The fart joke is one of the mighty pillars of comedy because it's so basic. Any embarrassing action accompanied by a sound effect is automatically rendered hilarious to all witnesses. And although good timing can amplify the effect, it's a joke that doesn't usually require any setup whatsoever. It just happens and it's funny.
Unless you're the gang at Casual Brothers, who decided that their fart-joke-cum-action-game Orcs Attack needed a bit of exposition. In this four-player co-op brawler coming to Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, PC and OnLive late in 2012, orcs driven out of their homes by ecologically-challenged humans have developed dangerously explosive flatulence due to consuming fruits grown in their now poisonous environment. Now they're turning the tables and using this new found anal armament to seek vengeance.
Looks silly, fun and very promising for a game with up to nearly a year remaining until release. Hell, the above video is footage from a demo level from E3 of last year, meaning things may have yet progressed quite significantly already in the last six months. Worth keeping an eye on, I'd say.
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@samhall: Well, there is news in that the game now has a release window. Seeing as we hadn't posted about Orcs Attack at all on Destructoid, I figured a general overview was in order but can totally see how I failed to highlight the new information effectively.
surprisingly good character animations for a game full of farts, belches, and wilhelm screams. Gameplay-wise though this game looks to be less interesting than Dynasty Warriors.
Are orcs this year's zombies? Why do devs think trendy trumps unique flavor?
@MrDandyMan: I debated asking if orcs were the new zombie while writing the post. They do seem to be taking off considerably. Games Workshop and Blizzard must be pleased.
I'm sure their next game will have a title they put all their creativity into. Something akin to "murloc tower defense of the ancients must die zombieOrc war sandbox shooter"
People bitch about over-saturation of zombies but that's what people get when they think characters like Soap Mctavish and those chuckleheads from gears of war have good dialogue and stories...and thus the nameless, faceless hordes of zombies were born. You brought this among yourself people.
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It is listed as under development. Seems fun! :)
Are orcs this year's zombies? Why do devs think trendy trumps unique flavor?