Game News Soldak announces Kivi's Underworld

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<a href="http://www.soldak.com/">Soldak Entertainment</a>, the folks behind RPG/strategy hybrid Depths of Peril, are going in a somewhat less ambitious direction with the announcement of <b><a href="http://www.soldak.com/Kivis-Underworld/Overview.html">Kivi's Underworld</a></b>.
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<blockquote>Kivi's Underworld is a casual, hack and slash game. Explore the mysterious underworld Kivi's Underworld - Blademasteras a mighty Warrior battling opponents toe to toe, rain down fire on your enemies with the dangerous Fire Mage, sneak disguised with stealth to confound your foes as a Scout, unleash the fury of the Berserker, or adventure with any of the other sixteen playable characters.</blockquote>
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<blockquote>Unique 3D casual, action adventure
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Fits easily into your schedule (designed to be played in 15 to 30 minute chunks)
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Interface is very easy to learn (only requires 3 keys/buttons)
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Play as any one of 20 characters with unique abilities and magic spells
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Playing missions with different characters results in different gameplay
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Can change class between every adventure without starting over
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Find and utilize over 20 types of magic powerups, which can drastically change the outcome of any battle
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Easily create new adventures, classes, and powerups or download those made by others
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By the creators of the Award winning action RPG, Depths of Peril
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Shares the same world history with Depths of Peril (huge backstory)
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Dangerous world to challenge your skills (tons of traps and many types of monsters each with unique tactics/skills)
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Four difficulty levels to match any player's skill level
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30 adventures to explore and conquer
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Hundreds of secrets to discover</blockquote>
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Seems like a step backward for Soldak, but maybe this is meant as a way to fund Depths of Peril 2.

 

Let's hope we won't get some stinking pile of poo like Depth of Peril was (worst game I demoed last year, besides Eschalon).

Now get a publisher and stop those indie illusion. You guys need a professional ad campaign.

 

yup, you need a professional ad campaign to get away with making bad games like the big studios. good thinking, brennus.

 

This will face some serious competition. Hope it has some innovative features to stand out from the crowd.

 

Thank you, Elwro. This is what I meant: Why should I buy a low buget indie production in a genre that is buzzing with major productions?

They'll need more than word of mouth this time.