iPhone Out There - Sci-fi RPG / Simulation with 70's comics graphics

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  1. mikahslash

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    #1 mikahslash, Jan 18, 2013
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    UPDATE 11/13/2013
    Out There release postponed to early 2014, public beta soon
    Forum post

    UPDATE 08/19/2013
    New gameplay trailer!

    UPDATE 07/2/2013
    Out There preview on IndieStatik

    UPDATE 06/26/2013
    Rezzed Game Show report
    Download the mini "Choose-your-own-adventure" flyer based on the game.

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    UPDATE 06/24/2013
    New screenshot
    Modojo hands-on preview at Rezzed Game Show

    UPDATE 06/10/2013
    New screenshot

    UPDATE 06/01/2013

    UPDATE 05/29/2013
    Out There has been selected among great indie games by Eurogamer and Rock, Paper, Shotgun for Rezzed 2013 as part of the Leftfield Collection !
    More informations at RPS.com

    Mi-Clos Studio announces Out There, a space adventure in collaboration with FibreTigre.
    Out There is a narrative-driven space exploration game that takes inspiration from FTL, Dune, Captain Blood and Masters of Orion.

    PITCH
    Exiled at the ends of an unknown galaxy, an astronaut must survive to find his way back to Earth.
    You are this astronaut.

    FEATURES
    • Navigate freely in the galaxy while managing fuel and vital resources
    • Face situations where you'll have to make choices that will change your fate
    • Mine planets and probe stars to gather resources
    • Craft powerful equipment for your ship
    • Try to communicate with exotic civilizations. Make them your allies or enemies
    • Encounter the untold secrets of the cosmos
    • Psychedelic 70's sci-fi comics graphics

    PLATFORMS
    PC / Mac / iOS / Android

    RELEASE DATE
    TBA

    ABOUT MI-CLOS STUDIO
    Mi-Clos is a one-man game studio based in Lyon, France founded by multi-disciplinary artist Michael Peiffert.
    The studio welcomes independent artists and developers alike on its projects.
    Its first title, Space Disorder has been released in october 2012 on iOS.
    http://www.miclos.com

    ABOUT FIBRETIGRE
    For this project, Mi-Clos Studio welcomes narrative designer FibreTigre.

    FibreTigre has been working in interactive fiction for more than 10 years.
    In 2002, he writes the first modern interactive fiction : Filaments, which gets awarded with the Public Choice Price in Italy.
    He also wrote an interactive fiction for the swiss museum La Maison d'Ailleurs based on H.P. Lovecraft's Commonplace.
    Ekphrasis, his own interactive fiction mixed with music and graphics, is the first non-english work nominated at Xyzzy Awards in 2006.
    He also brought new mechanics to the "Choose Your Own Adventure" genre in three books.
    For 6 months, he hosted an interactive fiction with 600+ players on Google+, which he used as a game engine.
    http://www.fibretigre.com

    SELECTED PRESS ARTICLES
    Out There preview on IndieStatik
    Modojo hands-on preview at Rezzed Game Show
    PocketTactics first look at Out There
    IndieStatik.com
    IndieGamesAAA.com

    CONNECT
    Out There website
    Facebook
    Twitter
    Google+
     
  2. undeadcow

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    This looks promising. Will is also be avaliable on iPhone/iPod or is it iPad exclusive?
     
  3. mikahslash

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    #3 mikahslash, Jan 18, 2013
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    Hi Undeadcow!
    This game is planned to be iPad exclusive.
    But it may change if we feel that the experience won't be deserved by the small screen.
     
  4. MidianGTX

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    Oh my God, SHOW ME MORE! The artwork looks fantastic and if it has anywhere near the replay value of FTL I will pay you twice for this game. Are you aiming for retina resolution?
     
  5. Aventador

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    With art style like this game will look gorgeous on retina displays.Hybrid between choose your own story and Sci-fi RPG simply can't go wrong , if I understood concept of game right.
    Now please post some in game screenshots I can't wait to see more of this game;)
     
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    Thanks :)

    Replay value is one of the thing we focus on.
    The galaxy you will explore is procedurally generated and there are different endings (also secret endings that unlock new storylines when you restart a game).

    Retina will be supported.
     
  7. Sheinfell

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    Looks very interesting, and I like the graphics style.
    And what little you revealed about gameplay (different endings, additional storylines) sounds good as well.
    On my watchlist from now on :)
     
  8. mikahslash

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    Yeah, you got it right, RPG and "choose your own adventure". Add to this crafting and resource management and we're good :)

    You'll have to wait for in-game screenshots, though. But they will be very close to what you see in the teaser.
     
  9. mikahslash

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    Thanks :)
     
  10. YekNoM

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    Mining, crafting, resource management, space, 70's style. Wow, looks like THE game I was waiting for.

    Keep us updated!
     
  11. Vovin

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    Why not? Look at Incoboto, Bastion or The Last Express.
     
  12. MidianGTX

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    Sorry Vovin, but if you ask me Bastion is the perfect example of a platform doing a complete disservice to a game, just so that whiney owners of said platform get to play an inferior version :p
     
  13. mikahslash

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    Our goal is to have the game on the most platforms possible. We already support PC, Mac and tablets.
    I can tell you that we are thinking about porting on phones but it may not happen for different reasons ( time, budget, technical... ).
    If it ever was a magical button to port a game on all platforms with no effort, believe me I would push it immediately :)
     
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    This looks very promising! Love the artwork, and the interactive fiction sounds intriguing. I love King of Dragon Pass so the choose your own adventure hybrid works with me.
     
  16. squarezero

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    So having a ten-inch screen makes you feel... superior? Mhh... (scribbles on his notebook).
     
  17. MidianGTX

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    Everything I own of ten inches or longer makes me feel superior.
     
  18. Isilel

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    This game looks very intriguing indeed...
     
  19. Aventador

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    #19 Aventador, May 22, 2013
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    UPDATE


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    "Out There update : the game is almost feature complete. Meaning that I'm gonna start working on graphics and ongoing polish. FibreTigre is still adding content and will tweak game balance."




    An in-depth article by the game's writer FibreTigre :
    http://bit.ly/12FWmhB
     
  20. Pitta

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    #20 Pitta, May 22, 2013
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    Sounds amazing.
     

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