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It's been just over a month since we revealed our new puzzle-platformer UGC video game, Restitched to the world! To put into words how overjoyed we are at the overwhelmingly positive response would be nigh on impossible. We are so extremely grateful and thankful for every one of you who has stuck with us through our journey into game development. We are driven by the encouragement and shared passion that you all exude, and rest assured we are typing away behind the scenes to bring Restitched to your eager palms as soon as possible! That being said, you may have been wondering what we've been up to since the reveal! For starters, we've brought on fresh talent to the team. We've also been responding to the amazing community fan art of Stuffy, and we've begun our journey into releasing new Restitched-themed merchandise for you to rep! Let's take a look... Community Fan ArtSome of our absolutely favorite things to witness are the amazing pieces of fan art that you all create! It's no secret that you love our little hand-stitched teddy bear, and we can't say we blame you! As a way of saying thank you and shining a spotlight on the beautiful art that's been made, here are some of our favorite pieces of Stuffy fan art: Do you have your own Restitched fan art to share with us? Tweet it to us @Trixel_Creative, email it to us via the "Contact" section, or post it in #share on our official Discord server!
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 At the heart of Trixel Creative is a team of learners, players, and creators. United by a passion to create, and an admiration of platforms that allow others to do the same, we've been gathering creative minds and talents from across the world. The result of their hard work and talent has led us to the creation of Restitched, a 2.5D, UGC platformer game with a charming art style and robust creation tools, seamed together by ambitious plans and all-around fun. Trixel Creative isn't just developing a game for the community... we are the community! We are on the hunt for even more creatives to join the cause and help us build this ambitious new project. You can find more details on that at the bottom of this post! Please keep in mind that this is an early preview into a new project from Trixel Creative and its incredibly talented team of developers. Due to the early nature of the game, there are bound to be many changes and improvements over the course of development. Anything you see here may not be representative of the quality or content of the final product.
Handmade with love, Stuffy is an adorable crafted bear with a knack for adventure and a passion to create... and did we also mention that Stuffy absolutely loves to play dress-up? Stuffy as a character is unique and charming, but is also a blank canvas. With no preset gender or permanent characteristics, every costume piece and outfit will react differently with the player model. The best thing about our little friend is that their signature bear look can change to much more, allowing your character to become various animals and characters by removing and/or swapping a few of Stuffy's characteristic bear features.
Using the collectible giftboxes you've picked up throughout your gameplay in the adventure mode, you will be able to adorn Stuffy with a unique look fit just to your liking!
You can choose from a wide variety of pre-made outfits, transforming Stuffy into something like a wolf, a dragon, a posh bee, a rancher, etc. You can even mix-and-match individual collected cosmetic pieces to create your own favorite look. With many individual costume pieces, full outfits, and access to decals and ornaments, the possibilities for player customization toddle toward never-ending! A Peek at Stuffy's Wardrobe:
Hello everyone. Unfortunately, we write to you with some rather upsetting news. We've very recently received a cease and desist notice for our "LittleBigPlanet Restitched" project. The C&D comes from Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe, and states the reason for the take-down being "commercialization" of the project. We have complied with all regulations that were given to us, including the project being non-profit, but we ultimately have no legal say in the situation. This comes as a bit of a surprise due to the continued interest and support of developers who were involved with the original series. We've been in contact with the LittleBigPlanet community manager from the start, who believed the project would be generally acceptable to make as long as it stayed non-profit and was always disclaimed to be a fan game. We were in the process of working with the community manager to reach out to Sony for further guidelines for the project, but before doing so, we received the cease and desist notice. We are very, very gutted by this news, as it's been everyone involved's dream to create a new nostalgic experience for the community. This is not the end of our story, however. When starting this project we knew of the risk, and despite negative comments critiquing our reveal methods, we now know Sony's ultimate stance on the situation, and we can say we knew sooner rather than later. Because of this coming so early in development, we are now able to use our platform and project's framework to bring our alternate vision to life. From the start, we have occasionally reminded and prepared ourselves for this outcome, and now we are ready to shift gears and bring you a similar experience albeit in a different package. "So, what does this mean?" you're probably asking yourself. This means that we are doubling our creative energy as a team to create something original and unique... Something that is inspired by our favorite franchise, but is all-new, and conjured up by the same team of community veterans and creators. Think of this new chapter as a homage to all like-minded UGC games. We've heard you loud and clear when you say there's nothing quite like it available for PC, and we're working to change that by creating what we believe will be a spiritual successor. This will not be a fan game or re-imagining like before, but instead a new indie passion project that will become an entirely new game that can stand on its own, and we hope to keep the same feeling and style that we all know and love. This re-imagining of the Restitched project might be a small bump in the road, but it will ultimately open new opportunities for Trixel Creative, its developers, and the community we continue to build through our content. With the restrictions of copyright being lifted, we can now focus on providing a multiplayer and social experience for the game; features our community have been very vocal about having. Additionally, we are now exploring other avenues for distributing the game. The motivation and passion behind this project is overwhelmingly large. We are all united by our love of the same thing, and if there's anyone who understands what makes LBP special, it's our team of very talented creators and developers. We are confident that we can create an experience we'll all find familiar and special. LittleBigPlanet will always be there, and will always be a special source of inspiration for what we are making next. So, thank you all so very much for being a part of this. Your support has pushed us a long way, and has changed everything for us. We're very grateful to have your support and encouragement, and only hope that you will join us as we continue to develop an all-new handcrafted experience. Just because this isn't LittleBigPlanet or Sackboy doesn't stop us from creating what we initially set out to make. We are saddened by this news, but we are excited about the new opportunities it will present. We already have ideas and the cogs keep turning. We can't wait to show you all what you can expect in the near future, and how this change will benefit the players. Because of the C&D notice, we are required to remove any mention of LittleBigPlanet Restitched from our platform. Namely, our website.
