Matt Makes Games, made a game

Matt Makes Games, better known as Matt Thorson, has been on my watchlist sinceTowerFall. It was a pretty amazing brawler for what was essentially a one-man show, andCelestelooks like it’ll be yet another day-one type of game.

The whole idea is to “climb a mountain,” with platforming trappings and everything that comes with it. While we’ve known all this for a bit Matt has finally revealed the release window, and we won’t have to wait much longer as it’s coming in January 2018. I’m especially interested in the emotional angle (there’s talk of “confronting self doubt”) to see if he actually pulls it off, or if it just ends up being fluff in an otherwise great looking platformer.

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The ghost at the end of the hallway

Picking up the smiley face post-it off the broken mirror

John and Molly sitting on the park bench

Close up shot of Marissa Marcel starring in Ambrosio

Kukrushka sitting in a meadow

Lightkeeper pointing his firearm overlapped against the lighthouse background

Overseer looking over the balcony in opening cutscene of Funeralopolis

Edited image of Super Imposter looking through window in No I’m not a Human demo cutscene with thin man and FEMA inside the house

Looking at the ghost of Jackie inside the lighthouse