Endlight News

Sorry for the delay in posting, but rest assured we are WORKING HARD on finishing Endlight. IT'S SO GOOD! The demo has produced much feedback (thanks everyone!), and we've almost finished addressing every single concern. If it's something we can fix, WE WILL FIX. The Steam demo will be updated shortly, so you can see our hard earned fruits. Endlight will release April 2022 (this time likely for REALZ!)

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Configuration Menu
You Steamies LOVE to tweak knobs, so we have provided MANY! Some examples:

• Performance: Draw Distance, Level of Detail, Threads, etc.
  
• Motion Sickness: FOV, Camera Rotation, Screenshake, Less/More Particles, Reduce Flashing, etc.
  
• Difficulty: Easy/Normal/Hard, Game Speed, Hoop Probability, etc.

These can be adjusted at a macro or micro level. Use our presets, then tweak until you find your own private Idaho. You can turn off anything that annoys you or gives you headaches. Additionally, we've tried to make Endlight as accessible as possible (hopefully we've succeeded). I'm also happy to report that the mouse is now properly supported (inside and outside, sensitivity settings). Checkout this fun thread about building the configuration menu:
https://twitter.com/misterbigpants/status/1482418815048814593

All Options











Note: Some players find Endlight too easy (!?). Increase the speed, lower the max shields, and decrease hoop probability - problem solved yet still fun.

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EGX 2021 - The LeftField Collection
https://twitter.com/misterbigpants/status/1451251534679977987
Endlight was chosen for the EGX 2021 LeftField Collection! LeftField is a the "ultra-indie" area of EGX (previously named Eurogamer Expo) - a GIANT videogame expo open to the public. CovId prevented us from attending, so Endlight was on its own. It faired well!

Finger Guns
https://fingerguns.net/games/2021/10/16/egx-2021-12-exciting-indie-games-to-keep-your-eye-on/
"When I first added Endlight to this list, I wasn’t sure I’d ever have the words to describe it. It’s a shifting, chaotic kaleidoscope of shapes and sound that I believe you experience rather than simply play"

LaurakBuzz
https://twitter.com/LaurakBuzz/status/1446069765467000832
"A music rhythm game about flying through rings, with RIDICULOUS numbers of obstacles to dodge."

Endlight, ya did good.




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DarkZeroTV Gets Sick
https://youtu.be/3RHITYxr3iM?t=443
"i actually feel sick now, i feel ... just sick"
"that was special, in the worst way possible"
OH MY GOODNESS! We can't have that!
Now that you can adjust the chaos, we hope DarkZeroTV can play.
Turn down for what? Turn down for DarkZeroTV.
Fact: I actually prefer playing Endlight with the chaos turned down. VERY unexpected.


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Endlight Fails IGF - AGAIN!
We have submitted Endlight to IGF NINE times in NINE years.
Each time we have completely failed, not even an honourable mention.
IGF 2022 was the latest attempt, and once again they were not impressed by all the cubes.
Our plan? Add MORE cubes and submit to IGF 2023! That should do it.
On the plus side, this twitter rabbit hole keeps growing:
https://twitter.com/misterbigpants/status/1479513565845504002


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Thanks for reading and KEEP THE FAITH!

We're hard at work completing Endlight for November 2021. We had hoped to release in September, BUT few know Endlight exists. Rather than release to oblivion, we moved dates (apologies, especially to Miyazo). We've doubled down on marketing, and hopefully you'll get sick of hearing about Endlight. Ongoing detailed development updates can be found here:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1299860/discussions/0/2953788788209557410/


IGN covered Endlight for Gamescom 2021!
Checkout the 2 minute custom trailer we created!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSLCM16Ol2g
The visuals are great, but that voiceover - TERRIBLE! I thought it was passable, but hearing it now I cringe. The voiceover was a rush job for reasons that will only bore you. I focused so much on the words explaining Endlight, I overlooked the presentation of said words. This will haunt me for the REST OF MY DAYS. That being said, I do like how the video ends :)

Today that video has 349 likes and 309 dislikes. Based on the comments (always read the comments, they're fantastic!) it appears viewers either love or hate Endlight's insanity - there is no in-between. We've potentially (and unintentionally) created the most polarizing game of 2021. I mean, we just wanted to maximize your GPU - is that so wrong?!

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Watch Cyber_Akuma BEAT the Demo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq1Y7T6sMH8
It takes him 22 minutes to reach the final level, then another 15 trying to beat it ... BUT BEAT IT HE DID! Proof that Endlight, despite the dizzying insanity, is the easiest game ever made.

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We will be submitting Endlight to GDC IGF 2022
This is our NINTH attempt. Multiple failed attempts have produced this amazing twitter rabbit hole:
https://twitter.com/misterbigpants/status/1434246992084021249
Will this thread celebrate a 10th anniversary? Hopefully NOT!

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Oomfielord tweets:
https://twitter.com/Oomfielord/status/1431374938888450048
"Yeah man great demo but im never playing this again for the sake of my eyesight and my brain. Who tf thought this game was a good idea bruh". The entire thread is amazing. However, Oomfielord finished the demo! Despite what's written I'm pretty confident we've found OUR BIGGEST FAN!

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Endlight - First Impressions by Indiecator
https://indiecator.home.blog/2021/09/23/endlight-first-impressions/
Short story: Does NOT recommend!
Long story: We'll change their mind!
Indiecator's concerns are valid, BUT we can address them all and WE SHALL! Don't worry Indiecator, we'll make you PROUD YET!!! Worth noting that this is not the first time eyeball exhaustion has been mentioned, and we'll be providing configuration options to address that.

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Miyazo tweets:
https://twitter.com/Miyazo_/status/1436754818324783104
Miyazo may be our biggest fan (second only to Oomfielord), and moving Endlight's release date has let them down. Miyazo is the single largest reason we're gong to hit our November target. We cannot deal with another sad emoji.

We're at gamescom 2021! We have a booth!
Truly this is the most beautiful of times.

You can enter the magical indie arena for free HERE
Find us in the "Howling Gardens / Arcade Village" - on level "Action 2".
We're surrounded by AI characters, and desperately lonely.

IGN featured an EXCLUSIVE Endlight video as part of gamescom "Awesome Indies".
(apologies for the poor voiceover, everyone was sleeping and I had to keep quiet)

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"Should have been a seizure warning before this trailer"

"The voice over was clearly recorded on a toilet ten minutes before the show"

"They seriously should put a seizure warning on this preview no joke."

"A self-aware epilepsy-inducing hot pile of mess is still an epilepsy-inducing hot pile of mess"

"They improved the graphics to 4K... They call these graphics?"

We loved ya SteamNextFest demo, but it was time to go. Just marking the occasion with this event, in case anyone was wondering where it went (I'm already wondering).

Tuesday June 22 9am EST
Is there a better way to start your day than having your MIND BLOWN?!