Chasm |OT| Sword Gully

Cornbread78 · Jul 30, 2018

Release Date: July 31st, 2018
Platforms: Win (Steam) PS4*, Vita*
(*cross-buy & cross-save on PS)
Genre: Action role-playing, platform
Developer: Bit Kid
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChasmGame
Website: https://www.chasmgame.com
Forums: http://bitkidgames.com/forums
Discord: https://discord.gg/C274PqR

General Information:
Chasm is an action-adventure game in which you play a new recruit undertaking your first mission for the Guildean Kingdom. Thrilled to prove your worth as a knight, you track strange rumors that a mine vital to the Kingdom has been shut down. But what you discover in the mining town is worse than you imagined: The townspeople have disappeared, kidnapped by supernatural creatures emerging from the depths.

Honor-bound to solve the mystery and restore peace to the Kingdom, you embark upon an epic adventure, with deadly battles against cunning monsters, exploration of ancient catacombs and castles, and powerful new equipment hidden at every turn. Though the overall story is the same for all players, your hero's journey will be unique: each of the rooms has been hand-designed, and behind the scenes Chasm stitches these rooms together into a one-of-a-kind world map that will be your own.

Chasm takes equal inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers

Key Features:

Explore six massive procedurally-assembled areas from hand-crafted rooms
Enjoy challenging retro gameplay and authentic pixel art (384x216 native res.)
Battle massive bosses and discover new abilities to reach previously inaccessible areas
Customize your character by equipping armor, weapons, and spells
Windows, Mac, & Linux versions with full Gamepad support

Minimum PC Specs:
OS: Windows XP + Service Pack 3
Processor: Dual Core CPU
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: OpenGL 3.0+ support (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)
Storage: 1 GB available space

Steam Link

Screens:

Videos:
Launch Teaser Trailer
Teaser Trailer
Gameplay

Metacritic PS4
Metacritic PC
Opencritic <all>

Matttimeo · Jul 30, 2018

Rather looking forward to this one, it's been a long time coming.

Tonypark · Jul 30, 2018

Oh this is going to be great. When is the embargo on the reviews?

janusff · Jul 30, 2018

Great OT man. Thanks for doing this :D

also cool title :3

Cornbread78 · Jul 30, 2018

holy crap all the formating just went bananas wtf.... fixing now..

arts&crafts · Jul 30, 2018

I think its $19.99 with a "launch week discount (probably 10% off)" on Steam but you cant buy it yet.

NLCPRESIDENT · Jul 30, 2018

Can't wait for this. Wonder how it reviews

DrROBschiz · Jul 30, 2018

August is officially Meteoidvania Month!!!

Have been waiting to play this a very long time along with Dead Cells and Deaths Gambit. Going to be a very busy month!!!

Rehevkor · Jul 30, 2018

To reiterate my brief impression of the PC version from the previous thread: it's super good.

It is essentially Symphony of the Night with randomly generated maps. The pixel art is beautiful with very smooth animation (and a very well executed CRT filter that I am never turning off), controls are spot on, exploring and combat are very satisfying. The soundtrack is excellent so far; instead of the expected chiptunes you get some lovely acoustic guitar. And even in my short run last night I found multiple spots where I needed a metroidvania-style ability (double jump, and maybe some kind of digging ability) to get to goodies just out of reach. Fans of Castlevania and Super Metroid (or more recently, the excellent Axiom Verge) should jump on this game immediately.

I can't wait to put some serious time into this (if I can tear myself away from No Man's Sky). If this first impression holds Chasm will be pure joy to play.

grounded_dreams · Jul 30, 2018

May want to update the OT, as the game is cross-buy and cross-save for PS4/Vita as per post from the dev:
http://bitkidgames.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=417

SaberX85 · Jul 30, 2018

15 more hours

janusff · Jul 30, 2018

grounded_dreams said:
May want to update the OT, as the game is cross-buy and cross-save for PS4/Vita as per post from the dev:
http://bitkidgames.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=417

this is cool. I thought it was just cross buy. Not many indies actually do cross save anymore with vita and ps4.

CrazyAndy · Jul 30, 2018

DrROBschiz said:
August is officially Meteoidvania Month!!!

Have been waiting to play this a very long time along with Dead Cells and Deaths Gambit. Going to be a very busy month!!!

I want to buy all of them, and I eventually will, but I only have time for one right now. If you had to choose between Chasm, Dead Cells and Death's Gambit, which one would it be?

Alastor3 · Jul 30, 2018

The

six massive procedurally-assembled areas

is what is stopping me, im kind of tired of the random generated world. I started playing Steamworld Dig 2 and really like that the world is already created and not random.

brambles13 · Jul 30, 2018

I am picking this one up Wednesday for Vita. Can't wait to get it, it looks amazing.

