View Full Version : PixelJunk Eden demo available tomorrow
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We just got off the phone with Sony, trying to see if we could get more info on Fat Princess (http://www.joystiq.com/tag/fat-princess), and were told that the demo for PixelJunk Eden will be available tomorrow with the regular PSN update (http://www.joystiq.com/tag/psn-thursday). We're looking forward to people finally being able to test the game out for themselves instead of us trying to explain its simple and addictive gameplay (http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/19/joystiq-hands-on-pixeljunk-eden/). If you can, grab a friend and play co-op, since the title is even more enjoyable with a companion. The full game will be available next Thursday, July 31 (http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/16/pixeljunk-eden-cast-out-on-july-31/). The price for the full game has not been confirmed.
Great, can't wait to try out the demo tomorrow. I'll probably end up getting the full game next week as well.
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/23/pixeljunk-eden-demo-available-tomorrow/
SonyJunkie
07-23-2008, 23:10
I heard this game was very addictive and fun. But it looks so boring and stupid. But I will find out tomorrow.
Great news. I have been looking forward to this for ages. This and Siren, tomorrow is going to be great!!
zeon9881
07-23-2008, 23:32
who here watched the trailer on ps3 and the graphics didnt pop put asmuch like in the pics right their...
whippet_1
07-23-2008, 23:36
will try this out for sure
Very Nice, this game looks random, but I shall give it a go.
Might give it a go if I have time after my 9gb download of Siren.:roll:
ScorpionT16
07-24-2008, 00:13
damn! Just bought pixel junk monsters!
-Deadpool-
07-24-2008, 00:51
Looks like a strange game to me, but the great reviews and game play praises will probably have me downloading and trying this one 8)
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Catch.22
07-24-2008, 01:22
Am I the only one who found this game to be a complete sub standard rip off of tower games for the PC?
I mean, it's so random in where you have to pick your locations for towers that you HAVE to fail multiple times just to win. It's not like other strategy games where you can just use your brain and do good and win, I find it annoying.
This thread is about pixel junk eden, not pixel junk monsters...
I am interested to try this out as well, i don't really understand it yet so a demo is great.
greepoman
07-24-2008, 05:10
Am I the only one who found this game to be a complete sub standard rip off of tower games for the PC?
I mean, it's so random in where you have to pick your locations for towers that you HAVE to fail multiple times just to win. It's not like other strategy games where you can just use your brain and do good and win, I find it annoying.
Ya wrong game for the topic, but you reminded me of all the great free warcraft3 mods there are (such as tower defense). It would be awesome if someone could package them all and release them on consoles. Some of my favorites were DOTA, heroseige, xmen tower defense, slide kitty slide, all those RPGs, etc. There are so many more too....It's a real pity most people will never see them...if you like Pixeljunk monsters you will love all the ones I listed...all great multiplayer fun. That what made Warcraft and Starcraft so great...not only were they great games in themselves, it was basically like getting all the PSN games or 360 arcade games from free from all the free custom mods people made.
But anyway PixelJunk eden looks completely different...anyone know any other similar game? I guess I'll just have to try it.
razorblade416
07-24-2008, 05:24
wow, Pixel Junk can really pump out the games huh? I'm still playing the racers demo, lol.
I think this game will be like flow, you either get it or you dont
karbineftw
07-24-2008, 09:40
Yeh, Flow was a game that you thanked god that you gameshared for it. Or was that just me?
But pixel junk eden looks good. Relaxing and fun at the same time :/
Either way its going in my psn game collection
bfd_josh
07-24-2008, 10:14
hmm not up yet, what time you think itll go up?
4eyedSnake
07-24-2008, 11:14
does anyone know if the demo is coming to Europe this week??
no doubt we wont get it for another 3 weeks lol
FatalBeliever
07-24-2008, 11:48
does anyone know if the demo is coming to Europe this week??
no doubt we wont get it for another 3 weeks lol
Just make an American account and get it rapid?
FdMstng99
07-24-2008, 12:17
Awesome, will download this one for sure. ;)
DarkVincent07
07-24-2008, 12:32
ooo yess i cant wait! Awesome! i was sold for a day 1 purcahse anyway, but a demo! How kind of you Q-Games =D
GoodIntentions
07-24-2008, 12:38
PixelJunk Eden: Trophies Galore! (http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/07/23/pixeljunk-eden-trophies-galore/)
+ Posted by Dylan Cuthbert // President and Executive Producer, Q-Games Ltd. (http://blog.us.playstation.com/?author=4510)
UPDATE: Hey, folks. Thanks for all the comments. It’s always great to get feedback straight from the fans. I just wanted to give you a short update on Eden.