You can keep up-to-date by following our Twitter and Instagram accounts, keeping an eye on the website, and by joining our Discord server (news is usually posted there first). Hello everyone! Some of us are back from a short break, and our creative cogs are already turning for 2020! We had an excellent 2019, and in the last month of the year we grew our community by a nearly overwhelming amount. So, thank you for joining us and being part of our creative journey! To start the year off, we have a few things we'd like to cover, including news and content: Downloads Page Overhaul + New Media Kit We've given the site's Downloads page a much-needed overhaul to fit with the aesthetic of our redesign! From the Downloads page you can find useful media and assets, such as our:
You can visit the Downloads page now to view our collection of growing content, including our new Trixel Creative Media Kit that will provide you with our signature patterned backgrounds, themed and standard logos, and various useful assets related to our platform. New Store Merchandise If you find yourself wanting to support us while still receiving some neat goodies, you can take a look at our site's Store page! On our Store page you can find a small selection of neat project-related designs for various merchandise items, or you can represent our platform by purchasing a Trixel Creative design on products like apparel, notebooks, stickers, and more. We also have a Tri-Expo logo for fans of the event! Profits from our fan art designs (we're in the fan art program now, woohoo!), Trixel Creative designs, and project designs will go straight to our reserved money pool for the platform, where we hold funds to use for domain/site costs, web storage hosting, and more. Most t-shirt items will profit us with around $2-5 each. Donations PolicyBy donating, you can help us afford our platform and our original projects' outsourcing. We may use the funds to purchase things like file hosting storage space, our web domain fees, and giveaway items to give back to the community. Your donation will be a one time payment and would help us immensely! By clicking donate on our Donate page, you will be taken to a money pool on PayPal. This pool was created by a Trixel Creative owner and your donation will be stored away into a secure place only accessible by the Trixel Creative owners. Whether you spare $2 or $10+, we would be very appreciative, as every bit helps us to keep our platform running so that we can continue to offer amazing community creations for you! Because of the fact that our projects may be based on existing intellectual property (fan games, in-game UGC content, etc.), we are not able to accept donations for those projects themselves due to legal reasons. Your funds will support our platform, such as our website and storage space, in which the projects are indirectly benefited by allowing us to share them with you! New Trixel Creative Team Picks The lovely community manager, Steven Isbell, has given our Tri-Expo spotlighted LBP3 projects a glorious pink rosette with this Friday's Team Picks. Whack away those pesky minions in the Evergreen Park spin-off mini-game, "WHACK-A-BUBBLE!", or play our large sticker kit giveaway level, "'Restitched' Sticker Kit", where you can collect 80 new stickers to use in your own creations! These levels are only available in LittleBigPlanet 3, and can be played right now! New Growth (wow!)Wow... Wow! No, seriously... WOW. You guys have blown our minds, and our numbers! Before Tri-Expo, our Discord server had around 280 members, and our Twitter following was around 980 followers. After Tri-Expo, our numbers shot up to 2,200+ server members and 1,900+ Twitter followers (and growing!). We can't thank you enough for your support. Numbers mean nothing, but community means everything. Each and every one of you play an important role in allowing us to create and share the things that we do. Without you guys, our platform itself would just be a dream. Thanks to our growing community we can make sure that our projects and platform are as well-supplied and well-maintained as we can make them, and that's a gift that will keep giving. If you're new to Trixel Creative, be sure to take a look around our site and check out our previous projects. You can find some really neat info and accolades on the "About Us" page! Discord ServerTo stay up-to-date on all things Trixel Creative, join our Discord server. It's where the cool kids hang out, and if you're not a cool kid, then you're... a less cool kid! Our Discord server offers immediate access to chat with our community and team members, and we also post announcements and internal info and media there. We also host the occasional competitions where community members can enter to earn potential rewards like LBP DLC and physical items. We plan to do a lot of neat community activities soon, so come and check it out! We can't wait to chat with you. :) |
