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Puzzle-platformer It’s A Wrap! has you direct an ’80s action movie, and it’s out right nowHealth and safety violations in every corner
Health and safety violations in every corner
Image credit:AMC Games
Image credit:AMC Games
Existing in the intersection of puzzle game, platformer and level editor,It’s A Wrap!casts you as the director of a low-budget, probably bad Hollywood flick that’s surely about to be sued for workplace injury claims. Essentially, you rejig platforms and background props and obstacles in the level (as the director) and then you zoom in for some dangerous side-scrolling goodness (as the actor). Oh, and did I mention that it’s out now? Shadow-drop!It’s a Wrap! | Official Launch TrailerWatch on YouTubeOur ill-fated movie star is called Johnny Rush, and along with the rest of the crew, he’s stuck in a Groundhog Day time loop that restarts whenever the stunt is deemed unsuccessful (aka whenever Johnny gets squashed, burnt or hit with an asteroid on set). Rehearsals are important, people.Rachel Watts (RPS in peace) checked out the game’s demo at this year’sSteam Next Festand loved her time with it:Each level plays out like a Hollywood film set: you’re given a script to follow and then have to synchronise the set and the actor so the action scene will play out perfectly. One level had me working out the timings of some falling rocks in an Indiana Jones-style film, where I had to get the order and the timings of each one correct so that when the action phase kicked in, my little dude could jump out of the way of each one just in time without getting splatted. In another level, I had to get the timings of set pieces correctly so that the main character could sneak past a giant robot on the set of a sci-fi film. It’s such a fun and smarty idea!To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settingsThat demo, along with the full game, is available onSteam,GOGand theEpic Games Store. It’s A Wrap! also comes to the Nintendo Switch on August 31st.For more of the latest news and previews from Gamescom 2023, head to ourGamescom 2023 hub. You can also findeverything announced at Opening Night Liveright here.
Existing in the intersection of puzzle game, platformer and level editor,It’s A Wrap!casts you as the director of a low-budget, probably bad Hollywood flick that’s surely about to be sued for workplace injury claims. Essentially, you rejig platforms and background props and obstacles in the level (as the director) and then you zoom in for some dangerous side-scrolling goodness (as the actor). Oh, and did I mention that it’s out now? Shadow-drop!It’s a Wrap! | Official Launch TrailerWatch on YouTubeOur ill-fated movie star is called Johnny Rush, and along with the rest of the crew, he’s stuck in a Groundhog Day time loop that restarts whenever the stunt is deemed unsuccessful (aka whenever Johnny gets squashed, burnt or hit with an asteroid on set). Rehearsals are important, people.Rachel Watts (RPS in peace) checked out the game’s demo at this year’sSteam Next Festand loved her time with it:Each level plays out like a Hollywood film set: you’re given a script to follow and then have to synchronise the set and the actor so the action scene will play out perfectly. One level had me working out the timings of some falling rocks in an Indiana Jones-style film, where I had to get the order and the timings of each one correct so that when the action phase kicked in, my little dude could jump out of the way of each one just in time without getting splatted. In another level, I had to get the timings of set pieces correctly so that the main character could sneak past a giant robot on the set of a sci-fi film. It’s such a fun and smarty idea!To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settingsThat demo, along with the full game, is available onSteam,GOGand theEpic Games Store. It’s A Wrap! also comes to the Nintendo Switch on August 31st.For more of the latest news and previews from Gamescom 2023, head to ourGamescom 2023 hub. You can also findeverything announced at Opening Night Liveright here.
Existing in the intersection of puzzle game, platformer and level editor,It’s A Wrap!casts you as the director of a low-budget, probably bad Hollywood flick that’s surely about to be sued for workplace injury claims. Essentially, you rejig platforms and background props and obstacles in the level (as the director) and then you zoom in for some dangerous side-scrolling goodness (as the actor). Oh, and did I mention that it’s out now? Shadow-drop!
It’s a Wrap! | Official Launch TrailerWatch on YouTube
It’s a Wrap! | Official Launch Trailer
Our ill-fated movie star is called Johnny Rush, and along with the rest of the crew, he’s stuck in a Groundhog Day time loop that restarts whenever the stunt is deemed unsuccessful (aka whenever Johnny gets squashed, burnt or hit with an asteroid on set). Rehearsals are important, people.
Rachel Watts (RPS in peace) checked out the game’s demo at this year’sSteam Next Festand loved her time with it:
To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
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That demo, along with the full game, is available onSteam,GOGand theEpic Games Store. It’s A Wrap! also comes to the Nintendo Switch on August 31st.
For more of the latest news and previews from Gamescom 2023, head to ourGamescom 2023 hub. You can also findeverything announced at Opening Night Liveright here.
