Some of the developers behind "LittleBigPlanet," "Battlefield," and Ridley Scott's "Prometheus" are working on a whimsical strategy game--where you'll be spreading the plague throughout England.
The 1660's-set game puts you in the robe of one Grim T. Livingstone, employee of the Ministry of Mortality, as he swings his scythe through 17th century England spreading the plague. The primary gameplay will involve rounding up and unleashing infected serfs upon the land as Grim attempts to up his soul collections, with special abilities like plague rats and exploding livestock to unleash the pestilence upon the land. The locals will, of course, be armed, fending off the infected with pitchforks and muskets.
The developer is Ambient Studios, an 11-man team based across the pond in Guildford, counting titles like "Burnout," "Fable," and "Black and White" to their list of credits. The team is comprised of founders Jonny Hopper (programmer/developer on "Lbp...
The 1660's-set game puts you in the robe of one Grim T. Livingstone, employee of the Ministry of Mortality, as he swings his scythe through 17th century England spreading the plague. The primary gameplay will involve rounding up and unleashing infected serfs upon the land as Grim attempts to up his soul collections, with special abilities like plague rats and exploding livestock to unleash the pestilence upon the land. The locals will, of course, be armed, fending off the infected with pitchforks and muskets.
The developer is Ambient Studios, an 11-man team based across the pond in Guildford, counting titles like "Burnout," "Fable," and "Black and White" to their list of credits. The team is comprised of founders Jonny Hopper (programmer/developer on "Lbp...
- 1/7/2013
- by Charles Webb
- MTV Multiplayer
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