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Indie Alert: Rustbucket Rumble

Steam powered!
Steam powered!

There is one genre dominating gaming, making a splash not only on PC players, but console players as well. MOBA (Mutiplayer Online Battle Arena) is a game type that has reached an incredible level of popularity with titles such as League of Legends, DOTA 2, and my personal favorite, Smite.  With eSports becoming bigger and bigger, MOBA is a genre that’s here to stay. In fact, other games are picking up MOBA elements as additional content, such as the Defend mode in Evolve.

What’s this talk of Champions and Minions have to do with Indie game development?

There’s an interesting spin to MOBA mechanics showing up in the indie scene of late. One of which is a game I was invited to play alongside the developers, Rustbucket Rumble.

Playing with Reactor Zero was awesome and it was interesting to hear them discuss balancing and developing the game.

Rustbucket, a 2D side scrolling team-based combat game, focuses on simplicity. The object of the game is to gather parts to build a super robot that marches straight to the enemy’s base. Where does one acquire these parts? From scraps of metal of course! Of which many robots (aka players) just happen to be made of. Players can then take these parts to their base to secure a point towards building their super robot.

scene07486However, players can be revived if they sit idle long enough; each class has a different rate of revival. A team wins when the super robot destroys the opposite base.

The each class has its own powers and statistics, fitting the mold left by the titans of the genre. For example, Daisy, the Engineer, can drop turrets and use gyro-copters to snag up recycling bins, while still able to fight as the goods are carried to base. Another player, Bjorn is a bulky robot with a flamethrower and access to a shield. His interesting mechanic is the ability to throw scraps. This comes in handy not only offensively as he can toss enemies into the base for a point, but also defensively as allies tossed into base are instantly healed.

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I spent most of my time as Bjorn. Great for offense and defense.
Bjorn is the character I spent the most time as. Great for offense and defense.

Overall, the results are a frantic scooping up of players into recycling bins and tossing them about in hopes that they get recycled.

The pacing of each match is frantic and highly rewarding. Teams with coordination will usually come out on top, just like any MOBA. Yet, this game’s Pixar-like presentation is charming enough for anyone to have fun with the genre.

Colorful and frantic
Colorful and frantic

Rustbucket Rumble will be in Open Beta on March 16 to those who  sign up on the website. The game will be released on Steam later on.

I highly recommend signing up and giving this game a shot. Even in the Closed Beta, I absolutely love this game. Getting friends together is key to having the best time, but playing with strangers is still a blast. The mechanics are solid and interesting, while the art style is unique and charming.

 

SMITE: Hi-Rez Studios’ COO Todd Harris

Here at GIGA Geek Magazine, we are constantly on the lookout for new and exciting titles to introduce to gamers. Thanks to Hi-Rez Studios and their COO, Todd Harris, we are able to introduce a new  Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) game that has incredible potential for growth. The following Q&A session is the interview between GIGA Geek Magazine writer Jacob Neff and Hi-Rez Studios’ COO, Todd Harris.

What is SMITE? 

SMITE is a battleground of the gods. It is the third most popular multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game, the other big ones being League of Legends and DoTA2.

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Courtesy of SMITE

How did you come up with the name “SMITE”? 

We wanted to combine the action elements of a 3rd-person shooter with teamwork elements. Since the gameplay revolves around powerful gods engaged in combat, the name SMITE works very well.

What makes SMITE different from other MOBA games? 

The two big differences are: a. In SMITE the theme is mythology. So all the playable characters are gods and goddesses from around the world, all combined in a single setting, b. In Smite the combat gameplay is in 3D. We use a third-person camera right behind your god character while most other MOBA games use a camera that floats above the battleground. This change in the perspective of the camera makes the SMITE combat more action-oriented.

Courtesy of SMITE
Courtesy of SMITE

What are your favorite video games and did you use any elements of those games in the creation of SMITE

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Where do you see SMITE going in the next 5 years? 

More gods—we currently have over 50, but we release a new god about once a month; more items—items are different ways you can equip your god and more item options means more replay-ability in the game; and more competitive e-sports events—SMITE officially launched in late March and we held a competitive tournament for the best SMITE teams with a prize pool of over $200,000! In January 2015 we’ll hold an even bigger tournament and we see that continuing to grow in the next 5 years.

Courtesy of SMITE
Courtesy of SMITE

 


 


SMITE opens up an incredibly whimsical and magical world for it’splayers. I thoroughly enjoyed playing this game and will continue to play this game as more updates and add-ons are introduced.

Visit SMITE to learn more and play.