It took me way longer than expected, but I can finally show off some progress on my new game! Fire away with your comments… all welcome! Turn the sound on! - Pat
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Thanks for your patience, friends. -you’re the best!
Finally I find a moment to post about all this new mechanics for the game I'm developing while not working on the magazine, as promised on issue #7. Please share your thoughts, any feedback is more than welcome!
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With this shiny new issue, we’re celebrating our magazine’s very first birthday!
And since sitting around resting on our laurels has never really been our thing, we’re marking the occasion the only way we know how: with an exclusive feature on one of the most eagerly awaited games in Playdate history: Comet.
We had the chance to play its first three levels, and saying that what’s heading our way is going to hit like a meteorite would be putting it mildly. Alongside an in-depth breakdown of the gameplay, we’ve packed in an eight-page interview with its creators that you absolutely won’t want to miss.
Summer has arrived with all guns blazing, and we’re turning up the heat ourselves. Not only does this issue come stuffed with even more pages, but you’ll also find a full-colour Comet poster, the complete —and absolutely massive!— map of The Magician, plus the very first batch of Cranko collectible cards!
And sandwiched between those two generously stuffed buns? The finest gaming ham money can’t buy: an original mini-comic, a record-breaking haul of reviews, news, giveaways, interviews, and even an in-depth feature that’s guaranteed to ruffle a few feathers.
Summer is here, time to enjoy the holidays!
Less than a year ago I was dreaming about making this magazine... 7 issues later I got this amazing recognition from the Playdate community. Long live indie devs!
The ultimate magazine for Playdate junkies is back!
It made me sweat a little, but it’s finally here: a proper expedition into the untamed borderlands of fun, where the maps are dodgy, the compass has lost the plot, and the treasure probably has a crank sticking out of it.
For this issue, we’ve stuffed the hold with material as volatile as a warehouse full of dynamite. We open our exclusive coverage with the first chapter of a special report on making isometric games for Playdate: how they’re built, who’s already been unhinged enough to try, and who’s currently chiselling tiny diagonal worlds into Panic’s pocket-sized yellow oddity.
And the real nitroglycerin arrives in a gloriously unstable mix of reviews, hands-ons, and previews: Xorbius, Paco & Lily, Meschera, Crookback, Sam Saru, and plenty more besides. We also take shelter from the cracked, merciless sun at the Dig Dig Dino expedition camp, where we sit down for an exclusive interview -and a few tequilas- with the people behind it and one of the most prolific authors in Catalog.
Then we swing by Gilly’s Island before unearthing the real treasure: a special report on PDGO, a Playdate development environment ready to put Mr. C and Mrs. Lua firmly on the back foot.
Get it now! Be quick or be play-dead!
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Secondary actions now include drinking to boost endurance, picking up items, and kicking objects to reveal hidden secrets. Night & day cycle.
Killing innocent characters now has consequences!
Should it include a jailbreak attempt? Looks fun enough?
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You can rope in the bad guys with your trusty boleadoras anytime... just don’t expect the locals to appreciate you hopping their fences! ;O
Taking justice into your own paws
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