The Behemoth have charted a very strange course through the games industry. A small studio established by Flash-hub Newgrounds' founders, they followed up their Metal Slug-esque Alien Hominid with Castle Crashers, a bright and breezy brawler. Next up was co-op platformer Battleblock Theater, a logical enough progression. I'm still not sure why they opted to make the direct sequel a hex-grid, turn-based strategy RPG, but…
Pit People
1 year ago
2 years ago
The Behemoth, the gang best known for cheery beat 'em up Castle Crashers, have announced that their new game Pit People [official site] will hit Steam Early Access on January 13th, 2017. Pit People is an adventure across a weird apocalyptic wasteland, recruiting troops, finding loot, and fighting in hexy turn-based tactical battles. And yes, as The Behemoth are angels for always supporting, it will…
4 years ago
Baby names are terrible. Parents cram all their hopes for their child into a name that'll define it for years, and the poor child will come to spend years running from that dream. "Call me Ace," little Tinkerbell Fifi Rose Helmet Smyth tells children who instantly decide they don't want to be friends with her. No, don't name children at all. Use a codename until…
The Behemoth have a strong track record. Actually, 'strong' may not be the right word - the track is littered with banana skins and slick pools of blood, and dappled with spluttering sprinkles of deer poo. Castle Crashers, simple thing that it is, was one of my favourite XBLA games. Prop a couple of friends on a couch with controllers in their hands and the…