Alien Hominid

I’m on a BOAT! Um, WE’RE on a boat?

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Prisoner #10308 likes the smell of the sea breeze but not when it ruins a good hair day. See his fancy sailor hat? It combines fashion and function.

He’s always experiencing a love-hate relationship with the sea. Maybe not the sea, but the situations he finds himself in when he’s out sailing. You’ll quickly find that the boats in the game will either be your best friend or your path to extinction.

If you’re playing the game to win by treating your fellow player like an equal, you’ll get farther. Think of it as a trust exercise–the more trust you have in each other will help you finish levels, and ultimately the campaign.

And if you prefer griefing, you can get frustrated with your fellow player or play along and laugh it off. That’ll bond you two in a different way. Maybe you’ll discover new ways of accomplishing things together?

 

How to drive a boat in BattleBlock Theater:

1. Both players cooperate and drive the boat in one direction. This will speed up the course in which you’re traveling.

2. If you both choose separate directions, the boat will remain dead in the water, along with your chances of completion.

Sailing...together is always fun!

 

Oh, before I forget mate, here’s a throwback to the Alien Hominid Mini-Game. We’ve implemented the boat and renovated it for your satisfaction in BattleBlock Theater.

 

Do you really want to leave your friend behind? What if you were in his shoes?

Think about it…I mean *really* think about it. Together, you can do so much! Check out the Sailorman-looking guy, Prisoner #10308‘s spotlight of the week!

 

‘Til next post,

Christine

BattleBlock Theater’s lava blocks, and prisoner #10305

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Our weekly BattleBlock Theater prisoner update has occured!!!!!   Prisoner #10305 will take the spotlight, along with the development of our LAVA BLOCKS.

We first based our prototyped gameplay of BattleBlock Theater (when it was still “Game 3”) off of our now-ancient mini-game from Alien Hominid.  That mini-game, back in 2003, was called PDA Games!  It had handy little ladders.  We felt like ladders in BattleBlock Theater were a little too slow for the pacing we were looking for, but we wanted something that served their function.  Oh, I know!  We need something that rockets you across the room!

And thus, the Lava blocks were born.  Not too nice to the touch, but still a welcomed utility for our little prison performers, as the other options normally include death or dying.

The Lava blocks can not only be hit from the top but from the sides and bottoms as well.  They provide a variety of interesting combat or problem-solving moments!

We’ve introduced a new weekly prisoner update — Prisoner #10305 was imprisoned when traces of asbestos were found in his construction.  To point out the obvious, obese tabby cats inherently dislike any amount of this material.    Curiously, prisoner #10325 was imprisoned for cat abduction (as opposed to serial killing) for a near-exact amount of time.   Hm!

We’ll have another update coming near the end of this week – ETA Thursday.  See you then!

-dan