Disclaimer! I worked with Tom Francis for seven years on PC Gamer, though we rarely made physical contact. There, now that’s out the way I feel better. But even if I hadn’t worked with him, I’d be keen to point out his latest update on Gunpoint to you. Disclaimer! Tom sat beside me for five of those years, sipping his own brewed coffee and saying: “Ahhh, coffee: thriller of tastebuds, lover of tonsils, warmer of tummies. Get in me.”. Gunpoint is Tom’s first game, a 2D world-hacking detective ’em up. I don’t know when it’ll be finished. I don’t know how much it’ll cost. I do know that it’ll have a level editor, as Tom has released a video showing it off. Disclaimer! it’s below.
Disclaimer! Tom looks so fetching in shadow that he carries an elaborate set of lights around with him, and a recording of me telling him how dashing he looks. As for Gunpoint, this level editor is the most requested feature. Like all good developers everywhere, Tom listened to the fans and made it for them. Disclaimer! He always stands in the corner of the room at social functions, and has prepared statements for every conversational eventuality stuck to the brim of his hat. The trailer shows what he’s been making, which means it shows what you’ll be able to make as well. Disclaimer! Tom has compromising photos of me, and unless I keep him “in the manner he’s used to” he’ll “mince me like he minced my cat”.
Disclaimer! I miss my cat. I’ll get you, Francis.
15/10/2012 at 19:07 kwyjibo says:
Steam workshop, yar?
15/10/2012 at 19:42 wccrawford says:
Oh wow, that *would* be awesome. Here’s hoping he can swing that.
15/10/2012 at 19:09 Phantoon says:
I want to know more about these fleeting, furtive, and intense rarely made physical contact.
15/10/2012 at 22:31 LintMan says:
Yes! Let’s hear more about the manner of said contact. Are we talking firm handshakes? Locker room hijinks? Thumb wrestling?
15/10/2012 at 19:11 Lambchops says:
I hope John and Jim use that “Disclaimer!” tag when it’s appropriate to do so.
15/10/2012 at 19:13 Phantoon says:
Why can’t I give Tom Francis my money for this yet, anyways?
TAKE MY MONEY, TOM!
15/10/2012 at 19:15 lordcooper says:
Personally, I’m boycotting the game until he fixes this glaring issue.
15/10/2012 at 19:18 Dux Ducis Hodiernus says:
Har Har Har,
I see what you did there…
15/10/2012 at 21:06 tomeoftom says:
Very good. Very good.
15/10/2012 at 19:32 Colonel J says:
Ferchrissakes get this thing on Kickstarter so we can throw our money at our screens, pay Tom enough cash to quit whatever his silly day job is for a while so he can get this damn game finished and we can get our hands on it. Please.
15/10/2012 at 19:43 wccrawford says:
While I admire his ethics, I really wish he’d let me (and everyone else) pay for the alpha/beta. Even if it’s the same price that the full release will be. I know he says he can’t handle too many alpha testers at a time, but seriously… Just ignore 2/3 of us or something. lol
15/10/2012 at 19:56 Mr. Mister says:
He’s ignoring you; that’s something.
15/10/2012 at 20:11 Haphaz77 says:
Oh, maybe I should have read this before posting my bit. Disclaimer: I’m an impatient idiot.
16/10/2012 at 03:30 Cloudiest Nights says:
Glad to have gotten an early build of this game, I’m surprised that it isn’t open beta or anything yet. It is a great game from what I’ve played, though. Can’t wait to see it out!
15/10/2012 at 20:47 Tusque D'Ivoire says:
in this case as opposed to many other game developers, I don’t actually want Tom to replace his day job with a kickstarter campaign. Same goes for Rossignol.
15/10/2012 at 19:16 LTK says:
*BIFBIFBIFBIFBIF*
Never gets old.
15/10/2012 at 19:51 Mr. Mister says:
Here’s hoping you’re required to beat the level befoe beating it.
EDIT: Before publishing it. The error stays for the record.
15/10/2012 at 21:10 Meldreth says:
How honourable of you.
15/10/2012 at 19:53 Azeltir says:
That was the best 8-second summary of any game I’ve ever heard.
15/10/2012 at 20:10 Haphaz77 says:
Steam Greenlight perhaps?
Kickstarter doesn’t seem necessary for initial funding but might get a good publicity drive going.
Disclaimer! I played this at Rezzed and it is brilliant.
15/10/2012 at 20:55 tomeoftom says:
I’m positively soaked for this.
15/10/2012 at 22:27 stele says:
I hope you didn’t fall into a tank of sharks with frickin’ lasers on their frickin’ heads.
15/10/2012 at 22:09 LionsPhil says:
Yes, yes, a thousand times yes!
15/10/2012 at 22:17 MajorManiac says:
Tom you’re brilliant!!
16/10/2012 at 00:06 Davie says:
Disclaimer! After reading Pentadact for a couple years and following Gunpoint’s development with great interest, I believe I have a massive man-crush on Tom Francis.
16/10/2012 at 00:37 Lord Custard Smingleigh says:
Tom Francis is love, and he does not have my balls clasped in the cold, pitiless steel embrace of a pair of pliers wired to a car battery, awaiting only his momentary displeasure and a small hand motion to complete the circuit.
16/10/2012 at 01:41 SketchyGalore says:
Hey now, I thought this game fell off the map! Excellent to see it back… particularly because I kind of forgot the name of “that awesome looking trailer with the guy with the indestructible trenchcoat breaking through windows in 2-D”. Upon reflection, Gunpoint is a far better name.