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Possess every animal you encounter!
Make your way!
Find one of many ways to traverse an area.
BUBBLES!
Yes, even underwater!
Hidden areas
Find all the secrets of the world in hidden areas with optional story parts.
Epic story
Uncover the story of a fallen civilization!
HEY, LISTEN!
Not quite like Navi, your companion can help you find the way and (as he was once human and an important part of the Inrashi civilization) can show you his story with his memories.
Find the truth
The Inrahsi once ruled the world. Now their realm lies in ashes. Unveil what happened, which role your companion played, and why he now needs your help!
Huge monuments pave the way to Machu Kila
Explore ruins of ancient temples and monuments on your way to the old Inrahsi capitol Machu Kila, the city that shall answer all the questions your companion raises.
Varied environments
Explore forests, mountains, the sea, ruined cities, and more!
Thanks for all your feedback last time (and thanks @FastF0x and Amelia-reddit and everyone else who posted stuff about Lost Ember! Thanks to you we landed on fp on imgur and reddit, which is absolutely insane, we love you guys!). We asked you if you wanted to hear more about the game, so here you go :) If you want to find out more about us as a team and how we created mooneye studios, you can read about that here: http://imgur.com/gallery/qHyaa.
Lost Ember will be developed for PC, PS4 and Xbox One, btw!
If you like the game, please go check out our kickstarter at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1391673869/lost-ember
Because we know that we all were disappointed by a lot of kickstarter or early-stage projects with big intentions, we want to stretch that everything you see here is actual gameplay footage as you can already see in a lot of Let’s Plays on YouTube. We don’t promise an insanely huge world with procedural anything ;) We are just 5 guys and we very much know what we are capable of!
Also, we will do an AMA on Thursday, November 10th, @1pm EST on reddit! You can ask us anything you like about the game, being an indie dev, our favorite colors, or whatever. See you there :)
Cat tax
Now, we know you love cats. Of course you do, cats are awesome! And we really want to include cats in Lost Ember. Unfortunately that isn’t that easy, because cats are basically superheroes that can do anything. Jump, run, climb, squeeze through everything,... you catch my drift. That’s why we added the cat (along with other animals like otters, meerkats, ducks, and more) as what we call “social stretch goals”! You can help us raise attention for our kickstarter by sharing the animals you would like to see in the game at http://www.lostember.com/animals and with that help us raise the funds we need for implementing these animals!
fp edit: this is awesome, just woke up and now we're on fp :D thanks everyone for upvoting! We're gonna post some new gameplay footage soon!
Willyzyx
No gameplay though? Just a gimmicky interactive story like everything else? Okay.
Bystandr
Looks great. Good luck and hope you succeed in finishing a quality product.
sethynvrsleeps
Love the Hugh Mungus reference with "Hugh Monuments" ahaha
waytoocreamy
littleoldcatlady
Beautifully done!
mooneyestudios
Thanks! :)
SketchNI
Have €20 on me! Looks great and cant wait to play it
mooneyestudios
awesome, thanks! can't wait to show you more gameplay, too :)
DerpyDuck1
howaboutthisonethen
Kickstarter with the "rewards" you have is really just a preorder deal
FastF0x
No problem, now make us an awesome game! ^^
mooneyestudios
will do ;)
Batman1021
HER4KLES
This looks absolutely amazing, will def buy if it gets finished
Oxvee
I... I'm in love
mooneyestudios
<3
Daggaroth
I've already backed you for the sole reason that it features a wolf. If you decide to give a portion to wolf conservation I'll double it!
Daggaroth
Hell, I'll triple my contribution to lost ember if a part of the projects profits go to wolf conservation
mooneyestudios
That's actually a really great idea! I will talk to the other guys about that tomorrow!
Daggaroth
I really hope to hear back that you guys decide to do that! Thank you for replying and for taking my suggestion to heart!
Sciencefriction13
ArgonSpark
This looks fuckin' awesome and I can't wait to play it.
