Thorson states that Earthblade was conceived after developing four prototypes and that it serves as a philosophical middle-ground between doing something totally new and something familiar. The poster shows a figure holding a weapon (perhaps the titular Earthblade?) overlooking a cliff with a cottage below and towers in the background. To that end, the team has released the game’s official logo, a concept art poster hinting towards a presumably fantasy setting, and even a musical sample by Celeste composer Lena Raine, which you can listen to on Soundcloud here. But I can see the general shape of it, and I feel really good about where it's going.' Not perfectly, mind you - most of the details are still pretty blurry in my mental image, and I'm sure a lot will change along the way. Thorson explains in the blog post, 'I can see the whole thing in my head. What is Earthblade? The studio describes it as a “2D explor-action” game with a pixel-art aesthetic, but don’t expect to play it anytime soon.Ī blog post by Extremely OK Games founder Maddy Thorson describes the announcement as more of a “vibe reveal” to give players a stylistic sense of the game as opposed to detailing story and gameplay, elements that seem to still be taking shape. Extremely OK Games, the team behind TowerFall and Celeste has announced its next game, Earthblade.

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