Another new Dreamcast game: Xenocider from Retro Sumus

Tomleecee · Jun 18, 2015

I interviewed Carlos Oliveros from indie developer Retro Sumus. He revealed a new 3D Dreamcast shooter in the style of Space Harrier and Sin & Punishment - Xenocider...

http://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2015/06/developer-interview-retro-sumus-carlos.html

sonicsean89 · Jun 18, 2015

That looks awesome.

ArgyleEyes · Jun 18, 2015

"Well, actually Chui worked with Corbin and the Hypertension team a few years ago. He ported or helped create a 3D engine for them, so it's not an impossible task. I don't think they're using that engine anymore"
...lol

Didnt know this... About chui and I thought it was always the same engine. What happened with it?
Anyway getting a 3d engine goin on dreamcast is awesome, looks decent so far.

*makes me think of insector x

Yakumo · Jun 18, 2015

Nice. I'd like to see it running.

wombat · Jun 19, 2015

Nice interview! Cool to finally see that other project of Retro Sumus finally being revealed, the constant teasing was killing me

hombreimaginario · Jun 19, 2015

Thanks Tom. I think the interview came out great. We are really proud and excited about how both projects are going so far.

And by the way I just (finally) registered as a user here after years of lurking in the shadows

Carlos

Rogue · Jun 19, 2015

This is so cool!
I'm inclined to believe that this is a passion work more than anything. But who knows if someday it happens to be viable.
At least the guys are increasing their portfolio.

hombreimaginario · Jun 24, 2015

Well, it's definitely a labor of love if that's what you mean, but our plan is to release both projects as full retail games, either with the help of a certain (american) publisher or using Kickstarter.

By the way:

First teaser of Ameba, published months ago:
First (audio) teaser of Xenocider, published one month ago: https://soundcloud.com/retrosumus/project-q-industrial-stage-demo

I'll be keeping an eye on these boards just in case you guys have any questions regarding our projects

Yakumo · Jun 25, 2015

What type of game? Sound novel I wonder?

hombreimaginario · Jun 25, 2015

Yakumo said: ↑

What type of game? Sound novel I wonder?
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Visual novel / detective adventure. I posted a screnshot up there

Also, from our first interview a few months ago:
http://retrosumus.com/2014/11/our-first-interview-character-designs-revealed/

SegaZine: For those who don’t know, what kind of game is AMEBA?

Carlos: A detective adventure. An indie multiplatform game. A visual novel. A western take on a typically japanese genre. We aim to create an inmersing drama with the visual novel mechanics as a starting point, but also with some interesting twists, puzzles you’ll need to solve in order to progress, adult characters you can actually relate to, a realistic setting, etc.

[...]

Spain is a different scene in the game world, and really exciting. Will the Spanish environment make AMEBA different from many of today’s games which often is set in Japan or the US, and in that case – how?

True. Good or bad, Spain is different (that’s a pretty old slogan by the way). Actually, this is just as if we were making an indie movie: we would film on locations that are close to where we live, right? I told Ximo, I’m no Woody Allen or Guy Ritchie telling a convincing story set in NYC or London. I know how spanish history, politicians and policemen (and policewomen) work, so it would be the honest thing to tell a story that’s set in current Spain. But don’t worry, you won’t need to know, understand or like spanish culture in order to enjoy the game, just as we spaniards didn’t need to know a lot about Sweden to enjoy the Millenium trilogy, did we?

That being said, if you’ve ever visited Spain, you may recognise some beautiful, historical environments as you keep playing!
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And from our last one, which started this thread:
http://retrosumus.com/2015/06/ameba-xenocider-screenshots-interview-dc-junkyard/

You are currently working on two Dreamcast games. What can you tell us about your projects?

We are, yes. AMEBA is the most ambitious, story-wise, as it’s a brand new adventure game in the form of a western-made visual novel. A detective game set in Madrid, Spain, featuring no gratuitous nudes, no blue-haired, impossibly busty waiters and, if we are doing a good job – no fanservice. So basically, a visual novel that differentiates itself from more traditionally Japanese ones and incorporates puzzles to solve and some other mechanics.

