Adrien Poncet ⚔️ En Garde!
@ledrien.bsky.social
Game designer 🤠
⚔️ I made En Garde! the swashbuckler action game
http://bit.ly/EnGardeSteam
🔥 With Fireplace Games
⚔️ I made En Garde! the swashbuckler action game
http://bit.ly/EnGardeSteam
🔥 With Fireplace Games
Tellement de reviews en si peu de temps c'est ouf aussi !! 😱 Bravo 🪲
June 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Tellement de reviews en si peu de temps c'est ouf aussi !! 😱 Bravo 🪲
Do I hear SWASHBUCKLING??!!! 🤯🥰
November 7, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Do I hear SWASHBUCKLING??!!! 🤯🥰
I've just published an extended version of this thread on Medium, with better reading experience and lots of extra nerdy info 🤠
Read it here: link.medium.com/oyCn6wyRcOb
Hope you'll like it!
Read it here: link.medium.com/oyCn6wyRcOb
Hope you'll like it!
link.medium.com
November 2, 2024 at 9:42 PM
I've just published an extended version of this thread on Medium, with better reading experience and lots of extra nerdy info 🤠
Read it here: link.medium.com/oyCn6wyRcOb
Hope you'll like it!
Read it here: link.medium.com/oyCn6wyRcOb
Hope you'll like it!
By the way, regarding my fascination for swashbucklers. Disney’s Aladdin, The Mask of Zorro AND the first Pirates of the Caribbean, 3 movies I can’t stop rambling about... were all written by the same dudes , @tedelliott.bsky.social and Terry Rossio. I guess I should thank them? 😄
November 2, 2024 at 8:32 PM
By the way, regarding my fascination for swashbucklers. Disney’s Aladdin, The Mask of Zorro AND the first Pirates of the Caribbean, 3 movies I can’t stop rambling about... were all written by the same dudes , @tedelliott.bsky.social and Terry Rossio. I guess I should thank them? 😄
Exactement ! C'est de cette réflexion qu'est venue l'idée d'En Garde! à la base 😊
November 2, 2024 at 11:25 AM
Exactement ! C'est de cette réflexion qu'est venue l'idée d'En Garde! à la base 😊
Animated GIFs don't work on Bluesky? Some of the pictures in my thread were supposed to be moving... 😢
November 2, 2024 at 10:53 AM
Animated GIFs don't work on Bluesky? Some of the pictures in my thread were supposed to be moving... 😢
Je crois qu'il y a des systèmes de Panache ou équivalent dans tous les jeux du genre 😆 Pour le coup, les JDR de cape et d'épée / mousquetaires sont assez bien représentés ! (il y a aussi 7th Sea...)
C'est vraiment en jeux vidéo que leur rareté est étonnante
C'est vraiment en jeux vidéo que leur rareté est étonnante
November 2, 2024 at 10:48 AM
Je crois qu'il y a des systèmes de Panache ou équivalent dans tous les jeux du genre 😆 Pour le coup, les JDR de cape et d'épée / mousquetaires sont assez bien représentés ! (il y a aussi 7th Sea...)
C'est vraiment en jeux vidéo que leur rareté est étonnante
C'est vraiment en jeux vidéo que leur rareté est étonnante
Pitié non 😂
November 2, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Pitié non 😂
Ahah je sais pas ce que ça vaut, j'ai littéralement découvert son existence en cherchant "musketeer game" sur Google 😂
November 2, 2024 at 10:21 AM
Ahah je sais pas ce que ça vaut, j'ai littéralement découvert son existence en cherchant "musketeer game" sur Google 😂
Oh non je connais pas celui là 😮 en JDR français il y a aussi les Lames du Cardinal
November 2, 2024 at 10:16 AM
Oh non je connais pas celui là 😮 en JDR français il y a aussi les Lames du Cardinal
Now, you can re-read this whole thread and replace "Musketeer" with "Zorro" - it works too :D
November 1, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Now, you can re-read this whole thread and replace "Musketeer" with "Zorro" - it works too :D
Moreover, new generation of artists are rediscovering the works of Alexandre Dumas. Check out the Dumariolles collective's amazing work!
