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<\/a><\/p>\nWhat it is<\/h3>\n
Q.U.B.E. is a level-based, first-person puzzler in a similar vein to Portal. In fact, just by looking at it – in terms of visual style, gameplay and overall concept – you’d be quick to think of it as a Portal clone.<\/p>\n
If you’re going to draw inspiration from a game, you could do far worse than Portal, let’s be honest.<\/p>\n
Gameplay revolves around manipulating coloured blocks using the gloves you have – each colour represents a different effect to the blocks:<\/p>\n
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- Red blocks can be extended or retracted;<\/li>\n
- Yellow blocks can be pulled out to make stairs;<\/li>\n
- Blue blocks can be retracted to act like a springboard to whatever touches them;<\/li>\n
- Purple blocks rotate sections of walls of a room;<\/li>\n
- Green blocks provide a sphere or cube, that you will need to manipulate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Like Portal, each level has an exit, and starts off small, introducing the concepts and gameplay methods you’ll need to execute as you progress.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nHow it got there<\/h3>\n
The game was developed by Daniel Da Rocha, Jonathan Savery and Dave Hall – none of whom are programmers – as a student project at Newport University. Once they left the university, they banded together to form Toxic Games.<\/p>\n
Interest in Q.U.B.E. grew, and with the help of the Indie Fund (an initiative that provides funds to indie developers – as the name suggests) they were able to develop the full title.<\/p>\n
Indie Fund provided $90,000 towards the game’s development – which was recouped in 4 days, after it was released on Steam.<\/p>\n
That says something.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nCurrent reviews for the game have been mixed, sitting at an aggregate score of 62% on Metacritic; but as far as we’re concerned, it looks awesome, and we can’t wait to get our hands on it.<\/p>\n
Look out for the MyGaming review soon.<\/p>\n
Source: Rock Paper Shotgun<\/a><\/h5>\n