Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Deadrock Divide from Bootsnake Games - Kickstarter Edition!
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Earlier today I had the opportunity to stop by @BootsnakeGames
to take a look at their new title, Deadrock Divide. These plucky guys just
launched a kickstarter today, in fact!
About the studio themselves, the core is made up of two brothers, Mat and Dru Staltman. These guys knew they wanted to make games together since their teens, and their two-pronged ‘we are brothers’ approach comes out in the way Dru handles code and Mat handles art.
Each one is an industry vet, and between the pair they’ve worked on titles like Pirates of the Burning Sea, Bakugan, Supreme
Commander and Demigod. When their grandfather passed away, he left them a small
sum of money -- the seed of Bootsnake itself. 
Their new project, Deadrock Divide, is a bit tough to nutshell, but it's
probably easiest to say that it's inspired by XCOM with cues from FTL.
It’s also worth noting that while Skyrim doesn't immediately come to mind, that
same sense of "go anywhere and find something" was a theme that came
up in the discussion.
It’s still quite early but I laid hands on a pre-alpha
build, and I was liking what I was seeing. Essentially, the player takes control of a miner entering a
region of space that is currently being fought over by different
factions. The player will have their own customizable ship and every member of
the crew will have a customizable loadout of weapons and armor. Combat plays out
in a turn-based, grid-based fashion reminiscent of other turn-based strategy
games.
I'm happy to report that the game will have a campaign mode, companion characters,
recruitable grunts, and a full storyline. After a certain point, the player will
be asked to align themselves with one of the three factions in the area: the Miners,
the Corporation, and "The Lost". Not only do these factions have
their own unique plot branches, but their own unique win conditions as well.
For you fans of turn-based strategy who might like to throw sunshine on a small
studio filled with hard-working people, click on
over to their kickstarter, toss them a few bucks, and tell them that I sent
you.
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