MischievousLittleImp
Wow! This is gorgeous! I really want it!
mooneyestudios
thanks! :) we do our best to bring it to you as soon as possible :)
MischievousLittleImp
Really though! I'm going to back this up in Kickstarter, I just need some time to organize my money. XP
mooneyestudios
awesome thanks! :)
PotatoesPotate
I've never liked/participated in any kickstarter. I just pledged 20 euros. This looks amazing.
mooneyestudios
wow, thanks! :D
grimvard
How large will the map be? Can you give me a scale? It is really important for this kind of game.
mooneyestudios
That still changes a lot during testing (if you see how fast certain animals are you see if you have to make the world bigger) 1/2
mooneyestudios
What I can tell you is that we are aiming at 5hrs gameplay for the main story and a couple of extra hours for optional content
grimvard
What if we compare with the Skyrim map? Half? More?
kodoku900
I'm so happy to see this pop up every time. This labor of love definitely commands attention whenever it's around
althefonzo
This is the first I'm hearing of this game, and I'm already debating putting in the money to get my name on the wall of heroes.
mooneyestudios
you definitely should :P the wall of heroes will be pretty cool, we thought of a really nice little story twist there :)
echlamba
Holy shit, wow. I honestly never play video games, like, ever. But I just donated. This looks absolutely amazing and I want to play it
mooneyestudios
Wow, thanks very much! :D
CortexDagger
Funded for the 39 version, looks amazing. Can't wait!
mooneyestudios
Thank you very much! :)
ScottGladstein
Why do I think I'm gonna be burned again like No Man's Sky?
dasarsch
German accuracy? Idk..
Gizmodian
Because we were. I also got burned by Star Forge. Fucking CodeHatch.
WillDrug
So, a walking simulator basically?
mooneyestudios
We do have things like environmental puzzles or multiple ways to get through areas. But no combat or really hard puzzles, if you mean that
CyberAkuma
Thats one thing that worries me a little, the story and art look great, but it needs gameplay too, not just walking around to see the story.
RainbowRat
I disagree. The way LE is right now is perfectly fine to me. Maybe you just need more challenging games then C:
WillDrug
Yup, that. Add something so there's a reason to play, not just watch ;)
RogueEwok
Ever heard of a game called Journey?
WillDrug
That was clever enough to be rather experienced by than watched because of the skill based nature, minimalist art and such. But yes, walking
papanorelish
So it's a newer, better Space Station Silicone Valley. Take my money, and my childhood dreams.
mooneyestudios
I definitely have to get my old n64 and find that game somewhere, so many people talking about it^^
HyrulianJedi
Yeah! That's exactly what I thought too!
Thijssie88
OldIronsides
Makes me think of the game parasite on Nitrome, but much more in depth.
startedfrom4channowimhere
TheHaloFollower
This one is off and it is getting to me...
TruckerJj
Gonz000
So we can be a wolf, bird of color, mole, fish and maybe a cat, unlock different structures, and find secrets, all while wind8ng up a story
Gonz000
Well....neat. I hope you expand based on the kickstarter
RileyFoxxo
lurklurkingmclurk
What ^^^ he said
MissGeminixxx
What they said ^^^
anonymousrubberducky
HeywouldJablowme
kypp
LaTransDragon
noclevernamehere
Shadowfigure
The graphics are absolutely stunning, the style actually reminds me some-what of Project Spark's style. Defiantly will be checking it out.
enzio64
http://www.d-e-f-i-n-i-t-e-l-y.com
MikeyEugene
Don't listen to these chumps, stand proud and hold your ground!
nathannoodle
underappreciated
gorgosaurusrex
Do you mean definitely?
TearingAway
so many people cant even spell or even recognize the difference between these two words, and theyre choosing the president...
