If you need proof that the upswing of independent game development is having an impact on more mainstream devs, look no further than Outland, the upcoming XBLA and PSN release just revealed by Ubisoft during PAX 2010.
Just tell me this doesn’t seem like one of those way-out-there ideas, the product of one-man coding in his spare time: It’s a beautifully rendered animated platformer that draws aesthetic inspiration from classics like Out of this World … oh, and it’s sort of based on Ikaruga.
Crazy, yes, but also very real and, as I can attest after one of the levels and a boss battle, very beautiful.
Gallery: Outland (first screens)
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