Given the success of Evoland Classic, Shiro Games decided to create a new version of the game with new bosses and monsters, new play styles, full environment 3D and an extended play-time. Also, as common in Ludum Dare, the Haxe source code was made available, in this case on GitHub. Evoland Classic quickly reached over 300,000 players within a couple of months, and is still playable on the Evoland Website for free. The player feedback was very encouraging. The concept he proposed can be defined as a game which changes as the player follows the history of RPGs. Nicolas Cannasse proposed Evoland in about 30 hours and won first place out of 1400 participants. The 24th Ludum Dare theme was "Evolution". Participants have 48 hours to create a video game respecting a given theme. Originally, Evoland was a video game created by Nicolas Cannasse during the 24th Ludum Dare, an "accelerated video game competition". In addition to completing the story mode, players can also attempt to find hidden stars and cards that are scattered around the game world, the latter of which can be used in a collectible card game based on "Triple Triad" from Final Fantasy VIII. Players collect the in-game currency Glis after each battle, which can be spent in towns to purchase additional items and upgrades, many of which must be obtained to finish the game. The character moves in a world made up of dungeons, caverns, forests and villages full of NPCs. The game alternates between action RPG phases similar to The Legend of Zelda and Active-Time Battles like those seen in Final Fantasy. This evolution in-game of video game history is punctuated by many references to classic role-playing games and movies. Through the adventure, the player gradually unlocks new graphics, new technologies and new gameplay until reaching the HD age and a three-dimensional world. When the game begins, there are only four colors, simple pixelated graphics, and a 2D character. Evoland Legendary Edition, the version being given away on Epic next week, contains both the original game and its sequel - which introduced a time-travelling twist and fleshed out the experience into a more fully formed RPG.Evoland is based on the concept of tracing the evolution of video games. Developed by Shiro Games - who've since gone on to create the excellent likes of Northgard and Dune: Spice Wars - it's a nostalgic love-letter to classic action-RPGs, taking players on a journey through the history of the genre.Īs the story unfolds, Evoland's presentation evolves, from monochrome, Game-Boy-like pixels into a world of colour and gradually into full 3D. as you fall in love with the relentless excitement, incredible atmosphere, sense of place and sheer choice." The Game of the Year Edition being given away on Epic includes the base game and all its DLC.Īs for Evoland, it might be a little overshadowed by its bedfellow, but it's an intriguing offering nonetheless. Released back in 2008, it was Bethesda's first foray into the Fallout universe (1 and 2 were the work of Black Isle Studios), expanding on the open-world RPG freedom of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion to deliver a sprawling, dizzyingly rich post-apocalyptic jaunt through The Capital Wasteland.Īn "embarrassment of riches" is what Eurogamer called Fallout 3 in 2008, describing it as a "thrilling, all-consuming experience that will absorb you for weeks. If you can somehow still look at your gaming backlog without being consumed by existential dread, here's another two additions for your infinitely expanding pile: Fallout 3 - Game of the Year Edition and Evoland Legendary Edition, both free next week on the Epic Games Store.įallout 3 likely needs no introduction, given its lofty place in the gaming pantheon.
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