Konami has announced that it is set to publish a PSN/LIVE title called Puddle. Due for release in November, the game is a physics-based mixture of puzzle and platform elements, with the player steering a puddle of liquid to an exit point by manipulating the game environment.
The user tips the levels to move the liquid, and must gauge the friction, momentum and properties of the different liquids in order to bypass hazards such as electrical sparks, fire, rifts, and obstacles. The realistic physics make controlling the liquid challenging, as tilting too quickly will cause droplets to split from the main mass, while the liquid will not clear jumps if it is not moving fast enough. Similarly, hot areas can evaporate the liquid.
Sounds quite a bit like a 2D take on the fantastic PSP title, Mercury, albeit with a great looking art style.
tantalus_blank
I was thinking the same thing about it looking similar to mercury, though I’m a lot more intrigued by this
Kovacs
Reminds me a little of About A Blob and Fluidity/Hydroventure.
hazelam
there was a wiiware game like this, though that one had fields and flowers and cutesy stuff, not this industrial setting this one seems to have.
the demo of that was fun.
hopefully this will be as fun.
Smallville2106
I’m intrigued. Hope it isn’t just a copy of Mercury though.
TSBonyman
Looks good, like a cross between Mercury and Loco Roco.
scavenga
Mercury meets Loco Roco? Where do I sign up?
bunimomike
Same here. That looks like a lovely idea and a great game to boot. Throw me a demo (when it’s ready) and I’m there.
FalconRedux
It made me think of a game from a few years back called ‘Gish’, where you control a deformable ball of tar. You could make yourself sticky, or slick, to traverse the environment and solve puzzles. If that sounds your cup of tea check it out
Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish_(video_game)
Dev site: http://www.chroniclogic.com/gish.htm
tantalus_blank
Oh yeah I have that, it was in one of the humble indie bundles
Sitorimon
I thought Gish too + iFluid + Mercury Meltdown + Tale of a Blob