Red Panda Interactive and Fishing Cactus have confirmed that "cyber-noir action-puzzle platformer" Shift Quantum is coming to the Switch this spring.
A unique monochrome adventure, Shift Quantum is built using Unreal Engine and uses a gameplay mechanic called 'shifting'. Puzzles are solved by creating negative space, which involves inverting the world and transforming what once were barriers into viable escape routes.
The story revolves around Axon Vertigo, a fictional (at least we think it is, anyway) company described as "the world's leading authority and most trusted friend in cerebral contentedness programming" which "promises to deliver better life quality for everyone". The whole setup feels similar to Portal, so expect some narrative twists and turns along the way.
Shift Quantum is one of the latest recipients of Unreal Dev Grants, which provide financial support for developers working in Unreal Engine 4. Let us know if it's up your street by posting a comment.
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This reminded me of another game that had a trailer and seems to have vanished. It was called States of Mind or something.
Looks like we can shift between 2 dimentions. Looking forward to some gameplay footage.
Also it reminded me of Sin City, being all black and white with just one yellow element.
No gameplay in the trailer
The trailer certainly does it's job. I'm intrigued
I'll never understand why game developers insist upon making trailers for games that don't show any gameplay. This isn't movies...the story or concept is most likely not what people will buy the game for. It might be a great narrative masterpiece, but games are bought to be played, so show what the game involves doing.
Cautiously optimistic. I am always up for a good puzzler.
Gameplay looks really cool :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUIS_10sMWk
I might enjoy it, but watching the gameplay made my head spin a bit as things flipped from dark to light and back again. Interesting mechanic.
Interesting idea. I will wait till it gets a review.
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