Shadowfigure
Despite the fact I can actually spell, and do know the difference. I am not voting this year, so no worries there. ;^)
Shadowfigure
HAHA. Actually I did, I used google chrome's Auto-fill in feature, didn't even realize it used defiantly instead of definitely. -_-
D4NG3RD4N3
Why defiantly, what's your beef?
haveyouheardabouttheseinternetmemes
Maybe there's someone trying to stop him from checking it out whom he will be defying?
D4NG3RD4N3
Damn them. I hope Shadowfigure makes it.
kuhraezah
I died.
IHateSupernatural
Playing Dark Souls i see?
kuhraezah
I died again.
mooneyestudios
thanks! :) gonna have to check out project spark then!
Shadowfigure
Project Spark was a Microsoft Game-developing sandbox client. Discontinued sadly. Think ill save up and buy this to play on my Stream though
ExplosiveMustache
No Switch compatibility? D:
mooneyestudios
We don't know too much about the specs yet, so we can't promise anything. But will definitely look into it and I think it should be possible
TinySatanicHamster
As a Nintendo fanboy, YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!
chrisdafish
Is it possible to play as the mighty fish or Buffalo
Scarlett948
Yes my computer will definitely be able to run this. Definitely no problem with my integrated graphics card. Yep. It's the worst thing ever.
alwaysmoorelaw
I've wanted a game like this since a was a child. Thank you. You have my support.
BewilderedBeaver
I played "such" a game: In Jill of the Jungle, you can transform into a few animals to reach certain areas in a wilderness environment. :)
mooneyestudios
thank you very much :) and us too!
PuppyDontCare
I want to play!!!! When will it be available? Can you estimate?
mooneyestudios
It's still a while, we're planning to release in early 2018.
PuppyDontCare
Oh that's too much waiting! Good luck to you and your teammates. Hope to see more stuff here on Imgur.
mooneyestudios
Yeah, I know... but there's still lots to do and we better want to take time to make it awesome! And sure, maybe we show a little more soon
Pandaphant
So..... is this going to be another No Man's Sky?
Dandyboi
No man's sky? More like, no guy buy!
AnonPig
No Man's was great, if you turned a blind eye to all the over Hype and picked it up for what it was. Space exploration resource farmer
WoopDeFrickenDoo
Woah woah man. Woah. Show some decorum..
pt241177
never per order again
TheLazyManatee
That was my exact thought when I saw the first gif
javer80
No, it's another Space Station Silicon Valley
7heng
yes c: I instantly thought about dis one
TotinosPizzaRolls
Looks like Flower but with animals.
Noavacadosorpeanuts
I was just going to say the terrain very much reminded me of flower
justicebeaverr
the game looks cool and all, but like in NMS, you can only just explore and look at stuff for so long before it gets boring.
Hunnington
Yeah, trusting anything after No Man's Sky has become risky. I remember their posts on Imgur that got everyone hyped. Never again.
odraencoded
Animals' Sky!
Bystandr
I dont think it has to be. The issue with unfinished games thieving gamers for early access cash is unfortunate, but lets face it: swindlers
Bystandr
are everywhere. Caveat Emptor. Wait for, and check the reviews from others. See what the NEGATIVE reviews say. Watch the Youtube lets play.
Bystandr
Only when you make an informed purchase can you assure that your getting what you want. If you want it so bad you dont have time for that,
Bystandr
then you are gambling. The price of the gamble is that you get fleeced by scammers and failures.
TheRealJeffLebowski
Looks like no man's sky if no man's sky developers knew what they were doing
PuppyDontCare
Is this a compliment?
TheRealJeffLebowski
Yes
PuppyDontCare
+1 for you! I saw your comment when it had -1, that's why I asked
mooneyestudios
Definitely not, we don't promise anything we can't deliver! And we already have actual gameplay footage online: https://youtu.be/hUgH4qVNXH0
Alibanini
Ofcourse you're going to say no lol 'Yes we're another No Man's Sky guys. Buy our game anyway, though.'
brasagt
When can i buy it?
DamianWinters
It looks like a walking simulator, is there anything else to do but wander around the place as animals?
wellthisjustgotinteresting
I mean... I'd still buy it.
