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​This is so good! A very unexpected deep story that really drags you in and keeps you wanting more.

The slow addition of new aspects and twists to the game keep things flowing nicely and make every level a learning experience, while the sneaky feeding of plot from the two narrators make you want to keep going to see what's going on in this weird and wonderful world.

There's so many different things that make the gaming experience different as you play (creatures that help you fly, help you attack and help you live), the game itself is a living thing and I'm hugely impressed! Keep up the amazing work, this was a blast =)

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This game is just fascinating. I am so curious about the rest of the story and I love the environment and the controls were smooth. This is overall very fantastic and I am so interested. Very good job.

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this looks pretty sick bro!!!

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Ectolibrium Beta

Version: 0.1.0over 6 years ago
As of 11/1/2018 this is the current beta version of Ectolibrium Episode One. If you have feedback, my email is [email protected] Features NOT included, which are planned for the January 1st Steam Early Access Release: Narrative Introduction, Another central character, Better tutorial content, More art, More ambient life, More optional content, The Outlier's Grotto

Game Soundtrack

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Biomade Anti-Berserk
 
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Ectolibrium is a 2.5d platformer, although it plays pretty differently from any of those currently on the market. You play as a creature yanked from another dimension and dropped into an industrial wasteland full of other alien lifeforms. You leap and cling through the environment to find ectoplasm to power yourself up, allowing you to temporarily fly. You explore, interact with unique creatures and collect nutrient to sprout alien plants and sabotage force fields blocking your path. You trigger floods of ectoplasm, transforming the dead environment into a vibrant and flourishing alien ocean.

We want our gameworld to feel truly weird, with visuals drawing off tide-pools, deep sea life and and microorganisms. Only trace amounts of a more familiar world remain in this setting, buried beneath years of accumulated strangeness.

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#platformer



teen
Fantasy Violence
Animated Bloodshed
Mild Language

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This week I show how Ectolibrium's sprouting system works in the Unity editor and C# script.

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Delayed Ectolibrium's EA release by a couple weeks in order to have time to socialize over the holidays, and still finish polishing the visuals. It's looking good!

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This week I show some of the game's much improved visuals and environments, plus a peak at artwork for the upcoming Grotto.

Don't forget to Wishlist and follow on Steam for the updated EA version on January 1st!

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This week, a quick look at some texture work we eventually want to add to Ectolibrium. Unlikely this detail will be in the first release, but we'd like to get it in-game ASAP.

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This week I cover some of the methods I'm using to keep scenes orderly in Unity!

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Updates to the Ectolibrium intro cinematic!

Also, we got featured on the Indie Gaming Podcast. Check that out here:
https://indiegamingpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-61-interview-wi…

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The Grotto and Scoreboard are now linked! To sustain plants in your Grotto, you must perform adequately in the game's platforming sections. This week's devlog explains the basics of how these two systems now interact.

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No proper devlog today, but here's a cool teaser clip from the cinematic intro for the game!

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First devlog since setting up at a new location. I show the work-in-progress Guardian mutation, some concept art, and a design document made in Google Sites.

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The Ectolibrium beta on Steam is coming to an end, which means I'm uploading the current version to GameJolt. The January 1st Early Access release will see significant updates, but this will be the final version of the beta.

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