Maybe one day, some company will finally take a chance to make a proper musketeers video game adaptation. Let's just hope they'll get it right! 24/24
Maybe one day, some company will finally take a chance to make a proper musketeers video game adaptation. Let's just hope they'll get it right! 24/24
November 1, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Moreover, new generation of artists are rediscovering the works of Alexandre Dumas. Check out the Dumariolles collective's amazing work!
Maybe one day, some company will finally take a chance to make a proper musketeers video game adaptation. Let's just hope they'll get it right! 24/24
Maybe one day, some company will finally take a chance to make a proper musketeers video game adaptation. Let's just hope they'll get it right! 24/24
But who knows what the future holds?
There are still movies and TV series being made about the Musketeers, and some video games in adjacent settings (En Garde!, Greedfall, Assassin's Creed Unity...).
'Sacre Bleu' is a promising indie comedy platformer coming soon! 23/24
There are still movies and TV series being made about the Musketeers, and some video games in adjacent settings (En Garde!, Greedfall, Assassin's Creed Unity...).
'Sacre Bleu' is a promising indie comedy platformer coming soon! 23/24
November 1, 2024 at 8:56 PM
But who knows what the future holds?
There are still movies and TV series being made about the Musketeers, and some video games in adjacent settings (En Garde!, Greedfall, Assassin's Creed Unity...).
'Sacre Bleu' is a promising indie comedy platformer coming soon! 23/24
There are still movies and TV series being made about the Musketeers, and some video games in adjacent settings (En Garde!, Greedfall, Assassin's Creed Unity...).
'Sacre Bleu' is a promising indie comedy platformer coming soon! 23/24
Since video games tend to stick to mainstream, we do get some great pirate games!
Basically, captain Jack Sparrow killed any chance for d'Artagnan and the boys to star in their own video game. 22/24
Basically, captain Jack Sparrow killed any chance for d'Artagnan and the boys to star in their own video game. 22/24
November 1, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Since video games tend to stick to mainstream, we do get some great pirate games!
Basically, captain Jack Sparrow killed any chance for d'Artagnan and the boys to star in their own video game. 22/24
Basically, captain Jack Sparrow killed any chance for d'Artagnan and the boys to star in their own video game. 22/24
Pirate films had always been, initially, a sub-genre of swashbuckler. But in the 2000's, swashbuckling became synonym with pirates.
Pirates became the dominant genre, and in the process, overshadowed all the other old-fashioned fencers in tights. 21/24
Pirates became the dominant genre, and in the process, overshadowed all the other old-fashioned fencers in tights. 21/24
November 1, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Pirate films had always been, initially, a sub-genre of swashbuckler. But in the 2000's, swashbuckling became synonym with pirates.
Pirates became the dominant genre, and in the process, overshadowed all the other old-fashioned fencers in tights. 21/24
Pirates became the dominant genre, and in the process, overshadowed all the other old-fashioned fencers in tights. 21/24
According to its authors, The Curse of the Black Pearl was designed from the ground-up as a revival of the classic Swashbuckler formula, with added grittiness and fantastical elements thrown in.
It was a mega-hit, and made pirate stories mainstream again. 20/24
It was a mega-hit, and made pirate stories mainstream again. 20/24
November 1, 2024 at 8:54 PM
According to its authors, The Curse of the Black Pearl was designed from the ground-up as a revival of the classic Swashbuckler formula, with added grittiness and fantastical elements thrown in.
It was a mega-hit, and made pirate stories mainstream again. 20/24
It was a mega-hit, and made pirate stories mainstream again. 20/24
In the early 2000's, and despite Antonio Banderas' best efforts as Zorro, classic Swashbuckler films had fallen out of fashion.
This was until... 2003, when Pirates of the Caribbean came out!
Remember how kids described En Garde! as a "pirate game"? 19/24
This was until... 2003, when Pirates of the Caribbean came out!
