Who narrates battleblock theater for free#

We brought Stamper on and he started creating this amazing narrative and it just built on itself. The arena mode was the big focus at first and then the potential of the different blocks and various sequences really screamed for a big story, linear experience. Was BattleBlock Theater originally intended to become as robust as what it is now?

We’re really grateful that we kept going at it and kept going at it and got where it is today, because we’re all really proud of how much fun we were able to squeeze out of it. With a small team, we had the freedom to be able to explore these things and stop when we’re ready to stop instead of it being arbitrary. During the beta and internally, it’s probably our favorite mode in arena. And we almost got rid of that because the way you interacted with the ball was kind of awkward, but we did a couple of tweaks right before we axed it - just to try it one more time - and it clicked. The idea is you’re trying to score baskets, it’s just kind of like basketball and soccer with the addition of grenades. One of my favorite stories is that we almost cut one of the different arena modes called “Ballgame”. We just kept on seeing the potential of this idea and trying out different modes. Originally, that was the core idea and that’s why it’s taken us three or four years to get it done. The basic ideas of blocks with different functions and trying to collect jems to get to the exit is basically the same thing, but it was more “stick man” on a smaller scale. After playing BattleBlock Theater, you can see that elements like the little boat are exactly the same.

Who narrates battleblock theater for free#

So if you go back and play - or download it for free on iOS - you can actually play it. BattleBlock Theater was originally based on PDA games, which are minigames inside of Alien Hominid. After Alien Hominid and Castle Crashers. When was the idea for BattleBlock Theater conceived was it before Alien Hominid and Castle Crashers? Included is how the single player experience compares to co-op, narrator Stamper's involvement in the game, its unique development cycle, what the story/characters have morphed into and much more.

As the release date was finally announced just days before the convention (April 3 for those keeping score), we were able to get the inside scoop on all the many features the game has to offer. During PAX 2013, we had the privilege of sitting down with BattleBlock Theater Lead Level Designer, Aaron Jungjohann, to talk all things Batteblock.