BattleBlock Theater – Page 164

On the next Very Special Episode of Design with the Devs, the BattleBlock Theater Level Design team faces a challenge unlike any they’ve encountered before…

…which wouldn’t take much because it’s only our second episode, but you get the idea.

While we spent last episode discussing that week’s Furbottom’s Features candidates, this time around we’ll be putting our thumbs where our controller is by designing a new batch of Arena levels live on Twitch.tv. Each designer will take a turn on the Couch of Creation for a bit of building and friendly interrogation, and then once we’re done digging our virtual graves, we’ll host our newly minted levels online so that you can push us into our self made death-traps over and over again for your amusement.

Like what we made? Enjoy your favorite death-trap by punching us into it. Don’t like what we made? Well, maybe just punch us. See? It’s a win-win.

Whether you end up learning from us or just learning from our mistakes, you can join us at our Twitch channel on Friday, June 14th, from 3-5pm PST! We’ll be in the chat rooms per usual and there will even be a chance to win an autograph copy of Dan Paladin’s rare Watermelon CD!

ARE YOU NOT EDUTAINED!?

Well you’ve read about our fabulous experiences working with Will Stamper, now read Will Stamper’s experiences being fabulous (My words, not his. Don’t want to take away his street cred).

We asked him for yet another favor: to write on the subject of working with us at The Behemoth for BattleBlock Theater. He’ll give you his history with Dan Paladin, talk about developing the cinematics, quips & scripts, he’ll give you a few tips if you’re an aspiring voice actor or looking to work with one, and he’s even given us a list of equipment he uses. That’s like giving us the whole secret recipe!!

Note: We’ve run the original post through the cleansing machine so it remains family friendly but we think there’s still plenty of Will Stamper flavor in the post! Edited sections have been marked in red.

Anyway, we give you: Will Stamper:

Hello my precious treats! It’s me, the narrator of BattleBlock Theater, Will Stamper.

I’ll be gunning for comprehensive here, so grab a coffee or something…this might get a bit long. ~~That’s what she~~ ANYWAYS don’t feel obligated to read the whole thing, you won’t hurt my feelings. Okie dokes, let’s – WAIT – since I’m far too familiar with the flavor of my own foot, I’ll go ahead and drop a safety net over the Behemoth right now and take full responsibility for everything said below this point. You know, just in case stuff gets weird. For example, if I were to say: “Don Cheadle touches dude’s butts in his spare time”, it would be MY opinion, not The Behemoth’s.

And for the record, it’s unlikely that Don Cheadle touches dude’s butts in his spare time. However, I’m far beyond speculation on this matter; my research will continue, and I will not stop until I’ve uncovered the truth.

Design with the Devs – June 14th

Will Stamper – The Voice of BattleBlock Theater