From the creators of the Earthworm Jim and The Neverhood games, comes Armikrog. Based on characters created by Doug TenNapel, the game follows the adventures of a space explorer named Tommynaut and his blind alien talking dog named Beak-Beak as they crash land on a weird planet and end up locked in a mysterious fortress called Armikrog. Hand crafted using stop motion clay animation, Armikrog looks gorgeous from top to bottom.
The game is being created using classic sculpting, set building and clay & puppet fabrication methods combined with stop-motion animation. Voiceover talent, including
well-known actors Jon Heder (Napoeon Dynamite), Rob Paulsen (Pinky and the Brain) and Michael J. Nelson (Mystery Science Theater 3000) bring Armikrog’s characters to life with tongue-in-cheek humor enhanced by the original soundtrack from American songwriter and record producer Terry Taylor.
We've been lucky enough to follow along with the game via the closed beta and can report that is plays as well as it looks. Getting the chance to watch the game progress is an adventure in and of itself. Seeing the clay animation develop from simple storyboards is an amazing treat, as well as getting to see the rough placeholder clay animations during interactive story bits.
Armikrog is anything but your standard point and click adventure game. Everything about the game is shaping up to really give fans something truly special. The game drops later this month, and while it is yet to be seen how it all turns out, you need to do yourself a favor and keep this on on your radar. It's not often that a game comes around that really breaks the mold from the bog standard AAA drivel, but Armikrog is looking to be that game.
Armikrog
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