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TowerFall Ascension's Linux Port Is Almost Ready

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A bit of good news today is that TowerFall Ascension the highly rated indie game is very near to having a Linux version. It's yet another game being ported by Ethan Lee to Linux, that guy is a porting machine that's for sure.

The game has been highly rated and the negative reviews seem to be from people who have spent very little time with it, so I would imagine it's a pretty decent game. I never think it's right to give a game a bad review after spending less than an hour on it, doesn't sound fair to me.

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TowerFall Mac and Linux ports are almost ready! Going to add a few more new variants too :)

Matt Thorson (@MattThorson) May 23, 2014


About the Game
TowerFall Ascension is the definitive version of the hit archery combat game. Inspired by classics from the golden age of couch multiplayer, it's a 4-player local party game centering around hilarious, intense versus matches. The core mechanics are simple and accessible, but hard to master and combat is fierce. Loot treasure chests for game-changing power-ups, master the art of catching arrows out of the air, or descend on your foes and stomp them into submission. TowerFall is best played competitively with friends, cross-legged on the floor within punching distance of each other.

New in Ascension is the 1- or 2-player co-op Quest mode. Players work together, fighting off a variety of monsters and enemy archers across the land of TowerFall. It's a new adventure to explore when you don't have more friends handy to square off against.

New features in TowerFall Ascension include:
-Brand new 1- or 2-player co-op Quest mode
-50 additional Versus arenas, for a total of 120 unique maps
-More game-changing power-ups, such as Drill Arrows that burrow through walls
-4 new unlockable, playable archers, for a total of 8
-A huge list of variants to customize your matches - a total of 67 ways to mix things up
-Plenty of hidden secrets and surprises to discover with your friends Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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2 comments

nll_a May 25, 2014
Man, when I saw the trailer at first I was like "Oooohhhh! Beautiful graphics!", but then when the gameplay footage started I was so disappointed...

I think it's a matter of coherence: if you wanna make a pixelated game then do everything pixelated, and if you're gonna make drawn videos make sure the actual game graphics are also drawn.
Anonymous May 25, 2014
I mean it seems they put so much effort in the videos and cutscenes, but went downright lazy to the actual gameplay.

I guess it's because honestly I'll never be able to understand what people see in pixels. To me they're just absolutely awful. With a CRT they look nice because they ressemble (rudimentary) drawings, but on LCD monitors I find them hideous. The game mechanics look nice, though.
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