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Chroma Squad trailer shows mighty-morphin gameplay
If you miss after-school action shows, you can manage your own series in Chroma Squad, an upcoming tactical strategy game for PC, Mac and Linux. This mock set of Japanese commercials details the gameplay behind making a show, sans killer guitar intro. [Image: Behold Studios]
Steam Daily Deal: Meta RPG Knights of Pen and Paper 75% off
Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Edition is 75 percent off on Steam until 10AM PT on Friday, pushing it from $10 to $2.50. The Digital Deluxe Edition is also 75 percent off, running $3.75 rather than $15 – it includes a special character with passive MP +20, a new Farm Village map, a sci-fi pack for the player's bedroom and a treasure chest with 800 gold. Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Edition has players embody characters pretending to be other characters in a classic, tabletop RPG. Players also take on the role of the dungeon master, choosing which battles to fight and how many monsters to take on. The game hit Steam for PC, Mac and Linux on June 18 from developer Behold Studios and publisher Paradox Interactive.
Knights of Pen and Paper dev's new game Chroma Squad hits Kickstarter goal
Knights of Pen and Paper developer Behold Studios has successfully Kickstarted its new project, Chroma Squad. The game follows a group of stuntmen who open their own "sentai" TV studio, a base to film stories about costumed heroes teaming up to defeat big beasts a la Power Rangers or Captain Planet. Chroma Squad passed its $55,000 goal with 16 days to go, and (as of this writing) has 2,505 backers who've pledged $60,870. Player must manage the entire studio by purchasing equipment, hiring actors and enduring an inability to tell what is reality and what is part of the show. The game also features various role-playing game elements and tactical turn-based combat. Chroma Squad is scheduled to combine its powers, connect the lions, and call upon Zordon in late 2013 on PC, Mac and Linux. While the game has a stint on Steam Greenlight, Behold Studios is planning a tablet version for iOS and Android in mid-2014, as well as potential console ports for PS4 and Xbox One in late 2014.
Knights of Pen and Paper now updated to +1 edition
The excellent iOS RPG Knights of Pen and Paper has been updated to the +1 Edition (as we heard it would be back at GDC) and is now available as a free update on the App Store. This new version, which is technically 2.02, brings lots of new content, game updates, new dungeons to explore and many other extras. For example, there's now a place called The Tavern, where you can keep old heroes and swap in new ones. Several new battle options nearly turned Knights of Pen and Paper into entirely new game. The +1 edition was spurred on by the game's new publisher, Paradox. Thanks to that collaboration, the game is also now available on Steam for US$9.99. But again, the iOS version is a free update, so if you've grabbed the game already, do be sure to download and give this version a try. If you haven't purchased it yet, you can grab it now for $2.99.
Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Edition rolls out for PC, Mac on June 18
Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Edition takes control of the PC and Mac realms on June 18 via Steam. Huzzah! It comes in a standard version for $10 or the Digital Deluxe Edition for $15. Standard pre-orders include 800 pieces of in-game gold and the original soundtrack, and the deluxe edition gets a special character, a farm location, a sci-fi bedroom pack and 800 gold pieces. From Behold Studios and published by Paradox Interactive, Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Edition is an RPG about playing an RPG, classic-style on a tabletop, with dice and surrounded by friends. It is, of course, actually on a screen, and you'll probably play by yourself, with a mouse and keyboard. At least you'll still have a tabletop.
Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Edition coming to Steam
Behold Studios' darling mobile meta-RPG Knights of Pen and Paper – where you control a dungeon master and players in a heated session as they embark on traditional roleplaying quests – is getting an upgrade. Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Edition is set to launch on Steam for PC, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android platforms in the early summer, published by Paradox Interactive.Knights of Pen and Paper +1 includes the original mobile hit, replete with new dungeons, monsters and loot. Behold Studios has also added a tavern to switch out characters, so players no longer need to start a new game when they unlock a new character type, an issue in the current version of the mobile game. %Gallery-183809%
Knights of Pen and Paper gets a +1 edition, courtesy of Paradox Interactive
I've written here about Knights of Pen and Paper before -- it's a really great little role-playing game that portrays not just a party of fantasy adventurers fighting monsters, but the actual tabletop players behind those characters. It turns out I'm not the only one that really enjoys Knights of Pen and Paper, because Swedish publisher Paradox Interactive has picked up the game (which is developed by a company from Brazil named Behold Studios), and re-publishing it as Knights of Pen and Paper: +1 Edition. The new version of the game will play essentially like the old version, though a rep from Behold told us at GDC this week that it will have lots more of everything: more monsters, more skills, more dungeons and towns, and more quests, encounters, and everything else. There will be some new systems in the game as well, including a dungeon system where you can delve into a series of rooms trying to find a key and reaching random encounters, and a tavern system, which will allow you to change out new characters at the table right in the middle of your adventure. There's also a new equipment system, which will allow for things like elemental damage, so you might be able to build a mage with fire damage, or protect against specific types of attacks. The new version of game looks great, and besides a release on iOS, Paradox is also helping Behold to bring the game to other platforms, too. It's releasing on iOS as the new version, but also the PC, Mac and Linux on Steam, and on the Android platform as well. Behold says that Paradox has been a great partner for them, and they've even got proof: When both the Behold and Paradox teams sat down separately to make lists of suggestions for the game's new version, it turned out that a lot of the ideas from both teams were exactly the same, so that shows they're very much on the same page. I think the partnership should be great for both parties -- this is a great game already, and Paradox is helping to make it even better. Knights of Pen and Paper: +1 Edition is due out sometime later on this summer.
