Freedom Planet 2 Carol Tea Gameplay Preview

“It’s robot smashy slashy time! Here’s a taste of what Carol can do in Freedom Planet 2!”

 

Published on Jan 3, 2017

Freedom Planet 2 © 2017 GalaxyTrail, LLC. Carol © Ziyo Ling.

Carol’s back, and she’s got some new tricks up her feline sleeves! Her Jump Disc lets her slice up enemies from a distance, and she can home in on its location for extra damage. She can also throw the disc upwards to reach new heights. Combined with her wall jumping, she has the most vertical mobility of any character in the game. She’s also been training in Bike Fu and has a number of new, hard-hitting attacks while riding her motorcycle. She can even throw it just like her disc!”

 

(Commentary corner would go here, but the author needs sleep.)

Happy Freedom Planet Day!

*WARNING*: THE MUSIC AND VIDEO PRESENTED DEPICTS A WORK IN PROGRESS.
THESE MAY OR MAY NOT BE THE SAME IN THE FINAL GAME.

https://soundcloud.com/leila-wilson-woofle/freedom-planet-2-previews

 

 

 

“From @GalaxyTrail on Twitter:

Hope everyone has been enjoying their holidays! In the meantime, we have a few announcements!

Freedom Planet 2: Sample Version will be available at the end of January as a free download, and include all playable characters.

We’ll be sharing gameplay videos of each heroine over the next few weeks, starting now with Lilac!

Lastly, we’ll be showing off the demo in person at PAX South! Find us in San Antonio, TX on January 27-29.

We’ve got a busy and exciting few weeks ahead of us and we hope you’ll like what we have in store!”

 

// Commentary Corner:

Quick bullet list of sections of note:

  • The Guard Gauge(?) blinks on and off until just after the Energy Bar fills (@13), but doesn’t appear to empty when an attack is successfully guarded against (@17).
  • @31: Boost-rolling now applies even when falling in the air, but applies a deceleration just before takeoff.
  • @41: Lilac can now perform Rising Slash while in the air. (The “High Uppercut” exploit in FP1 becomes an Ascended Glitch.)
  • @42: Enemies can destroy some sections of the level, and this doesn’t appear to be mandatory.
  • @58: Getting items from chests now displays text indicating what was in the chest.
  • @1:00: CAMERA ZOOM-OUT OPTIONS!
  • @1:01: Shields/Barriers now seem to manifest as a flying follower and change based on element. In addition, shield/barrier health is displayed on the health bar with icons indicating the element. We see the Earth and Fire manifestations in particular.
  • @1:07: Rainbow rings appear similar to the Dragon Rings (or “Time Gates”). When activated, a bar near the bottom displays :crystal:BONUS:crystal:. It seems like the more distance traveled during that time will give more bonus crystals when it ends.
  • @1:16: Boss health bar. It might be placeholder, as FP1 had placeholder health bars at some time, but it might be here to stay.
  • @1:30: Revivals in action.
  • @1:38: I DON’T KNOW WHAT THIS IS BUT IT LOOKS COOL

 

@1:41 Speculation of a fourth possible playable character. Given the timing until the demo arrives at PAX and the promise to upload videos for all playable characters, this does line up and could be anything. (I’m kinda hoping it’s Neera, Cory, or Merga, personally.) When pointed out that Milla isn’t typically associated with read, another way to interpret it is: Milla Cube Green, Carol Bike Red, Lilac Boost Lilac, and ?Mystery?Flavor? (Note that speculation is just that. Don’t be disappointed if this does not occur. )

 

FREEDOM

PLANET

2

H Y P E

Freedom Planet 2 All Voice Acting Complete!

(Note: ‘Gifs’ were omitted as they are in a video format on Twitter, and those don’t crossover to this blog very well.)

“Today marks Freedom Planet 2’s final recording session. It’s been an adventure these past three months. We can’t wait to share it with you!”

DawnMBennettVA

 

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Thats the face of a girl who just finished recording # ! TY for the BBQ @  & @ 

– Ashlyn_Selich

“Just finished directing Freedom Planet 2! That’s it!! All actors have been recorded 😊❤️

KaggyFilms

 

“Creator/Executive Director: @  Voice Director: @  Actor: @  (Neera) Go follow ’em! ✨

– DawnMBennettVA

 

“Also, @  and @  were our fantastically magical engineers these past three months. Go tell them they’re awesome. Please.”
DawnMBennettVA

// Commentary Corner:

Woooooohooo! Congrats on completing all of the recording, you all! Very much looking forward to hearing them, in the game! 😀 Three months of recording sessions! Wild stuff!

 

Going roughly by Freedom Planet 1’s timeline, we have maybe two years to go until FP2 is complete then, but the plan is to have a playable prototype constructed by the end of this year, or sometime next year. However, there’s plenty of signs that the ball on FP2 has been silently rolling in the pipes for some time now and the release of the game might by closer to Christmas 2017. However, that’s the speculation. No way to know for sure, at this point. But production getting this far along is still a good milestone, and we don’t have to worry about any VA’s getting mysteriously replaced on short notice or anything of that nature. Cool stuff!

