Dungeon Defenders

[Musashi]

I, uh...  saw this on Steam.  I want someone to tell me I'm crazy and this will suck.  Please.  No really.  Because if you don't, I may be forced to become a hermit.

It's a multiplayer RPG with tower defense elements.  So they might as well just describe it as nerd kryptonite.  It's like they took Diablo, and instead of making you trot around looking for stuff to smash, they made the stuff you smash come to you.  Then, as if that weren't enough, they gave you turrets to blow shit up with.  I'm like, disgusted.

Plz tell me these guys invented DRM, or are dirty Bobby Kotick underlings.  Plz.  I kind of liked sleeping.

http://dungeondefenders.com/

[Zaljerem]

It's a multiplayer RPG with tower defense elements. 

Interesting. I hit the website for a second and poked around, I'm intrigued.

[Nonentity]

It's based on the game they made called Dungeon Defense for the UDK Showcase. It's a little free game you can get here - http://www.udk.com/showcase-dungeon-defense

It's a pretty fun game, even if it is very tech demo-y.

[Ironwood]

That sounds very much like what Dungeon Keeper was initially supposed to be about...

[Rasix]

Looks fun.  But you know.. other people.

[Paelos]

Seems decent. I'm mildly intrigued if it's got some deep replay value and I'm won't be griefed by jackasses non-stop. I don't hold out a lot of hope for the latter.

[Stormwaltz]

The worst thing I can mention is the overly busy art style. Too much brightly-colored stuff all over the place. I was squinting by the end of the trailer.

Other than that, looks like fun.

[Musashi]

The art style is unapologetically the same exact thing as Torchlight.  Which is unapologetically a cartoony Diablo 3.

In other words, after toying with the demo, I can say for sure that I'm totally fucked.  I'm not sure if you can get that demo on PSN and play with more people.  It's kind of hard to watch three lanes by yourself.  But still, the finished product should be glorious if it manages some semblance of balance.

[climbjtree]

I watched the trailer. Damn you.

I'll probably pick this thing up too.

[Sir T]

Saw this on Impuse a few weeks ago. I managed to resist.

Now the longing has been reawakened.

Damn you.

[Ghambit]

Wow, I saw this when it was a fart up some UDK devs ass.  It's been on my to-buy list for months...  thanks for the reminder though, almost forgot it was coming out Nov. 1.
Also, there's another similar style game coming out but a sci-fi shooter theme.  Saw it at E3.  Anyone remember the name of it???

p.s.
DD is also fully moddable; source code and everything, which if you're a UDK hobbyist means you're effectively now a DM.

[ffc]

Gameplay - thanks Ghambit, I got confused in related videos. And epic music is epic.

The art style is unapologetically the same exact thing as Torchlight.  Which is unapologetically a cartoony Diablo 3.

And Diablo 3 is a cartoony Diablo 2.    Dungeon Defenders looks cel shaded enough where it reminds me more of Borderlands' style. I want to check out its local multiplayer.

[Ghambit]

Gameplay

The art style is unapologetically the same exact thing as Torchlight.  Which is unapologetically a cartoony Diablo 3.

And Diablo 3 is a cartoony Diablo 2.    Dungeon Defenders looks cel shaded enough where it reminds me more of Borderlands' style. I want to check out its local multiplayer.

That gameplay is from Dungeon Defense, not Dungeon Defenders.
This is Dungeon Defenders:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Mz-TkmlzBI

Extended cut:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKLP42gpOy4

Man, that music has me all hyped up.

[Trippy]

WANT! NAO!

[Aez]

The art style is unapologetically the same exact thing as Torchlight.  Which is unapologetically a cartoony Diablo 3.

Not really, Torchlight art was much better. It was more "Disney" than this.

[Ingmar]

Etheria? This is set in Heroes of Might and Magic Warlords/Puzzle Quest land?

[Samprimary]

Plz tell me these guys invented DRM, or are dirty Bobby Kotick underlings.  Plz.  I kind of liked sleeping.

They're like the Boys from Brazil except with Bobby Kotick's DNA. Each is hand-raised by a scientologist with the goal of giving M. Night Shyamalan the power to appoint himself director of any movie or game franchise he chooses, starting with Portal II and Half Life 3.

[Demonix]

The worst thing I can mention is the overly busy art style. Too much brightly-colored stuff all over the place. I was squinting by the end of the trailer.

Other than that, looks like fun.

Yeah, I was gonna say the same thing...it's AWFULLY busy.  Plus, placing towers in real-time with no pause option? 

Still, It looks interesting!  I'd check it out.

[Musashi]

Plz tell me these guys invented DRM, or are dirty Bobby Kotick underlings.  Plz.  I kind of liked sleeping.

They're like the Boys from Brazil except with Bobby Kotick's DNA. Each is hand-raised by a scientologist with the goal of giving M. Night Shyamalan the power to appoint himself director of any movie or game franchise he chooses, starting with Portal II and Half Life 3.

Fuuuuu   

[Ironwood]

That sounds very much like what Dungeon Keeper was initially supposed to be about...

But I've watched the trailer and not only was I as wrong as can be, it looks like utter shite.

The lightsabre was cool though.

[Musashi]

[MrHat]

The art style is unapologetically the same exact thing as Torchlight.  Which is unapologetically a cartoony Diablo 3.

In other words, after toying with the demo, I can say for sure that I'm totally fucked.  I'm not sure if you can get that demo on PSN and play with more people.  It's kind of hard to watch three lanes by yourself.  But still, the finished product should be glorious if it manages some semblance of balance.

Got a link to the demo?

[Musashi]

It's based on the game they made called Dungeon Defense for the UDK Showcase. It's a little free game you can get here - http://www.udk.com/showcase-dungeon-defense

It's a pretty fun game, even if it is very tech demo-y.

[Musashi]

I just looked this up to be sure, because I thought maybe it was a typo.  This game will be ten bucks.  10$.  I confirmed it on their forums.

[Stormwaltz]

For $10, who the fuck wouldn't try it?

[Malakili]

So, 10 bucks one time fee?  No cash shop or anything? That sounds reasonable if thats it.

[Ghambit]

Full game has been delayed till near the end of Nov.  Demo should be out some time this week.
Also, new vid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rq61CjMs7w&feature=player_embedded

[Musashi]

 

[KallDrexx]

Jesus it is really hard to distinguish wtf is going on in those videos, and what the towers are actually shooting at.  The art people need to get a lesson in contrast between characters and terrain.

[Musashi]

And now it appears the game and demo are both delayed until January.

[Trippy]

[Rendakor]

This is coming out soon, right? Do we have a real release date? Also, does anyone know if you still get the preorder bonus if you preorder through Steam? The other 3 sites all offer cool pets, but Steam mentions nothing.

[Hawkbit]

Just says Q1 2011 now.  Some iteration of it is already released on the iPhone/iPad, but it has terrible reviews and isn't getting solid support.  I haven't quite taken the jump for $5.00 to play something that is broken by half the users, so I can't tell what the issues are. 

[Ghambit]

Kinda friendly of them to take pre-orders and then pull all of this shit eh?

[kildorn]

I've been playing this pretty heavily on a droid X, and have had no problems. The main complaint I can see would be "dear god, the camera angles on some maps!"

The shenannigans with the xbox cert process/delayed submission meaning nothing beyond phone versions being released for months after the release date is some bullshit though.