Armikrog

Armikrog
Developer(s) Pencil Test Studios
Publisher(s) Pencil Test Studios
Engine Unity engine
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
OS X
Linux
Wii U
PlayStation 4
Release date(s)
Genre(s) Point-and-click adventure
Mode(s) Single-player
Distribution Download

Armikrog (stylized as "Armikrog.") is an upcoming point-and-click adventure game in development by Doug TenNapel in partnership with Pencil Test Studios for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, Wii U and PlayStation 4. It is a spiritual successor to The Neverhood, and is developed by many members of the same team. Just like The Neverhood, Armikrog uses clay animation. The game will center around Tommynaut (Michael J. Nelson). He is a space explorer who crash lands on a weird planet and ends up locked up in a strange fortress called Armikrog, along with Beak-Beak (Rob Paulsen), his color blind, talking dog.[2]

Development

Mike Dietz and Ed Schofield, founders of Pencil Test Studios, teamed up with Doug TenNapel, with whom they worked on Earthworm Jim and The Neverhood, to use Kickstarter to crowdfund Armikrog.[3] The Kickstarter's goal of $900,000, and stretch goal of $950,000 for a Wii U version were exceeded when the funding ended on June 27, 2013.[4]

The game will also have a voice cast featuring Michael J. Nelson as Tommynaut and Rob Paulsen as Beak-Beak. Jon Heder, Veronica Belmont and Scott Kurtz will also lend their voices to the game, but their roles are currently unknown.[5]

Soundtrack

The game's soundtrack will be composed by Terry Scott Taylor, who composed the music for The Neverhood soundtrack.[2] During the time of the Kickstarter campaign, a demo for Armikrog titled "Boo Hoo Ha" was uploaded to YouTube.

References

  1. Sayed, Rashid (February 25, 2015). "Armikrog Interview: Developing A Stop Motion Clay Animated Adventure Game". GamingBolt.com. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Pitcher, Jenna (May 29, 2013). "The Neverhood's spiritual successor is a claymation space adventure called Armikrog". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
  3. Matulef, Jeffrey (May 31, 2013). "The Neverhood creators launch Kickstarter for spiritual successor Armikrog". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  4. Sanchez, David (June 27, 2013). "Dr. David's Indie Roundup: A Hat in Time, Armikrog, Tenya Wanya Teens, and more". GameZone. Retrieved July 9, 2013. ...this spiritual successor to The Neverhood has hit its goal and is closer to being a realized project. Additionally, the Wii U stretch goal of $950,000 was also reached...
  5. Mallory, Jordan (May 28, 2013). "Armikrog stop-motions you toward a Kickstarter from Neverhood vets". Joystiq. AOL Inc. Retrieved July 8, 2013.

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