Kingdom Eighties Is A Fun 80s Retro Take On The Kingdom Franchise
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Kingdom Eighties doesn’t diverge too much from the formula that’s made it so popular. Players will still gather supplies and coins to fortify their defenses and expand their land and fight off enemies. However, now things are a little more radical to the max, so to speak. Instead of being a king or queen, you’re now a camp counselor and you recruit campers to be your builders and archers. You’ll ride around on a bike instead of a horse. And you’ll have a crew of besties to help you through everything like any good 80s kid would that will bring their own special skills to the table. Your jock buddy can do things like push dumpsters as a mobile defense wall, while your nerd pal can build tech to help strengthen your home base.
Here’s a little fun fact, I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and so did Raw Fury co-founder and Kingdom Director Gordon Van Dyke. Why is this important? Well, Kingdom Eighties features more than one area to explore and many of them were heavily influenced by places we both spent time as kids in real life. Players will start out in summer camp, but soon make their way to eerie suburban areas and malls. One background in particular perfectly captured the brown hills and green shrubs that houses an oil refinery in Martinez, CA and brought back a lot of memories. Along with the IRL influences there are plenty of nostalgic pop culture easter eggs strewn about as well that players should keep their eyes peeled for.
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