Earlier this year Renegade Kid announced it is working on a new 2D platformer called Treasurenauts and said it hopes to release it into the 3DS eShop towards the end of this year.
Co-founder of Renegade Kid Jools Watsham has been answering a few questions about it on Twitter and more information has been excavated as a result.
He reiterated the developer's intention to release in 2013 rather than next year and said it hopes to port it over to other platforms, including Wii U and PlayStation Vita, in the future.
However, when Treasurenauts does emerge it will not have an accompanying demo in the eShop, Watsham confirmed. In terms of price, he believes it will be about the same as Mutant Mudds - $8.99 in North America.
As we already know, the game supports download play and local multiplayer, while the campaign, which can be played alone or in co-op, has multiple endings that will add a great deal of longevity.
Watsham has said we can expect a trailer for the upcoming release very soon, we can't wait to see it in action.
Are you looking forward to Treasurenauts unearthing in the eShop? Let us know your thoughts on it in the comment section below.
[source twitter.com]
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i might get this one i did not like Mutant Mudds though....
Price seems high but hopefully it will be just as long as Mutant Mudds plus the extra Co-op content. I am looking forward to it. Is there any new information about the FPS that Renegade Kid is working on?
Sound's great. Now start praying so that Europe gets it before 2015.
Bring out that trailer!
Really psyched over this one--I really hope it gets a nice Wii U port because it honestly seems more fitting to be on there to be honest.
i'll be mad that if i get this only to see it being upgraded months later on the wii u x
@Cevan it felt like every other 2d platformer and that 3d thing really added nothing to me and i think other games did the 3d thing before this game so i really just never really played more then 2 times(i like the guns but thats all)
Well, I'm excited!
@Andy Green
I know this is somewhat off-topic, but do you know if RK is still making the FPS they mentioned awhile ago? Or has it gone the way of Conduit3D? :/
I'll be watching how it turns out but right now I'm on the fence, Mutant Mudds was a very big meh for me.
Is it going to run at 60fps ? (With the controls done right this time).
I hated Mutant Mudds.
Definitely won't buy it without a demo. (Unless it is less than £2 which it won't be.)
(I didn't bother with the demo for Mutant Mudds due it being so highly regarded and as I hated it so much I would have to know I was going to like it before I would buy anything from him again).
Anything from Shi'en has been top quality that I have bought so I am more likely to give them the benefit of the doubt.
Same with G'rev (If they are in trouble it is pretty bad for me as I would have paid £60 (Full price + import duty) for Kokuga if I could have run the Jap version - I got Under Defeat HD Collectors Edition for next to nothing as well)
(If there is a dev who has not disappointed me then I buy most of their stuff on day 1 - excluding Nintendo (Don't think they need it))
It almost looks like one of those free flash games... (especially the character models)
Mutant Mudds, while a bit overrated IMO, was still a decent platformer, so I won't completely write this one off yet.
I loved Mutant Mudds so this is on my radar.
@Jools: I'm sure this game will rock. Be very proud my friend.
Treasurenauts looks great. I trust RK with this type of game. For the record: I loved Mutant Mudds. It exudes a vibe that many gamers from the 80's and early 90's fondly remember and still enjoy. The music, level design, difficulty and simplicity are all points that gamers from the era love.
I completely agree with @NImH on this one
for a split second when i saw the title a spark of joy flooded my mind with the hopes of a psychonauts sequel.... then i grew sad
@WinterWarm We've not heard much about Cult County since March but it's still in development as far as we know
I love Renegade Kid. Had some of my greatest video gaming moments with their awesome fps' on DS. Dementium 1 & 2 and moon <3
I'd like to hear some news on Cult County too.
@crumpledpapyrus
Thank you!
platformer overload!
I looooved Mutant Mudds. Can't wait.
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