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Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP

Game » consists of 4 releases. First released on Mar 24, 2011

Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP is an adventure game from Capybara Games. As the Scythian, the player seeks the mysterious Megatome in a beautiful fantasy world rendered in a distinctive pixel art style. "EP" is a music reference; the soundtrack is part of the package and gameplay.

Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP Micro (aka iPhone) Arrives Thursday

Posted by patrickklepek (1684 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

Even though the moon-loving Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP launched last month on iPad, development actually started on the iPhone and iPod Touch. Miniature iPad owners, however, have had to patiently wait for details. Thankfully, with the moon in its proper alignment, those arrived today.

According to an update on the official website, the aptly titled Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP Micro will arrive via iTunes on April 21st—yes, just two days—for just $2.99. Getting something that lovingly hand-crafted at the price of a large coffee (I just bought one) is ridiculous, but seeing as how A Life Well Wasted's Robert Ashley voices a character in Sword & Sworcery, ridiculousness is expected. 

And what if you already own it on iPad? 

== TEASER == No worries; this one's going universal, which is Applespeak for letting iPad owners have the smaller version free-of-charge. The iPhone edition is not universal, however. If you think you might own an iPad eventually and want to future-proof your digital purchase, picking up the slightly-more-expensive iPad version at the still-cheap $4.99 is the way to go. 

"To be honest, S:S&S EP was a very tough project to make...," lamented the Superbrothers duo in the official announcement. "Maybe all projects are tough, and the ones you care most deeply about, the ones you want to really shine, the ones that are completely unlike anything you've done before... maybe those are the toughest of them all." 

"It was only in the last few months of the project that the intended experience actually started to take shape," they continued, "and it was only in the last few weeks of the project, when we started sharing S:S&S EP with our friends, that we started to get a sense for what we had made - thankfully our friends 'got' it & dug it." 

Don't worry, Superbrothers. We dig it. Giant Bomb iOS users, you will, too. Promise.
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#1 Posted by patrickklepek (1684 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

Even though the moon-loving Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP launched last month on iPad, development actually started on the iPhone and iPod Touch. Miniature iPad owners, however, have had to patiently wait for details. Thankfully, with the moon in its proper alignment, those arrived today.

According to an update on the official website, the aptly titled Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP Micro will arrive via iTunes on April 21st—yes, just two days—for just $2.99. Getting something that lovingly hand-crafted at the price of a large coffee (I just bought one) is ridiculous, but seeing as how A Life Well Wasted's Robert Ashley voices a character in Sword & Sworcery, ridiculousness is expected. 

And what if you already own it on iPad? 

== TEASER == No worries; this one's going universal, which is Applespeak for letting iPad owners have the smaller version free-of-charge. The iPhone edition is not universal, however. If you think you might own an iPad eventually and want to future-proof your digital purchase, picking up the slightly-more-expensive iPad version at the still-cheap $4.99 is the way to go. 

"To be honest, S:S&S EP was a very tough project to make...," lamented the Superbrothers duo in the official announcement. "Maybe all projects are tough, and the ones you care most deeply about, the ones you want to really shine, the ones that are completely unlike anything you've done before... maybe those are the toughest of them all." 

"It was only in the last few months of the project that the intended experience actually started to take shape," they continued, "and it was only in the last few weeks of the project, when we started sharing S:S&S EP with our friends, that we started to get a sense for what we had made - thankfully our friends 'got' it & dug it." 

Don't worry, Superbrothers. We dig it. Giant Bomb iOS users, you will, too. Promise.
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#2 Edited by Mesklinite (798 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago


I love this game!

 

A friend of mine worked on it, I got it for the ipad!

 

And I finaly got the quest! On Patrick's first post too!

#3 Posted by walterkovacsv (93 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

yay you.

#4 Posted by patrickklepek (1684 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

*high-five*

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#5 Posted by Peacemaker (1080 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

Congrats on the first post!  I should really download the iPad version though.

#6 Posted by Skald (4366 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

I'm thrilled.

#7 Posted by sdornan (321 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

A wild Klepek appears!

#8 Posted by Baconbot (103 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

Very excited. Been looking forward to this.

#9 Posted by RampageAssassin (416 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

Things like this make me wish I still didn't own my crappy 3G.

#10 Posted by Rodiard (342 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

Looking forward to experiencing this on my busted ass iTouch 2G.

#11 Posted by johnLongview (117 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

" E ven though the moon-loving Supperbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP launched last month on iPad, "


Does having a typo in your first news post count as "pullin' a Brad?" 

We still love you, Patrick. :)
#12 Posted by Zanthox (237 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

Finally, after hearing so many people rave about it I'll get to play it.

#13 Posted by CaLe (2569 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

Heard too many good things about this to pass it up. I'll definitely check it out.

#14 Posted by ascholzk (260 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

definitely considering getting an Ipad 2 for this. Or I could spend $3 for this on my Iphone...oh and congrats on Patrick Klepek's first GB news story!! 

#15 Posted by Nidzumi (102 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

Looking forward to this. Loving the art style

#16 Posted by Scrumdidlyumptious (1590 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

Get on the live stream!

#17 Posted by 1p (759 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

Hi Patrick!

#18 Posted by McGhee (5514 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

This game has got style. I'm gonna check it out.

#19 Posted by Jayross (2368 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

Hey, I own a mini-iPad, too!

Also, P-Kelp's first article, rigt

#20 Posted by allenibrahim (361 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

Fantastic! I have $3 on my iTunes account that I've been saving for this. Now I just really really hope it's not 3G+ only, because I have a 2G iTouch.

#21 Posted by Diablochicken14 (112 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

Pat's first post aw yea!

#22 Posted by Tikicobra (279 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

I bought this on the iPad a while ago and I was kind of wishing I'd waited for the iPhone version, so I'm really glad to hear that it's going to be universal. I love my iPhone.

#23 Posted by Funkydupe (3062 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

Very nice, indeed.

#24 Posted by MisterMouse (3497 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

awesome stuff! I had been wondering when this was coming out.

#25 Posted by Miningguyx360 (321 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

KLEP ALL THE WAY MAN

#26 Posted by I_smell (3905 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

This game looks PRETTY FUCKIN COOL!

#27 Posted by President_Evil (185 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

Yes! I've been waiting for a release date on this title for awhile. Thanks Patrick!

#28 Posted by MrKlorox (11085 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

Sick of the lack of Android love from devs.

#29 Posted by Burn1n9m4n (253 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago
@patrickklepek said:
" *high-five* "
Should we hug to make the Portal 2 reference complete? :)

#30 Posted by patrickklepek (1684 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago
@johnLongview said:
" " E ven though the moon-loving Supperbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP launched last month on iPad, "

Does having a typo in your first news post count as "pullin' a Brad?" 

We still love you, Patrick. :)
"
Nope, that's the dinner version. DLC.
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#31 Posted by super_machine (1912 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

This game tugs on all my nostalgic heart strings. To my surprise, this game actually got pretty challenging in some areas. Worth playing with headphones.

#32 Posted by blaakmawf (540 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

Sold.

#33 Posted by GetBentTheVideoGame (261 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

Ah, no more F5ing the Superbrothers site.

#34 Posted by Phobos (91 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

I'm glad Robert Ashley is doing something. He ended his podcast on an incredibly sad note, and then just wandered off into the digital landscape. 


#35 Posted by Sweep (8185 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago
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#36 Posted by NegativeCero (2540 posts) - 2 years, 1 month ago

+1 point for Robert Ashley reference.

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