The Neckening Replace is Right here, and it’s Packed
I’m thrilled to share that Esophaguys v1.2: The Neckening Replace is now reside on Xbox. After a number of months of listening to your suggestions, squashing bugs, and sharpening each pixel, we’ve put collectively an replace that takes all the pieces you like about Esophaguys and cranks it as much as eleven. Whether or not you’re a speedrunning madman, a cooperative chaos fanatic, or somebody simply discovering the enjoyment of esophagus elongation, there’s one thing right here for you.
Nothing however Neck with On-line Leaderboards
The solo hardcore Masochist mode simply acquired amped up. We’re launching a brand new on-line leaderboard system that allows you to race for the quickest speedruns and compete globally with different gamers. Whether or not you’re chasing world information or simply attempting to beat your folks, the leaderboard provides you a transparent goal and the bragging rights that include it. Each run counts, and your abilities shall be on show for all to see.
Soar into 4-Participant Co-op Chaos
The four-player co-op part, Block 3, is now unlocked and prepared for mayhem. Now you can expertise four-player cooperative chaos from the beginning, excellent for these social gathering classes. These ranges have been particularly designed to generate ample laughter if you’ve acquired a full squad. Anticipate synchronized awkwardness, shared victories, and loads of alternatives to each assist and hinder one another.
Contemporary Emotes and Important Assist
I’ve added a group of recent and up to date emotes so you’ll be able to categorical yourselves in all of the jiggly methods. Past that, we’ve launched a devoted assist menu that walks new gamers by way of the fundamentals. No extra confusion about recreation mechanics; should you’ve acquired a query, the assistance menu has the reply.
We’ve additionally added a variable neck size characteristic, that corresponds to fine-tuned management to specific neck dimension. All necks are created equal.
Visuals Juiced
The visible enhancements on this replace are substantial. We’ve overhauled the complete digicam system to get rid of jitter and ship buttery-smooth gameplay. The geckos now animate dynamically with hungry grace, making each encounter really feel extra alive. Minigame scoring now comes with satisfying confetti results, hub orb deposits have juicy new VFX, gnome deposit animations have been utterly reworked, and I’ve added a useful buddy to determine secret areas you would possibly in any other case miss.
Grunts and Twangs Without end
The distinctive audio in Esophaguys now feels extra cohesive and polished. The sport is now approaching 4500 personally-recorded, mouth-originated sound results. Simply once I thought I couldn’t make any more unusual noises, I whipped out new quips for varied mechanics – gnomes, whales, chickens, Travneck, and hub harp orbs. As the primary recreation to characteristic conventional jews-harp music, new mixes have been added to the aggressive minigame ranges, exhibiting off the banjo and jews-harp combo that’s as twangy because it will get. I’ve moreover leveled volumes and smoothed spikes for seamless transitions throughout the sport.
Fixes and Refinements Throughout the Board
That is the place the rubber meets the street: we’ve eradicated a swarm of bugs, from gnats to fruit flies to cockroaches to rolly-pollies. Gnomes not get caught or run within the mistaken course after spawning. Pre-biting a fly not breaks its logic. Puzzles now open doorways accurately with out being too simple or frustratingly arduous.
We’ve mounted points the place you couldn’t contest minigame weapons and resolved the flickering that occurred when switching between TravNeck and electrical neck modes. Degree design metrics have been reviewed and adjusted all through, with particular consideration to Block 3 primarily based on neighborhood suggestions. Layering points with artwork have been corrected, progress-critical objects now all the time work and respawn reliably, and chunk disconnection points have been resolved.
Chained participant mechanics work as supposed, and we’ve added the construct quantity to the menu so that you all the time know which model you’re working. Particular person ranges are actually numbered for readability within the hub world.
What’s Subsequent?
The Neckening Replace represents our dedication to listening to our neighborhood. Each repair, each characteristic, and each visible enchancment got here out of your suggestions. We’re grateful to your bug reviews and your enthusiasm for Esophaguys.
Esophaguys is offered now on Xbox Sequence X|S and Xbox One. Obtain The Neckening Replace at the moment and expertise necks-generation gaming on Xbox!
Esophaguys
Esophaguys Staff
$14.99
You’re the Esophaguys, previous people with elongating necks! Stretch, chunk, and swing your self round in 1-4 participant guttural mayhem: co-op, aggressive, and solo. Progress throughout every mode, reuniting your misplaced kin!
Co-op Mode (2-4 gamers):
Stretch, chunk, and swing collectively, traversing and fixing puzzles as you search to reactivate the forgotten monuments of your diasporic folks.
Minigame Mode (2-4 gamers):
In team-based sports activities, free-for-all enviornment, and traversal trials, compete, neck-to-neck, to find out who has the best gullet.
Story Mode (1-4 gamers):
Accompanied by poignant narration, embark on a legendary journey to grasp the previous and form the long run. Will you uncover the true nature of the neck?
Masochist Mode (1-4 gamers):
No land. No checkouts. Nothing however neck. Topic your self to grueling challenges in a hellish ambiance ripe for speedrunning.
Hub World Development:
Reconstruct the traditional monument of your folks as you progress by way of every mode, reuniting and unlocking the garb of your misplaced prolonged kin.
Twanging Tones and Aged Grunts:
Lose your self in a soundscape all its personal. The primary online game devoted to one in every of mankind’s oldest devices, the jews-harp. Expertise the traditional sound from a wide range of world traditions mixed with daring experimentations. Reconstructing centuries previous custom from archival materials, traditional twangs from America, Austria, the British Isles, India, Norway, Kyrgyzstan, and Yakutia will delight your ears with each jugular jiggle. Accompanied with over 4000+ personally-recorded, mouth-originated SFX, put together your cochleas to be tickled to the acute.