Project Q is the working title of our more arcade game. It is not a shmup either and as you may have guessed, it’s also not in 2D. We actually have a somewhat playable pre-pre-pre alpha demo that already shows what are main influences are. The game will feature a minimum of 12 worlds, 5 of which already have their music created. We recently posted a fragment of one of them, you can listen to it on our blog or our new Soundcloud page.

[...]

You were tight lipped about this on AMEBA’s initial reveal, but with something as ambitious as Xenocider could potentially be, will budgets be a major factor?

Ah, good question. Kickstarter is definitely an option, and an interesting challenge I’m more than willing to face, personally. With a realistic goal and rewards, and being honest with potential buyers from the start, we’re confident about the potential of both projects. We are not sure if we will go that route yet though.

Whatever the case, budget is always a major factor, of course. We’ll see. But we see AMEBA as the more ambitious project, as it will be much longer and need a huge script and tons of original art. That, and the fact that we are not going to settle for (just) a Dreamcast version…

Remember I just said Chui had been tampering with and old Saturn? Another reason work is going slow: we are planning to release AMEBA on the Sega Saturn as well.

No, we’re not kidding. Yes, we know it sounds crazy. But Chui’s been doing his research and there may be a way. We are serious about this. If things go well, Ameba will be released for PC, Android, Dreamcast AND Saturn.

Dreamcast, PC and Saturn?! Retro Sumus really is pulling all the stops out with these plans… could you consider a Mega CD version too?!

We know it’s ambitious but we’re confident about it. I would absolutely love a new Saturn game, after so many years of the console being the ‘tough girl.’ Also, the Dreamcast is Chui’s speciality and he is interested in the Saturn as something new and exciting to tackle. We haven’t considered a Mega CD port due to color limitations and such. Other (current gen) platforms are technically possible, as Chui has experience porting Pier Solar to PS4 and XB1 already, but we cannot promise those for now.
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MBMM · Jun 25, 2015

Xenocider looks cool. I'd be all over that.

Jord9622 · Jul 13, 2015

Excited for this!!!! Can't wait!!!!

hombreimaginario · Sep 9, 2015

We shared this image last night on our Facebook and Twitter accounts...

"Script for our first demo is finished. See you at RetroBarcelona!"

hombreimaginario · Sep 29, 2015

We had one of our regular video-meetings last night. We had some fun with level design, constantly going from Blender to a real hardware demo to check if the modelling would work and look right. This is a wip pic of one of the planets

7Force · Sep 29, 2015

This looks interesting, finally a new DC game that isn't another halfassed 2D shooter.

hombreimaginario · Sep 29, 2015

We explained a bit more in our last blog post:

From Blender to the Dreamcast: Xenocider level design
http://retrosumus.com/2015/09/xenocider-level-design-blender-dreamcast/

americandad · Sep 29, 2015

ArgyleEyes said: ↑

"Well, actually Chui worked with Corbin and the Hypertension team a few years ago. He ported or helped create a 3D engine for them, so it's not an impossible task. I don't think they're using that engine anymore"
...lol

Didnt know this... About chui and I thought it was always the same engine. What happened with it?
Anyway getting a 3d engine goin on dreamcast is awesome, looks decent so far.

*makes me think of insector x
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Iirc they were using a modded doom engine and then switched to the blood engine after a while.

sonicsean89 · Sep 30, 2015

americandad said: ↑

Iirc they were using a modded doom engine and then switched to the blood engine after a while.
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I heard it started out as a Blood mod then became a standalone thing. Which is based off a derivative of the Doom engine.
All the info I can find came from the Blood wiki, so take it as you will: http://www.blood-wiki.org/index.php/HYPERTENSION

hombreimaginario · Oct 2, 2015

Introducing Retro Sumus Dev Diaries! 3D designer Abel del Dedo and composer Juanjo Martín give us a glimpse of how Xenocider will look and sound!

Check out our first video here!
http://retrosumus.com/2015/10/dev-diaries-01/

hombreimaginario · Oct 18, 2015

Dev Diaries #2!

Contrary to what is common in the video game and movie industries, composer Juanjo Martín has been there since the very first moment the plot for AMEBA was being planned. Which means he contributed some ideas for the main characters. This is what happens when Juanjo and yours truly meet for a late night brainstorming session…

http://retrosumus.com/2015/10/dev-diaries-02-ameba-music-composition/

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