October 29th, 2012 | By Tom Christiansen
Tagged in: Extra Credits | Lo and Behold! Games | Mental Drift | Platformer
Extra Credits is a game design web series with three-million regular viewers. So when they decide to sponsor the development of a game, it is time to take notice.
Mental Drift, under development by Lo and Behold! Games, is a puzzle-platformer where players utilize words to manipulate the world around the protagonist, making Mental Drift the ultimate word-puzzle game. The sponsorship from Extra Credits will allow Lo and Behold! Games to work on Mental Drift full-time.
The game follows the story of Liam, as he travels through the world of Mental Drift, guided by the player. As Liam’s thoughts appear in the narrative, players click-and-drag words from the narrative and into the game world, to solve puzzles, or to simply traverse safely through a level.
No release date has been announced for Mental Drift, but the game is being developed for release on PC, Mac, and Linux.
Lo and Behold! Games are a team of three: Richard Weschler is the creative director, Kenneth Lombardi is the tech director, and Shannon Meissner is the art ambassador. Lo and Behold! Games already has a number of titles under their belts, including A Flipping Good Time and Nebulous Hero.
Extra Credits is a weekly web series that gives viewers an insider’s look on the issues of game design. The web series is viewed by three-million viewers regularly. Extra Credits promotes innovation within the industry by utilizing their new Extra Credits Indie Fund, to help sponsor promising new titles.
Visit the official website for Lo and Behold! Games, the YouTube channel of the Extra Credits web series, and the official website for Mental Drift.
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