Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP

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Description

Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP is presented as a vinyl disc with different tracks that act as episodes. It is set in the Caucasus Mountains and stars The Scythian, a female character that embarks on a quest. A side-scrolling platformer in appearance, it is much closer to an adventure game with nods to the likes of Zelda. It is largely focused on exploration, has environment puzzles that are mandatory to progress, and includes classic combat sequences. There is also a focus on sound and music, and it has a distinct retro 8-bit art style.

During her quest The Scythian meets many characters, such as Girl and Logfella. There is also The Archetype, an omniscient character that appears to narrate the story (first-person, "we") and calls her quest a session of trials. He appears in between episodes as an interlude and often urges the player to take a rest.

On mobile devices the entire game is navigated through touch-based controls. Moving around is done by tapping or by holding down a finger and moving along a path. Actions are performed by tapping twice and pinching is used to zoom. During fights tapping an attack or a shield icon is required. Rotating the device 90 degrees is needed to take out the sword, initiate fights and also to open the Megatome when the book has been discovered. The latter often acts as a hint system. During her quest The Scythian gradually learns new abilities that allow her to manipulate objects in the environment. It is possible to die during fights and progress is saved automatically. On the PC the touch-based input has been reworked with point-and-click mouse control. Tilting the device has been replaced by rotating the image on the screen with a key.

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• Protagonist: Female
• Scripting language: Lua

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Critic Reviews

GameZebo	Windows	Mar 30, 2011		100
4Players.de	iPhone	Mar 28, 2011	91 out of 100	91
4Players.de	Windows	Apr 20, 2012	91 out of 100	91
4Players.de	iPad	Mar 28, 2011	91 out of 100	91
Indie Game Magazine	Windows	Apr 18, 2012	84 out of 100	84
Absolute Games (AG.ru)	iPhone	Feb 10, 2012	83 out of 100	83
Absolute Games (AG.ru)	iPad	Feb 10, 2012	83 out of 100	83
Jeuxvideo.com	iPad	Apr 13, 2011	15 out of 20	75
Adventure Gamers	Windows	Jun 12, 2012		70
Eurogamer.net (UK)	iPad	Mar 24, 2011	7 out of 10	70

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Related Web Sites

• swordandsworcery.com (official game website)
• Wikipedia: Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP (article in the open encyclopedia about the game)