Vidvad Games, the one-man studio, stood out tonight with their game Tales of the Extended Guarantee. The catapult program therefore offers him a $50,000 stipend, marketing, artistic and managerial support, and support from several companies, including Ubisoft, Beenox, Volta, and Desjardins.
By Ludovic Dufour, the company’s desk manager
The three judges from the Quebec video game industry had the difficult task of choosing the best independent game project in this four-way final based on the presentation, the feasibility of the project, the team, the marketing plan, the quality of the project and the necessity of the Program catapults for its realization.
Eventually, developer David Langlois’ project charmed the judges by introducing a wacky game in which a customer must resist offers from stubborn salespeople by shouting “no” at them. The winner says it was inspired by Broforce and Enter the Gungeon, and we recognize the humor of the first and the bullet hell gameplay of the second in the clips shown. Early access is expected to be available in late 2022.
The presentation also allowed the developer to advance his community access development method and demonstrate his knowledge of the bullet hell games market. His clear and confident presentation garnered several positive responses on the RadioTalbot channel’s Twitch chat, which broadcast the event.
The other participants also proposed original projects, the progress of which is closely monitored. The team at A Little Smarter has developed Toy Maker Simulator, a creative and educational game similar to Besiege or Trailmakers that builds toys from scratch and includes electrical engineering. For its part, Studio Imugi has further developed the Revolution game, in which large-scale strategy meets turn-based tactical gameplay and adaptive storytelling in a French steampunk revolution. Finally, the studio presented Sublime Outbrk, a tornado hunting simulator equipped with a technically advanced weather simulation. The online game gives players points for managing to record the storm well, and its originality earned it the independent award, a $4,000 grant awarded by former participants in the Catapult program.
This finale should have had five contestants, but entertainment studio Madlife pulled out after receiving support that ensured their cooperative sugar shack management game would see the light of day, without being able to pinpoint the origin of that support at the moment. .
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