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2018-07-05
Ben Ward 7259839

Thread: Trailblazers - Announcement Trailer (F-Zero x Splatoon)

Hey guys, we put out a new Trailblazers gameplay trailer yesterday. It shows some teamwork stuff, but more importantly you get to meet Boo; our nervous space frog driver with daddy issues... Let me know what you think! Ben

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2018-07-05
Ben Ward 7259940

Thread: Trailblazers - Announcement Trailer (F-Zero x Splatoon)

Thanks so saying so, I'm glad you like it! Our team size is very small (just 3 people for most of development), so to be compared with a massive studio game like The Crew is a great honour for us. I hope you enjoy Trailblazers when it releases in a few weeks! Ben

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2018-07-05
Ben Ward 7706081

Thread: Trailblazers - Announcement Trailer (F-Zero x Splatoon)

Just a quick note to say that Trailblazers is now available to play on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Steam, GoG and Humble Store (for Windows, Mac and Linux). There are some launch discounts in place, so pick it up now for less money. Would love to hear what you guys think of it! Ben

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2018-07-05
Ben Ward 7706237

Thread: Trailblazers - Announcement Trailer (F-Zero x Splatoon)

Haven't quite locked down the date yet, but it's our number 1 priority right now. Sorry I can't be more specific, but we're still figuring it out. Playing in handheld mode is super fun though, and I want it to be as polished as we can possibly get it. Ben

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2018-07-05
Ben Ward 7706524

Thread: Trailblazers - Announcement Trailer (F-Zero x Splatoon)

Great, thanks for saying so. Hope you enjoy it! Ben

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2018-07-05
Ben Ward 7706860

Thread: Trailblazers - Announcement Trailer (F-Zero x Splatoon)

Yep, it'll run at a higher resolution on the X1X. Ben

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2018-07-05
Ben Ward 7708346

Thread: Trailblazers - Announcement Trailer (F-Zero x Splatoon)

Thanks for your kind words, and sorry to hear about the save issue. Which platform are you playing on? Steam? Ben

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2018-07-05
Ben Ward 7708620

Thread: Trailblazers - Announcement Trailer (F-Zero x Splatoon)

Ah, thanks for the feedback. That sounds like it's busted. I'll look into it today. Thanks! Ben

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2018-07-05
Ben Ward 4812424

Thread: Trailblazers - Announcement Trailer (F-Zero x Splatoon)

Thanks for the feedback you guys. Feels great to finally talk about our game! Don't know where the F-Zero comparison came from - it wasn't from us, although I'm flattered by it! Regarding speed, most futuristic racers rely on speed as a core part of their gameplay to make it exciting. Trailblazers isn't really like that. We are about second-to-second strategy, first and foremost. Our core gameplay and track design tenant is about giving players real strategic decisions to make every few seconds. The game throws decisions at you every 5 seconds or so, for example: do I drive on my paint and boost now, or instead paint a fresh part of the circuit and get more boost for later? Do I take the left or right split-route, based on my knowledge of which one was captured on my last lap? Maybe I veer off course to paint off-line for a teammate who is coming up fast behind me. Do I paint over the enemies colour now because I know there's a bad dude following me closely, looking to overtake... But if I paint, that cancels my boost... giving the other guy the potential to drive smart, avoid my paint and boost around me. Do I blast the guy in front of me with a forward-firing paint attack, or save my paint supply to cover the big straight at the end of the circuit? Anyway, you get the idea... We're injecting a level of strategy into the core gameplay that's pretty different to other arcade racers. Speed is obviously a factor in this, but it's not the only thing that makes our game fun. Hope that goes some way to explaining our thinking! Ben (Supergonk)

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2018-07-05
Ben Ward 9871569

Thread: ONRUSH |OT| Feel the Rustch

Haha yep, we made that already! Ben

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