Cornbread78 · Jul 30, 2018

grounded_dreams said:
May want to update the OT, as the game is cross-buy and cross-save for PS4/Vita as per post from the dev:
http://bitkidgames.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=417

I added the cross save part, TY.

Abylim · Jul 30, 2018

Buying in 30 mins. Can't wait

Deleted member 3017 · Jul 30, 2018

Alastor3 said:
The is what is stopping me, im kind of tired of the random generated world. I started playing Steamworld Dig 2 and really like that the world is already created and not random.

Each room is handcrafted but the map layout is changed from game to game. I still prefer a wholly handcrafted experience, but I think this is a lot better than a world that is 100% procedurally generated.

SigEpTendo · Jul 30, 2018

Rehevkor said:
It is essentially Symphony of the Night with randomly generated maps.

This is excellent to hear! 2 Questions:

1. Is there a leveling/experience system in Chasm? Or is it just based on equipment?

2. What is the difficulty like?

Strings · Jul 30, 2018

Doesn't seem to be a midnight release in Aus :(

Will have to wait for when the US store updates I guess.

Rehevkor · Jul 30, 2018

SigEpTendo said:
This is excellent to hear! 2 Questions:

1. Is there a leveling/experience system in Chasm? Or is it just based on equipment?

2. What is the difficulty like?

Haven't played enough to comment on difficulty yet. And it has experience and leveling, just like SoTN, in addition to a full equipment system.

TransEuropaExpress · Jul 30, 2018

OrbitalBeard said:
Each room is handcrafted but the map layout is changed from game to game. I still prefer a wholly handcrafted experience, but I think this is a lot better than a world that is 100% procedurally generated.

Sorry, I've just seen the trailer and don't know anything about this title but...from game to game as in user to user or every time you die?

I really love the look of this but yeah, that aspect is also putting me off completely right now especially with Death's Gambit coming out shortly as well. I'm basically going to pick one of the Metroidvania Month's releases and that'll be it for a while.

Edit: Nevermind, here's a very detailed description from another thread on the subject of Chasm:

4 new indie Metroidvania titles are coming next month: which one will you get?

Deleted member 3017 · Jul 30, 2018

TransEuropaExpress said:
Sorry, I've just seen the trailer and don't know anything about this title but...from game to game as in user to user or every time you die?

User to user. The map stays the same throughout your playthrough.

Abylim · Jul 30, 2018

Still not up on AU PSN. >_<

Ahh well. Going to sleep. It will be up later I'd imagine.

SaberX85 · Jul 30, 2018

Alastor3 said:
The is what is stopping me, im kind of tired of the random generated world. I started playing Steamworld Dig 2 and really like that the world is already created and not random.

In this video, the dev said that if you want you can lock the map/world and it will stay the same until the end

pswii60 · Jul 30, 2018

Why isn't in on the EU PSN store for pre-order yet? It's on the US store.

Do we have confirmation it's actually hitting EU tomorrow? I can't find it mentioned on the Playstation EU blog either. I hate the regional store nonsense on PSN :(

Either way, day one, even if I have to load up my US PSN account to get it!

Syril · Jul 30, 2018

A game with randomly generated levels that's not a roguelike? In this decade? I didn't know such a thing was possible.

Jebral · Jul 30, 2018

I honestly though this one had gone the way of failed Kickstarter for a while. I was thrilled when news that the game was done dropped! Gonna go home and take a nap to play at midnight for sure.

Legacy · Jul 30, 2018

Not port-begging but this is the sort of game that could sell tons on Switch

EDIT: Woah, lesson learned

TransEuropaExpress · Jul 30, 2018

OrbitalBeard said:
User to user. The map stays the same throughout your playthrough.

SaberX85 said:
In this video, the dev said that if you want you can lock the map/world and it will stay the same until the end

That definitely makes it sound a lot more appealing to me.

flowsnake · Jul 30, 2018

pswii60 said:
Why isn't in on the EU PSN store for pre-order yet? It's on the US store.

Do we have confirmation it's actually hitting EU tomorrow? I can't find it mentioned on the Playstation EU blog either. I hate the regional store nonsense on PSN :(

Either way, day one, even if I have to load up my US PSN account to get it!

The KS only gave the option for US keys so it seems like it's not coming out in EU yet.

Edit: nevermind, this is wrong

CrazyAndy · Jul 30, 2018

pswii60 said:
Why isn't in on the EU PSN store for pre-order yet? It's on the US store.