Remember how kids described En Garde! as a "pirate game"? 19/24
November 1, 2024 at 8:53 PM
In the early 2000's, and despite Antonio Banderas' best efforts as Zorro, classic Swashbuckler films had fallen out of fashion.
This was until... 2003, when Pirates of the Caribbean came out!
Remember how kids described En Garde! as a "pirate game"? 19/24
This was until... 2003, when Pirates of the Caribbean came out!
Remember how kids described En Garde! as a "pirate game"? 19/24
Why none of these games ever gets made?
Well, my explanation is that popular video games tend to inspire from mainstream settings. Medieval fantasy, sci-fi, zombies, you name it.
And unfortunately for me, musketeers haven't been mainstream for... a while. 18/24
Well, my explanation is that popular video games tend to inspire from mainstream settings. Medieval fantasy, sci-fi, zombies, you name it.
And unfortunately for me, musketeers haven't been mainstream for... a while. 18/24
November 1, 2024 at 8:53 PM
Why none of these games ever gets made?
Well, my explanation is that popular video games tend to inspire from mainstream settings. Medieval fantasy, sci-fi, zombies, you name it.
And unfortunately for me, musketeers haven't been mainstream for... a while. 18/24
Well, my explanation is that popular video games tend to inspire from mainstream settings. Medieval fantasy, sci-fi, zombies, you name it.
And unfortunately for me, musketeers haven't been mainstream for... a while. 18/24
I've heard about several devs and studios having ideas for a musketeer game, here and there. In a blog post for Playstation, Brian Fleming from Suckerpunch told they considered musketeers as their next game setting, before going for feudal Japan with Ghost of Tsushima. 17/24
November 1, 2024 at 8:52 PM
I've heard about several devs and studios having ideas for a musketeer game, here and there. In a blog post for Playstation, Brian Fleming from Suckerpunch told they considered musketeers as their next game setting, before going for feudal Japan with Ghost of Tsushima. 17/24
So, there's still no proper musketeer game then. En Garde! isn't one. Why isn't anyone else doing it? I've been wondering for years.
Apart from a bunch of obscure abandonware, it's still an unexplored setting. 16/24
Apart from a bunch of obscure abandonware, it's still an unexplored setting. 16/24
November 1, 2024 at 8:52 PM
So, there's still no proper musketeer game then. En Garde! isn't one. Why isn't anyone else doing it? I've been wondering for years.
Apart from a bunch of obscure abandonware, it's still an unexplored setting. 16/24
Apart from a bunch of obscure abandonware, it's still an unexplored setting. 16/24
En Garde! was made as a melting pot of references. Older generations will "get" the nostalgic swashbuckler feel.
Some younger players have described it as a pirate game - which is fine too!
It also came out right during the Puss in Boots hype 🐱 (Art by @casynuf.bsky.social) 15/24
Some younger players have described it as a pirate game - which is fine too!
It also came out right during the Puss in Boots hype 🐱 (Art by @casynuf.bsky.social) 15/24
November 1, 2024 at 8:52 PM
En Garde! was made as a melting pot of references. Older generations will "get" the nostalgic swashbuckler feel.
Some younger players have described it as a pirate game - which is fine too!
It also came out right during the Puss in Boots hype 🐱 (Art by @casynuf.bsky.social) 15/24
Some younger players have described it as a pirate game - which is fine too!
It also came out right during the Puss in Boots hype 🐱 (Art by @casynuf.bsky.social) 15/24
Initially, I barely knew about all this, I only had some clichés in mind - sword fights, feathered hats, swinging chandeliers... But that's what works so well about En Garde!' concept. You don't need to know. The swashbuckler tropes are rooted in popular imagination. 14/24
November 1, 2024 at 8:51 PM
Initially, I barely knew about all this, I only had some clichés in mind - sword fights, feathered hats, swinging chandeliers... But that's what works so well about En Garde!' concept. You don't need to know. The swashbuckler tropes are rooted in popular imagination. 14/24