
We absolutely loved Wii U launch game Little Inferno: there was a certain thrill to working our way through one catalogue of useless junk and unlocking the next while the oppressively cheerful 1950s sales muzak played in the background. It's all been a bit quiet from the talented trio at the Tomorrow Corporation since then, but the good news is they haven't been incinerated in a fireplace, rather they've been working on a new game by the ominous name of Human Resource Machine.
Human Resource Machine takes the form of a fiendish puzzle game. In each level, your boss gives you a job which you can automate by programming your little office worker. If you succeed, you'll be promoted up to the next level for another year of work in the vast office building.
It might all be a bit close to real life for some of our readers, but we'd wager that this will be a fun puzzler from the Kyles who previously brought us the excellent World of Goo and Henry Hatsworth in The Puzzling Adventure.
Human Resource Machine hits the Wii U on 15th October in North America, with a European release hopefully not too far behind. Take a look at the charming trailer below and let us know if you'll be automating your work soon.
[source tomorrowcorporation.com]
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No need to even watch the trailer, day one.
Me too. Though I hope the game is not as "tiny" as the trailer suggests. =]
I watched the trailer and my body became very ready.
Now, this is interresting. I finished Little Inferno on Wii U and Android.
I still haven't finished little inferno and it's driving me crazy. There's only a few left to solve but I just can't figure them out. Still, it's an amazing game and I cannot wait for this one!
@Mrclaycoat Same here. I made the mistake not going by order in my first attempt. That makes it even harder to figure out what needs to be combined, since you don't have the restriction of availability (which you have for quite some time if you finish the list before you unlock the next catalogue). Maybe I have to restart.
Wow, this looks fantastic! I had no idea there was a new game coming from these guys.
This looks too cute to pass up. Still not sold on day one but definitely has my interest.
Hmm, looks really interesting, I'm definitely picking this up if it's good! The programming aspect looks pretty cool, although the trailer didn't exactly make it clear how the game works, but I trust them enough to make sure it's fun.
I love World of Goo and enjoyed Little Inferno, but I'm starting to get tired of the "evil mega-corporation behind a Disney-like facade" shtick.
@Tiefseemiez I think I'll have to restart as well since I also made the same mistake lol
I love a little social commentary in my games.
Day one as well. I loved the other two games and now I'm on board for anything they make. Didn't even need the trailer, just needed to know they were making another game.
Love this developer. Definitely gonna get this at some point.
I will buy anything these people breathe on!!
I'm definitely intrigued. Lovely stuff.
That looks really intriguing! And one could also easily interpret it as social criticism. Think I'll get this one if the price is right.
Another one to look out for! Third party Wii U games may be scarce, but Nindies are filling the gap nicely, providing something a little different to the Nintendo IPs. I'm not sure why Nindie development on Wii U is so good and third party is so...not there. It's not all tech limitations.
I teach programming. This could be very nice.
...Wait, October?...Next month? Why did it take me until now to realize this?! xD
@Dr_Corndog be quiet...
banksy might hear you...
World of Goo was the better game then Little Inferno IMHO.
Kinda boring to burn stuff.
But this game looks really interesting again. Also I love the Art Style.
The Tomorrow Corporation are my favorite indie dev, so this is a definite day one buy.
I'll buy it on Steam when it comes out.
I'm down with this. I absolutely loved World of Goo and Little Inferno.
Please come to Japan, please come to Japan, please come to Japan, please come to etc...
I found World of Goo an utter disappointment, but Little Inferno rather entertaining. This, however, looks quite great! It's been a while since a gameplay idea seemed so interesting to me. And after Little Inferno I expect an interesting story too.
European release date ?
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