Steam Greenlight Spotlight: Freaky Green Sunshine
Freaky Green Sunshine is a 2.5D side-scrolling action platformer built with the Unreal Development Kit (UDK). The name refers to the light shining down from a green planet in the sky that has been orbiting Earth, which may be related to brainwashed soldiers patrolling the streets. You play as Jonas, out for revenge against the Abbage Foundation after a helicopter crashes into your living room. Along the way, you'll encounter the aforementioned soldiers, tackle typical platformer puzzles, and fight a variety of bosses and mini-bosses. To aid you in your adventure, you'll have a variety of guns, but based on the videos, it seems like you can simply shoot horizontally – this isn't a mouse-controlled shooter. At least not at this point in development.
What really struck me was the art direction. The view is pulled back farther than in most 2.5D platformers, really providing a striking amount of depth both in the foreground and background. If I were to remove the main character from the screenshots, you'd probably think it was an open-world 3D game. Realistic lighting and shadows also adds to that feel. As for the environments you'll be traversing, the game features indoor and outdoor environments, day and night, and various weather conditions to contend with.
Developer GrimArch Studios also promises "an exciting humorous story," with a script containing over 45 minutes of lines for Jonas and over 20 different characters you'll meet along the way, both minor and major in terms of their contribution to the story. Interacting with the environment, as well as clues in the environment, will help flesh out the story.
The game is still in development and you can already see marked graphical improvement in the most recent screenshots compared to older ones. The one negative right now is the audio – sound effects in the gameplay videos seem loud and often out of place, especially the landing sound after a jump or fall. That being said, I'm never one to dismiss a game because of its audio, but you can decide for yourself. There is a newer video on the Greenlight page, but I liked the one below better, as it shows some of the puzzle elements.
ROCCAT Unveils the Ryos Mechanical Gaming Keyboard with Individual Key Lighting ROCCAT, like Samsung, wants to show off some new gear before CES, and this product is something that should be very interesting to PC gamers. ROCCAT has unveiled its new Ryos mechanical gaming keyboard that features individual key lighting and two 32-bit ARM Cortex processors. Those two processors help "display key functions, macros, and even health and mana bars," which should help gamers of all kinds know exactly where their character stands. An SDK is included with the Ryos to custom tailor the keyboard to each gamer's exact specifications, and according to ROCCAT, gamers are limited only by their imagination. The keyboard features 2MB of internal Flash storage to store configurations, while two USB 2.0 ports and headphone and microphone jacks adorn either corner at the top. ROCCAT allows for Cherry MX Reds, Blues, Browns, and Blacks on the Ryos, so pretty much every mechanical switch is covered. The ROCCAT Ryos is expected to be available in the first quarter of this year, though exact date and price is unknown.
New Intel Board With Lucid MVP GPU Software Intel has a new motherboard targeted at budget users that is made much more powerful through the use of Lucid MVP GPU Virtualization software. The DZ75ML-45K offers support for second and third generation K-series Core processors and even offers the ability to overclock the CPU. This software from Lucid allows use of Intel QuickSync in situations where the user has on board or discrete graphics to provide better graphical performance. Intel is also the official launch partner for Lucid Virtu MVP 2.0, which will be available sometime this year. Read More ...
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