Did a search and didn't find this thread on the new forums yet, so here we are.
Today I'm looking at Girl Genius: Adventures in Castle Heterodyne. I know people run hot and cold on GG, so of course if you don't like the comic's style, just move along on this one, as obviously it's aiming to ape the comics (and one story arc in particular) pretty closely.
As for gameplay, it appears to be in the barely prototype stage, so unfortunately there's no play video available yet (though the company has completed games before, and reportedly has a tweaked Unity engine close to ready to go - they're saying "World to the West" is closest in terms of engine). They throw around the term Metroidvania, but it appears to be primarily a 3D action/exploration game in a Zelda vein, only with gated progress based on inventing/constructing new gadgets. There's also a Dingbot that acts as a remote drone but looks like it could enable some Samus-morphball style play as well.
The kickstarter is a little vague on platforms, but looking through the comments it seems that as long as the game completes it's almost guaranteed to be PC/Mac/Linux/Switch, with PS and XBox added if it doubles its initial goal. Unfortunately they're not committing to making console digital downloads available, which means you have to go up to a physical tier to get Switch or possibly PS/XBox (though that might change).
Which presents a dilemma, as I'm reluctant to pledge too high without even a working prototype yet, but I'd be much more likely to actually get around to playing it on Switch than on desktop. The team does seem to have a track record of actually getting games done, though, even though this is their first kickstarter.
Today I'm looking at Girl Genius: Adventures in Castle Heterodyne. I know people run hot and cold on GG, so of course if you don't like the comic's style, just move along on this one, as obviously it's aiming to ape the comics (and one story arc in particular) pretty closely.
As for gameplay, it appears to be in the barely prototype stage, so unfortunately there's no play video available yet (though the company has completed games before, and reportedly has a tweaked Unity engine close to ready to go - they're saying "World to the West" is closest in terms of engine). They throw around the term Metroidvania, but it appears to be primarily a 3D action/exploration game in a Zelda vein, only with gated progress based on inventing/constructing new gadgets. There's also a Dingbot that acts as a remote drone but looks like it could enable some Samus-morphball style play as well.
The kickstarter is a little vague on platforms, but looking through the comments it seems that as long as the game completes it's almost guaranteed to be PC/Mac/Linux/Switch, with PS and XBox added if it doubles its initial goal. Unfortunately they're not committing to making console digital downloads available, which means you have to go up to a physical tier to get Switch or possibly PS/XBox (though that might change).
Which presents a dilemma, as I'm reluctant to pledge too high without even a working prototype yet, but I'd be much more likely to actually get around to playing it on Switch than on desktop. The team does seem to have a track record of actually getting games done, though, even though this is their first kickstarter.
