Ever heard of the clothing brand "Diesel?" If so, when thinking of that brand, do you also think of mechanized knights powered by a particular form of fuel, commonly known as diesel? Apparently the two are so commonly confused for each other that the forthcoming co-op title, Dieselstormers, will have to changes its name.
If you ever wondered what a procedurally generated Contra game would be like if it were mixed with Left 4 Dead, DieselStormers is your answer. The roguelike action platformer from Black Forest Games had a successful crowdfunding campaign early last year, and now a brand new trailer has been released to show just how HELL YEAH it's going to be.
Once a game is funded and development begins in full, one wouldn't expect for it to go through significant changes. However, Black Forest Games, developers of the upcoming four-player action title Dieselstormers, did just that....
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams developer Black Forest Games has drastically overhauled its Early Access PC platformer Dieselstormers, announcing that it will shift away from RPG mechanics in favor of a roguelike-inspired gameplay structure.
We've got a handful of downloadable titles this week, some from major publishers while others are from small indie development studios. It might be the summer doldrums of gaming, but we have indie gaming to the rescue this week. Also this week the Destiny Beta starts on the PlayStation 3 and 4!
We generally don't cover a lot of games on the site that are on Kickstarter. If we do, we have some criteria - the biggest of which is - regardless of Kickstarter the game is going to come out. A lot of time developers use Kickstarter to really push a game over the last hump, or polish it up to a point that wasn't simply feasible without proper funding. Today we're looking at Dieselstormers, a side scrolling shooter with four player co-op.
