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The Behemoth provides more details on 'Game #3' photo

The Behemoth recently released the first ever footage for its followup to Castle Crashers, and it looks typically cute, amusing and fun. However, if you want to know more, don't worry, some playtesting has been done and solid details have surfaced

As you can already tell from the trailer, the game is currently split into four types of game: Block painting, soccer, gold collecting and soul collecting. The first game is fairly straightforward, you just run around the 2D plane, touching blocks to turn them your color, in an attempt to claim more blocks than rival players. Soccer is very simple too, with players walking into or punching a ball to get it into their goal. 

Gold collection has players punching a giant goldfish to get it to disgorge precious coins, while soul collecting is about defeating opponents and picking up their freshly released souls. If you yourself are defeated, your soul is left behind, and you must reclaim it on the next spawn, provided someone hasn't stolen it already. 

Four very simple competitive games, but with the charm and style of Behemoth. Artist Dan Paladin says that the game is in very early test stages, so things could change dramatically between now and whenever it's released. Still, looks like great fun already, and I can't wait to see some more.


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JerinsFury's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/19/2009 09:02
JerinsFury
I want a print of that header image so bad.

Also, this game looks like a blast! Looks to have a bunch of N+ elements to it, which is always a good thing.
zombiekiller13's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/19/2009 09:11
zombiekiller13
Really, really, really DO WANT.
Mr Gilder's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/19/2009 09:25
Mr Gilder
I'm terribly worried about this particular game. It sounds too multiplayer focused for my tastes. Anyone can argue that Castle Crashers was designed with multiplayer in mind, but it still presented a competent single player experience if I wanted it. Let's hope that these 4 minigames that everyone is writing about merely represent a multiplayer suite that's going to be tacked on to a larger, more cohesive game. I hear tell of a story, so I'm not willing to give up on the hope quite yet.
I can't be the only one out there with this concern.
Tubatic's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/19/2009 09:33
Tubatic
Agreed w/ Glider. I like my solo campaigns!

Still, could be some very interesting multiplayer.
Mr Gilder's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/19/2009 09:38
Mr Gilder
@Tubatic: I agree with you as well. It's not that I don't think the multiplayer won't be a blast. As long as I can have local, I'll be a happy chap. I'm just hoping for some single player value too . . . instead of just multiplayer focused challenges against bots.
The guys at Behemoth have cranked out 2 stellar old-timey arcade style treats that function equally well as both single and multiplayer titles. I just hate to see them fall into the "WOOOOO ONLINE PARTY GAME" trap that snags so many developers these days. What I've seen so far hints at that.
Mr Gilder's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/19/2009 09:38
Mr Gilder
@Tubatic: I agree with you as well. It's not that I don't think the multiplayer won't be a blast. As long as I can have local, I'll be a happy chap. I'm just hoping for some single player value too . . . instead of just multiplayer focused challenges against bots.
The guys at Behemoth have cranked out 2 stellar old-timey arcade style treats that function equally well as both single and multiplayer titles. I just hate to see them fall into the "WOOOOO ONLINE PARTY GAME" trap that snags so many developers these days. What I've seen so far hints at that.
Timmeh's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/19/2009 10:02
Timmeh
I'd have thought The Behemoth would be more wary of heavily multiplayer focused games, being as their last one was an abject failure in the online department.

Doesn't look that interesting to me yet anyway, maybe when there's more information.
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/19/2009 10:10
Chronic Logic
Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/19/2009 10:57
Holyetheline
These guys are amazing for the games they make. I hope they all live forever.
ErigBurger's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/19/2009 12:45
ErigBurger
I too hope there's more to this game than just multiplayer. I don't have an friends that are into Behemoth games and I played Castle Crashers by myself. I won't be buying this if there isn't a strong single-player mode.
Dimly's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/19/2009 15:48
Dimly
Can I punch a goldfish?
Hindesite's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2009 01:53
Hindesite
This is one of my more highly wanted games, at the moment. I'm becoming a bit of a Behemoth fanboy. :)
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