By Quintin Smith on December 16th, 2010 at 1:01 pm.
Now we’ve gotten to the bottom of why the boulder is smiling, we at RPS haven’t a single reservation about Rock of Ages. Just look at it! It is literally rock and roll. This is going to be an amazing game. And if you watch the following trailer, you’ll discover that even the powerups are going to be pretty good. We’ve got Iron Bands, Fireball, Wings and, uh, Petroleum.
Is this the first hint we’ve received that those peasants are going to be working the fields and employing some kind of resource management? Hmm. That sounds good too. HMM.
16/12/2010 at 13:10 Sinomatic says:
Great balls of fire?
17/12/2010 at 00:17 T4ffer says:
Bullet with Butterfly Wings!
17/12/2010 at 01:07 Pie21 says:
Pouring Petrol on a Burning Man! (potentially)
16/12/2010 at 13:11 Eagle0600 says:
A smiling boulder WITH WINGS! This game is now officially awesome.
16/12/2010 at 13:13 Baboonanza says:
I so want this game. I loved Zeno Clash (despite really not expecting too) more for the style than the gameplay but this one seems to have both style and substance.
Looks a-stone-ishingly good.
16/12/2010 at 18:34 Lord_Mordja says:
And the visual style definitely rubbles me the right way.
16/12/2010 at 19:39 KillahMate says:
Definitely looks like a boulder design than its predecessor.
16/12/2010 at 20:29 Marshall says:
I’d like the see the day when we take games of style and substance for granite.
17/12/2010 at 00:40 Windward says:
This game makes me scree’m in delight
17/12/2010 at 03:13 Josh04 says:
Will I buy this? I think I shale!
18/12/2010 at 02:04 captain fitz says:
I’m impressed. Not too slabby.
21/12/2010 at 22:38 Adriaan says:
The art certainly looks gneiss! Though I’m not jet sure if I’ll buy this game when it comes out. I sure hope you can lignite your opponents with that flaming powerup.
16/12/2010 at 13:14 apricotsoup says:
Double Jump!
16/12/2010 at 13:43 Giant, fussy whingebag says:
Double Jump!
Now it needs a grapple…
16/12/2010 at 18:41 Sigh says:
… and a parachute.
16/12/2010 at 13:17 Memphis-Ahn says:
Can’t wait to play Stone of Times!
16/12/2010 at 13:26 BooleanBob says:
Pebble of Epochs is indeed shaping up to be quite the game.
16/12/2010 at 13:49 Burc says:
I wonder where the idea to Boulder of Eras came from?
16/12/2010 at 14:11 Man Raised By Puffins says:
Yes, That Annoying Bit of Gravel In Your Boot of Eons is indeed looking rather striking.
16/12/2010 at 15:01 jarvoll says:
Very much looking forward to boulder of eras.
16/12/2010 at 18:40 VelvetFistIronGlove says:
Definitely eager to play Saeculorum Saxum.
16/12/2010 at 19:22 Sigh says:
Can’t wait to play Boulder or Eras!
16/12/2010 at 13:26 manveruppd says:
God, I love the Monty Pythonesque animations explaining each powerup! :) This is going to be the most stylish game of 2011!
16/12/2010 at 21:52 Alexander Norris says:
I find it hard to believe they’re making Monty P minigames for Facebook but that Terry Gilliam wasn’t involved in this in any way.
Also, Atlus are awesome.
16/12/2010 at 13:52 Burc says:
I haven’t really grasped what the core gameplay of Boulder of Eras is, but it sure looks amazing!
16/12/2010 at 14:09 Ricc says:
Those wings looks oddly cute for a boulder. I like it!
16/12/2010 at 14:25 McDan says:
This game rocks.
*hangs head in shame*
16/12/2010 at 22:50 Scandalon says:
Don’t take it for granite.
16/12/2010 at 22:59 Lambchops says:
I wouldn’t be too quarried.
16/12/2010 at 14:33 Oak says:
If this turns out to be as good as I imagine it, why, I’m just going to up and faint.
16/12/2010 at 15:20 Lars Westergren says:
I used to think of this as “nice little indie title, I’ll buy it but I don’t know when (if ever) I’ll have time to play it”. It is starting to move up into the “one of my most anticipated games next year” category.
16/12/2010 at 15:21 blargh says:
Why is this rock so evil?
16/12/2010 at 15:47 dr.online23 says:
cause its a joint venture production of nestle and general motors
16/12/2010 at 17:14 Unknown says:
Will this game be on PC?
16/12/2010 at 17:41 Gabbo says:
I would imagine, yes.
One of the dev’s posted on their forum that they’re still looking at the different channels for PC distribution (ie more than Steam).
16/12/2010 at 17:19 Diamond Droog says:
To be fair, it’s more like he’s smirking.
16/12/2010 at 17:38 The Innocent says:
Stoked for this game. I really hope it turns out the way I’m imagining it in my head.
16/12/2010 at 18:05 The Dark One says:
I think the most impressive thing in that whole video was how well the motion blur on the rock worked.
16/12/2010 at 21:10 Deccan says:
Between this and Gnomebliteration, have there ever been better days for destroying our enemies with rolling spheres?
16/12/2010 at 21:40 Lambchops says:
This game will certainly not be boulder-dash.
16/12/2010 at 21:59 Navagon says:
ROCK ROCKS
16/12/2010 at 22:10 Thants says:
This looks like a better Monty Python game than the Monty Python game.
17/12/2010 at 00:02 Tetragrammaton says:
These spam-bot are getting boulder by the day.
17/12/2010 at 06:07 MultiVaC says:
I like the fact that when I first glanced at that screenshot on the header my mind immediately said “ACE Team” before I had read a single word or identified anything in the picture. Even though it’s a completely different setting and engine than Zeno Clash, their games seem to have an unmistakable visual identity that’s really unique.
17/12/2010 at 11:16 TomA says:
Ugg boots, well these things are certainly finding their target market.