Do we have confirmation it's actually hitting EU tomorrow? I can't find it mentioned on the Playstation EU blog either. I hate the regional store nonsense on PSN :(

Either way, day one, even if I have to load up my US PSN account to get it!

It's coming tomorrow. it will also have a 10% launch discount.

Acquiescence · Jul 30, 2018

Legacy said:
Not port-begging but this is the sort of game that could sell tons on Switch

I'm not port begging, but...

proceeds to port beg

Alastor3 · Jul 30, 2018

OrbitalBeard said:
Each room is handcrafted but the map layout is changed from game to game. I still prefer a wholly handcrafted experience, but I think this is a lot better than a world that is 100% procedurally generated.

is it like what spelunky kinda did ?

h8bit · Jul 30, 2018

So excited to finally play this!

Snkfanatic · Jul 30, 2018

Getting this on Steam! I remember seeing pics of this a long while back and it's been on my Steam wishlist for at least a year or two.

Looks fantastic.

ThisOne · Jul 30, 2018

Legacy said:
Not port-begging but this is the sort of game that could sell tons on Switch

Wouldn't be surprised if it makes its way there at some point (probably not until next year).

Elandyll · Jul 30, 2018

Been looking forward to this ever since I tried it on a PS4 demo kiosk alongside Driveclub and LBP3... All the way back in fall 2014 :)

Possumowner · Jul 30, 2018

Nice,been waiting for this to release

pswii60 · Jul 30, 2018

CrazyAndy said:
It's coming tomorrow. it will also have a 10% launch discount.

Ah, great news that it's hitting EU already. Looking forward to playing this tomorrow :D

Also lol @ the "not port-begging but..." post above.

mauaus · Jul 30, 2018

This is the type of game i enjoy on Switch but still been following it on PS4 forever, preordered and waiting... Will wait for moonlighter on the switch though!

Fawz · Jul 30, 2018

Nice OT! I finished the gameearlier this week after about 12h. Enjoyed it quite a bit and definitely think it delivered on the Kickstarter promises. There's still a few aspects that could use touch-ups, but the devs aren't abandoning the game so I'm sure it'll only get better with time. Will probably look to do a second playthrough down the line.

BigJeffery · Jul 30, 2018

Love the artstyle but proc-gen stuff always rubs me the wrong way. Can anyone who played through this comment on how well designed the levels felt compared to it's non-proc-gen counterparts?

jasius · Jul 30, 2018

BigJeffery said:
Love the artstyle but proc-gen stuff always rubs me the wrong way. Can anyone who played through this comment on how well designed the levels felt compared to it's non-proc-gen counterparts?

Same here, it's a shame everyone is too lazy to craft a very well levels anymore, they just leave it up to the proc-gen stuff under the guise of "replayability" or other nonsense, it's like they don't realize what made Metroid's great was the excellent map design.

Worldshaker · Jul 30, 2018

I've been looking forward to this game for years. I'd prefer it to be hand crafted, but I'll go in with an open mind and tempered expectations.

Santar · Jul 30, 2018

jasius said:
Same here, it's a shame everyone is too lazy to craft a very well levels anymore, they just leave it up to the proc-gen stuff under the guise of "replayability" or other nonsense, it's like they don't realize what made Metroid's great was the excellent map design.

There's nothing wrong with procedurally generated levels, they can add a tremendous amount of replayability. The thing is it needs to be done really well, like anything else.
Spelunky, Enter The Gungeon and Binding of Isaac are amazing games with generated levels and content, that you can practically play forever.

I'd wager it's a lot more work to create a system that generates good levels than just making a normal linear set of maps once.

Bosh · Jul 30, 2018

stoked for this game. Pre-Ordered and ready to go!

Deleted member 9971 · Jul 30, 2018

Hopefully it releases at midnight here in eu theres no preorder up sadly same for deaths gambit. Did preorder dead cells on switch and guacamelee 2 on ps4.

Gettin the ps4/vita bundle.
Kinda like a swan song for my vita.

Skulldead · Jul 30, 2018

still have 10 dollar on my last psn card, will get this surely ! Any chance for any physical release later ?

KaiPow · Jul 30, 2018

Santar said:
There's nothing wrong with procedurally generated levels, they can add a tremendous amount of replayability. The thing is it needs to be done really well, like anything else.
Spelunky, Enter The Gungeon and Binding of Isaac are amazing games with generated levels and content, that you can practically play forever.

I'd wager it's a lot more work to create a system that generates good levels than just making a normal linear set of maps once.

People need to understand that most of these rooms are handcrafted to begin with. The only thing procedural is what loot you get and how they're connected.

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