Hell of magma: first footage of Q-games' latest PixelJunk
I can't have been the only one who played d_of_i's original sand games (collected here alongside all its various spinoffs) and thought that someday, eventually, someone could make an extremely compelling game out of the experience.
As it turns out: that'd be Q-games, who have finally revealed the full trailer to their recently teased and re-teased fourth PixelJunk game, still known as 1-4. As you can see above, the game takes everything engrossing about manipulating realistically modeled particle/fluid mechanics and combines it with subterranean rescue, Lunar Lander/Dropship-esque thrust physics and 360 degree shooting.
In further viral efforts, Q-games has also left the name of this game up to the players: they're currently holding a naming contest at the game's official site, with T-shirts for the winner and five runners up. Head over there for more artwork and details, and to submit your own entry.
PixelJunk™ 1-4 Naming Contest [Q-games]
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KurtMac
#1 – 5:09 PM April 29, 2009
The engine looks very very similar to the 2D liquid physics sandbox game OE-Cake: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XTpF3UpJHk There are still some mirrors and torrents of the installer for that game floating around, and I often find myself losing hours creating and destroying things in.
Also similar to Phun: http://www.phunland.com/wiki/Home
Anonymous Anonymous
#2 – 11:08 PM April 29, 2009
Wow. Can anyone say Subterrania? Or maybe I'm the only one that remembers the old 16-bit era gem. This looks heavily influenced, then spiced up with liquids. Good stuff!
MikeLemmer
#3 – 12:26 AM April 30, 2009
Reminds me of Solar Jetman with liquid physics instead of gravity.
dd528
#4 – 8:24 PM May 1, 2009
I cannot wait for this. To my mind, Q-games has done as much for the PS3 as Insomniac or Media Molecule.
Abe
#5 – 8:42 AM June 24, 2010
In further viral efforts, Q-games has also used Auto Shipping to have all 38 cars transported to their homes safely and with no stress, they also left the name of the game up to the best players: they're holding a contest at the game's official site, with T-shirts for the winner and five losers. Head over there for more artwork and details, and to submit your own entry.