Completion of Slip Space: A Burma-Shave Analogy now close
It's not exactly "news", but for those who haven't yet heard of Dan Markosian's Slip Space: A Burma-Shave Analogy, a new selection of exclusive screenshots just released may be the first introduction to the independent adventure.
Slip Space casts players in the role of an involuntary agent of the Strategic Intelligence Alliance, which has secretly given you a brain implant and assigned you to investigate a potential threat. The danger in question is a building that keeps appearing and disappearing, bearing the sign "The Golden Age of Advertising". Players soon learn of the "theory of shifting temporal perception", and the building turns out to be a temporal-dimension transporter that ultimately leads to alternate Slip-Space universes. From a central location called the Shave, players must follow in the footsteps of the builder's five sons, discovering "more about the mission and origin of the Strategic Intelligence Alliance, and possible explanations for the curious fact that all five sons were born at exactly the same time."
The game will feature a traditional point-and-click, first-person control scheme that takes players through six major environments full of ambient animations and "continuous non-repeating environmental sound effects and music". Progression promises to be non-linear, allowing players to tackle the "large-scale integrated puzzles in each environment" in varying order.
All this is the work of just one man, and Markosian's extensive efforts are at last nearing completion, as he expects to be finished the game within the next two months. When we might see the game, however, is still up in the air, as the developer is currently seeking publishing opportunities to bring the game to retail markets. In the meantime, be sure to check out the official Slip Space website for more information.
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