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LoPoly Games is an independent game development company from Dublin, Ireland.
Filthy Animals | Heist Simulator
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Released 2013
Filthy Animals | Heist Simulator is a chaotic single-player / co-op PvEvP heist game for up to 4 players. Become a mutant animal working for criminal mastermind Tony as you steal, fight, fall over, and eat tacos. Solve puzzles and avoid security before making off with the loot, ya Filthy Animal!, spanning across 8 different chapters featuring a total of 21 unique heist levels! Take on the role of mutant animals following the orders of Tony, the Filthy Animal Bossman Criminal Mastermind. Wreak havoc through a series of heists starting with a convenience store, a bank robbery, then break into a super secret military base, with missions ranging all the way into outer space! The game was developed by LoPoly Games & Pewter Games Studios from Dublin, Ireland. Published by Greenman Gaming.
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Discman : The Legend of Danny Crask (Vertical Slice)
“The Legend of Danny Crask” (TLODC) is a sci-fi themed action/puzzle platformer that takes place in 1980’s middle America. Players take control of american former olympian - Danny Crask, who can run, jump and wall jump using his Exo-Suit and utilizing a Power Disc to defeat enemies and solve puzzles across multiple worlds trying to piece together the clues as to what happened to his childhood sweetheart on that long dark night. Like any good Sci-fi story, all is not what it seems in Danny's world, as he progresses forward on his mission everything he has learned begins to fall apart. Using a Unique combination of gameplay, hollywood-esque themes and dialogue, accompanied with film grade music & audio, TLODC encourages players to engage in a unique, challenging & rewarding gaming experience unlike anything they have encountered before. TLODC received a lot of attention from publishers & platform holders, and was in very late stage talks with a large US publisher. But ultimately remained unsigned and the game and it’s technology was eventually shelved to prioritize other projects.
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TLODC Original Trailer :
TLODC Gameplay (Apollo Faciltiy) :
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3D SPRITE TECHNOLOGY
TLODC uses our own innovative 3D to 2D Sprite Technology. This exciting tech enables us to generate traditional looking complex pixel art efficiently, using 3d models in real time resulting in animations that can transition smoothly at any framerate. The result is an immersive colorful world with retro inspired visuals, state of the art lighting, animation and physics that are unlike anything to have come before it, completely modernizing the adored pixel art aesthetic and platformer genre.
Discman web Demo | Adult swim
Discman was a 2d puzzle platform game released in 2013 in which players control a character formally known as "Danny Crask", a former discus throwing champion who is down on life, he must fulfill his destiny and complete the trials & tasks laid out ahead by his mysterious captors. Discman was featured on the top gaming review website Giant Bomb on Worth Playing with Patrick Klepek & Danny O'Dwyer from IGN receiving many good reviews and appraisal within the online gaming community. The popularity of Discman allowed LoPoly games to be invited into the Irish business accelerator program "Launchpad", run by the NDRC (National Digital Research Centre) in Dublin. LoPoly recieved funding from the NDRC, aswell as follow up competitive start-up funding (CSF) from Enterprise Ireland, to develop a full fledged vertical slice prototype of the game to pitch to publishers and investors for development funding. (TLODC - see above)
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Super Mexican Standoff | Gamejam
Super Mexican Standoff is an award winning, over-the-top, ultra-violent, 2D Mexican standoff game for 1-4 players. Players must mash their aim button to keep their target in their sites and be quickest on the draw when called. Winner of the "Best Presentation" Award at Gamecraft 5
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