Let's Play Catacomb Kids Gameplay - Part 13 - Muffin Man
2Catacomb kids is a brand new two-dimensional (2-D, 2D, 2-dimensional) roguelike platformer. The game is in early access alpha release and can be found on Steam or purchased through the Humble Store. The Catacomb Kids developer is Tyriq Plummer, a freelance artist whose website can be found at www.fourbitfriday.com.
Catacomb Kids caught the attention of a few select YouTube Let's Players immediately, most likely as a result of the procedural generation and RNG elements, which serve to make each run unique and keep the playthroughs from getting stale at an entertainment level. As a result of these randomizing factors in the game, every run has the potential to be vastly different, while still adhering to an overall structure and ruleset.
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Catacomb kids can be seen to have roots way back to the beginning of video games, when platformers were all we knew -- even back to games like the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) staple Super Mario Brothers. Traversing obstacles and traps with a two-dimensional character who jumps, melee attacks, and shoots projectiles may be a tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme, but Catacomb Kids seems to me to be more Beauty than Beast. The game begins (at least for now, reminder again that we are in alpha early access) with the player selecting between two character types -- bully, which is more of a melee damage class, and poet, which I believe is a ranged mage-type class -- before selecting from six randomly-generated Kids who are all of that type. Stats on chosen Catacomb Kids vary, and stats include (but may not be limited to) HP, Magic Capacity, Intelligence, Luck, Speed, Defense, and Strength. Different character choices can easily cater to differing playstyles as one could just as easily roll and choose a tanky melee character or a squishy wizard.
The game also features a fascinating system of learn and adapt, with potions that need to be identified and numerous varying ways of interacting with the environment, only a few of which are easily seen upon first blush in the dingy floors of the Catacombs. Players can drink potions or throw them at enemies, loot enemy corpses or eat their remains (or their severed arms!), and the list goes on and on I'm sure. This is only what I have encountered as my humble self thus far. Roguelike and roguelite games like Catacomb Kids are quite popular these days, as are the techniques of using roguelike elements and procedural generation in general. The YouTube Let's Playing and Twitch streaming communities are consistently growing, and when used correctly these elements provide viewers and Youtubers with unique experiences every time they play a game.
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Steam describes the game as follows:
"Catacomb Kids"
http://store.steampowered.com/app/315840/
"500 Years ago the demon sorceress Abys was sealed away beneath her fortress by 4 legendary heroes and a 5th forgotten one. Over time, no longer held stable by Abys' magic, the fortress sank into the earth, becoming a haven for foul creatures, dark magicks, and the refuse of the Over-World. The fortress, now deep beneath the earth, became known as The Catacombs, and kids from all over found themselves drawn into its shadows - seeking riches, power, knowledge, and escape. Now, coming-of-age ceremonies and criminal sentences alike all revolve around plumbing the depths of The Catacombs, and the legend of Abys has been all but forgotten. Some say she yet sleeps in the dark below, the seals that keep her contained growing ever-weaker."
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In the same Steam article, the developer elaborates:
"Catacomb Kids"
http://store.steampowered.com/app/315840/
"Catacomb Kids is a procedurally generated platformer, with an equal emphasis on quick reactions, tactical engagement, and strategic character growth. Wield swords, spears, axes, and daggers -- unleash powerful magicks to burn, freeze and poison foes with -- overcome traps and beasts both deadly and unrelenting. The game is streamlined but not "simple", featuring a system where basic elements interact to create complex outcomes and stories. Lure monsters into combat with one another or take advantage of environmental hazards to trick your foes into their own bloody demise. The world is your crafting space, allowing you to create new items and tools from within the game-space itself, never needing to farm materials or navigate a menu to demonstrate your cleverness."
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