Freedom Planet has been widely compared to the Sega Genesis Sonic games. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, first as a demo in August 2012, then-after a successful Kickstarter campaign and a few delays-as a full game via Steam on July 21, 2014. Though Freedom Planet was developed in Denmark, its art direction has East Asian influences: its background visuals were inspired by medieval Chinese art, and the game's title is written in katakana. Further changes were suggested by fans and incorporated throughout development. Lilac, originally a hedgehog, became a dragon antagonist Doctor Eggman was replaced by Brevon and the Sonic series' ring-based health system was abandoned.

He visited the website DeviantArt to recruit artist Ziyo Ling, who replaced the existing cast of characters with her own. While the game focuses on fast-paced platforming, its levels are interspersed with slower action scenes.įreedom Planet began development as a Sonic the Hedgehog fangame, but DiDuro lost interest in creating a derivative work and reconceived the project as his own intellectual property.

Aided by the duck-like Torque, the player attempts to defeat the evil Lord Brevon, who plans to conquer the galaxy. The player controls one of three anthropomorphic animal protagonists: the dragon Lilac, the wildcat Carol, or the basset hound Milla. Single-player Warning: Display title '' overrides earlier display title 'Freedom Planet'.įreedom Planet is a two-dimensional platform video game created by independent developer GalaxyTrail, a studio set up for the project by designer Stephen DiDuro. Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Wii U Carol is on the motorcycle Lilac is posing on the right. For the fictional planet named 'Planet Freedom', see Sonic the Hedgehog (OVA).

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