Check Out Vessel's Indie Fluid Dynamics

First time in a while I recognised the music on one of these things. For those of you that liked it, it's a track called Contact Note by Jon Hopkins, from the album of the same name. I hugely recommend it (and the later album, Insides) if it caught your ear!

im seeing alot of pellets but not any liquid.

I like how serious the player character looks.

The indie-est.

Looks kinda neat. I'll keep my eye out for it.

Looks like it'll be one of those games that get devilishly complicated after a certain point. Very neat music though.

what in the what in the what

Wait, so which part is the name and which part is the developer?

@ghostNPC said:

The art style isn't really all that great. Looks interesting to play though and the music seems fantastic.

But the great thing is that we're actually discussing art in a video game. I personally like the look of it -- and that's the beauty of art -- eye of the beholder and all.

I have to pee now. 

Something about this is very appealing. It seems to stand out from the other physics platformers doing the rounds at the moment. Maybe I am just into 'watersports' and never realised before?

The art style isn't really all that great. Looks interesting to play though and the music seems fantastic.

@MrKlorox: I could've sworn it said, "Check out Vinny's Inner Fluid Dynamics", which I really didn't wanna see.

Really digging it.

Very nice looking movement to everything. 
It looks like it would feel good to play. 

Physics-based platformers, why?!

I'm liking the music.

@GuardianKnux said:

Every once in a while I get all dyslexic and I read the title of this video as 'Check Out Vin Diesel's Indie Fluid Dynamics'

Tigon Studios is hardly indie!

Not digging the art style but everything else seems cool.

For some reason this video along with the audio was hypnotizing.

The main character is hideous but the game looks fun.

Every once in a while I get all dyslexic and I read the title of this video as 'Check Out Vin Diesel's Indie Fluid Dynamics'

This looks really cool. I like the atmosphere already.

Interesting concept but art design isn't great. By that I mean the art design is shit.

The first thing I thought of when reading the video description was Fluidity on WiiWare, but it seems they aren't all that similar. Fluidity is liquid puzzle-platforming where you are the liquid. It's actually a really good game that makes nice use of the Wiimote - you tilt the world (which is an encyclopedia-esque thing you're trapped in) to slosh around and jump, and I feel like nobody played it. Also, you slowly gain new powers like being able to turn into ice (stick to walls, do platforming easier) and gas (float, make lightning strikes). If you haven't played your Wii in months (I know I haven't), and want an excuse, I recommend checking it out - I think it's only like $10.

It's actually a fairly lengthy game, especially if you try and collect all the raindrops (read: Mario 64 stars). It's also similar to Mario 64 in that you are revisiting areas (but exploring different parts of them) to collect more raindrops, which opens up more new areas.

Sorry that this wall of text has nothing to do with the actual game in the video :P

They really need to cut it out with the physics-based platformers. Indie developers are starting to feel like the companies they always complain about.  
 
Except Trine 2. That game needs to keep doing what it does and be GOTY already. 

That looks pretty rough. 

Woooo fluid dynamics!

@MrKlorox said:

Fucking dyslexia. I read "Vessel's Indie" as "Vin Diesel's" at first.

Sounds like you've got awesomelexia to me.

Looks like Trine meets Gish. With some Pixel Junk shooter thrown in.

I played this game at PAX, and spoke with the developer (who seemed like a really chill dude). The art design immediately caught my attention, but the game felt a bit janky, and rather obtuse as well. It did an OK job of explaining the basic controls by embedding little bits of info within the environment, but I soon found myself having to remove the headphones and ask for help, which I ended up having to do at several different points of the playthrough.

I will admit, however, that puzzle games such as this are not exactly my strong suit, so perhaps others will have a different experience. I also realize the game wasn't complete or fully playtested at the time, so I look forward to seeing what the finished product is like.

Getting a chance to hang out with actual devs and play unique and interesting games really makes PAX a treat.

Seems like Braid meets Rosco McQueen with a dash of Jack Black (the actor) and some epic music. I think ill get this game.

Fucking dyslexia. I read "Vessel's Indie" as "Vin Diesel's" at first.

Looks really interesting.

looks pretty awesome. co-op play? wondering if the water creature is playable. i hope so!

Enough amazingly dynamic fluid dynamics amazingly enough.

Looks pretty nifty. Water physics...Its ragdoll all over again!

Water physics are the new ragdoll physics. Pretty soon I bet every game will have them in some way or another.

I dub thee, "A Man and his Blob"

That was very soothing.

Cool music, interesting art design, and the physics puzzles look pretty unique and fun. Color me enticed.

THIS GAME SURE DOES HAVE A WEIRD ART STYLE

@drag said:

Wait, fluid dynamics or fluid dynamics?

Dynamic fluids.

Wait, fluid dynamics or fluid dynamics? 

This game isn't immersive or visceral enough.

Looks weeeeeeeeeeeeird.

Looks cool!