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S O M A T O F O R M

@somatoformdev.bsky.social

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Microblog for collaborative indie game dev broccoli 🥦 Currently working multiple jobs to create arcade platformer ✨ RADIANT ELUSION ✨ Game! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3021220/RADIANT_ELUSION/ Support! https://buymeacoffee.com/somatoform

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S O M A T O F O R M @somatoformdev.bsky.social · May 29

My friends! ✨

With great demo updates comes great trailers! Here's a freshly baked one made by yours truly for version 1.3 of the Interactive Sample we have uploaded on our itch-page!

It has improved visuals, new UI/HUD and added gameplay scenarios! 🌈

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz7S...

RADIANT ELUSION (光放逃避) - 1.3 Trailer

YouTube video by Somatoform

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S O M A T O F O R M @somatoformdev.bsky.social · Aug 12

As all press is good press: RADIANT ELUSION's 1.3 update was recently featured in the swedish edition of Gamereactor! Everyone who can manoeuvre the intricacies of the swedish language can enjoy this short news article! Congratulations! 🌞👏🙌✨

www.gamereactor.se/ny-trailer-h...

Ny trailer har släppts för svenskutvecklade Radiant Elusion

För precis ett år sedan skrev vi en förhandstitt om det kommande svenskutvecklade spelet Radiant Elusion. Nu, ett år senare, har spelets skick förbättrats väsentligt där...

www.gamereactor.se

S O M A T O F O R M @somatoformdev.bsky.social · Aug 6

Yohoo! 🌞✨
RADIANT ELUSION will be featured during @gamedevist.bsky.social Debut Festival 2025! Very excited, very happy!

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GameDev.ist @gamedevist.bsky.social · Jul 22

✨ New games, new faces, new stories.

🚀 Introducing Debut Festival 2025 - a celebration of developers launching their very first games on Steam!

🔗 Are you a dev? Is your first game ready to be unveiled?
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🗓 Submission Deadline: Aug 1
📅 Festival Dates: Aug 7–11

S O M A T O F O R M @somatoformdev.bsky.social · Jul 24

Update bcuz of sparse updates! This month I have ventured into the neighbouring wilderness of Norway, working as a libraryassistant and yoga-instructor to fund the development of RADIANT ELUSION and my living lol! 🙏
Reading some BERSERK on my free time and ofc doing as much as I can on the game! ✨

S O M A T O F O R M @somatoformdev.bsky.social · Jul 23

Dude finally! Welcome! Will b great to see posts and interact with u here! 🙏🌞🔥🙌✨

S O M A T O F O R M @somatoformdev.bsky.social · Jul 19

Alright, Debug this highly edited sequence of audible screenshots that is presenting the game that is going to win every award once it is released sometime next year! youtu.be/Vz7SBfEAuAc?...

#screenshotsaturday

RADIANT ELUSION (光放逃避) - 1.3 Trailer

YouTube video by Somatoform

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S O M A T O F O R M @somatoformdev.bsky.social · Jul 13

It looks absolutely mega! Love the colorscheme and environment of the scene too! 🤩👌✨

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S O M A T O F O R M @somatoformdev.bsky.social · Jul 9

Mastergame 🔥✨

S O M A T O F O R M @somatoformdev.bsky.social · Jun 4

Wow! Congratulations and well done! 👏🌞✨

S O M A T O F O R M @somatoformdev.bsky.social · Jun 4

I think this applies to all the mainline Rayman games, as well as Origins and Legends 💁✨ But the aesthetic feel of Rayman 2 is very special. Sort of murky fairytale:esque haha

S O M A T O F O R M @somatoformdev.bsky.social · Jun 4

This is great, totally stealin some phrases from this for marketing purposes lol 🤡

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videogame history @vghistory.bsky.social · May 28

video reality, from the official southpeak studio website (1997) web.archive.org/web/19971008...

