Ex Vitro Press Kit
Developer:
Alex May
Ontario, Canada
exvitrogamedev@gmail.com
Release Date:
January 2024
Platforms:
PC
Itch.io
Website:
https://www.indiedb.com/games/ex-vitro
Price:
Free
Description:
EX VITRO is a dark sci-fi 2D platformer where you delve into the ruins of a military research facility and discover the horrors within. Whether machine, creature, or something else entirely, you’ll face the violent legacy of the last survivors of humanity.
History:
Ex Vitro began its development many years ago as a tribute to one of the greatest games of all time: Super Metroid. I quickly realized any fangame would be squashed with legal trouble, so I shifted the graphics to my own design and tried to ride the line between ‘tribute’ and ‘knock-off’. It remains to be seen how successful I was, but as a solo developer, I learned a lot about game design in the process. It was the first game I started making, and it contains all of the lessons I learned along the way. It wears its inspiration on its shoulder proudly.
Features:
- A retro love letter to the Metroid series, with a few quality of life adjustments, such as teleporters, rechargeable ammo, item collection tracking by area, and more
- Discover journal entries hidden throughout the facility, explaining the grim fate of humanity and its war against the galaxy
- Uncover the nature of the main character and their role in the conflict
- Collect and upgrade powerful weapons
- Traverse 8 different biomes, each with their own inhabitants, secrets, and traps
- Fight multiple massive boss enemies
- Unlock 2 endings based on item completion
- Original music tracks by Sam Bionn
Videos:
Images:
GIFs:
Logo and Icons:
Credits:
Alex May
Creator, Programmer, Writer, Artist
Sam Bionn
Original Music and SFX
Liz Kirby
Character Design and Promotional Art
Sarah Dungan
Character Animation
Vincent Van Hoof
Final Boss Design
Robin Ozard
2D Illustrations
Miscellanous Music
Action_thing
by namg (http://www.freesfx.co.uk/users/namg/)
'Ossuary 2 - Turn' Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
'Shadowlands 6 - The Pit' Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
'Killers' Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ here.
Consultation
Janice Hertel
ReactorCore
Testers
Doodle
GeminiShadows
Zegman
Programming Assets Used:
Engine - Platform Engine v2.4
by Martin Piecyk (www.pages.drexel.edu/~mfp27/)
Miscellaneous Effects - GameCave Effects Engine v3.1
by Rhys Andrews (www.gamecave.org)
Minimap - Map System
by DoctorM64
(http://64digits.com/games/index.php?cmd=view_game&id=4697)
Fog - Realtime Dynamic Fog
by petenka
Item Messages - EchoJerichoX's Pop-up Metroid Message Example
by EchoJerichoX and Kolink (darkfox@wavecable.com)
Misc Particles - Lithium Particle Designer
by STARFOXROX (http://www.yoyogames.com/games/53085)
Misc Behaviour - Move Towards Instance Nearest Script
by Simon Donkers (www.simondonkers.tk - simondonkers@hotmail.com)
Particle Effects - Trail Effects Script
by ninja_x
Lighting System 2D - Lighting Engine
by Jobo
bktGlitch - Special Effects
by Jan Vorisek
Shockwave - Special Effects
by Nocturne Games
PostFX Bundle 1 - Special Effects
by Dodozen