First of all, be sure to check out the demo when it hits the PLAYSTATION Store tomorrow. Just a hint - if you explore the “main menu” you’ll find access to more than one demo stage. Also, to give you an idea of how cool the YouTube recording function works, here are a couple of videos taken by someone at Sony today.
This first one shows single player on an early stage.
This second one shows some 2-player action on a later stage, although the
demo and the full game feature multiplayer for up to 3 people.
Don’t forget to download the demo tomorrow!
Hello, this is Dylan from Q-Games (the Cuthbert one (http://blog.us.playstation.com/author/dcuthbert/), not the Warhawk Jobe (http://blog.us.playstation.com/author/djobe/) one - when did all these Dylans suddenly start turning up eh?).
We’ve just wrapped up PixelJunk Eden (http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/Games/PixelJunk_Eden), and it has been an incredibly interesting project from start to finish. We started off by getting an intern programmer from France to try and implement Baiyon’s (http://baiyon.com/english/) out-of-this-world foliage designs, and he did a good job with the help of one of our tech guys, and managed to replicate the look. So after he went back to France, we assigned a proper team and went gung-ho into development. That was around December last year. Back then all it had were plants. There was no player character or any real idea for what the game would become, but over the new year I had some sparks of inspiration and that’s when things really started getting moving, leading to the demo video we played at GDC ‘08 (http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/gdc/).
Anyway, this all leads into trophies somehow. Ah yes, because our development cycle is so short, we find ourselves being able to implement all the latest OS-supported features before anyone else can. For PixelJunk Monsters (http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/Games/PixelJunk_Monsters) it was Dual-Shock 3 support, but this time there have been a couple of really cool new features and we have put both in. These are the Trophy support and the YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/) video upload support. Both of which are really cool.
Initially we implemented all our own trophy screens etc., but then Sony Computer Entertainment built it all into the OS, which really helped us out. The trophy comparing and your “gamer card” screen really up the ante for those hard core gamers out there. In fact, it might make some of the non-gamer types even turn hard-core as chasing trophies can be rather addicting.
PixelJunk Eden is a short-form PSN title so there are fewer trophies when compared to, say, a Blu-ray title (which can have the esteemed platinum trophy), but we still managed to pack in quite a few. To begin with, you can get a bronze trophy for opening every “seed” in a stage. This is quite a challenge on some of the stages as the gardens are large and expansive. Then there are trophies for a load of other things, such as destroying 500 of the “prowlers,” or collecting 15 “crystals” in one jump. My personal favorite is a trophy that you can only achieve in 3P mode, where you have to “volley” a player between you back and forth five times without him/her landing on a plant, a bit like tennis.
The YouTube upload feature is going to revolutionize how people share tips. Up until now it has been limited to people with video capture equipment, but from now on, anyone can record their game and upload it directly to YouTube from within the game! It is as simple as pushing one button to start and one button to stop and upload, and there is no affect on the gameplay thanks to the power of the PS3 and its abundance of SPU processors.
For more info on the YouTube API and PixelJunk Eden and to see it in action, take a look at the YouTube API Blog (http://apiblog.youtube.com/2008/07/pixeljunk-eden-now-fortified-with.html).
Oh, and we have been totally inundated with requests for trophies in PixelJunk Monsters (http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/Games/PixelJunk_Monsters) via some kind of patch. As this goes to press, I can say we are definitely looking into it - you just need to badger Deborah Mars (http://blog.us.playstation.com/author/dmars/) and her team in Santa Monica to get some dates set. If we release a patch, we will not only implement this but we will also implement XMB music and a couple of other things.
One final note about Eden, I really can’t emphasize enough how much pure fun this game is, and I’m saying this as a gamer, not as the developer of the game! My mail box has been overflowing with direct mails full of the same kind of comments from online review sites who have preview copies and I have never had that before, so we must be onto something (fingers crossed)!
i cant wait to try the demo tonight as this is one of the games im still on hte fence about ..
T-Dogg400
07-24-2008, 12:50
I think this will be the US update instead of the EU, cause the EU updates always gets demos afterwards lol.
Might actually buy this game though.
DarkVincent07
07-24-2008, 12:55
I think this will be the US update instead of the EU, cause the EU updates always gets demos afterwards lol.
Might actually buy this game though.
there have been plenty of Demos on the AU store before US i have found, first was Kane and Lynch, afew other recent ones, possibly HAZE? nothign too special, but just saying.. lol