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By Alleef Ashaari|October 3, 2024|2 Comments
At Level UP KL 2024 AKA Malaysia Digital Content Festival (MYDCF) Biz Day 2024 hosted by MDEC (Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation), we attended a panel featuring Hajime Tabata. Tabata is best known for having worked at Square Enix and being the director of Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy Type-0, Final Fantasy XV and more. During t...
By Kakuchopurei|September 13, 2024|0 Comment
In recent years, Malaysia has emerged as a notable player in the game development world. From creating indie hits to working on international blockbusters, Malaysian developers have shaped the industry in unexpected ways. As we celebrate Malaysia Day, we highlight a few individuals who have not only shaped the local gaming scene but also contribute...
By Kakuchopurei|August 31, 2023|0 Comment
Main Game on TV2 is this year's best (and only) Malaysian-made 30-minute show based on video games, targeting a mainstream audience and educating/entertaining them about the wonderful world of gaming and esports. That's just us being biased, since we are making the show alongside RTM; you can tune in to the show either on RTMKlik or YouTube. Thi...
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and is a pretty common trend in video games. The recently-released Hi-Fi Rush from Tango Gameworks is a really fun action game that is similar in mechanics to a 2020 indie video game made in Malaysia: No Straight Roads. One might even say that the game's executive producer Shinji Mikami and his team m...
By Alleef Ashaari|August 25, 2021|0 Comment
Metronomik has announced a Steam PC version of No Straight Roads during a live stream to celebrate their first-year anniversary. The stream is still ongoing at the time of writing, so more details will be added soon. Check out the Steam page for No Straight Roads Encore Edition here. The title of the Steam version is No Straight Roads Encore ...
By Kakuchopurei|July 22, 2021|0 Comment
We are 6 months in for 2021, and already we have a slew of top tier GOTY candidates. In the interest of everyone who needs game recommendations right now, we've done a slew of videos with content creators and media folks from all over Southeast Asia about their top gaming picks of 2021. We also added in our own picks, this being our site and all...
By Kenn Leandre|April 26, 2021|0 Comment
I recently came across the following tweet making its rounds in the Malaysian Twitter-sphere. Essentially, the caption read "If you think that there's no future in video games, look at them" accompanying the photos of two leading video game streamers in Malaysia, Mohd Faris “Soloz†Zakaria and the other, Imran 'Vokey' Rosli. Whil...
By Alleef Ashaari|November 16, 2020|0 Comment
In collaboration with the Ministry Of Youth And Sports (KBS) Malaysia, Astro EGG Network is launching a new esports-focused docus-series; Jalur 14. It will feature insights into the Malaysian esports and games development industries. Jalur 14 will feature guest appearances from famous esports athletes and local figures like Metronomik co-founde...
We dug our time with Metronomik's music-laced action game No Straight Roads, even with its technical bugs & quirks. The devs know this too, so leave it to the company's CEO Wan Hazmer to release a video talking about it, as well as dish out some protips on the game's harder segments. He details some of the bugs in the game, which include playe...
Despite its recent delay, there's still a lot of anticipation and hype for Metronomik's No Straight Roads, Malaysia's major gaming contribution for 2020 that goes beyond assets-generation. And with the recent build of the game made playable to us, it feels like a road favorably traveled. The premise to this indie title is simple: rocking protagoni...
By Alleef Ashaari|June 15, 2020|0 Comment
During last night's Guerilla Collective live stream, Malaysian studio Metronomik's action-adventure platformer and musical extravaganza No Straight Roads received a new gameplay trailer narrated by CEO and founder Wan Hazmer. In the new No Straight Roads trailer, Wan Hazmer highlights and showcases one of the playable hubs in the game's Vinyl City...
One of this year's most-anticipated indie-developed action titles No Straight Roads is getting delayed, much to the disappointment of many here in sunny ol' Malaysia. The Metronomik-developed title, previously scheduled for 30th June, will only be available "later in the summer" for PC (via Epic Games), PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. The main...
By Alleef Ashaari|March 27, 2020|0 Comment
Malaysian developer Metronomik has finally announced the release date of the most highly-anticipated Malaysian-made game after years of hype. No Straight Roads is slated to release for the PS4 and PC (exclusively on Epic Games Store) on 30 June 2020. Metronomik CEO Wan Hazmer (former Lead Game Designer for Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XV) an...
By Burhan Zamri|August 30, 2019|0 Comment
Update 30/8/19: It's confirmed; No Straight Roads is an Epic Games exclusive for PC alongside a few other notable indie titles. Also, we've added some comments from people regarding the Epic Store news. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPpAg6IePGU&t=1s Original story The music-laced action game No Straight Roads from Metronomik has been getti...
So much for that Spring 2019 release date, eh Metronomik? The Malaysian-made upcoming action game with rhythm beats No Straight Roads will be delayed to early 2020. On the plus side, the devs will be partnering with publisher Sold Out, and will also get physical versions for sale for only US$39.99. Oh, and it'll be for PC and PS4. Here's the offi...
By Alleef Ashaari|May 6, 2019|0 Comment
Metronomik CEO Wan Hazmer is currently developing No Straight Roads, but before that, he was the Lead Game Designer for Square Enix's Final Fantasy XV. He's taking everything he learned in his years working at the Japanese studio and bringing it here to Malaysia starting with No Straight Roads. In an interview with Game Informer, Wan Hazmer discus...
By Jon Leo|March 15, 2019|2 Comments
Malaysia should be proud knowing that one of its gaming studios Metronomik may have an international music-savvy action gaming hit in its hand: No Straight Roads. But did you know that it was close to being a turn-based RPG with music? According to an exclusive Kakuchopurei interview with Metronomik's CEO and game designer lead Wan Hazmer, he chan...
By Jon Leo|September 24, 2018|2 Comments
Wan Hazmer, a Malaysian game designer renowned for working on Final Fantasy XV at Square Enix, formed a game company called Metronomik following his departure from the FF-making house in 2017. So what has the new Malaysian studio been working on since then? A pretty nifty indie game called No Straight Road, which was revealed during Tokyo Game ...
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