Echo Lake bientôt disponible sur l'Early Access de Steam en version Alpha
Echo Lake, anciennement connu sous le nom de Observatorium, va bientôt débarquer sur Steam par le biais d'une version Alpha le 27 janvier 2016. Afin de participer au développement du jeu, Capsule Three nous permettra de tester le jeu en Early Access pour une somme non encore révélée.
Echo Lake est un jeu de puzzle aventure se jouant seul et dans lequel on incarnera un jeune enfant qui va explorer un lac mystérieux. Grâce à son télescope, il va découvrir des constellations qui font fusionner l'espace et la nature. En attrapant des poissons, on pourra commander la vie sous*marine et ainsi obtenir de nouvelles capacités afin d'explorer et de découvrir les secrets enfouis dans les profondeurs du lac.
Au programme:
- Des puzzles à résoudre avec son télescope
- Un style 2D unique
- 8 variétés d'espèces sous-marine à maitriser
- 100 constellations à découvrir
- Pleins de secrets à trouver
- Une bande son relaxante
Voici donc ce que va proposer le jeu en version Early Access:
Pourquoi l'Accès anticipé ?
“Echo Lake (formerly ‘Observatorium’) has been in part-time development for around 2.5 years. Since inception, our team has grown from 1 to 3 members and our goal has changed from a simple puzzle game to a deeper puzzle-adventure experience with a rich world and story. We still have a long road ahead but have recently hit an important development milestone; now is a great time to get others on-board for feedback as we refine existing mechanics and add new content.”
Pendant environ combien de temps ce jeu sera en Accès anticipé ?
“We expect to spend 9-12 months in Early Access but this estimate may increase as we add new features and react to feedback.”
Comment sera la version finale de la version en Accès anticipé ?
“Our current plan is to expand the existing content with elements like:
New puzzles – such as secret constellations
New locations – such as the the lighthouse
New items – such as Kit's portable radio
New vehicles – such as rocket-based segments
New modes – such as action-based gameplay
New menus – such as inventory screens
World improvements – such as per-chapter artwork/audio
Accessibility improvements – such as new languages
Steam features - such as cloud saves
Story integration – such as dialogue
Our end goal for Echo Lake is a puzzle-adventure experience which includes gameplay from the current build alongside some of the aforementioned mechanics therefore most of our updates will be geared towards this. We're open to addressing community feedback however and this list represents our current wishes only. Please also note that this list is subject to change as we expand our game further.”
Quel est l'état actuel de la version en Accès anticipé ?
“Our Astronomer Alpha (v1.0) forms the backbone of our product by means of our primary puzzle progression and basic world layout; the build contains 100 constellation puzzles spread across 8 levels and a few hours of gameplay. There may be bugs or balancing issues and it's likely the current levels and mechanics will go through various revisions before leaving Early Access. Additionally, all artwork and audio are placeholder and subject to change as we expand our world and story.”
Le jeu sera-t-il tarifé différemment pendant et après l'Accès anticipé ?
“The price will rise as we add new content. We only recommend purchasing the game at the current price if (1) you are keen on the current content and (2) you are willing to help us improve our product. We cannot promise incremental versions will be perfectly balanced or free from bugs so if you'd rather play a more evolved experience please wait for the full release.”
Comment comptez-vous impliquer la Communauté dans le processus de développement ?
“Our primary aim is to react to Astronomer Alpha feedback; we intend to work alongside the community to improve our core navigation and puzzle mechanics which may lead to changes in numerous areas. Secondly, we wish to gather feedback on new items, mechanics and challenges as they become available. Substantial additions may take the form of all-new modes or themed content drops. Finally, we aim to collate any accessibility and compatibility issues so we can consider ways to address them.
We will make use of the Steam Community forums and an offsite forum called the Echo Lake Switchboard (link coming soon) to gather bugs and suggestions. Although we can't respond to all comments directly we will certainly be collating and reviewing all feedback.
We are a small team of three developers but will strive to keep the community updated of any developments and delays as best as we can - C3 Team”
Autant dire que le concept me plaisait beaucoup il y a quelques mois et que la perspective d'y jouer dans quelques semaines me fait réellement plaisir. En espérant que le jeu soit à la hauteur de mes espérances, je vous ferais un petit compte rendu dès que possible.
