Following the release of Digital Bird Playground, I used to be curious what Tom van den Boogaart was as much as along with his different long-awaited game, a follow-up to Bernband. 2014’s first-person explorer stays one among my favorite games, the game I like to recommend to folks greater than something this aspect of Skeal, and I’m nonetheless glad simply seeing snippets of his work on a brand new alien metropolis for the waggly-handed wanderer to get misplaced in. No, nonetheless no agency phrase after we’ll get to play it. Yes, I’m glad to attend, going by how pretty his work-in-progress screenshots and movies have appeared. Come see.
Tom van den Boogaart has launched a good few games since Bernband, notably for the Sokpop Collective’s Patreon. He’s additionally began then stopped making loads extra, together with a samurai slasher and a Prey 2-esque alien bounty-hunt ’em up. Bernband is one he’s appeared to maintain returning to, hashing out the form of it and making an attempt completely different kinds. The current-ish incarnation has that very same low-res look however replaces the sprite characters with pleasantly bulbous 3D fashions.
When Tom tweets out wee GIFs and bits, I get pleasure from imagining they’re snaps or Snapchats from our buddy’s vacation. Somewhere, on the market within the depths of house, a clueless vacationer with wiggly-waggly fingers and tippy-tappy toes could be very excited to have seen a hoverhat.
Our buddy is fascinated by this floppy pulp information storage gadget.
God is aware of how our wagglepal ended up in a sewer however the birds are pretty.
The intrepid explorer at one level even began touching issues.
Though sadly this appears to trigger extra clueless etiquette violations. Is shoving higher or worse than tip-tapping as much as somebody within the nook of a parking lot to stare with fascination at their urination?
The expensive little wanderer, head within the clouds.
My favorite spot within the authentic Bernband is a sleepy bar someplace in a again alley, a spot I can by no means fairly bear in mind the best way to attain so I’m all the time glad when a night spent wandering by means of recitals and dodging hovercars occurs to steer me there. It’s a superb notice to finish an evening on. Give me a drink and one thing to eat. I’m achieved.
Bernband: I’ll await you. Please maintain sharing snaps and movies out of your exploits.
The authentic Bernband remains to be free to obtain from Game Jolt. It actually is quite good.
