Hello everyone! I’m Hernan Lopez from Epic Llama Games. We are happy to share great news about the release of our new adventure game. unusual discovery With you and all fans of the 1980s! I’d like to take a look back at the work we’ve done so far and give you a little background on the game.
It took a lot of effort to create the anomalous findings. I mean a lot! The game script alone is huge, full of scripted things and unique events. But I had a lot of fun making it!
If you don’t know the plot of the game at all, I’ll summarize. In a quiet small town on Christmas Eve, three children desperately try to watch pay-per-view adult TV channels with illegal signal decoders. In a sudden turn of events, they stumbled upon a killer alien from outer space. Rest assured that nothing will go according to anyone’s plans… things will run wild and the stakes will skyrocket!
Most of our team was born in the mid-1980s, so we grew up in that atmosphere. We were too young to “true” experience the 80’s, but we grew up consuming 80’s pop culture. When we were kids/teenagers, we were obsessed with popular TV shows like: Viaje a lo inesperado, Cine de Trasnoche Disco, El Mundo del EspectacroThese were very local TV shows so I don’t think you know what I’m talking about here (we’re from Cordoba, Argentina).I’m sure you grew up watching something pretty similar (if you’re over 30).ââ Movies! It could be horror, it could be action (depending on the time of day) but usually it was a movie from the 80’s. Sometimes they showed blockbusters like the goonies Also alienbut you can also see something more obscure like: Kururu, Batteries not included” Also Explorer.
of unusual discovery We wanted the player to feel like they were in a movie. No more! Immerse them in the quintessential 80’s movies with the best elements of the story of his decade. Let us explore, visit, revisit, play, talk to interesting characters, try different things and try to solve the mystery behind it. unusual discoverySo I had to do a lot of homework to accomplish this. In addition to all his ’80s pop culture he was already consuming at the time, during the GDD (game design document) and script development phases, he’s doing at least one of his ’80s movies or TV shows per day. I saw the episode.
Unusual Findings isn’t all ’80s. Of course, one of his main themes here is nostalgia, and we’re not just talking ’80s nostalgia. For example, one of his main characters, Vinnie, is a huge fan of the 1940s and the black-and-white films of that era.
Other big themes unusual discovery Friendship and facing the unknown. That’s exactly what happens all the time in the game in so many different ways. Anyway, I’m not going to spoil it for you.
To reinforce the “face the unknown” point, I had to add some unusual discoveries, or features, to the normal point-and-click game loop. So instead of just one main character walking around and investigating everything, we came up with a group of 3 friends… walking around and investigating everything! Vinnie, Nick, and Tony tag him to share their opinions or help Vinnie directly if possible. It works much better because the protagonist is having organic conversations with the rest of the team rather than “talking to himself”.
We wanted Vinnie, Nick, and Tony to be real teenage friends who support each other during their adventures. They are always joking and sometimes arguing with each other.
As the player chooses from various dialogue options, the trio will react accordingly. It’s not just a great story feature, it’s also a game gimmick. Because the player really influences how things unfold, and in the process many puzzles change, sometimes in radical ways! It’s basically three different chapters that don’t share a single location or item (all puzzles and conversations are unique). So this feature will greatly improve replayability even if the game is pretty long anyway.
Location-wise, these three friends are immersed in iconic locations from horror movies (Night in the Woods, Lovers’ Alley, Junkyard, Secret Lab, Sewers) and nostalgia like amusement arcades and VHS stores. I plan to visit a filled place. Or a treehouse.
Another feature that we are very proud of is game art. Enjoy not only pixel art with particles, smoke and modern enhancements, but also music.We’re very proud of the game’s sound: it was a number 1 hit You Spin Me Round (like a record) From Dead or Alive – the true kings of synth pop! You won’t believe how much effort it took for a small studio like ours to get them into an OST! Game includes authentic pieces from the 80’s! Aside from the surprising fact, there is also music from new retro wave stars such as Robert Parker and Midnight Fighters. All this plus an original OST composed by LATAM Grammy nominee Tomas Ferrero.
unusual discovery All the iconic movies we’ve seen, all the toys we’ve played with, the wonderful synth-oozing music we still listen to, and all in all, a tribute to that glorious era that shaped us all. I hope players enjoy the game as much as I enjoyed making it for them!
unusual discovery
ES Digital Game
$19.99
It’s the 80’s and Christmas is coming. Vinnie, Nick and Tony are young and a new Cable Signal Descrambler has arrived. That same night, while trying to decipher a pay-per-view adult channel, they picked up a distress call that an alien spaceship had crash-landed in the woods near the town…a towering alien killed a very particular member of the Things get even weirder when you realize you’re there. of their community! Explore a world oozing with nostalgia, check out clues at the Video Buster Store, challenge other kids at the Laser Llama Arcade, learn new tricks at the Emerald Sword Comic Store, and make friends at the punk-looking Lost Guy’s lair. Or you can ask THE BULL, the quintessential ’80s action hero, for help. Stories that pay homage to his 80s classics such as The Goonies, The Explorers, Monster Squad, The Lost Boys, They Live, Terminator and Aliens, as well as point-and-click classics like Full Throttle with mechanics and unique gameplay. Follow the gameplay that combines uniqueness. such as twist. Your decisions matter, and how these three friends interact will increasingly affect their friendships and the overall story, how you solve the game’s puzzles, the places you visit, and the answers you find. , story, change everything. Uncover the truth behind the alien invasion…so-so. Why are you here? why kill the locals? How can the boys stop it? After all, do they tune in on adult channels? The answers to these and other questions lie in⊠extraordinary findings.
