#Surmount

[indiana-jonas]

Big Announcement: Surmount, the game I've been working on for the past 3 years with my friend Jasper, finally has a release date!

It's coming to Nintendo Switch and PC on May 9th, 2024!

You can wishlist the game on Steam to be reminded about the release! Or try the demo, while it's still up. ;- )

[toyota-supra]

So about the Next Fest

I played a little bit of Surmount, as it’s a game I’ve been excited about ever since I found out it existed. I love climbing games, and this one in specific has a similar shoulder buttons = grips mechanic to what’s seen in Donkey Kong King of Swing and Jungle Climber.

they’re still very different games though, this didn’t feel like a copy of anything. it’s genuinely just a nice climbing game that happens to take those into consideration (I assume!)

I like it! though in my 30 minutes of game I have to confess it is a little difficult. your character doesn’t spin automatically, you have to do it yourself, which means you have to spin the analog stick and time your jumps... it’s probably something you get used to. also interesting how apparently the levels are randomly generated...

Steam page says it’s releasing this year.

[5water-kohaku]

WELL. I knew this would be too much for the AI, but I wanted to try it anyway.

[malakkc-poetry]

Certificate of Excellence,  poem, Existential Void

[hon-hon-baguette-eiffel-tower]

It's what we're doing! No stream on thurs cuz I will be packing and prepping for LA, and then I got a flight to catch on Friday. Stop by anytime! I'll be happy to see you

[theindieinformer]

This Week In Indies: April 29 - May 3

This Week In Indies: April 2 - May 3 May 2 - Indika May 2 - Surmount: A Mountain Climbing Adventure

Welcome to This Week In Indies! It’s is a peek at the week’s indie offerings on Console and PC for you to plan around in the coming days. As always, you can always scope out our further-reaching 2024 release list to see what awaits in the impending weeks, months, and year. It’s been a little bit since we’ve given a short update on the goings-on with the staff of The Indie Informer, so this week…

[cajuinadepixel]

Surmount: conheça o jogo

Imagem: Jasper Oprel, Indiana-Jonas Para começar, Surmount é um jogo de plataforma baseado em física de mundo aberto, onde você pode conquistar montanhas por diversão.  E, Jasper Oprel e Indiana-Jonas s��o os responsáveis por criá-lo. Nenhuma data específica para seu lançamento em 2023 foi especificada. No jogo, você precisará colocar suas habilidades de escalada à prova e superar algumas…

[linuxgamenews]

Surmount a unique new action roguelike to get a port

Surmount mountain climbing adventure game is coming to Linux, but has a Mac and Windows PC Demo. According to further details from developer Jasper Oprel and Indiana-Jonas. Due to make it's way onto Steam this year. Recently, during the Wholesome Games Direct event, developers Jasper Oprel and Indiana-Jonas announced Surmount. They're releasing a demo for their game now on Steam. Ahead of the Steam Next Fest taking place June 19th to 26th. And it's both hilarious and ingenious. Native support is actually in the plans, says the email reply:

Linux support is definitely something I want to do later down the line, probably sometime after launch. But I do want to release on Linux, mostly because I'm such a fan of using GNU Linux myself and have it running on a bunch of laptops and smaller server things.

While this is good news for the Unity 3D game. However, there's a slight hitch. The anticipated native build for Surmount won't be available right at launch. The talented folks behind the mountain climbing adventure are a small but passionate team, and they're facing a bit of a resource crunch. But fear not, they're working to make a port happen in the future. So, there's still plenty to look forward to, even with Proton support for the Demo. Surmount will have you get to climb a gigantic mountain called Mount Om. Imagine the highest mountain in the whole wide world, and that's the one you'll be conquering. But wait, it gets even better. You can play by yourself or team up with a friend and play together in co-op mode. Surmount is all about climbing, exploring, and having a great adventure. As you make your way up Mount Om, you'll come across lots of interesting characters who have their own reasons for climbing the mountain. They're pretty unique and kind of silly, which makes gameplay even better.

Surmount Trailer

Surmount is a platforming adventure, which means you'll be jumping and climbing your way through different challenges. The climbing is also based on real-life physics, so it feels super realistic. You'll have to use your skills and think carefully about each move you make to reach the top. There are different types of levels you will face in this mountain climbing adventure. Some levels are made by the developers themselves, which means they put a lot of effort into designing them just for you. But there are also big areas that are generated randomly, which makes every play through unique. So, you'll always have something new and unique to discover. As you climb, you'll find items that you can collect and use to upgrade your Surmount character. These items will make you stronger and give you special abilities. You can even customize how your climber looks, so you can be the most stylish climber out there. Oh, and if you're not an expert climber right from the start, no worries. Surmount mountain climbing adventure has a design that is enjoyable for everyone. It's not too hard or punishing, so you can have fun while improving your skills. So, gather your friends or get ready to climb solo, since Surmount is coming soon to Mac and Windows PC. Then after launch, a native build. But don't forget to try out the demo on Steam first. It's playable via Proton. So you can get a sample to reach new heights and be the first to conquer Mount Om.

[bardockarts]

Agent Blurr and AI Shockwave discuss dancing~

[jaguarys]

I think what makes Sasuke so painful is that there's no way out. There's no way to recover from what happened to him. There's just no way to exist after your entire family is killed by your favorite person in the entire world.

