Legend of the Lancer Kickstarter coming, will have Wii U stretch goal
Gorilla Press Games will soon be launching a Kickstarter for “Legend of the Lancer”. The Metroidvania-inspired game, initially planned for Windows, Mac, and Linux, will contain a Wii U stretch goal.
What’s Legend of the Lancer all about? IndieGames secured the following details from developer Paul Emanuel:
– Explore towns in the world of Umber
– Play as protagonist Sam Drexel
– Main goal is to enter a Master Jousting Tournament
– Compete in qualifiers in each town to work your way up the Jousting ladder to enter the Legendary Tournament
– Visit towns, complete quests, search for items
– The town leader will then allow Sam’s entry into the town’s qualifying tournament
– Can do this all in a non-linear fashion
– Every town has its own Legendary Boss that haunts, guards, or controls that area
– Bosses give randomly-generated spoils/drops when defeated
– Only have to complete 3 towns to enter the main tournament
– Multiple boss defeats and more paths taken will result in different outcomes
– Scroll around the map to select towns to visit
– Map changes based on the result of the ending level
– “If you defeat the Beast that guards the tower, then it will fall. If you defeat the Necromancer in the graveyard, then it will be covered in flowers and beauty.”
– HUD has a portrait of Sam as well as health and stamina bars
– Attachment icon can be seen on the bottom left of the screen
– Sam can use a magic Hilt that can be customized with different attachments
– Find the hilt attached with the basic lance inside the skull of a dragon
– Will come across more attachments including a hammer, grappling hook, and rocket lance attachment
– Cycle through attachments on the fly
– For instance, a player might slam the hammer to stun the opponent, knock him into the air with the basic lance, then shoot him with the rocket lance. The player can have up to 4 attachments attached in the Inventory menu at one time to cycle through.”
– Can summon a horse
– Horse is “useful to clear areas blocked by boulders, fight certain mid-bosses or bosses, and to help reach certain platforms. The horse will also be able to have armor and attachments that can be upgraded separately from Sam. When Sam jumps on the horse itself it will transform into a Biped horse. We drew this inspiration from Mega Man X.”
The Legend of the Lancer Kickstarter will begin on October 11.