 

(On the other hand, this very likely means that any hopes of an audio drama / audiobook / radio play / etc is probably off the table until after FP2 is completed and released. Oh well, one can dream!)

Plush Lilac

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Check out what’s coming soon from @ ! (Photo by @ ) – @ GalaxyTrail https://twitter.com/galaxytrail/status/771882178993065988

 

// Commentary Corner: 

Oh neat, the Milla plushie might become a real thing! This Sash Lilac plush even has the logo on it and everything. Nice!

Also, I can’t help but notice that the plushe almost looks fused with the one adjacent to it.

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Freedom Planet is Coming to PlayStation 4!

“Freedom Planet is coming to PlayStation 4! Release date will be revealed at a later date. ” – @ GalaxyTrail https://twitter.com/galaxytrail/status/771413248642060288

 

(I don’t really have much to say about this, but I’ll probably pick up another copy of the game when I pick up PSVR. Coooolbeans. There will probably be an increase in fan-stuff and general playbase once the additional console release goes out. That’ll be great!)

Dragon Valley Returns

Dragon Valley - Night

“Dragon Valley returns in Freedom Planet 2 as the first stage! (Pixel art by , sky by )” – @GalaxyTrail

// Commentary Corner:

First off, we’ve got confirmation that Dragon Valley will be the first stage, meaning that Shang Tu and Avian Museum screencaps featured previously are from levels later in the game. Good to know!

For comparison, the background used in the nighttime cutscenes of Freedom Planet 1 near Lilac’s Treehouse and Torque’s Tent:

DragonValley_Cutscene_Night

Notably, the cutscene background lacks the fog and mist effects visible in FP1’s Dragon Valley

DragonValley_Playable_Day

FP2’s version of this art features quite a few more distant cliffs, the cloud/fog effect is retained, and the skies are far more detailed than before. However, there are no clear counterparts in the new image to the long stretches of flat plateu / mountain / cliff / hill that are shown in FP1. This leads me to believe that the two years of time have cause significant change to the local geographical features, this is a different _area_ in Dragon Valley, or that the new interpretation is simplier closer to what FP1’s Dragon Valley was intended to represent.

In any case, the new artwork is gorgeous! Tim Jonsson and Dan Syron’s works are meshing together very well! FREEDOM PLANET 2 HYPE.

Freedom Planet 2 Alpha Soundcloud Soundtrack Playlist: https://soundcloud.com/leila-wilson-woofle/sets/8vzrqpehgpv7
GalaxyTrail Twitter: https://twitter.com/galaxytrail
Freedom Planet Discord Server: https://discord.gg/0qWdN0V3VPsmefmH
Freedom Planet Forums: http://www.galaxytrail.com/forum/index.php

Click here for preview of Zao’s lines in Freedom Planet 2.

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Here’s a shot of @ as The Announcer from Freedom Planet 2! (Preview clip coming soon!) – @DawnMBennetVA https://twitter.com/DawnMBennettVA/status/757637492837261312

 

Meanwhile, here’s @ crying. For Freedom Planet 2. I think. @ – @DawnMBennetVA https://twitter.com/DawnMBennettVA/status/757646400108634112

 

// Commentary Corner: 

I’m totally convinced that this anguish is Zao sulking after the Sigwada obliterates Zao’s Sky Battalion with ease. It makes Zao sound very childish and it’s kind of endearing.

LIGHT THE FIRES: BEST VOICE 15/15 MAXIMUM GOOD

CLICK THIS LINK TO GO TO THE VIDEO

(Note: I do not rehost the preview videos as I would prefer Twitter Analytics to indicate interest in these previews.)

Recording at Okatron 5000 today. Pretty surreal 😀 @ # – @IAmLindsayJones https://twitter.com/IAmLindsayJones/status/760153722697555968

Check out @ as Corazon “Cory” Tea in the upcoming @ game, Freedom Planet 2! 💚😸 – @DawnMBennetVA https://twitter.com/DawnMBennettVA/status/760247984239935488

 

// Commentary Corner:

FP Fan Dazl: It’s no secret that I’ve been fond of the Corazon Tea character from the moment the concept got fleshed out with a name and a desc.

 

And now we have a voice

And I am pleased

I screamed

I AM SO HYPE

CANNOT CONTAIN THIS HYPE

FREEDOM PLANET 2 IS COMING AND I JUST. CAN’T. WAIT.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW YEAH

 

"Make Things Better" Dazl: okay in all seriousness there's some stuff that I think is probably just gonna need a bit of post editing for clarity or whatever. like heck if I know what the first few words she said in that clip were. 
but whatever, 

this is notwhat I expected from the little bit of canonical art of the character has her all frowning/scowling all the time forever

but I kinda- 

FP Fan Dazl: I KINDA FREAKING LOVE ENTHUSIASM AND ENTHUSIASTIC CHARACTERS

THIS IS ENTHUSISM

ALSO I ALREADY LIKED THE CHARACTER

CHARACTER I AM PREDISPOSED TO LIKE + ENTHUSIASTIC LOUD COOL PILOT ACE =

PLEASE GIVE FREEDOM 2 NYAOW

i can wait until the game is done

I think

 

 

 

(no I can’t, I’m gonna have to get a bunch more cory art now)

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