DamianWinters
yea im sure alot will, seems like abzu or journey. But they aren't my kinda games thats why im asking, want puzzles or something atleast.
papayaparty
How do you know you can deliver? I have worked on 11 games as pro and 5 as indie, and what you're promising is really hard. Skeptic here.
mooneyestudios
It definitely is, no need to downvote. But that's why we worked on it for about 2 years (part time) before we went to kickstarter.
mooneyestudios
And our world is 100% handcrafted and not generated. that way we can ensure the level of quality that we want to achieve in our games :)
ClockworkArchangel13
that's nice, but what is there to DO in this game? I get that it's a beautifully designed world with many ways to explore, but is there 1/2
ClockworkArchangel13
2/2 anything to do other than explore? The lack of actual goals or objectives is a big part of why No Man's Sky failed.
mooneyestudios
It's mainly story-driven. So you won't wander around wondering what to do. There will always be the next big story part to find and play
DylanMorrison
Good response.
BritainsNuttiestGuy
That's great but do remember to include a plot/objective. That was wear NMS really failed!
PoopholeAintALoophole
So will there be PC support? I might be reading it wrong but sounds like it's only console.
mooneyestudios
Yes, we will release it for PC as well :) We've just been greenlit on Steam 2 weeks ago
PoopholeAintALoophole
Ah excellent thanks.
raptorsoldier
Is it going to be on steam? That's the most convenient way to buy it for me
mooneyestudios
It is :) we've been greenlit 2 weeks ago :)
raptorsoldier
SayWhatYouMeanMeanWhatYouSay
Congrats, you've already done better than the NMS team could do!
RedPanda000
That's amazing, looking forward to spring 2018! Need an intern? Game artist.
mooneyestudios
You can definitely send us your portfolio :) not explicitly looking atm, but maybe we can figure something out :)
SuharuStormrage
Hey, I've never had a job in my life. If you need someone to not do anything for no pay, I'm already on the team.
BigDaddysMeatWagon
Hey man, I used to cook. I can make some mean food and have PR experience. looking for a cook/PR rep? NMS didn't have either.
Glumerlink
I'm a writer who has been trying to get into developing repeatedly with friends, finding a good team is unbelievably hard
Bystandr
Getting longterm commitment is a hard thing to do from the new generation.
airen
I wish i could werk on sthing besides my mc hp server but not many good games coded in java
DogenutsDoughnuts
It is aye, we needed someone that was more pushy for deadlines, and focused on keeping everyone on track
londog1
Munch?
jedimocro
Can confirm.
ledious
My small team and i have been looking for a writer who will mesh well with our style. We have several XBLA games under our belts too :)
Glumerlink
I'd be willing to check out what you have going, at the very least it's fun to get more practice!
FreddyBenelli
Wow you and your buddy must be experts.
brauntosaurus
If you're based out of the Detroit area, DM me!
DanjoKaboozie
Try being a programmer in a city where there is no one to team up with and every project so far has been a drop.
instantbeetle
If you have a great idea, learn the skills to bring it to life, or it wasn't that great.
Glumerlink
many really great ideas require many specialists, no man's sky is a great example of a good idea that fell flat because of the wrong team
instantbeetle
It wasn't a good idea, it was a novel idea, it was doomed to be boring as fuck.
