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'''Oceanheart''' is a canceled game that was developed by Infinite Ammo | '''Oceanheart''' is a canceled game that was developed by Infinite Ammo and created by Alec Holowka and Karen "Bitmoo" Teixeira. Alec Holowka was well known for being the designer, programmer and music composer for the critically acclaimed game ''Night in the Woods.'' The game began development in April of 2015. It was to come out on PC and Mac with console ports planned to come out in the future but was quietly canceled. | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
You played as Mami, a little girl who explores the sea in search of a new home<ref>[https://www.behance.net/gallery/44954665/Oceanheart The game's Behance page.] Retrieved 3 Dec '22</ref>. Described as an “open sim-like adventure", The game's art style would've gone for a low-polyed, cel-shaded look. It would've allowed players to fish, cook, craft, care for sea life and sail for new islands. Every now and then a powerful storm might rearrange and even destroy places, giving the player an opportunity to explore new areas where they could find new objects<ref>[https://www.kotaku.com.au/2016/06/oceanheart-is-like-wind-waker-crossed-with-animal-crossing/ Kotaku article about the game.] Retrieved 3 Dec '22</ref>. Other ideas that were either planned or programmed into the game included bottle mailing, cataloging all of the game's species, stargazing and seed engineering, which consists of crossbreeding seeds and trees and could even help you to rescue certain tree types from going extinct as the sea keeps changing. | |||
You played as Mami, a little girl who explores the sea in search of a new home<ref>[https://www.behance.net/gallery/44954665/Oceanheart The game's Behance page.] Retrieved 3 Dec '22</ref>. Described as an “open sim-like adventure", The game's art style would've gone for a low-polyed, cel-shaded look. It would've allowed players to fish, cook, craft, care for sea life and sail for new islands. Every now and then a powerful storm might rearrange and even destroy places, giving the player an opportunity to explore new areas where they could find new objects<ref>[https://www.kotaku.com.au/2016/06/oceanheart-is-like-wind-waker-crossed-with-animal-crossing/ Kotaku article about the game.] Retrieved 3 Dec '22</ref>. | |||
==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
According to a tweet made by Infinite Ammo's official Twitter account on the 12th of December in 2018, the game had a few prototypes. One on Unreal and the other being Unity. They also shared some info on their Tumblr page that they were able to get a build up and running on the PS4 before it was shelved<ref>[https://oceanheartgame.tumblr.com/ The game's official Tumblr page.] Retrieved 3 Dec '22</ref>. They even stated that they might come back to the game at some point<ref>[https://twitter.com/InfiniteAmmoDev/status/1072894721180295168?t=9oqLCUMesP6nZeoeOOUSTQ&s=19 @InfiniteAmmoDev's tweet regarding the game.] Retrieved 4 Dec '22</ref>. That sadly never happened because on August 31st, 2019, Alec Holowka committed suicide. The only officially released content of the game are a handful of screenshots, concept art and video footage that was released on the company's Vine account. <ref>[https://vine.co/u/929659826374598656 Infinite Ammo's Vine account.] Retrieved 3 Dec '22</ref> | |||
According to a tweet made by Infinite Ammo's official Twitter account on the 12th of December in 2018, the game had a few prototypes. One on Unreal and the other being Unity. They also shared some info on their Tumblr page that they were able to get a build up and running on the PS4 before it was shelved<ref>[https://oceanheartgame.tumblr.com/ The game's official Tumblr page.] Retrieved 3 Dec '22</ref>. They even stated that they might come back to the game at some point<ref>[https://twitter.com/InfiniteAmmoDev/status/1072894721180295168?t=9oqLCUMesP6nZeoeOOUSTQ&s=19 @InfiniteAmmoDev's tweet regarding the game.] Retrieved 4 Dec '22</ref>. That sadly never happened because on August 31st 2019, Alec Holowka committed suicide. The only officially released content of the game are a handful of screenshots, concept art and video footage that was released on the company's Vine account. <ref>[https://vine.co/u/929659826374598656 Infinite Ammo's Vine account.] Retrieved 3 Dec '22</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery mode=packed heights=200px> | <gallery mode=packed heights=200px> | ||
File:7680f8154f35520007dc8b3f.jpg|Concept art of the game. | File:7680f8154f35520007dc8b3f.jpg|Concept art of the game. | ||
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==External Links== | |||
*[https://bitmoo.me/oceanheart The game's page on Bitmoo's website.] Retrieved 4 Dec '22 | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:48, 1 January 2023
The game's logo
Status: Lost
Oceanheart is a canceled game that was developed by Infinite Ammo and created by Alec Holowka and Karen "Bitmoo" Teixeira. Alec Holowka was well known for being the designer, programmer and music composer for the critically acclaimed game Night in the Woods. The game began development in April of 2015. It was to come out on PC and Mac with console ports planned to come out in the future but was quietly canceled.
Gameplay
You played as Mami, a little girl who explores the sea in search of a new home[1]. Described as an “open sim-like adventure", The game's art style would've gone for a low-polyed, cel-shaded look. It would've allowed players to fish, cook, craft, care for sea life and sail for new islands. Every now and then a powerful storm might rearrange and even destroy places, giving the player an opportunity to explore new areas where they could find new objects[2]. Other ideas that were either planned or programmed into the game included bottle mailing, cataloging all of the game's species, stargazing and seed engineering, which consists of crossbreeding seeds and trees and could even help you to rescue certain tree types from going extinct as the sea keeps changing.
Availability
According to a tweet made by Infinite Ammo's official Twitter account on the 12th of December in 2018, the game had a few prototypes. One on Unreal and the other being Unity. They also shared some info on their Tumblr page that they were able to get a build up and running on the PS4 before it was shelved[3]. They even stated that they might come back to the game at some point[4]. That sadly never happened because on August 31st, 2019, Alec Holowka committed suicide. The only officially released content of the game are a handful of screenshots, concept art and video footage that was released on the company's Vine account. [5]
Gallery
Concept art of the game.
Screenshot showing the playing on an island.
Screenshot showing the inside of the player's ship.
Mami's character model.
Model of Mami on her ship.
The game's tree assets.
External Links
- The game's page on Bitmoo's website. Retrieved 4 Dec '22
References
- ↑ The game's Behance page. Retrieved 3 Dec '22
- ↑ Kotaku article about the game. Retrieved 3 Dec '22
- ↑ The game's official Tumblr page. Retrieved 3 Dec '22
- ↑ @InfiniteAmmoDev's tweet regarding the game. Retrieved 4 Dec '22
- ↑ Infinite Ammo's Vine account. Retrieved 3 Dec '22