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Octahedron Release Date
London, UK – February 26, in the year of our Lord 2018:
Square Enix Collective is excited to reveal that Octahedron -
the 2D vertical action platformer by indie studio Demimonde -
will bring its kaleidoscope of colour to PS4, Xbox One and Steam
for PC on Tuesday 20 March 2018.
Having joined Square Enix Collective back in September,
Octahedron’s psychedelic adventure garnered praise aplenty after
appearing at the UK’s biggest video games expo - EGX in
Birmingham’s NEC Arena - that same month, with its rhythm-synced
action housed within handcrafted levels proving rather addictive
for those eagerly waiting in line.
Octahedron’s electric 2D world charges players with creating
their own platforms in quick time to progress, escaping from the
strange subterranean world of Veetragoul and fighting back
against peculiar enemies out to take you down in the process.
It’s a highly charged encounter, running at a smooth 60fps and
brilliantly synced with a soundtrack created by popular video
game composer Chipzel and trance producers Andre Sobota and
Derek Howell, amongst others.
“Platform games have been around forever, and it’s very hard to
create anything new in this genre - but Octahedron stands out as
a game that looks, and feels, fresh, and you really have to play
it to understand why” says Phil Elliott, Director of Indie
Publishing at Square Enix West. “It’s captivating. Watching
people play the game for the first time at events like EGX has
highlighted for me why we’re so excited about launching it this
March: The combination of the soundtrack working in tandem with
the colours on screen really engages people in a way few other
games can manage.”
Marco Guardia, the man behind the action, has also brought his
musical prowess into play, contributing his own tracks to the
soundtrack after making his name as one half of Swiss trance act
Flutlicht back in 2001.
“Octahedron brings together two of my greatest loves; video
games and music,” offers Guardia. “I’ve been making electronic
music and working in sound engineering for a long time, and
bringing that experience to the work I do today is something
truly special. It’s also been genuinely exciting to see players
of all ages - some of whom wouldn’t necessarily be into trance
music or even 2D platformers - really get to grips with the
fast-paced action right in front of my eyes at events like EGX.
It has highlighted to me that Octahedron’s appeal is broader
than even I’d anticipated.”
Octahedron will launch on PS4, Xbox One and Steam for PC on
Tuesday 20 March 2018.
No word on a physical copy version of this game on this system at this time.
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