The Voices of Pit People

Dan and Ashly during a recording session in the Whisper Room

 

The idea of a voice actor cast is both humorous and daunting within the context of The Behemoth and the breadth of games we’ve worked on. At one point it’s non-existent, at another very minimal, and then eventually it became the most amazing narration, to me at least, I had ever encountered. It’s safe to say Will Stamper’s BattleBlock Theater (BBT) narration is something special on multiple levels. From the writing to the humor and to even the tears. To watch this finely tuned levity weave its way throughout the game with surgical precision, it would be hard to think it was, well, a layer that came much later in the development process.

With Pit People, the process drastically differed from that of BBT in many ways. The gameplay, the story, the voices, the look; everything was started more or less in tandem. There are probably a bunch of interviews of me talking about Dan Paladin’s sketchbook containing these teams with minimal UI. I’ll be clear, that came first, but what followed was not only quick, and to put simply with a term easily overused within these walls… organic.

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Pit People Update 3- Now Up on Steam!

Hello everyone,

Welcome to Pit People Update 3: Emperor’s Orders! In this update we focus on special missions for you to complete, the addition of a mini-map in the world, and more rewarding jolly cooperation!

As always, the main Story (although not included in this update) is being developed alongside all these improvements we have been releasing.

Please give us your feedback on how you think these changes feel! The more the merrier!

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PAX East 2017 – Day 3 Recap

Xsplit Road Show – Chris & Ian talk Pit People (Click to see more photos from PAX East 2017 Day 3)

 
We kicked off the last day of PAX East 2017 with a stage demo of Pit People on the Xsplit Road Show. Chris Slight, from Xsplit, was a fan of Pit People and invited us to show it off during their live stream from PAX East. If you missed the live stream, you can still see the 30 minute segment for a limited time in this archived broadcast.

Hardcore Pinny Arcade Trading

 
Back at the Behemoth booth, people were trading for the Pinny Arcade pins that they wanted. Since it was the last day, you can imagine how motivated attendees were to get their collection complete!

Mason running the Pit People Tournament of Attendees

 
In the afternoon, we had our last PAX East 2017 Pit People Tournament of Attendees. The event was emceed by Mason from our QA subdivision, The Research Centaur.

Here’s the final match in progress

 
The crowd cheering on the final contestants

 
The last match between UnaturalX and Ryan was intense. Who would take the final 1st place trophy of PAX East 2017?

The outcome of the Final match. (That Troll Mom tho…)

The Pit People Tournament of Attendees champion on Day 3 of PAX East 2017: Ryan!!!

 
Congrats to Ryan on your victory! You’re the real MVPP!

(From left to right) Runner up for Day 3 – UnaturalX, and First Place for Day 3 – Ryan

 
Thanks again to everyone who came out to participate in or watch our first ever Pit People Tournament of Attendees! We hope you had as much fun as we did. Let’s cross our fingers for another Tournament later this year!

Also, many thanks to all the attendees who came to support our games by purchasing an item at our Gift Shop and thanks to everyone who stopped by to say hi! We’ll see you all again at PAX East next year (if not sooner)!