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video realty
have you ever played one of those first-person "immersive" games where you have great freedom of movement, but are stuck in a highly pixelated world with "blocky" characters? or have you played one of those "click the mouse, watch a video clip" games where you have great video quality, but are forced to move along paths the game designer chose for you? don't you wish there was a way to combine the best of both?

we thought so too that's why we're releasing games with video reality

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video reality..

simply put, video reality is a process for creating high quality, immersive, video-based games. however, the end result for you and other gamers is a unique experience, unlike anything you've ever played before.

when playing a video reality game, you have continuous freedom of movement throughout the game environment, along with a 360 degree field of vision. some other games limit you to multi-directional vision only at pre-defined spots, then move you from one of these spots to another without giving you the immediate opportunity to change your mind, back-track, or even choose what you look at while you're moving. video reality completely immerses you in the game, letting you control where you want to go, when you want to go, and what you want to look at- and interact with - on the way there.

S O M A T O F O R M @somatoformdev.bsky.social · Jun 3

Cossack squats? 🐒🐒🐒

S O M A T O F O R M @somatoformdev.bsky.social · Jun 1

Dearest internet and lovely friends!

The newly released 1.3 Interactive Sample of RADIANT ELUSION is part in this game jam, full of art and games shedding light upon the complications and injustices of our contemporary culture! All through diverse and creative means!

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S O M A T O F O R M @somatoformdev.bsky.social · May 31

Beetroot

S O M A T O F O R M @somatoformdev.bsky.social · May 30

Omg yeah that was the set that got me into his work to begin with 🙏✨

Grew up with the Ape Escape games and we take a lot of inspo from Soichi Terada AE-work with the OST for RADIANT ELUSION!

S O M A T O F O R M @somatoformdev.bsky.social · May 30

Long overdue but here is me! Multidisciplinary artist (music, text, printmaking), cultural science graduate & also founder + game designer/dev of the company Somatoform! I work extra in library & gym to barely b able to pay rent & food while developing RADIANT ELUSION with my friends! 🔥✨

S O M A T O F O R M @somatoformdev.bsky.social · May 29

I agree haha, love his mixes, listen to them almost daily 🙏🌞💃✨

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S O M A T O F O R M @somatoformdev.bsky.social · May 29

Let me also highlight @wispy36.bsky.social 's contribution in this endeavor too! Super duper! 👌🌞✨

S O M A T O F O R M @somatoformdev.bsky.social · May 29

"Where do you get your hands on this Interactive Sample?" I somehow hear echoing through the vast social media network emanating out of my crystal liquid display ✨✨✨

Here's the official licensed link, share it with yourself, your friends and enemies: somatoform-interactive.itch.io/radiantelusi...

RADIANT ELUSION - interactive sample 1.3 by Somatoform

Accelerate Towards Oblivion

somatoform-interactive.itch.io

S O M A T O F O R M @somatoformdev.bsky.social · May 29

This update also features in-game art by and with some of our favorite Youtubers such as VGM DJ DEDECO, @transparency.bsky.social , @thorhighheels.bsky.social and The Electric Underground, bless their angelic souls! 🙏🙏🙏

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S O M A T O F O R M @somatoformdev.bsky.social · May 29

RADIANT ELUSION (光放逃避) - 1.3 Trailer

YouTube video by Somatoform

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S O M A T O F O R M @somatoformdev.bsky.social · May 15

A slight (visual) update and glorious announcement to the most recent trailer for RADIANT ELUSION, please share and make merry! We are hard at work making the best dumb computer game experience there is!

youtu.be/AgNvpdyWzZo?...

RADIANT ELUSION (光放逃避) - 1.2 Trailer VHS-Edition & 1.3 Announcement!

YouTube video by Somatoform

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S O M A T O F O R M @somatoformdev.bsky.social · May 3

Wow this was f:ing beautiful, wow! 🤩✨

S O M A T O F O R M @somatoformdev.bsky.social · Apr 21

The games has in part inspired ideas to use video games and their multifacetted form as a sort of interactive essay! I will go deeper into what I mean by this further along, and once I do, would love to correspond with other thoughts and reflections about the possibility of video game interaction! 🌈

S O M A T O F O R M @somatoformdev.bsky.social · Apr 21

Wahoo every1! As a wee sprout I played both Klonoa 1 and 2 🏃🏃🏃
I got the Remasters for the Switch for a cheap price so I will try and spend some free time looking into them again, joy! I find them facinating as cute platformers that narratively explore circumnstances of life, dreams and emotions! 🌟✨

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S O M A T O F O R M @somatoformdev.bsky.social · Apr 21

Yeah! I saw this around a week ago, so good and so inspiring! Jasmine is so cool! 🌞✨