Vokabulantis - stop motion indie game showcased at Day of the Devs

[Wikzo]

Looks like a cool hand-crafted adventure game inspired by Unravel and Inside

The art style looks beautiful. Reminds me of old puppet films I watched as a kid.

Apparently, they recently had a succesful Kickstarter and now also have an Indiegogo campaign.

 

[Deleted member 36578]

That's crazy cool

 

[Uzzy]

The work that's gone into this.. just wow.

 

[Doub]

This looks so amazing and unique visually. I really love what they did here, I'm still trying to wrap my head how they managed to keep the stop motion look while the game is still in 3D & lit in Unity.

 

[Wikzo]

I'm still trying to wrap my head how they managed to keep the stop motion look while the game is still in 3D & lit in Unity.

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Yeah! I think one of the developers talked a bit about that in the livestream today (haven't been able to find a link to the video yet). It seems kind of bonkers to use such an old-school technique (stop motion) for an interactive medium. No matter how they made it work, it definitely gives the game its own unique feel and personality!

 

[mindsale]

I'm a sucker for stop motion.

 

[Deleted member 10737]

looks amazing

 

[Jimnymebob]

Looks really damn cool. It's a shame there aren't many stop motion titles, as they always look so striking.

 

[bytesized]

My jaw dropped with this one, I couldn't believe how good it looks

 

[vixolus]

this and harold halibut and cuphead might be some of the most dauntingly impressive games out there

 

[Samiya]

This looks super good. Neverhood was such a pretty game back in the day, so this is cool to see.

 

[Wikzo]

Sounds like language is going to be a big part of the narrative:

Vokabulantis is a love-driven co-op platformer adventure. The game is inspired by games like Inside, Unravel and Little Nightmares, yet it's made by hand.

You enter Vokabulantis just as Kurt and Karla are about to say, what they feel for one another.

Actually they've just found themselves stuck in that moment unable to get a word out, and then suddenly they are thrown into Vokabulantis.

- https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/vokabulantis#/

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This is a stop-motion game with a unique look. From developers Wired Fly Stop Motion, Kong Orange and Morten Søndergaard, the game is built with handmade sets and by taking photos of characters in different lighting. The characters look nimble and realistic as they navigate a dilapidated building. But they don't have mouths and don't speak, which is presumably an important plot point in the game. There's still no release date and we hear the game is a few years out from launch.

- https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2021/06/10/day-of-the-devs-indie-games/

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And co-op!

 

[Mr. Poolman]

Looks unbeliavable!

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Holy shit! :O

 

[BBboy20]

Looks really damn cool. It's a shame there aren't many stop motion titles, as they always look so striking.

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It's such an consuming art form. I'm amazed anybody does it all.

 

[Uncle Squingis]

This looks so amazing and unique visually. I really love what they did here, I'm still trying to wrap my head how they managed to keep the stop motion look while the game is still in 3D & lit in Unity.

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I didn't watch the whole video but it looks like the gameplay is 2D? Dunno about the lighting though.

 

[Jimnymebob]

It's such an consuming art form. I'm amazed anybody does it all.

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Yeah, absolutely lol. It's just one of those aesthetics that will make me remember a game, no matter how good or bad it is.

 

[Messofanego]

Wow!

 

[Doub]

I didn't watch the whole video but it looks like the gameplay is 2D? Dunno about the lighting though.

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The gameplay is 2D, but the game is done in 3D, it's just a 2D.5 camera.

 

[The GOAT]

I kickstarted the shit out of this when it first came up. Dig the style, and love stop motion in general, so I think this could be something special.

 

[Uncle Squingis]

The gameplay is 2D, but the game is done in 3D, it's just a 2D.5 camera.

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Then aren't they just using images as sprites like how they did for DKC?

 

[Wackamole]

That's absolutely amazing. Wow.

 

[Doub]

Then aren't they just using images as sprites like how they did for DKC?

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It doesn't seem to be the case since they seem to be using those models for ingame cutscenes, and sometimes the camera moves. But i'm not 100% sure

 

[peixe2]

This is how video games were made before electricity

 

[T.Rex In F-14]

Dang this looks super cool.

 

[Wikzo]

Haha :D

 

[SixelAlexiS]

The problem of this game is that even the camera movement seems to move in stop motion... I don't know if it's intended or the game runs just at a poor framerate for now but the final release NEED the camera to move at a constant framerate/tickrate, otherwise is would be a chore to play.