And then once he learns that it was actually the village's fault? Now the only solace he had. The only place he thought was safe. Is just as tainted. Just as culpable. Fucking of course he unravels further. There's just. There's no way to return from that.

Ultimately, that's why the others can't do anything about it. Because what can you say in that instance to comfort this person? To bring them back to the light? There's nothing you can say because it's just too much. There's nothing you can say that can mean anything real or substantial

[kacievvbbbb]

Hello there. I really do love the post and how you discussed about Yor and Anya’s bond and it’s importance but there’s something in your hashtags I feel misleading.

Yor is still the nurturer. Far more than Loid has ever been. She’s the one who comforts the entire family. And what do you mean by inversion of gender roles?

Hi! Thanks for the ask and the compliment! 😊🌸

And sorry about that my tags are usually just ramblings that I feel I can't explain well enough to include in the post so they are often my thoughts in their purest most half-formed half intelligible When I said Loid takes on the "nurturer" role I didn't mean to imply that Yor wasn't a nurturer she's the emotional backbone of the family of course often helping Loid see things in a way a child might see them or a family. she makes their family work. But what I meant is that she doesn't do things a traditional society would assign to the "nurturer" aka the woman in fact she often flounders in those roles Loid takes up the cooking, the shopping, he does some cleaning (even tho I believe they mentioned Yor mostly handles that as a balance) Loid is the one mostly in charge of Anya's schooling and general enrichment, he does the entertaining when they have guests. These are things that society would usually assign to the mother for all intents and purposes he manages the household, he's the "homemaker" and part of that is because he's a control freak and he's so desperate to make this work for the success of Operation Strix that he will happily fill in all of the spots that Yor cant and have her focus solely on being a "believable" mother to Anya. And we know this kind of gender stereotypes exist within the world because of Yor's friend's reactions to her inability to cook (I think they mentioned she'll never get a man or how did she get a man without these skills or some variation of the phrase) and we see it when the interviewer derides her for having her husband cook at the start of the show. So it is a subversion of the expected gender roles and it is a big enough worry that Yor has been shown to be scared that she will be reported to the secret police. so it is a deliberate gender subversion at that. now think of the role Yor plays in Anya's life, how she fits into it. Shes a symbol of strength and protection in a very physical sense this isn't a role usually ascribed to women and mothers especially in anime. It's a role usually given to a father. The person that you call when your in trouble, who you think is the strongest person in the world, who is your own personal hero. Think of Jiraya, Shanks, Nanami, Whitebeard, Roger etc. Yor fulfills all those roles for Anya. Yor is the one that any goes to for sports lessons, and advice on how to beat up bullies and its Yor that any first and foremost calls out for when shes in a tight spot. It's Yor that teaches her these lessons about strength and self belief and maybe shes not as gruff as the typical adopted anime dad but she fulfills the same role. Its not a mistake that when Loid is reassuring Yor on her skills at being a mother because Yor thinks shes doing terrible because she cant do all the stereotypical "mother" things. Loid tells her that her strength is enough.

he says this specifically after saying that all he remembers about his own mother was that she was strong too so why would he think Yor was the perfect mom? If through all the trauma and the pain loid has experienced the only thing he remembers about the life he used to live is that his mother was strong why wouldn't he want that for Anya? so yeah that's kind of what I mean by gender inversion. I dont know how much of this is intentional or if the mangaka is specifically doing this. but he's not outright subverting gender expectations but he is breaking them wide open examining them picking them apart and turning them on their head. Like look at the fact that its Yor that gets all the cool anime fights with the flashiness and pushing human abilities to the limit. Their fight scenes in code white showcase this especially. Yor fights the inhuman machine in this giant sprawling battle full of flash and hype while she performs superhuman deeds while Loids fight while very artisticly rendered and still fun is very basic hand to hand which makes sense for them Loid is a spy fighting is his last resort its about efficiency while Yor is an assassin she literally fights and kills for a living. The manga is not afraid to showcase to you at every turn that if Yor and Loid where to engage with straight fisticuffs Yor wins 10 times out of 10. And like now really think about the last time in a shonen especially a female protagonist fight had even near as much hype as even a secondary main male character never mind the male protagonist. And here Yor consistently has the most intense attractive fights we are waiting for her fights that's an inversion if I've ever seen it. Again I dont know how much of this is intentional and it is definitely way more complex than this and I am not calling any other anime mom weak or whatever but I just think about when I took a Classics class and we were on the section about greek heroines my professor mentioned how in greek mythology Greek heroes are marked by their ability to overcome (even when it ends in tragedy) while Greek heroines are marked by their ability to endure. And I think about that alot

Its all about how they managed to survive all the suffering they had been through and dont get me wrong the ability to endure is a great strength but it is a "passive" one and so is thereby assigned to women

[indiana-jonas]

A bit of Surmount concept art, I was very Master Roshi -inspired on this one.

[popflythesky]

postcanon doodles

[eikichi-supremacy]

And that line between the beggars and the choosers Is a line you've never let me quite ignore

[power-chords]

Doug used to ask me, “Is today a ‘Why’ day, or a ‘Why Not’ day?” on our walks to breakfast, and lately it’s been mostly “Why” days, but hopefully there are some “Why Nots” remaining this summer.

[hon-hon-baguette-eiffel-tower]

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