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Join the Goon Steam Group to arrange games!   Monaco is a top down co-op action stealth game in development. One through four players take on the role of criminals who are tasked with breaking into somewhere, stealing something, and breaking out. Each character can carry one item, like a medkit, tranquilizer crossbow, or smoke bombs, but you only get one use out of them. To get more uses, you need to collect the gold coins scattered around each area. 10 coins nets you another use. You can only see what your character sees, so much of the game is spent frantically dodging guards and security cameras and other hazards while you try to make your way up or down to the final objective, then back again. The game is playable in single player, which gives you three lives each level, or you can play with up to four players in coop mode, which is more frantic and an almost entirely different experience. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC7b6642AWM   Monaco has a bunch of character classes:
  Monaco is out on PC and it will be out on XBLA soon.   San Diego based Pocketwatch Games is making Monaco. It's basically Andy Schatz, the founder, and he contracted out the music to Austin "Won a Grammy" Wintory, the composer for games like Journey. When Monaco won the IGF grand prize back in 2010, Andy was the only one who had done anything, although now there's some voice acting in there from people who have Frenchier accents than him.   Many of the previews are outdated as of right now, but whatever.
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Start the game and choose a level first. Once you're in the mission briefing screen you can turn the game into a lobby and invite people. Want to step into the wayback machine and see what this game looked like back when it won that IGF grand prize in 2010? Check out this old as gently caress trailer! This prototype, renamed Monte Carlo, is available if you preorder the game. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFnc6Fdhs2k TychoCelchuuu fucked around with this message at Apr 26, 2013 around 14:39 |
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I was very impressed with the recent demos that debuted a couple of months ago. Four-player co-op seemed really hectic as everyone tried to coordinate their movements around the casino. I also like the ability to crawl around air ducts to bypass certain obstacles. I can't wait to experience it first-hand.
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| # ? Jun 20, 2012 21:22 |
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I've been waiting for this game for years now and now that we're close to release I'm still super psyched. Can't wait.
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| # ? Jun 20, 2012 21:30 |
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This game seems like it is going to be amazingly addictive, especially coop.
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| # ? Jun 22, 2012 03:43 |
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Goddamn that looks fun.
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| # ? Jun 22, 2012 05:21 |
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In what you will likely find to be either an endearing sort of conversational manner or an insufferably "indie-in-a-bad-way" manner, the developer for this occasionally posts vlogs that he chooses to record not in his bedroom but while he walks around San Diego. The latest is about sexism in his game: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqtLeA33Gz0
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| # ? Jun 24, 2012 00:21 |
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Monaco, Johann Sebastian Joust, Spy Party, and that game where it's like a big vs platformer that goes across several screens: the four games that I heard about on Idle Thumbs two years ago but just refuse to actually release. Indie games, why do you not let me just play you 
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ASK ME ABOUT GETTING REAL MAD IN A SECRET SANTA FOR RECEIVING THE EXACT GAG PRESENT I ASKED FOR AND THEN DOING A COMPLETE U-TURN WHEN I REALISED IT WASN'T EVEN THE ENTIRE PRESENT
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TychoCelchuuu posted:In what you will likely find to be either an endearing sort of conversational manner or an insufferably "indie-in-a-bad-way" manner, the developer for this occasionally posts vlogs that he chooses to record not in his bedroom but while he walks around San Diego. The latest is about sexism in his game: Man, what. I don't think the character is sexist being that all the characters are just flat bank-heist archetypes, but saying a 1-dimensional femme fatale is progressive is silly poo poo.
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TychoCelchuuu posted:In what you will likely find to be either an endearing sort of conversational manner or an insufferably "indie-in-a-bad-way" manner, the developer for this occasionally posts vlogs that he chooses to record not in his bedroom but while he walks around San Diego. The latest is about sexism in his game:  It would of been better if he didn't try to explain it.
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| # ? Jun 24, 2012 00:46 |
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TychoCelchuuu posted:In what you will likely find to be either an endearing sort of conversational manner or an insufferably "indie-in-a-bad-way" manner, the developer for this occasionally posts vlogs that he chooses to record not in his bedroom but while he walks around San Diego. The latest is about sexism in his game: Why not just rename Redhead class to Hypnotist. Why have this fight at all. Good luck with your game, I like the line of sight thing.
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| # ? Jun 24, 2012 00:57 |
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I wondered what happened to this game! I sat with Andy Schatz at lunch during the 2010 Game Developers Convention, he is a really nice guy. I had no clue it was just him making it(at that moment in time), I thought he had a small team of 3 or 4. Some people were having some trouble playing(learning) the game during the demo, its a shame we didn't get to play it some more. It was my favorite that year.
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| # ? Jun 24, 2012 03:03 |
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Buying it to support the concept. Cool poo poo. If I like it, even better.
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| # ? Jun 24, 2012 03:41 |
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I looked at an old PC gamer from 2009 and it was mentioned there, I'm frankly surprised it might actually happen. Looks cool, though.
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| # ? Jun 24, 2012 03:46 |
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I'm genuinely excited for this game but man that was cringy! Also OP you forgot the Mole class, which can dig through walls.
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| # ? Jun 24, 2012 03:50 |
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Shameproof posted:I'm genuinely excited for this game but man that was cringy!
