After completing the world’s largest exhibitions, Gamescom and Tokyo Game Show, by the end of September, our studio switched back to development mode starting in October.
New planets, enemies, and various objects are being added, but today I would like to tell you about newly added suits that have not been updated and changes to existing suits.
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1. Kevin & Kyle
Our main character, cyborg ‘Kevin’, has a slimmer torso and slightly fresher color than the first version.
To support two-player local/multiplayer, ‘Kyle’, a cyborg clone of Kevin, also appears. To ensure clear separation in-game, Kyle has been created in a blue-based color and will remain in a blue-based color even when wearing any combat suit.
For a 2-player play, please check the sample video below.
<1P Kevin and 2P Kyle play together>
The UI in the video above is temporary so the UI will be configured to be neatly placed at the top of both sides at the time of release.
2. Cannon Bomb Suit
The ‘Cannon Bomb Suit’ fires a powerful cannon, although the reload speed is a bit slow. The original form had Kevin wearing a duck-shaped tube-shaped suit, but with the update, it evolved into a form with a strong-shaped suit and a cannon in the middle of the chest.
The special skill of throwing the teddy bear and playing “I LOVE YOU” voice and then it splits into 4 grenades, is transferred to the Bear Bomb Suit. Afterward, a new chain explosion weapon was added as a special skill of the Cannon Bomb Suit.
3. Gatling Gun Suit
In the case of the ‘Gatling Gun Suit’, it was originally shown as holding a large gatling gun, but as it was updated, it was changed to a form where the suit was more stylish and holding a gatling gun with a longer barrel.
The form of the special skill is the same as before, but some effects have been strengthened.
4. Firebug Suit
The appearance of the ‘Firebug Suit’ has also been subtly changed. The details of the gas cylinder on his back have been improved, and the shape of the fire-breathing gun has also been improved.
Additionally, the appearance of the suit has been improved so that even the legs are completely protected from flames.
As you can see in the gif, the Firebug suit’s basic attack inflicts damage up to the bottom of the front.
The special skills of the Firebug Suit remain as powerful as before.
5. Electric Guitar Suit
There are no major changes to the ‘Electric Guitar Suit’ in appearance. Originally, machine gun-type bullets were fired from the guitar, but improvements are in progress as they lack differentiating points or characteristics compared to other suits. This part is still being improved through planning, development, and testing, so it is difficult to say how it will change at this point, but please look forward to it soon being changed to an even better version than the current version of firing bullets.
The special skill of the Electric Guitar Suit remains as splendid as before.
6. Power Fist Suit
The ‘Power Fist Suit’ does not have any major changes in appearance, but its basic attack speed has been increased and bullets fired by enemies can be deflected or exploded by the basic attack of the Power Fist Suit.
In the case of the Power Fist suit, when using a special skill, it is converted into an invincible form that absorbs enemy attacks. The suit’s gauge has been improved so that it does not consume the gauge while invincible.
7. Ninja Suit
This is a newly added ‘Ninja Suit’. It is a suit that has the appearance of a cyber ninja and can throw three shuriken. The shuriken is equipped with a high-performance sensor, so if there is an enemy or destructible object nearby, it can freely change direction to fly to that location.
When using a special skill, 8 large shuriken are fired in 8 directions, and the shuriken reflects on the wall for a certain period of time and causes damage to enemies and objects in the space.
Please note that in the case of the ninja suit, the effect has not yet been applied when using special techniques.
8. Bear Bomb Suit
This is the newly added bear-shaped suit ‘Bear Bomb Suit’. It is a suit that looks cute like a teddy bear, but moves quickly and throws powerful bombs in a parabolic direction.
The special feature of this suit is that it has the ability to throw bombs briefly or long depending on whether the attack button is pressed briefly or long. The bomb thrown by the Bear Bomb Suit is a sensor-equipped bomb that explodes when it touches an enemy or object, but when it touches a regular block, it rolls instead of exploding, so it will make good use of it.
The Bear Throw special skill of the existing Cannon Bomb Suit has been inherited from the Bear Bomb Suit. Be careful. Users can sometimes hear a creepy-low “I LOVE YOU” sound.
9. Lasersaber Suit
The newly added ‘Lasersaber Suit’ has a sturdy appearance and includes a lasersaber. You can attack using a laser sword and sword aura, and like the Power Fist, bullets fired by enemies using a sword and sword aura can be deflected or exploded by the basic attack
In addition to the basic attack, the laser saber suit has an added feature that allows you to gather energy and attack with one flash by holding down the basic attack button.
When the Lasersaber Suit uses a special skill, it instantly attacks all enemies exposed on the screen. I think you will understand quickly if you watch the below video.
10. Drone Master Suit
This is the newly added ‘Drone Master Suit’ who has an ‘Afro hairstyle’.
The Drone Master Suit summons drones that orbit around him at regular intervals and has a basic attack that flies the drones at the target. Enemies and objects within a certain range are automatically set as targets, and enemies and objects behind walls also have very powerful basic attacks that can attack through walls.
When you wear the Drone Master Suit and use a special skill, he will create 5 drones and launch them randomly at targets within the attack range.
11. Angry Fist Suit
(wasted)
It was initially planned and developed with a dash attack using a shotgun and fists in mind, but it has been discarded because it lacked differentiation or character from existing suits (it also resembled characters from the some game too much;;;).
After release, we will review the suit again and if we can improve it in another way, we will try to improve it and add it.
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This is a description of the basic Kevin & Kyle and 9 combat suits created to date. There are some suits that are still in development, so some effects are missing, but the suits in development will be completed by the time of release and an additional six types of suits will be added. Therefore, a total of 15 suits will be included in the game at launch.
The next post will explain the newly added planets and additional features.
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