The genre of Steampunk is so artistically rich, so given to imaginative excess that it's surprising more games aren't founded in an environment of steam power and brass-plated technology. Alas, those of us with a penchant for Steampunk's elaborate mix of fantasy and science fiction have been left to go hungry between 16-bit greats like The Chaos Engine by The Bitmap Brothers and more recent efforts like Microsoft's Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends.
Australian developer Fuzzyeyes however, spotted the chance to land on the gaming scene with an adventure/RPG slated for release on the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and PC that gives fans of Steampunk something to drool over. Atomic sat down with Mr. Lu, Wei-Yao, the CEO of Brisbane-based Fuzzyeyes studio to get some background on Edge of Twilight.
After a prolonged development cycle, Edge of Twilight: Return to Glory ultimately falls short due to a lack of polish,not enough to write it off entirely. #edgeoftwilight #fuzzyeyes
Josh Griffiths writes: "It’s still amazing that a crowdfunding campaign sprouted out of nowhere for a game nearly a decade old. It was only in May 2016 that Edge of Twilight made a triumphant return on Indiegogo. Its developer, Fuzzyeyes, needed funding to finally bring the game out of developmental hell and release it into the world. Unfortunately for them, nobody seemed to care."
Indiegogo is one of the first crowdfudning sites, and the Angry Video Game Nerd seemed poised to make the site a dominant force. So what happened?
