Some are like playground dodgeball or an after-school fight club behind the McDonald’s dumpster. Others are like slot machines, ding-dinging serotonin receptors with random victory. If it’s even a quarter as promising as Artful Escape is shaping up, it’s safe to say we’re in for a great time.Some games are like Skinner boxes, parceling out rewards for pulling the right levers. Meanwhile, the team at Beethoven and Dinosaur are far from resting on their laurels and have already greenlit another project that they have just started. The game had just finished the development stage and is now in the last bits of QA. It was clear from the getgo that this has been a labour of love for the team, but this Q&A solidified it. Couple this with the dialogue options we mentioned before, and it really does feel like we get to shape Francis in whatever way we see fit.Īfter the demonstration, we were treated to a brief Q&A with Galvatron. There are plenty of styles, from straight-laced, to cool to glam rock, and multiple colour options within, sometimes even with secondary and tertiary colours available. As Francis, you get to navigate a multidimensional shopping mall and shop ’till you drop. These are unlocked halfway through the game, as the journey up to this point is one more of self-discovery and crafting your star persona. It’s not so often you get to see these in a platformer, but it does appear that The Artful Escape will have an element of choice and consequence to it.įinally, we got to see The Artful Escape’s customization options. However, perhaps most notable of all in this section is the addition of dialogue options. There is supposedly enough from this artist to fill a full EP! As they conversed, we were treated to some lovely folk music courtesy of a local folk artist. This grabs the attention of a mysterious girl, who takes a shine to Francis, and tells him his time has come to find his star persona. We get to hear him halfheartedly play the folk music his Uncle is lauded for, before unexpectedly getting into a jam session.
Francis Vendetti, a precocious teen in the early ’70s, is stuck in the shadow of his uncle Johnson. The first of these sections took place at the start of the game and showcased the premise. I was shown three sections of the game that illustrated the tone, lore and mechanics of the title. I was fortunate enough to have attended a hands-on demonstration hosted by the director of the game, Johnny Galvatron, and folks, this is not one to miss.
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