by 0
On Thursday, a two-man game developer team called Sauropod Studio released the first video detailing what has quickly become a highly-anticipated PC game.
Castle Story seems to combine the Lego-like building block elements of Minecraft (the indie gaming success story of the year), with real-time strategy gameplay. Players acquire little characters (called “Bricktrons”) that manipulate the dynamic world for you. The player’s world consists of floating islands above an endless ocean, with changing days and nights.
While little has been revealed about the game besides the video, we learned that the game objectives are to build castles on the floating islands, which you will have to defend from monsters and other players — mechanics that add an extra layer to an already compelling sandbox. Other things noted on Sauropod Studio’s Twitter is that the game will be released both on PC and Mac as a stand-alone title.
The game is developed by François Alain and Germain Couët of Montreal, both recent graduates from college. On their website, they say they hope Castle Story can propel them into working on games full-time. And if the buzz continues like it has since the video’s release, they may be successful. Castle Story has already been written up in popular gaming blogs, and the Castle Story subReddit already has more than 1,400 subscribers and plenty of posts. It also got the attention of Minecraft developer Markus Persson, who has a loyal and large social media following himself.
This is definitely going to be a title to watch for 2012, and we plan to bring you more information as it’s released.
The Beautiful World of Castle Story
A Bricktron is the worker of Castle Story; they do all the literal heavy lifting, as well as defending your castle and exploring the island. Image courtesy ofSauropod Studios.
No comments:
Post a Comment