Monday, September 19, 2011

Trilight Demo Test

Trilight has been completely revamped again! This time it looks like it's aiming for a more grimdark style atmosphere.  The creator is looking for people to test it out.

 Check out the devblog, or hit up the direct link to the game here.  Controls/performance suggestions can be found after the break.

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CONTROLS:
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- Use the ARROW keys, WASD or ZQSD to move your pony.
- Use the scrollwheel or the numeric keys (1,2 & 3) to switch between ponies.
- R key will reset your pony the the nearest spawnpoint. (not
available in fullscreen)
- H key will show/hide the stats display in the upper right corner
- ESCAPE will bring up the game menu.

- As a unicorn you can draw a box in the game. Just click and drag
your mouse over the game window. (best drawn from the upper left)
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Performance suggestions:
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- Best played on medium quality.
- Intended for a resolution of 800x600,
rescale your browser accordingly to increase performance.
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71 comments:

Jelfes said...

Woohoo, more pony games!

wackyteen said...

...you had to post a game?

now, it's 4 hours of sleep...

Nals said...

Ohh my gawd...AWSOME!

ZAquanimus said...

dude, this looks scary good. scary and good.

Roman500 said...

Wow this sure looks different since the last time I played it. Reminds me of Limbo.

pixelkitties said...

This is really good! Want more!

mycutiemarkisagun said...

Heh. Pretty cool.

Never seen a creepy platform game before! :D

Water_Wolf said...

FREAKING AWESOME totally gives me that Limbo feel i've been CRAVING for PLUS PONIES GAH SO MUCH WIN

EonMaster said...

Pretty good. However, I can't find what the advantage is of using AJ. Twi can create boxes and RD can fall slower/farther. AJ needs to have some advantage or there isn't any reason to use her.

T'laren said...

I was thinking Limbo crossed with Story of the Blanks...

TheSweetestBelle said...

*shudders* Reminds me of another grimdark platformer I've played a few times, especially with the floating text and what it says...

However the physics are still a bit off, i managed to Rainbow Dash myself off the end of the map and then continually fall into nothingness.

Still, I would love to see this finished. Platforming, puzzles AND grimdark pony game? Wow.

Arcane said...

I'm loving the new art direction!

XyroTR1 said...

That was rather amusing.

Rainbow Cupcake said...

Limbo + Trine + Ponies? Awesome!

The Lotus Tea Dragon said...

LOVE it! Keep up the great work! :D

Octavia said...

Hmm, had trouble switching characters. But that's probably just my scrollwheel. I love pony game's in any case though! :D

Filiecs said...

This is cool. Trine was awesome.

The Lotus Tea Dragon said...

@Filiecs - Same here. I got addicted to that game thanks to the Humble Frozenbyte Bundle.

TerribleClerk said...

Anypony know how to switch characters for someone using a pen tablet?

coolpowers said...

@EonMaster

I'd assume AJ will be able to move objects the others can't.

Michael said...

That pit at the end brought back memories of the Luna Game. Oh god, the memories.

Thankfully there was an invisible wall to hold off my curiosity, for which I am eternally grateful. Whew!

BlackWidower said...

Wow, that couldn't possibly get any more cryptic. I assume the full game would make more sense.

C4-Hertz said...

So i jumped down through the bridge, and that pony is scary!
I got him bugged with the box, but when i moved it, he started patrolling and i couldn't get up in time

Mattatatta said...

I like the atmosphere and style. I'm looking forward to what comes of this

the game itself played fine. I was getting a steady 28FPS throughout. I must agree with others that AJ seemed pretty useless in this demo, I hope she has specific abilities demonstrated in future.

Ace2401 said...

Love the Limbo feel. A pony Limbo game would be epic.

Woof Hooves said...

how do i get to the "color" original version as seen on there blog?!?!?!?..

that was short and i crave MORE!!!

Meep said...

This won't have a Pinkamena jump on me and slash my innards in it right???

XKat's* said...

Awesome! it's like Limbo! keep the good work!!!

DietBakingSoda said...

Sooooo... Why doesn't the quality actually change when I try and set it?

Timer Rabbit said...

Oh man I love this new change. I also got into grimdark pony games, and I love the monochrome visuals~

I WANT MORE!!!

A Terrible Person said...

Limbo styling? Hints of a Story of the Blanks plot? Sign me up! Take my money!

(No, not all of my money, I need that stuff to live. But some of it. In a metaphorical way.)

