We here at the farm, truly appreciate the level of quality we have seen from the Indie development scene. They are offering fun experiences at a fraction of the price, and the best part is that their graphical prowess is sneaking up to big boys. I am a big supporter of the DL titles and I really enjoy talking to the people behind them. When I first saw Pictures of the title Landit Bandit, I immediately had to reach out to Bearded Ladies Consulting, to learn more about their title. They were gracious enough to answer my questions, so please read and enjoy, and check out their developer diaries on our site, they are quite funny.
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Hydrophobia is the abnormal and irrational fear, of being in or drinking water. Like going into the ocean but freaking out because a stick touched your foot, and you were sure you heard the violins playing as that infamous great white shark was about to devour you so you run out of the 2 feet of water you were standing in, screaming.
Dark Energy Digital asks you to face that fear, and come play in their water, they guarantee it will be different this time. With E3 over and pictures flying over the net, this was a title that caught my eye. Not because it looked great, but because it was a DL game that looked great, and it was a company that developed their own tech with the HydroEngine. We here at the Farm were very interested and we wanted to know more, so we tracked them down to bring you, the readers the answers. We got in touch with Rob Hewson, Senior Creative Designer at Dark Energy Digital, and he was more than happy to explain the game and tech to us and you, the consumers. So, without further adieu here the questions we had for Rob. Please read and enjoy.
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