“It's the next game to ask the question of what a game can be.”
PC Gamer
“Made me laugh. A lot. Very loudly.”
Rock Paper Shotgun
“Genuinely funny in a way most games can only dream.”
indiegames.com
Jazzpunk is a comedy adventure set in an alternate reality Cold War World, plagued with corporate espionage, CyberCrime, and sentient martinis. Gameplay is inspired by spoof comedy films and cartoons of yesteryear, with a focus on weird gadgets, exotic locales, and open-world style exploration.
What to expect:
- Stereographic Polygony Soundeo™, NOW IN COLOURVISON.
- A cast of over 360,000 polygons, working in concert.
- For the first time ever, the human voice captured and preserved in CryoSonic Stasis™, thawed before your very ears during NPC exchanges (voice acting).
- Windows/Mac/Linux/Suppository
- Half a dozen jokes.
- Contains 5% of recommended daily intake of vitamin C++
- Original soundtrack featuring exotic percussion and homemade analog electronic instruments.
Articles
The IGF Awards take place on the evening of the third day of Game Developers Conference, and are a major celebration of the best in indie gaming, with thousands watching the award presentation before the Game Developer's Choice Awards are presented. The 2013 IGF Awards, including custom interstitials from Mega64, are available for online viewing. The Festival Awards will take place March 19, 2014. Anyone can attend the ceremony.
2014 Independent Games Festival Finalists:
Seumas McNally Grand Prize:
- DEVICE 6
- Dominique Pamplemousse in "It's All Over Once the Fat Lady Sings!"
- Don't Starve
- Jazzpunk
- Papers, Please
- The Stanley Parable
Honorable mentions: 868-HACK (Michael Brough); Crypt of the NecroDancer (Brace Yourself Games); Kerbal Space Program (Squad); The Yawhg (Damian Sommer and Emily Carroll); and TowerFall Ascension (Matt Thorson).
Excellence in Visual Art:
Honorable mentions: Don't Starve (Klei Entertainment); Galak-Z (17-BIT); Shelter (Might & Delight); The Swapper (Facepalm Games); and The Yawhg (Damian Sommer and Emily Carroll).
Excellence in Design:
Honorable mentions: DEVICE 6 (Simogo); Gorogoa (Jason Roberts); Perfect Stride (Arcane Kids); The Banner Saga (Stoic); and Threes (Asher Vollmer, Greg Wohlwend, and Jimmy Hinson).
Excellence in Audio:
- Crypt of the NecroDancer
- DEVICE 6
- Dominique Pamplemousse in "It's All Over Once the Fat Lady Sings!"
- Samorost3
- The Stanley Parable
- The Yawhg
Honorable mentions: Don't Starve (Klei Entertainment); Jazzpunk (Necrophone Games); Potatoman Seeks the Troof (Pixeljam); Sokobond (Alan Hazelden, Harry Lee, and Ryan Roth); and The Banner Saga (Stoic).
Excellence in Narrative:
- DEVICE 6
- Dominique Pamplemousse in "It's All Over Once the Fat Lady Sings!"
- Papers, Please
- Paralect
- The Stanley Parable
- The Yawhg
Honorable mentions: Detective Grimoire (SFB Games); Gorogoa (Jason Roberts);Monster Loves You! (Radial Games Corp. & Dejobaan Games, LLC.); Quadrilateral Cowboy (Blendo Games); and Redshirt (The Tiniest Shark).
Nuovo Award:
- Corrypt
- Dominique Pamplemousse in "It's All Over Once the Fat Lady Sings!"
- Extrasolar
- Luxuria Superbia
- Papers, Please
- Perfect Woman
- Save the Date
- SoundSelf
Honorable mentions: 18 Cadence (Aaron A. Reed); DEVICE 6 (Simogo); Elegy for a Dead World (Dejobaan Games with Popcannibal); Shelter (Might & Delight); and SUPERHOT (SUPERHOT team).
Student Showcase Finalists:
- Cyber Heist
- Engare
- Foiled
- Museum of Simulation Technology
- Rhythm Doctor
- Risk of Rain
- Symmetrain
- Westerado
Honorable mentions: Bokida (Institut de Création et d'Animation Numériques); Flying Fish (The Academy of Interactive Entertainment); Ladylike (NYU and NYU Poly); Rabbit Rush (RMIT); and UN EP (Kansas City Art Institute).
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I have a part two if you would like to check it out!
THIS GAME IS HILARIOUS!!! If you haven't seen it yet, check out my game play videos!
This is episode one! Youtube.com
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Enjoy
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I know that Jazzpunk is a strange and wonderful game. I just didn't realise how strange and wonderful it would be! There is something crazy hidden in every nook and cranny in this game and it never ceased to entertain me!
Enjoy!
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i hope this gets mods/addons soon. i absolutely love this game, its so funny.
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