PAX East 2014: Race the Sun (Flippfly)

Spring has arrived, and with that, another PAX East has sprung up, inviting gamers and game developers from all over the world to Boston, all to show upcoming games and revel in what the industry has in store.  We at Third Rate Minion were there, and we got to try out a sampling of what was there on the showfloor!

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If you were around the multiple clusters of Indie games at PAX East, you would have likely seen Flippfly's Race the Sun playing nearby.  It was present for a day in the Indie Minibooth as well as its own full booth on the showfloor, and it was also part of the Kickstarter Lounge just upstairs from the showfloor itself.  It was a busy time for Co-Founder Aaron Filippo, but we able to catch some time with him to talk about Race the Sun, its upcoming PSN release, and Flippfly's next project, Hexarden.

PAX East 2014: Shovel Knight (Yacht Club Games)

Spring has arrived, and with that, another PAX East has sprung up, inviting gamers and game developers from all over the world to Boston, all to show upcoming games and revel in what the industry has in store.  We at Third Rate Minion were there, and we got to try out a sampling of what was there on the showfloor!

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Interview with Sean Velasco:

 

3DS Plains Gameplay (w/ Direct Feed Audio!)

PC Lich Yard Gameplay (w/ Audio)

Alex:

A year has passed since we last saw Yacht Club Games debut their game Shovel Knight to the public amid the launch of their Kickstarter campaign, and now that it is nearly time for its release, we got to chat with Captain Sean Velasco about the game and to try out both demos available at the PAX East 2014 showfloor.  As I'm sure many people have said in the past, we totally dig it.

PAX East 2014: FRACT OSC (Phosfiend Systems)

Spring has arrived, and with that, another PAX East has sprung up, inviting gamers and game developers from all over the world to Boston, all to show upcoming games and revel in what the industry has in store.  We at Third Rate Minion were there, and we got to try out a sampling of what was there on the showfloor!

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Interview with Henk Boom:

Showfloor Gameplay:

Alex:

In the Indie Megabooth, developer Phosfiend Systems was present to demonstrate their upcoming release, FRACT OSC, a music-based first-person adventure.  At the showfloor, we got to interview programmer Henk on the game as well a take a trip into the game itself.  From what I have played, this game is going to be an atmospheric overload, and I mean that in a good way.

PAX East 2014: Moon Chronicles

Spring has arrived, and with that, another PAX East has sprung up, inviting gamers and game developers from all over the world to Boston, all to show upcoming games and revel in what the industry has in store.  We at Third Rate Minion were there, and we got to try out a sampling of what was there on the showfloor!

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Tony:

Renegade Kid had a number of Nintendo 3DS titles playable at their PAX East 2014 booth. One game I got a chance to try out was Moon Chronicles, which is a remake of their 2009 Nintendo DS title Moon.  Now in an episodic downloadable adventure, Moon Chronicles is expected to expand on the universe Moon established, and from what I played of the demo, it should be a solid debut to the FPS genre on the 3DS.

PAX East 2014: Treasurenauts

Spring has arrived, and with that, another PAX East has sprung up, inviting gamers and game developers from all over the world to Boston, all to show upcoming games and revel in what the industry has in store.  We at Third Rate Minion were there, and we got to try out a sampling of what was there on the showfloor!

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Alex:

Renegade Kid was at PAX East showing off its games on Nintendo 3DS both new and old, and there we got to try out a build of its latest 2D offering, Treasurenauts.  We have gameplay footage from the floor, and we have impressions after the jump.