September 24, 2008
Pier Solar
PIer Solar is a new game for the Sega Genesis/CD. It is an indie game done in the Japanese RPG tradition, reminiscent of Chrono Trigger, and made by fans for fans on a retro system.
Chris of the Artful Gamer has a pretty good breakdown of why this is exciting:
First, the entire game has been developed for the Sega Genesis/CD using a fan-developed SDK – that means that the game is truly a console RPG! It is going to be released for the Genesis on cartridge and in CD-format for those with a Sega CD. (At this point I’m unclear if buyers will receive a ROM image of the game to play on their PC, however.) Second, the team released a working beta demo of the game to give us a taste of the final game. Third, this is one of the few JRPGs with a fantastic script/dialogue – it’s witty and charming, and has a way of pulling you right into the game. Finally, I’ve never seen a fan-developed project of this calibre. Even though the demo is a beta (with some bugs), you can see the love and sweat that went into making the game, and the final product looks like it will rival some of the ‘big indie’ commercial releases like Braid.
You can pre-order it at the website (warning: lots of flash nonsense), and also find a demo under the “media” section.
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As much as I’m honoured that you’d confuse Michael and I, Chris of the Artful Gamer had a pretty good breakdown of why Pier Solar is exciting
Whoops! Too many tabs open at once! Plus the whole Brainy/Artful Gamer thing is a common transposition for me but we got her fixed.