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Sword & Sworcery developer reveals next game: Super T.I.M.E. Force

Developer Capybara Games is best known for its critically praised iOS game Superbrothers Sword & Sworcery EP, and the buzz surrounding that project has led to much speculation regarding the next game to emerge from the Canadian studio. Well, we now have a name, a description, and our first screenshot from the much-anticipated next title from Capybara, Super T.I.M.E. Force.

Planned as an entry in the Independent Games Festival next March, Super T.I.M.E. Force is set in the year “198X” and features “an elite squad of time-traveling badasses.”

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Along with launching a new website for the game, Capybara has posted an official synopsis of Super T.I.M.E. Force on the Independent Games Festival’s site:

THE YEAR: 198X

LOCATION: OUTER-SPACE

THE PROBLEM: EVERYTHING’S GONE TO SHIT

THE MISSION: ERASE HISTORY’S DUMB MISTAKES

THE GOAL: MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE FOR YOU AND ME

THE TEAM: T.I.M.E (TEMPORAL INEVITABILITY MANIPULATION EXPERTS), AN ELITE SQUAD OF TIME-TRAVELING BADASSES

QUALIFICATIONS: MAXIMUM BADASSERY

ALSO: THEY HOLD PATENTS ON TIME TRAVEL GEAR THAT NO ONE HAS

THE PLAN: JUMP THROUGH TIME AND KILL STUFF THAT NEVER SHOULD’VE HAPPENED

FOR INSTANCE: COVERT ALIEN INVASIONS, NAZIS, BOY BANDS, ETC.

THE CATCH: ALTERING PRE-EXISTING EVENTS IN SPACE-TIME COULD HAVE DIRE CONSEQUENCES

THE CONSEQUENCES:
– PISSING OFF GOD
– TOTAL ANNIHILATION OF ALL MATTER OF EXISTENCE
– ACCIDENTALLY DATING YOUR MOTHER

PROBABILITY OF SUCCESS: UNCERTAIN

THE RISK: WORTH IT

WHEN DO THEY START: NOW!

At first glance, the game looks like an old-school shooter, but as many learned from Superbrothers Sword & Sworcery EP, Capybara has a knack for putting a unique spin on old-school environments.

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