It was a total paradigm shift - and once you make the decision to boast the fidelity on one aspect, it often opens a can of worms (in a good way, but a daunting way). By the end, those little sprites literally boasted thousands of frames! However, now that all the work’s behind us, I’m glad my naivety made that decision!Īrt of the 16-bit era was much more than just 8-bit with more colors. I’d somehow forgotten that the characters would need both walk and run cycles… for every direction… and multiplied by every weapon - all hand-drawn. Of course, I didn’t quite realize what I was getting myself into! I began production with the line, “Let’s give the character a super smooth walk cycle, an almost rotoscoped look.” Ooof! I completely underestimated what I was asking for. It’s a 16-bit style game, but without limitations, and it aims to evoke more of the 32-bit era of 2D games and beyond.īy tossing away the restrictions, the characters could boast as many frames of animation as the artists could produce the world could be as large as it needed to be and literally everything in the background could be interactive an animate. With Shakedown: Hawaii, I gave the art and artists complete freedom. With that, the tone is locked in! This game is goofy, absurd, and not to be taken seriously! The Retro FlavorĪlthough Retro City Rampage adhered relatively strictly to 8-bit limitations, moving forward, I decided to pursue more of a “rose-tinted glasses” approach. That’s when the CEO learns that this newfangled thing called “online shopping” is killing his retail stores! Naturally, his solution is to put on a mask and go around destroying delivery trucks in an attempt to save his business.
really helped anchor the tone to where I wanted it.īy the third mission, the game makes it loud and clear where things are headed. The back and forth skits between the CEO and his son as they struggle with “convenience fees,” etc.
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You can imagine a TV show, in which a blundering protagonist misses their bus, stubs their toe, then slips on a banana peel, all to audience laughter… but instead of those events, their misfortunate here comes from a cartoonish bombardment of misleading ads, deceptive packaging, fine print, and other questionable business practices.Īs often as the CEO formulates a harebrained scheme, he too - as a consumer - is on the other end of some other company’s scheme! It’s from this, where some of my favorite moments came. Ultimately, I approached the subject matter through situational comedy. It was important to me that the game’s comedy came across as playful and tongue and cheek. However, if you just want open-world action, how much of the island you choose to take over is all up to you. If you’re like me and want to own the entire city, it’s all at your fingertips. Most properties can generate revenue, and that revenue can be boosted by adding multipliers such as “convenience” fees, unnecessary best before dates, store credit cards, and lobbyists. For example, acquiring residential ones will create a housing shortage, and acquiring gun shops will unlock more weapons. Purchased properties have various benefits. With each successful shakedown, you’ll not only earn some pocket change, but can also unlock the entire building for purchase.
There are over 80 shops to shakedown, and they can be completed in any order, adding to the open world experience. Businesses and buildings unlock through several means: some through the story mode, some through shaking down shops for protection money, some through sidequests, and some simply by levelling up your mogul status.
There are missions, sidequests, minigames, arcade challenges, shops to shake down, and, of course, businesses to acquire. Shakedown: Hawaii is a sandbox for you to play in, however you choose. With that, now let’s talk a bit more about how some of the game’s key aspects came to be. Every building on the island is up for grabs - or at least, could be - with the right business model…įor an even deeper overview of the game, check out this video: In case you missed the last blog post, Shakedown: Hawaii combines its open-world gameplay with empire building.
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Get ready to dive into Shakedown: Hawaii’s 16-bit open world! It’s finally wrapped, and landing on your PS4 and PS Vita on May 7! Previously, on Shakedown: Hawaii…
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