Found this gameplay video of the demo experience by famicomonster on YouTube:
Tag: soulcaster
Week 1 Press
OK so this game has gotten much more attention than I ever imagined. There’s not much more I can say right now so I’ll just put up some pull quotes.
“I got to say I really enjoyed this one and if you are looking for a top-down action adventure role playing game with a retro look and feel it would be difficult for me to not recommend Soulcaster.”
“I highly recommend action and strategy fans alike to check out Soulcaster, there’s good a reason why it has already shot up into the top 20 rated Xbox indie games.”
“The soundtrack for the game is as amazing as it is fitting and makes me hope this guy is successful just so I can hear more songs by him in his games. The shopkeeper’s song is the most epic 8-bit metal song EVER and yes, I’m kinda serious about that.”
“Soulcaster is completely playable, incredibly polished, nostalgically retro, and insidiously addictive.”
“Well worth the money.”
– Zeboyd
“With a shop to upgrade, multiple paths through each stage, and a ‘hardcore’ mode, this is pretty much the best Tower Defense game on XBLIG OR on XBLA, rivaling even Defense Grid for sheer amazingness.”
– WDesm on xblaratings.comm
And for the ultimate press any developer could ever hope for, still leaving me in a state of shock:
“I caught a trailer for an Xblig called “Soulcaster” that took me a while to parse, but it’s out already, so discerning the truth of it is a straightforward matter. It’s lovely. It plays for all the world like a combination of Bomberman and Tower Defense, and I hadn’t considered it previously, but them’s two things what might benefit from juxtoposin’.”
– Tycho on Penny Arcade
Available Now
Microsoft has officially made the game available for download from XBOX Live Indie Games as of yesterday afternoon. Check out the demo!
So far the Live crowd seems to like it more than GameTrailers users.
Days before release, the critics are raving about Soulcaster!
GameTrailers users respond to the official trailer. The hype is almost uncontrollable!
“The graphics in this game is OMFG, it’s like OVER-PAINTED PIXELS or what? Disgusting.
Gay(m)play is like ugly breed of Tower Defense and mindless exploration.
Who the hell requested this game to be ever created? Don’t those guys have anything else to do?”
“Tower defense version 354. Nothing new and executed poorly, move along nothing to see here.”
“Well if this isnt a lets make a Quickbuck developer team! If u guys make money off of this Gem… upgrade to Snes platform. Good Luck Guys!”
“retro, sure. but seriously, it looks worse than a cell phone game.
better be cheap.”
“This looks like it sucks big time … even for an indie game. “