". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- 1 2 Cook, Dave (January 9, 2013). "Owlboy: PC version releasing in 2013, console port being considered". VG247. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ↑ Hillier, Brenna (July 30, 2013). "PAX Prime indie showcase titles include Towerfall, Owlboy". VG247. Retrieved October 20, 2014.