Artist/Designer At Colorblind (Aztez); Art Director At Flashbang Studios (Raptor Safari, Blush); Pleasure Generator At Your Mom (Bedroom, Bathroom).

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Gamezone Still Likes Aztez!

Gamezone Still Likes Aztez!

Aztez

"The 'incredibly violent' first game from studio Team Colorblind is due out early next year."

Deep Apple Likes Aztez!

Deep Apple Likes Aztez!

Aztez

"Aztez представляет собой уникальную смесь пошаговой стратегии и 2D-экшена, выполненный...

Eurogamer Likes Aztez!

Eurogamer Likes Aztez!

Aztez

"Aztez is a unique blend of turn-based strategy and combo-driven 2D action in slick black-and-white-and-red-all-over world."

Shogun Gamer Likes Aztez!

Shogun Gamer Likes Aztez!

Aztez

"Ever a fan of smaller titles of an indie nature, I’ve had my eye on one game in particular when it comes to satisfying my need for brutal and fast...

Phoenix New Times Interviews Us!

Phoenix New Times Interviews Us!

Aztez

"Ben Ruiz's makeshift office is located in a quiet corner of a Tempe coffee shop where he is currently working on his love letter to the beat 'em up genre...

First Official Aztez Teaser Video!

First Official Aztez Teaser Video!

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Team Colorblind has released a combat teaser (and the first official piece of promotion) for our game Aztez! The end of the video indicates what's coming...

IndieStatik Likes Aztez!

IndieStatik Likes Aztez!

Aztez

"Ben Ruiz – lead developer at Team Colorblind – is a bit of a scholar of all things hacky, slashy and methodically violent. Aztez is the result of...

Final 2012 Aztez Dev Play!

Final 2012 Aztez Dev Play!

Aztez 7 comments

We've been officially developing Aztez for a year now and I wanted to make a new dev play to show off our progress before we get back on it in 2013. This...

RockPaperShotgun Likes Aztez!

RockPaperShotgun Likes Aztez!

Aztez

"Aztez is a game in which men hit one another with swords, a stab and slash ‘em up made by a man who has thought deeply about fighting games, written...

Brand New Aztez Devplay!

Brand New Aztez Devplay!

Aztez 7 comments

A glimpse into the build of the game that was taken to the EVO fighting game tournament in Las Vegas!

Twinfinite Likes Aztez!

Twinfinite Likes Aztez!

Aztez

"As I stumbled through the massive crowd at EVO a game caught my eye. It looked like a side-scrolling version of Madworld, complete with blood popping...

New Playable Build Released!

New Playable Build Released!

Aztez

Play the most recent build of the combat engine at the official website for the game.

Nergasmotron Likes Aztez!

Nergasmotron Likes Aztez!

Aztez

"Aztez strives to be a stylish cross between a beat-em-up and a turn based strategy game, something that we have yet to see (at least as far as i can...

Getready.net Likes Aztez!

Getready.net Likes Aztez!

Aztez

"Jogos independentes possuem certa tendência de superar as expectativas, talvez pelo fato de não esperarmos grandes coisas desde o começo."

Shogun Gamer Interviews Us!

Shogun Gamer Interviews Us!

Aztez

"One of the many wonderful things about indie games is that developers can do whatever they want."

Another Aztez Dev Play!

Another Aztez Dev Play!

Aztez

Another glimpse into the current state of the game with the showcasing of some new mechanics.

Kotaku Likes Aztez!

Kotaku Likes Aztez!

Aztez

"At Its Most Primitive Aztez is Still More Fun Than Most Beat-em Ups."

Hookshot Inc Likes Aztez!

Hookshot Inc Likes Aztez!

Aztez

"As Adobe continues to make crippling decisions for game developers with its Flash platform, Unity steadily gains ground as the browser-based platform...

Indiegames.com Likes Aztez!

Indiegames.com Likes Aztez!

Aztez

"Set within Precolumbian Meso-America, Aztez is building up to be a rather intriguing addition to the world of indie video games."

Creating Fluid Weapon Effects - Aztez Style

Creating Fluid Weapon Effects - Aztez Style

Aztez Animation

How we created our pleasantly fluid weapon motion blur; with well-produced sprites.

How To Handle A Strange Unity Alpha Channel Problem

How To Handle A Strange Unity Alpha Channel Problem

Aztez Textures

There is a maddening feature of Unity that will make you pull your hair out if you don't know what's going on. Here's what's going on.

Conservative Texture Usage - Aztez Style

Conservative Texture Usage - Aztez Style

Aztez Textures

How we are using less than 3 textures to power all of the game's environments.

Producing Satisfying Combat Effects - Aztez Style

Producing Satisfying Combat Effects - Aztez Style

Aztez Animation

Exactly how we built our combat effects so that they are impactful and satisfying.

Constructing Characters - Aztez Style

Constructing Characters - Aztez Style

Aztez Players Modelling 1 comment

How we have built and composed our many characters.

Creating Structures - Aztez Style

Creating Structures - Aztez Style

Aztez Textures

How we built our distinctive 3d objects and how we did it with an outline effect; the old school way.

Indie Game Magazine Likes Aztez!

Indie Game Magazine Likes Aztez!

Aztez

"Combining brutal sidescrolling beat-em-up action with a turn-based strategy element and boasting eye-catching visuals, Aztez is a game worth checking...

Slushy TV Likes Aztez!

Slushy TV Likes Aztez!

Aztez

"A new video has surfaced on YouTube displaying an early version of the combat system for Aztez."

Gamezone Likes Aztez!

Gamezone Likes Aztez!

Aztez

"Aztez is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up that sports a mature theme and puts players in control of an Aztec warrior. Okay, maybe the 'mature' and 'Aztec...

Siliconera Likes Aztez!

Siliconera Likes Aztez!

Aztez

"What if God Of War was a 2D side scroller, monochrome and had strategy elements?"

New Dev Play Of Aztez

New Dev Play Of Aztez

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Newly produced "devplay" video showcases new mechanics and current state of game's combat engine.