DEATH INC. - on kickstarter
An amazing looking RTS/god style game by Ambient Studios' where you 'Paint gestures' to command and move your plague infested troops. It is being made by ex-Media Molecule (LBP) and ex Lionhead staff.
It is has a business/base management aspect for recruiting and researching.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/229423802/death-inc
They also produced an 11 minute prototype video to show off the game play and the painting/gesture system
http://vimeo.com/ambientstudios/deathincgameplay1
Part 2 shows off unit movement and how to change the colour of your paint to control different units.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/229423802/death-inc/posts/404995
I really liked the idea of multi-stage maps and the inclusion of physics based puzzles.
The base management is designed in the vein of them hospital and other bullfrog games with you developing your company in the safety of your nana's basement.
Death Inc. just updated with details on the business sim.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/229423802/death-inc/posts/403513
Frogboy said
"Finally, a game where YOU play as the Grim Reaper. Check out Death, Inc." . https://twitter.com/draginol/status/301527719781474304
Want to get the name in the game?
It will look like this
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/229423802/death-inc/posts/405191
Name and title
Want to be an elite kitten herder? You get to decide on you job
They have also announced that higher tier backers can name units in every tier below, such as villagers, archers, nobles, heroes all the way up to king.
Graphics look horrible. The video on the kickstarter site is just some "Wii Memes" running around....
The graphics are styled to be different, these are guys who built Little Big Planet and created the mod system.
They plan on releasing a new updated video that shows how the game works in greater detail, to replace the current one. This way backers don't have to watch all the updates to understand what is happening.
The video of wii memes is them showing how backers names will appear.
The main video is at
I like the idea but the graphics are not my cup of tea and the controls appear to be made for a touchscreen, not PC. Kind of reminds me of Darwinia, actually.
Art style wont fit everyone, however, the controls are very fluid. With a mouse pointer you can draw a very accurate path. No more worrying about the AI walking into walls and going the wrong way or cutting through enemy bases. In game play video 2 part 2 Jonny shows how you can use the painted trails to guide your units along a narrow path between enemies to attack from a different angle. The use of different colored trails also helps to direct your different troops to the desired location without fumbling around and clicking on the next one.
The painting idea also helps with the plague mechanics. With normal games you might form groups but in Death Inc you are continually spreading disease and recruiting fresh units whilst old ones fall. It saves on having to continually regroup all your units as you progress through the map.
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