Greetings!

I added this upcoming game very recently, and even though the game is still work in progress, it has received many positive reactions, for which I am very thankful and it helps me with the development. Because I haven’t written anything about the game itself yet, I thought I would dedicate my first article here on Gamejolt to the game :).

To make things clear - you can righteously assume from the name that Warped Times: Pres3nt is the third sequel to one series of games. However, neither of the previous games will be released in english localization. The reason being that the team has been in existence for many years, and the two previous Warped Times games could be considered some of our first projects. Thus the difference in quality of these old titles compared to the new one is significant, and we only wanted to show you our current skill. Warped Times: Pres3nt does not require knowledge of previous titles and the entire story is explained in the intro.

Our key objective for this game was to always provide new and original content to the players. As the main game and level designer, I put significant effort into making each and every level different from the previous one, not just in terms of graphics and environment, but also in terms of the gameplay. We want to keep the players entertained by giving them new game mechanics and puzzles to play with. Sometimes we reuse a mechanic in multiple levels too, to prevent the players from getting overwhelmed. Warped Times: Pres3nt offers a diversity of gameplay styles, such as action packed levels which require quick reactions or puzzle elements to keep the player thinking, but we made sure to balance it adequately.

Apart from gameplay, I focused a lot on the characters themselves. I wanted to make it so every single action and dialog of a character would correspond to its behavior and beliefs. The main characters were created to make it easy for players to fully immerse themselves into the game and empathize with the characters.

As you may very well know, completely original ideas are very scarce and it is difficult to create something completely unique. That’s why I have been taking some inspiration from some of the most successful games I know. You might recognize some gameplay mechanics that were inspired by other games. One of the most inspiring games for me is the Crash Bandicoot series, which is one of my favourite game series of all times, and to some extent close to the genre of Warped Times.

Currently, the story and gameplay are mostly finished, we are now focusing on bugs, tweaks and localization. I would also like to find some time to create special levels for those, who want a serious challenge :). The game is expected to come out before September 2014.

I would like to thank again for all your support and interest in the project, and I’m excited to get the game finished and see people play it :). I’m looking forward to seeing you again when we release more news about the Warped Times world!