The game took Encore as its title because, well, it's like at the end of a concert -- you just want a little bit more (plus it was easier for the Japanese crowd to understand). Also, some people complained of plasma TV's getting the game burned onto their screen because they just couldn't stop playing -- there's now an anti-burn option on the game's menu to prevent that.
As for Cuthbert himself, his favorite level in the expansion is Racer Gardens, since it's based off of a PixelJunk Racers design. He even gives you a hint on how to beat it -- the big guys always cross the bridge! Interestingly, the game's overall design is based off of Red Riding Hood concepts. At first, our Tiki hero was the girl in red, protecting grandma's house from wolves ... we're exaggerating, but that would have been the basic concept, for sure. Eventually, the design we see now took over. More information to come!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
4-29-2008 @ 9:47PM
Tom said...
Wasn't this supposed to come out last week?
Hope this comes out thursday, my girlfriend loves to play this co-op.
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4-30-2008 @ 4:55AM
Wayne said...
As does mine. This is a great game to play with your partner. We just completed the first game so we're ready for the expansion.
4-30-2008 @ 10:44AM
Dan Davis said...
This is the email I just got from Dylan Cuthbert:
Hello again,
PixelJunk Monsters Encore was intended to be released in the West on April 24th but a few hiccups in the submission/debugging process delayed it a couple of weeks. We now have our fingers crossed that it will make it onto the US store by May 8th, and the EU/Australia version should only be a week or two after that. (it takes a little extra time to prepare the translations for all those countries in the EU!)
Anyway, the launch in Japan has been a great success and they are getting a slight head start on the global ranking tables but you should be able to soon catch up with them.
We've even heard from a couple of people who have already managed to clear it and see the rather special bonus extra we prepared.
In other news PixelJunk Eden is moving along in leaps and bounds (literally), and you never know, it might be an under-the-radar Summer hit! (well, we can dream, right?)
Regards
Dylan Cuthbert
Q-Games Ltd.
4-29-2008 @ 9:48PM
Dahk said...
LOL @ Anti-Burn in option! HAHA that just demonstrates how frickin' sweetsome this game is.
I think I might actually need that. Frickin' plasmas =/.
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4-29-2008 @ 11:36PM
Kspraydad said...
I still can't beat the easy levels :(
/back to Enduro on 2600 where I OWN.
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4-30-2008 @ 9:50AM
Tony said...
Enduro! That game rules! That fog level is madness...serious Jedi skills required at high speeds!
4-30-2008 @ 9:49AM
Tony said...
That's great...now where is the release date for Encore? I am suffering serious withdrawal...cough it up! ...please?
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5-01-2008 @ 12:32AM
hmdm said...
Nice, I emailed Dylan at Q-games and told him it was burning in my screen - he replied and said they would try to put in a feature to reduce it in upcoming games. I'm impressed they actually did it.
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5-01-2008 @ 3:04AM
Gabe said...
The Mrs and I finished this game about a month ago, can't wait for the next installment on May 8th!
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