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| # ? Jun 24, 2012 03:54 |
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54 bugs fixed yesterday and 81 total left in the PC build. So perhaps this is close to finishing.
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| # ? Aug 15, 2012 19:53 |
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A playthrough from PAX: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7DNHhgcCpY Good intro to the basics (the dev walks you throught he game) as long as you can put up with the guy he's walking through the game. bonus: Tim Schafer walks by at the end. TychoCelchuuu fucked around with this message at Sep 7, 2012 around 05:05 |
| # ? Sep 7, 2012 05:00 |
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At last a spiritual successor to Bonanza Bros.! Kinda.
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| # ? Sep 7, 2012 05:07 |
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Closed beta starts today. Write some verse if you want a chance to win.
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| # ? Sep 21, 2012 15:38 |
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TychoCelchuuu posted:In what you will likely find to be either an endearing sort of conversational manner or an insufferably "indie-in-a-bad-way" manner, the developer for this occasionally posts vlogs that he chooses to record not in his bedroom but while he walks around San Diego. The latest is about sexism in his game: This is the first video I've ever seen in my life that gave me motion sickness. I saw Cloverfield in the theater, I've played all of the FPS games that people get sick from, but this video KILLS me.
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| # ? Sep 23, 2012 11:10 |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dEd4fIrKdE Coming to XBOX Live. And PC, of course.
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| # ? Oct 17, 2012 01:51 |
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Now we just need some savant to make netcode for Nidhogg.
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| # ? Oct 17, 2012 01:56 |
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This looks cool as heck. Does it have built-in voice chat or will we need TS?
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| # ? Oct 17, 2012 03:22 |
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The Orange Mage posted:This looks cool as heck. Does it have built-in voice chat or will we need TS?
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| # ? Oct 17, 2012 05:59 |
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Music is also done by Austin Wintory if that matters to anyone. Certainly cements me getting it.
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| # ? Oct 17, 2012 06:31 |
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TychoCelchuuu posted:Built in voice chat. I like that the dev is nice enough to reply to my tweet within the hour. Between this and the fact that he lives 15 minutes away from my house I feel like we're best friends!  sold!Seriously, day one purchase due to what transpired there! Gonna go mole upon first game. 
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On the Destructoid Twitch.tv channel tomorrow (10/20) at 11 AM pacific, there will be a charity raffle of 10 beta keys and 1 hour of the game being livestreamed.
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| # ? Oct 20, 2012 01:41 |
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Stream is up and they are playing Monaco! Weeee
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| # ? Oct 20, 2012 18:08 |
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Holy crap I got a code! I never win things!
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| # ? Oct 20, 2012 18:42 |
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And you hung a kitten, you rear end in a top hat. So, no new info in the stream from what I can tell, except for one thing which is a spoiler: Andy Schatz, the dev, said two things. At one point, when they were talking about shotguns, he was explaining how they work, and he mentioned "there's no friendly fire. Well, at least for this level..." Later on, someone asked if there was a versus mode, and he said "that's something I don't want to reveal right now." I think it's fairly certain there's going to be a "turn on your comrades" part later in the game or something like that.
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| # ? Oct 20, 2012 18:57 |
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That's the last time I share any stories of kitten altruism. 
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| # ? Oct 20, 2012 19:02 |
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So I got into this beta. We cannot make videos but we are "free to talk it up, post screenshots, whatever you want" per the developer, so if anyone has any questions I can answer them, or at least try (I haven't played much). So far my impressions are that this is exactly as amazing as it looks in all the videos and that what you see is pretty much what you get: a great stealth game with intricate but simple mechanics, a beautiful aesthetic, easily learned controls but a plethora of strategies, great level design, and equally fun but fairly different play styles depending on whether you play alone or with others. Again I haven't played very long but so far the only complaint I have is that holding down the "sneak" button (left trigger on the controller) is about as tiring as it would be to hold down the "crouch" button in Thief.
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| # ? Nov 12, 2012 21:11 |
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Steam preorders for this go up tomorrow, and they come with some cool stuff like sheet music and the version of this game that won the 2010 IGF.
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| # ? Dec 11, 2012 23:59 |
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Edge just put up a new preview. Still can't wait. Tycho: Is there any indication from the beta on (a) how much content there will be in the game, and (b) how replayable the content will be? Is there a difficulty slider or an enemy placement randomizer or anything of that nature?
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| # ? Dec 12, 2012 00:04 |
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Sweet, I completely forgot about this. I hope theres a fourpack.
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| # ? Dec 12, 2012 00:04 |
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Irish Taxi Driver posted:Sweet, I completely forgot about this. I hope theres a fourpack. According to Twitter, there will be: one copy for $15, four pack for $45.
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| # ? Dec 12, 2012 00:07 |
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abraham linksys posted:Edge just put up a new preview. Still can't wait.
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| # ? Dec 12, 2012 00:21 |
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Preorder is live. You get a Steam key among other things. The developer is streaming himself just playing and watching preorders come in. Austin Wintory, the composer, is with him.
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| # ? Dec 12, 2012 18:31 |
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Anyone want to get a 4 pack going?
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Zuhzuhzombie!! posted:Anyone want to get a 4 pack going? I'd be down for one.
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