Escape the Omnochronom Official Steam Launch!
Escape the Omnochronom! version 1.0 is now live on Steam! I’m pretty happy with where it is now – one of the best features is the ranks being listed on the main screen. Please let me know what you think so far! Here’s the patch notes! VERSION 1.0 – Lemon disabled for now – New … Continue reading "Escape the Omnochronom Official Steam Launch!"
Read MoreEscape the Omnochronom! Version 0.9 Patch Notes
Hey all! This patch represents another massive step for the game, in that we’ve gotten rid of a lot of the vestigial stuff from when ETO (Formerly Push the Lane) was going to be a free to play game. The primary system that really was vestigial and under-developed was the cards system. I think it’s … Continue reading "Escape the Omnochronom! Version 0.9 Patch Notes"
Read MorePlaying videogames: a rambling essay about hating what you love
How does anyone find the time to play videogames? I’ve had a hard time getting around to playing videogames recently, and this has led me on a path towards understanding why that might be. It’s not just that I don’t have time; the truth is, if I really wanted to play some videogames every night, … Continue reading "Playing videogames: a rambling essay about hating what you love"
Read MoreEscape the Omnochronom! Version 0.8 Patch Notes
This is a balance patch, mostly, although a bit of “cleanup”. In general I’ve been in meat-cleaver mode with this game, hacking huge pieces away at it and trying to make it work. I think each version should be becoming significantly more playable. This, I think, should be far and away the most playable version … Continue reading "Escape the Omnochronom! Version 0.8 Patch Notes"
Read MoreIndie Success with Jason Rohrer
Today’s conversation was with Jason Rohrer, the designer of Passage and a ton of other games, with his latest being One Hour, One Life. We started talking about a year ago, I think possibly in response to some of the “indie game apocalypse” conversations that have been taking place over the past few years. Jason … Continue reading "Indie Success with Jason Rohrer"
Read MoreEscape the Omnochronom! Version 0.7 Patch Notes
This is a big one! Two main goals with this patch: balance and clarity. For a long time, there have been a few things about this game that no one really understood but me. Some stuff was just too disconnected and weird. There actually was a cool system for how Guardians spawned and how the … Continue reading "Escape the Omnochronom! Version 0.7 Patch Notes"
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