Company News Gas Powered Games goes Wildman or bust

Trash · Jan 15, 2013

Tags: Gas Powered Games; Kickstarter; Wildman

Remember Gas Powered Games? Those chaps responsible for Supreme Commander and Codex forum 'favourite' Dungeon Siege? Well, it seems things aren't that peachy over there. Kickstarter as a desperate last measure? Well, why not. At least the game they're pushing sounds interesting in theory. Wildman has you playing a mix of an action rpg with quests and loot and an rts in which you beat up other people online.

Imagine a game where you control a single hero—the “Wildman”—dropped into the middle of a War Zone. The battle starts. Your own army begins to engage the approaching enemy.

You support your troops with your own combat abilities and skills. You shape-shift into new forms that grant you new abilities. You upgrade your armies with new technology. You construct defenses. Your opponent switches tactics; you reconfigure your army to counter.

You push the enemy back to their citadel, their home base. You face your opponent’s champion. You each rally your troops for support. You execute your special abilities with precision. Your opponent is devastated.

You survey the battlefield: the bodies strewn on the ground, the trees burned down and smoldering, the buildings turned to rubble. You collect your rewards. You evolve.

Victory is yours. For now.

Now imagine that between these War Zone battles you can go on role-playing adventures. You can explore fantastical environments. You can discover ancient dungeons full of mystery and treasure. You can earn new skills. You can discover and equip new weapons and armor. You can collect materials. You can craft new items. You can fight relentless onslaughts of men and monsters.

Wildman has fast-paced combat and deep role-playing that rewards strategic thinking. The more you play, the greater your power.

They sure want us to imagine a lot. And to pledge generously since they need at least 1.1 million to get this baby going. Let's see how this turns out.