Oh hi–I didn’t see you there. I was just putting the finishing touches on JETT: The Far Shore’s new campaign expansion, "Given Time," due early 2023.
Who am I, you ask?
I'm Craig D. Adams, the bozo who founded Superbrothers A/V way back in 2003. I'm also the co-creator of Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP (2011/2012), as well as the co-creator of JETT: The Far Shore + Given Time (2021/2023).
In my job as creative director at Superbrothers A/V,
To give you an idea on how far back JETT goes, here's a #jettdev fun fact:
- The JETT prototype was born at the Toronto Game Jam in May 2011, about five weeks after sworcery's initial launch.
- Fun fact: Capy's Super T.I.M.E. Force was born at the same game jam, just the next table over from the Superbrothers (me) and Pine Scented (my old pal Patrick).
Well, a few years have passed since then, with JETT slow-cooking and getting shipshape.
Then, in 2021, JETT alighted with its its acclaimed narrative-driven campaign "The Far Shore".
Only it turns out, there's even more to JETT, and *that's* what we're talking about today.
Now in fall 2022 -- the future! -- I'm here to tell you that JETT is coming to Steam in early 2023, including a free new expansion that adds a full length campaign, called "Given Time." Personally, I'm elated to be delivering on the total vision for JETT with this release, after all these years.
JETT is an unorthodox science fiction videogame that evokes Ursula Le Guin, Stanislaw Lem, Frank Herbert, Werner Herzog, Ridley Scott and Stanley Kubrick. Its gameplay is built on a moment-to-moment locomotion that feels like snowboarding, within a design that relates to Metroid Prime.
If all that whets your appetite, then you really oughta take it for a spin. Yep that's right, there's a JETT demo and folks let me tell you: it's worth your limited time, and I'd love for you to play it.
Go to the JETT Steam page now, wishlist it and Download Demo.
If you're curious about how sworcery and JETT fit together, read on.
pic from @superbrothersHQ on Twitter
JETT's actually a lot like sworcery, despite the surface differences (polygons vs pixels, science fiction vs fantasy, stoic vs irreverent, complex controls vs simple controls). JETT's another unorthodox DIY-feeling effort from a tiny team, with some great music, some deep vibes, plus a smattering of bold choices and distinct ideas that'll sit with you for forever and a day.
Here are some specific ways that JETT resonates with sworcery:
- an experience with style, soul and heart
- because I was on deck on both projects defining narrative, characters, tone, music cues and art direction, as well as co-creating design, you'll find a lot of resonance between the two projects -- they're cut from the same cloth
- just like in sworcery, in JETT you'll find yourself moving through a lush world in a vibes-heavy adventure, where great music is often front and center
- in terms of pacing, as you play, occasionally a threat'll pop up and you'll have some action to take care of, and often you'll encounter scenarios that involve a bit of puzzling
- alongside the bombast, spectacle and puzzling, there are a plenty of quiet intimate moments, as well as a few strange dreams... and even a familiar-feeling nightmare apparition haunting dark corners
- because I was on deck on both projects defining narrative, characters, tone, music cues and art direction, as well as co-creating design, you'll find a lot of resonance between the two projects -- they're cut from the same cloth
- story-wise, some echoes
- there are some rich themes that are going to resonate with some of you out there
- gently radical
- a silent woman with a spooky destiny finds herself on a cosmic adventure and eventually goes up a weird mountain,
then, much later on, she goes up the mountain again and di--
- there are some rich themes that are going to resonate with some of you out there
- coupla composers in common
- composer scntfc created the moon grotto music in sworcery, which is a neat cameo in a great Jim Guthrie score
- composer Jim Guthrie created the interstellar trip song Out Of Our Hands for JETT, a neat cameo in a great scntfc score
- composer scntfc created the moon grotto music in sworcery, which is a neat cameo in a great Jim Guthrie score
- also, a bit of intentional sfx overlap
- you might notice the 'adventure lead-in' sound is used in both
- sworcery's 'trigons' make something of an appearance inside JETT's 'phosfiends'
- sworcery's 'sylvan sprites' aka space babies and JETT's 'brine wisp' sounds are the same - why, you might ask?
- you might notice the 'adventure lead-in' sound is used in both
Given all of the above resonances and linkages, you may find yourself wondering: do sworcery and JETT take place in the same universe? Are the two projects connected, and if so, how directly are they connected?
Devoted JETT-heads may have discerned the truth, but now isn't the time to just spell things out.
Well, thanks for reading all this, whoever you are, and I hope you're getting curious about JETT. It has been a labor of love for me for a long time, and it would mean a lot to me if you sworcery-folks checked it out, and if you do, I hope you resonate with it and tell your cosmic friends!!
To get in the loop and hear more about sworcery-things, plus JETT and its upcoming early 2023 release, and other Superbrothers-related happenings, please click around below.
- Wishlist JETT on Steam and Download Demo - seriously, it's a good one!
- Play the prologue to get warmed up, and to check that your PC rig works.
- Note: We recommend playing on a controller, with headphones.
- Play the prologue to get warmed up, and to check that your PC rig works.
- If you're a streamer or press, and if you'd like to play JETT: The Far Shore + Given Time and help us get the word out, please get in touch!
- We have piping hot preview keys near-at-hand, and we're around to chat.
- Get in touch at [email protected] and/or [email protected].
- We have piping hot preview keys near-at-hand, and we're around to chat.
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- Twitter: @jettxyz @superbrothersHQ @craigdadams
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To hear more about what Capy and Jim Guthrie have been up to, keep your eye out for another post like this here on Steam.
Ok, that's it* for now - thanks for your time and attention, cosmic friends!
* Oh, are you still reading?
Looking for more?
Well now, let's see.
Ah, there is this one thing.
Here:
What's this? Well, it's a little slice of a playable something special related to sworcery that will surface at the appointed time, a few moons hence.
