GamingShogunVessel Score by Jon Hopkins
SEATTLE – Feb. 22, 2012 – Independent developer Strange Loop Games, in collaboration with indiePub, today announced that their upcoming liquid physics puzzle game, Vessel, features a full-length soundtrack created by electronic music prodigy Jon Hopkins. Boasting both Ivor Novello Award and Mercury Music Prize nominations for his score to the sci-fi hit “Monsters” and his album with King Creosote, “Diamond,” Hopkins is an internationally renowned artist who has worked with other top artists like Brian Eno, Coldplay and Imogen Heap. Vessel combines 10 tracks from Hopkins’ albums “Opalescent,” “Contact Note” and “Insides,” with an adaptive music engine that breaks…
Vessel Preview (PC/Steam)
When I first heard about Vessel it sounded interesting, stylish 2D side scrolling action game involving water. That description didn’t really do justice to the game and the exceptional physics involved in it, the grace and style that can be made using water in a Victorian Steam Punk environment. The story is about an inventor named Arkwright who created Fluro, liquid based mechanical creatures, that have been integrated into every part of our modern life. Arkwright used this knowledge and resulting wealth to improve liquid physics and finish his latest creation “The Device.” He steps outside his home laboratory and…
Indie PC Game Vessel Gets Launch Date
Strange Loop Games has announced the release date for their upcoming PC liquid-physics puzzler, Vessel. The game will be released via Steam on March 1st, 2012. Checkout the official website for more information! “With Vessel, we wanted to push the boundaries of how hardware power is used in games,” said Vessel designer and Strange Loop Games co-founder John Krajewski. “Typically, hardware power put towards graphics and physics is only an aesthetic addition. In Vessel, the foundation of the gameplay and puzzles is based in liquid simulation.”