Solace

It’s been too long…

Jordan — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 22:54:33 +0000

I thought that I’d do a quick recap on the past eight or so months for the Solace team since it seems the last post made on here was in July of last year :/

The three programmers on the team are still taking classes at DigiPen, working hard on our junior game projects as well as just surviving the myriad of classes standing between us and graduation.

In September we had the opportunity to show our game at PAX Prime in Seattle, WA. It was a quite intense three days on the expo floor but a blast nonetheless. In October we were able to show the game at IndieCade in Culver City, CA and hang out with some of the coolest indie developers on the planet. It was way too much fun and we all hope to perhaps do it again in the future.

This year we found out that we got into both the Independent Game Festival as a Student Showcase Winner, and the Indie Game Challenge as one of six non-professional finalists. We’ll be going to D.I.C.E. in a couple weeks and we’re really excited to see the turn out. We will also be showcasing our game at the end of February at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, CA so if you plan on going definitely drop by and say hello. Also make sure to check out all of the finalists for both IGF and IGC, the games are looking insanely good this year.

Other than that we’ll just be continuing the eighty hour/week marathon known as school. Thanks to everyone over the past several months for their emails, support, and kind words. None of this would be possible without you guys!

PAX 10

admin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:01:52 +0000

We’re proud to announce that Solace has made it into the PAX 10! If you visit PAX this fall, make sure to drop by the PAX 10 booth try out the game, meet the team, and possibly even get a sticker.

Check it out on the official PAX 10 page.

Gameplay Teaser

admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:51:39 +0000

Here’s a brand new gameplay teaser showing off the different environments and content of our newest build. A full gameplay video featuring more in-game audio to come soon so stay tuned!

New Facebook Fan Page

admin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:51:23 +0000

Due to changing the game’s name from Syne to Solace a month or so ago, we’ve created a new Facebook fan page reflecting the new name. You can check it out at the Solace Fan Page on Facebook.

If you are still a fan of the Syne fan page, that page will closed very soon and you should move over as soon as possible.

What is Solace?

admin — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 06:54:21 +0000

Solace is an interactive aesthetic experience utilizing dynamic audio and bullet hell overtones to provide a unique perspective on the five stages of grief. As the player journeys through each level, the game presents a musical and visual interpretation of each stage of grief representing a range of emotions. The game was developed by One Man Down, a game team from the DigiPen Institute of Technology.

How can I play Solace?

Solace is available for PC completely for free at our download page.

Syne is now Solace!

admin — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:57:05 +0000

Syne is now officially known as Solace! Thanks to all that helped with deciding on the name change and for all of the great suggestions.

This week is the turn in for both the PAX10 and Indiecade, so we’ve been working hard to polish off the content we have and prepare it for submission. If you’d like to help us out by playing through and giving any feedback you have, it would be greatly appreciated as we continue work throughout the summer.

Check out the link below to download the game, and check out our Facebook page for more updates.

Solace [PAX10 build]

*It appears that Solace is having trouble on some machines in fullscreen. If this is happening for you please try downloading a windowed version of Solace here.