The darkness is coming. Over the celestial horizon you can see it growing closer, shattering planets as it approaches. The Shadow Planet spews a thoughtless thorny globule towards a star, and it engulfs it. The resulting nova showers the terra around you with darkness. Your only option is to defend yourself and your planet using your small, but highly upgradable UFO.
These are the first few beautiful scenes of Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet. The first thing that stands out is the visuals. All of the art is provided by Michel Gagné, acclaimed for his role as the lead artist for the movie The Iron Giant. His contribution shows; the visuals flow like there’s a current to them, highly contrasted between the dark foregrounds and the brighter, yet muted backgrounds. The introductory cinematic is made all the more poignant through the complete lack of dialogue or narration. This is an approach that continues through the remainder of the demo, and likely the retail version as well. The soundtrack, though there was a limited representation in the demo, showed itself well.
