Welcome to Armikrog! Armikrog is a unique stop motion clay animated point and click adventure game. The winner has been picked here: https://www.youtube.com/. You'll get a digital copy of the Armikrog game with this FINAL OFFERING of Doug TenNapel's 'Sketchbook Archives' to the public! Comes signed, with a doodle of Beak-Beak inside. This is a stand alone tier, but you can still buff it out with Add-Ons. (Free shipping in the U.S. Please add $23 for Canada & Mexico, $33 for all other international.
Armikrog was supposed to come out on August 18, but you may have noticed that it didn't. Hands-on with Armikrog's incredible claymation world By Scott Butterworth June 25, 2015 Classic adventure. Voiceover talent, including well-known actors Jon Heder (Napoeon Dynamite), Rob Paulsen (Pinky and the Brain) and Michael J. Nelson (Mystery Science Theater 3000) bring Armikrog’s characters to.
| Armikrog | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Pencil Test Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Versus Evil |
| Producer(s) | Ed Schofield |
| Designer(s) | Mike Dietz Ed Schofield Doug TenNapel |
| Programmer(s) | LoongWei Ding Pip Robbins |
| Artist(s) | Ed Schofield |
| Writer(s) | Doug TenNapel |
| Composer(s) | Terry Scott Taylor |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox One |
| Release | Microsoft Windows, OS X, LinuxPlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox One
|
| Genre(s) | Point-and-click adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Armikrog (stylized as Armikrog.) is a stop-motion point-and-click adventure comedy game by Doug TenNapel in partnership with Pencil Test Studios and Versus Evil for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, Wii U and Xbox One. It is a spiritual successor to The Neverhood, and is developed by many members of the same team. Like The Neverhood, Armikrog uses clay animation.
Story[edit]
The game centers around Tommynaut, a space explorer who crash-lands on a planet called Spiro 5 and ends up locked inside a fortress called Armikrog. Tommynaut needs to solve the mystery behind the fortress while protecting a lost infant named P.[2] Tommynaut is accompanied by his talking, sometimes flying, dog Beak-Beak, who is color blind, so the environment turns black-and-white when he's selected, but he is able to see special wavelengths that Tommynaut can't.[3]
Armikrog Beak Beak
Development[edit]
Mike Dietz and Ed Schofield, founders of Pencil Test Studios, teamed up with Doug TenNapel, with whom they worked on Earthworm Jim and The Neverhood, to use Kickstarter to crowdfund Armikrog.[4] The Kickstarter's goal of $900,000, and stretch goal of $950,000 for a Wii U version were exceeded when the funding ended on June 27, 2013.[5]
The game has a voice cast featuring Michael J. Nelson as Tommynaut, Rob Paulsen as Beak-Beak and the PresidANTs, Jon Heder as evil Vognaut, Veronica Belmont as Mother, Bob Baffy as Father, Charlotte Schofield as P, Yumi Iwama, Jeff Minnerly, Bob Doll as the Octovators, and Eddie Fantastic as Numnaut.[6]
The game's soundtrack was composed by Terry Scott Taylor, who composed the music for The Neverhood soundtrack.[2]
Reception[edit]
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Armikrog received 'mixed or average' reviews, according to review aggregatorMetacritic.[7][8][9][10] Critics appreciated the fun art style and catchy music, but were disappointed with the many bugs, poor gameplay and short story. Armikrog received many updates after its release date, the latest being 1.05, fixing various bugs and adding a graphical cursor that reacted to objects with which the player could interact.[16]
References[edit]
- ^Horth, Nick (September 8, 2015). 'Armikrog delayed once again, pushed back to September 30'. Game Watcher. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ^ abPitcher, Jenna (May 29, 2013). 'The Neverhood's spiritual successor is a claymation space adventure called Armikrog'. Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ^'Armikrog's claymation style is screwing with my head'. VentureBeat. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^Matulef, Jeffrey (May 31, 2013). 'The Neverhood creators launch Kickstarter for spiritual successor Armikrog'. Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- ^Sanchez, David (June 27, 2013). 'Dr. David's Indie Roundup: A Hat in Time, Armikrog, Tenya Wanya Teens, and more'. GameZone. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
...this spiritual successor to The Neverhood has hit its goal and is closer to being a realized project. Additionally, the Wii U stretch goal of $950,000 was also reached...
