A squirrel with a gun? What might go flawed?
Effectively, we simply needed to discover out extra in regards to the wacky premise behind Dee Dee Creations and Most Leisure’s sandbox capturing puzzle platformer, forward of the discharge of Squirrel With a Gun on Xbox, PlayStation and PC. And fortunately the Sport Director behind it was more than pleased to lend us a while.
Are you able to please introduce your self and your function within the growth of Squirrel With a Gun?
Hey! My identify is Dan DeEntremont and I’m the sport director for Squirrel With A Gun.
How would you pitch this recreation to potential gamers?
The elevator pitch is conveniently within the title! I’d describe Squirrel With A Gun to gamers as an irreverent sandbox/shooter.
Are you able to inform us a bit extra about the kind of expertise Squirrel With a Gun has in retailer?
You possibly can anticipate a variety of enjoyable, zany moments in Squirrel With A Gun! Not solely do we have now hectic fight, we even have a ton of Golden Acorns to search out, platforming challenges that use gun recoil, and squirrel-sized autos to drive!
What are you able to reveal in regards to the in-game story?
Squirrel begins its journey when it finds its approach right into a secret underground lab. It steals what seems to be a high secret golden acorn, which triggers an alarm. This kicks off a game-wide battle with the Brokers, a bunch of suited goons with a few sinister leaders.
Okay, the massive query. How did the thought to offer a Squirrel a gun come about?
Numerous individuals need to know this! A Squirrel holding a daily sized gun has been a thought in my head for years. It might have been impressed from some Eddie Izzard standup the place the punchline is “We wished diamonds, or sherbet or a squirrel with a gun!” I might say indie builders at all times have a ton of those wild concepts, but it surely takes so lengthy to execute them, that they have to select fastidiously.
It seems to be just like the little fella is fairly useful relating to firearms. What different weapons can gamers get their claws on?
We even have grenades useful for clearing out teams of brokers, and even a form of proximity mine based mostly on our earlier plushie marketing campaign. In a pinch, there are a variety of physics objects mendacity round for Squirrel to select up and throw at opponents. Bricks are notably efficient for gorgeous!
Takedowns look superior. How do they work?
Every enemy has a yellow “stun” meter that will get crammed up as they’re attacked. As soon as they’re shocked, the participant can go close to them and carry out a cinematic takedown motion. Every gun kind has a novel takedown animation, and there may be even one for “paws free.”
The trailer teases some cool customisation choices, are you able to inform us a bit extra in regards to the depth and number of these?
Squirrel’s “outfit” consists of a coloration of Fur, a set of Garments, and an Accent (often hats or headgear). You possibly can acquire these outfits all around the recreation. Some outfits will even have particular results. For instance, the Bomb Go well with will make Squirrel resistant to explosions!
What has the response been like because the trailer dropped?
We’ve been delighted by the continued enthusiasm for SWAG ever since early footage of the sport went viral in August of 2022. Reactions to the trailer have been overwhelmingly constructive.
Widespread feedback categorical expectations for Squirrel With A Gun to be an analogous expertise as Goat Simulator and Untitled Goose Sport, and lots of commentors have even declared Squirrel With A Gun as GOTY.
Squirrel With a Gun is presently slated to launch in Fall this yr. Are you able to give us any additional clues as to when this can be? What codecs are you aiming to launch on?
Tune into IGN Dwell on June 7 for an announcement 🙂
[Ed: Since this interview took place, the release date of Squirrel With a Gun has been confirmed for August 29th 2024 – Xbox, PlayStation, PC]
If you happen to might select one recreation which has had the largest impression on you as a participant, what wouldn’t it be and why?
Ooh, that’s powerful! I can solely select only one, huh? I could have to select Ultimate Fantasy X. I used to be round 14 years previous once I performed it. It had all of it. One of the crucial epic video games for its time, prerendered cutscenes, and incredible gameplay! It’s nonetheless amongst my favorites.
And eventually, which recreation are you most trying ahead to in 2024 (apart from your personal in fact)?
My backlog has grown large since beginning this undertaking, a lot of what got here out in 2023 and 2024 already remains to be on my “extremely anticipated” record. So far as the yet-to-be-released titles, the brand new Fable seems to be compelling!
Big thanks exit to Dan for giving us a few of their time, all as we glance to search out out extra in regards to the intriguing Squirrel With a Gun.
As talked about, Squirrel With a Gun will launch on August twenty ninth 2024, playable on Xbox, PlayStation and PC (Steam). Hit these hyperlinks to be whisked to the related retailer pages.