HelloYesThisIsTheDoge
Game dev hobbyist here. Starting a project, working on it for 3 months, then getting sidetracked by another idea. Story of my life
Glumerlink
the fact that you make it 3 months is amazing, every project i've worked on dies a month in
HelloYesThisIsTheDoge
:( it helps to have a team so we can keep motivating each other, but real life gets in the way
amkoc
you made it to three months? I hardly manage to focus on it past the first git commit
HelloYesThisIsTheDoge
The struggle is real man. Every time a new asset pack for Unreal comes out I have to start a new project haha
presidentjoebiden
No offense but software/game developers hear the 'I have a gr8 idea, let's make it a game' a lot. Your idea may be awesome (it is) 1/
presidentjoebiden
But developers are typically hesitant be a use people lose interest and it can really wear at your relationship
presidentjoebiden
Not trying to bash you for having ideas, developers just hear it a lot. Don't give up though
Glumerlink
no i fully get that, typically what it is, is i get some people who show interest in developing, we talk out an idea and i put in a ton (1)
Glumerlink
of effort, even trying to help them with some coding but they just slowly lose interest, god help me i take a day off pushing and it's(2)
wormfood
Although it is hard to do well, writing is the easiest part to do. Anyone can try and think it is good. That makes yours a tough sell.
LiterallyYourMom
Every director thinks they're a writer too. So many are not.
wormfood
A lot of writers aren't, as well.
Corks
Unfortunately, ideas are cheap, and gameplay is arguably the most important. You can write, but can you design a game, or implement? 1/?
Corks
I do games programming which is a course that focuses on scripting and making things work together in a game engine, and being able to 2/?
Corks
implement ideas and make them work with the premise is the real challenge. Not saying your idea is bad, but as well as getting someone 3/?
Corks
on board with your idea, you have to convince them it's going to make a good game too, and a game they would want to make and play. 4/?
Corks
Good software developers, much less good software developers who specialize with working in game engines, AND you have to bring them 5/?
StrangelyCalm
Am a VR dev, and finding people who share your passion in VR doesn't take long.
Glumerlink
I think VR is something i want to avoid, i feel like it's something that may not actually function for regular gaming for a long time
darearkin
Fucking tell me about it. I'm a world-builder. I keep trying to find people to help me turn the worlds I make into actual stories. xD
Glumerlink
:p do you mean world building like level designing or like you build overarching world stories?
darearkin
I mean I design worlds. History, races, political structures, religion, currency, culture, customs, beliefs...
Glumerlink
ahh yeah that's always the most fun part of it all, the worst is probably making dialogue, god help me if i have to write more exposition
xybolt
Making dialogues takes a huge part of the development process. It's essentially writing, rewriting, checking, rewriting again, ect
darearkin
Fuck me, I HATE dialogue.
WithMyHeadInTheClouds
Probably because small teams need developers. I'm working on a game, and my friend who also codes is an English major. Writing is covered.
Glumerlink
everyone thinks they're a writer but you can tell when a game has a dedicated writer and when it doesn't 7/10 times
WithMyHeadInTheClouds
More than 7/10 games are shitty anyways and a writer wouldn't have saved them. The need just isn't there. Learn to program.
Glumerlink
i know how to program, i'm garbage at art
WithMyHeadInTheClouds
You aren't going to get anywhere with that attitude mister
mooneyestudios
that's definitely the hardest and most important part! just keep on going to meetups, gamejams, and whatever.
ForReasonsOfScience
This looks like it's going to visually stunning. Here's to hoping I'll play it in 1440 at 144fps!
DarkUranium
There are pretty much none around here (Slovenia; that I know of, at least). Been trying to find some good co-devs for aeons by now.
mooneyestudios
Oh okay... yeah, finding the right team mates is always hard. Are there any gamejams or things like that near you?
DarkUranium
Not that I'd know of (and I did check). I do know some people online, but that's EXTREMELY unreliable (and just about all are busy anyways).
Glumerlink
That's a pure challenge right there, no matter how hard you fight these indie people are always so...non-committal
mooneyestudios
yeah, that's true. not easy finding folks who stick around if it's not going perfectly from the beginning (and it never does, of course) 1/2
mooneyestudios
I actually founded another company few years ago with someone who was extremely motivated at first but then left me hanging after a year 2/2
rshackleford
What is your role and the roles of your partners? You all programmers? I'd like to start a project like this, but my experience is legal
Glumerlink
i'm sorry man. I wish i could go ahead and join you guys but i don't know if i'd be any use to you :p