Nyerguds said...

Well, it seems the AJ character is utterly useless in this demo... and you can totally get yourself stuck by putting Twilight's magic block between yourself and the patrolling glowing-eyes pony below the bridge.

But overall, pretty nice demo :)

mycutiemarkisagun said...

@Meep

nah she gobbles you up like the SkiFree Abominable Snow Monster

Trunky said...

>Sees a black red eyed pony on loading screen.
Oh no! Not these guys again. D:}

ChaosDX1 said...

Haha! Creepy! I like creepy!

crispymwhc said...

Slow load time and I had 13 FPS.

I blame my laptop. The engine worked pretty well, though.

Wierdplatformer said...

Heh, I used Rainbow Dash to completely bypass the zombie pony and then credits. Best game ever!

Nyerguds said...

@crispymwhc
Don't maximize your browser. It helps. I resized it so the actual game was like, Minecraft-sized, and that worked well.

@TerribleClerk
Hmm... dunno, but my laptop's touch pad has a border strip that can be used for scrolling.

Flare Tumble said...

nice even though it was short. keep up the good work

Ewyndall said...

Ponies mixed with Trine and Limbo.

That's something interesting alrgiht :P

crispymwhc said...

@Nyerguds

Thanks, that helped a lot!

Tosxychor said...

This looks good, I'll admit. Maybe a creepier font would help with the first lines to create a better atmosphere.
Besides, what I'm seeing is very promising, so please keep it up! I really wanna see where this goes ^^

mizu-takishima said...

This game is creepy. Really creepy!

But I love it!! I wish there was more ; A ;

Pinkamena Diane Pie said...

@mycutiemarkisagun
That is so not true.
I just chop you up and put you in the freezer for later.

P. Pony Ponyson said...

If it ends up even nearly close to Limbo, I want it.

Firleycat said...

Its good to see that there is still work going on with this game. It could be very good. I got a Ben Drowned feel when the game asked me "What have you done?". Still a lot of slow down for me but that could be my labtop. I really hope this gets done.

Fadhil Anshar said...

Don't click don't click don't click..... Oh there goes my study time.

Lord Anthony the 1337th said...

I always play as Rainbow Dash.

Cátsy said...

Fun but there needs to be a bit of a tweak to the part where they want you to use a unicorn to draw a box on the tutorial you can pass that part with AJ or RD with no need for switching ponies. As a matter of fact there was no reason to switch from RD at all. Is there a point to have AJ as a character in it?

Nice feel to it it makes me want to buy the old pc game off steam =3

Trunky said...

@Cátsy Rainbow Dash glides when she jumps.
I'm not sure about Applejack's though. :/

MichielDeMey said...

AJ can sprint while holding the shift key. Should have mentioned that.

Wheeljack said...

When you glide into a Wall as Rainbow Dash, it triggers the walking animation, as she slowly descends to the ground.

psvitahun said...

It's LIMBO copy, but very cool! :)

Bastoff said...

Damn, I would love to play a full length game of that (I loved Limbo). I would even pay for it. ^_^

...fortunately for me I would not have to. <_<

Meep said...

@mycutiemarkisagun

I can live with that.

Probably...

Merc312 said...

Would LOVE to play a full game on this!

Works okay on my outdated computer.. UPDATES PLZ!

AlanJCastonguay said...

This feels similar to Braid, at least in atmosphere and early mechanics.

yeld said...

Trine, Limbo and Past sins. OH GAWD.

Voltaire said...

Someone played luna game... D:
looks awesome so far. Looking forward to the full release

Kixu said...

Nothing works...

I couldn't use my scroll-wheel to change characters or draw shapes. =/

Owlynator said...

Amazing, simply amazing!

MichielDeMey said...

@Voltaire I've never played those games. I have heard of them though.

Trilight will be more Grimlight then Grimdark.

Vega said...

Couldn't manage to draw the box...but I just ghetto jumped it anyway.

Gersh said...

I don't scare easy and that gave me the chills! I'm excited for this to be done

Tjprower said...

Hmm... I think I broke AppleJack on the credits screen. I summoned Twilight's box and was goofing off trying to keep it on her head, and then I switched for AppleJack and couldn't move with her. I was still able to switch ponies, and Rainbow and Twilight were fine. AppleJack remained frozen, though.

forkinyoureye said...

That reminded me of Limbo.

Ms.Greene said...

I didn't even notice the zombie pony, I was using Rainbow Dash and I flew right over it. xD

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