- ^'Armikrog Cast & Crew'. Imdb. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ^ ab'Armikrog for PC Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ ab'Armikrog for PlayStation 4 Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ ab'Armikrog for Wii U Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ ab'Armikrog for Wii U Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^Waxman, Becky (October 16, 2015). 'Armikrog. review'. Adventure Gamers. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^Cooke, Caitlin (October 6, 2015). 'Review: Armikrog'. Destructoid. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ^Marchiafava, Jeff (October 5, 2015). 'Unfinished And Uninspired - Armikrog - PC'. Game Informer. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^Espineli, Matt (October 30, 2015). 'Armikrog Review'. GameSpot. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- ^Morrison, Angus (October 8, 2015). 'Armikrog review'. PC Gamer. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
- ^'Armikrog Updates'. Steam. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Armikrog at Kickstarter
- Armikrog at Steam
| Armikrog | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Pencil Test Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Versus Evil |
| Producer(s) | Ed Schofield |
| Designer(s) | Mike Dietz Ed Schofield Doug TenNapel |
| Programmer(s) | LoongWei Ding Pip Robbins |
| Artist(s) | Ed Schofield |
| Writer(s) | Doug TenNapel |
| Composer(s) | Terry Scott Taylor |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox One |
| Release | Microsoft Windows, OS X, LinuxPlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox One
|
| Genre(s) | Point-and-click adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Armikrog (stylized as Armikrog.) is a stop-motion point-and-click adventure comedy game by Doug TenNapel in partnership with Pencil Test Studios and Versus Evil for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, Wii U and Xbox One. It is a spiritual successor to The Neverhood, and is developed by many members of the same team. Like The Neverhood, Armikrog uses clay animation.
Story[edit]
The game centers around Tommynaut, a space explorer who crash-lands on a planet called Spiro 5 and ends up locked inside a fortress called Armikrog. Tommynaut needs to solve the mystery behind the fortress while protecting a lost infant named P.[2] Tommynaut is accompanied by his talking, sometimes flying, dog Beak-Beak, who is color blind, so the environment turns black-and-white when he's selected, but he is able to see special wavelengths that Tommynaut can't.[3]
Development[edit]
Mike Dietz and Ed Schofield, founders of Pencil Test Studios, teamed up with Doug TenNapel, with whom they worked on Earthworm Jim and The Neverhood, to use Kickstarter to crowdfund Armikrog.[4] The Kickstarter's goal of $900,000, and stretch goal of $950,000 for a Wii U version were exceeded when the funding ended on June 27, 2013.[5]
The game has a voice cast featuring Michael J. Nelson as Tommynaut, Rob Paulsen as Beak-Beak and the PresidANTs, Jon Heder as evil Vognaut, Veronica Belmont as Mother, Bob Baffy as Father, Charlotte Schofield as P, Yumi Iwama, Jeff Minnerly, Bob Doll as the Octovators, and Eddie Fantastic as Numnaut.[6]
Armikrog Review
The game's soundtrack was composed by Terry Scott Taylor, who composed the music for The Neverhood soundtrack.[2]
Reception[edit]
| Reception | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||||||||||||||||
Armikrog received 'mixed or average' reviews, according to review aggregatorMetacritic.[7][8][9][10] Critics appreciated the fun art style and catchy music, but were disappointed with the many bugs, poor gameplay and short story. Armikrog received many updates after its release date, the latest being 1.05, fixing various bugs and adding a graphical cursor that reacted to objects with which the player could interact.[16]
References[edit]
- ^Horth, Nick (September 8, 2015). 'Armikrog delayed once again, pushed back to September 30'. Game Watcher. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ^ abPitcher, Jenna (May 29, 2013). 'The Neverhood's spiritual successor is a claymation space adventure called Armikrog'. Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ^'Armikrog's claymation style is screwing with my head'. VentureBeat. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^Matulef, Jeffrey (May 31, 2013). 'The Neverhood creators launch Kickstarter for spiritual successor Armikrog'. Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- ^Sanchez, David (June 27, 2013). 'Dr. David's Indie Roundup: A Hat in Time, Armikrog, Tenya Wanya Teens, and more'. GameZone. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
...this spiritual successor to The Neverhood has hit its goal and is closer to being a realized project. Additionally, the Wii U stretch goal of $950,000 was also reached...
- ^'Armikrog Cast & Crew'. Imdb. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ^ ab'Armikrog for PC Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ ab'Armikrog for PlayStation 4 Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ ab'Armikrog for Wii U Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ ab'Armikrog for Wii U Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^Waxman, Becky (October 16, 2015). 'Armikrog. review'. Adventure Gamers. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^Cooke, Caitlin (October 6, 2015). 'Review: Armikrog'. Destructoid. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ^Marchiafava, Jeff (October 5, 2015). 'Unfinished And Uninspired - Armikrog - PC'. Game Informer. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^Espineli, Matt (October 30, 2015). 'Armikrog Review'. GameSpot. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- ^Morrison, Angus (October 8, 2015). 'Armikrog review'. PC Gamer. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
- ^'Armikrog Updates'. Steam. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Armikrog at Kickstarter
- Armikrog at Steam
Armikrog Achievement Guide