Upcoming Puzzle Game Road Not Taken Might Look (And Sound) Familiar to Fans of Defunct Virtual World Glitch

Janine "Iris Ophelia" Hawkins' ongoing review of gaming and virtual world style

Spry Fox, the indie publisher behind the addictive multi-platform puzzle/strategy game Triple Town, has been working with two Tiny Speck alums to put together Road Not Taken, a puzzle game inspired by Robert Frost coming later this year. If the aesthetic style in the image above looks familiar, it's because the game's art has been in the hands of Spry Fox's art director Kukubee (a.k.a. Meowza), who also helped realize the distinct and darling visuals of browser-based MMO Glitch.

It's not just the art that should inspire nostalgia in the hearts of Glitch-lovers, though...

 

The enchanting music in the teaser trailer should ring a few bells as well, since Road Not Taken's soundtrack is being done by Glitch composer Danny Simmons. If I had to list what made Glitch such a wonderful little game, I would place the visual style and the music in the top 5, so I'm really looking forward to seeing more from Road Not Taken as development progresses.

Of course it's a bit too early to say what the game itself really is. The chess-board playing area gives me the impression that it will involve limited moves and even an element of strategy -- not unlike Triple Town -- and they have mentioned a roguelike-aspect to it as well, but it's hard to say any more than that until more information is released. Add a potentially charming story and it could definitely be something special, and even scratch that Glitch-itch for existing fans.

Be sure to check out Spry Fox's announcement for more details about Road Not Taken.

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Iris Ophelia (@bleatingheart, Janine Hawkins IRL) has been featured in the New York Times and has spoken about SL-based design at the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan and with pop culture/fashion maven Johanna Blakley.

Comments

[Ole]

iris, i wonder have you ever tried deepworld on ipad or mac? they have quite a big glitch group and it reminded me a bit of glitch too. so could be worth a try for all diaspora glitchens... ack, i bet you already know deepworld! ^^