People keep asking Silva if Vampire Smile is an expansion or a remake of the original, always acting mildly surprised when he tells them it's a full on sequel. Perhaps it's because people don't expect sequels from XBLA games, or perhaps it's because the original's plot didn't resonate with people the way Silva might have hoped, but some people just can't seem to understand why a second Dishwasher game exists.
Hardcore Gamer: They brought multiple games to XBLA, some of which went on to become cult classics. These were Charlie Murder and The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile. Each title features hand-drawn, punk-inspired visuals and are tremendously gory.
Ethan Lee from the flibitijibibo Patreon page writes:
"Today I’m (in)formally announcing that I’ve been working on Steam versions of Ska Studios’ Charlie Murder and The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile! The Steam versions will be available for Linux, macOS and Windows on day 1, and will include all the features of the Xbox 360 versions including online multiplayer, achievements and leaderboards. They will also be the debut titles for FNA.Steamworks, a new reimplementation of the XNA4 Xbox Live features for FNA (which all versions of the game will be using)."
Yeah, the gameplay evolution is quite evident. Still, I loved Ska Studios' earlier work, so I'm really happy that they are releasing both CM and The Dishwasher: VS on PC.
Console Monster writes: "Today I had the opportunity to sit down with James Silva and Michelle Juett Silva, the folks behind the Dishwasher and Charlie Murder games. They took a bit of time to answer some questions about their latest title 'Salt and Sanctuary' and give some insight on the development process over at SkaStudios."
OMG xbox live is kicking a$$ this year
Dead Samurai (the precursor to this game) remains the only XBL game I've ever purchased, and still play to this day. Looking forward to this installment
Xbox Live is on fire. The amount of great games being released on XBLA is insane.
This game looks ridiculously sick
I like what I have seen of Dishwasher and Dishwasher: Vampire Smile.
I wish the game was on the PSN.