"Chucklefish Games' Starbound could be classified as "Terraria in space" - but then Terraria could also be considered "Minecraft in 2D"."
The latest episode of Dev Diary is a chat with Adam Riches from Chucklefish studios about his work on Wargroove, Starbound and more.
Terraria was a smash hit selling ten million units and still growing, and not only showing that Re-Logic was a force to be reckoned with but it also showed that Minecraft did not have to be the only building game. Rather than going for a straight clone of Minecraft, Terraria moved to a 2D adventure game, that had a wealth of combat, and bosses as well as a more meaningful progression than Minecraft. Overall, Terraria was an impressive game.
The Cozy Co-op is a podcast where a games journalist and a creative writer talk about video games! Join us every Friday morning for the latest episodes. This time, Branden and Justine talk about Chucklefish Games, and their space faring sandbox game, Starbound.
"“Sony actually approached us about putting the game on their platforms, so obviously they’ve been super co-operative and accommodating. Shahid [Ahmad] over at Sony is doing some great work getting indies involved, and it’s something we’re really happy to be a part of.”
As for why the game isn’t coming to the Xbox One, Raze said, “While there are no current plans for an Xbox One version of Starbound, it’s not something we’ve ruled out.”
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Looks like Sony was very pro-active prior to launch. I would not be surprised if they retain an indie lead throughout this generation even though Microsoft is trying to cater more to the Indie scene.
Starbound is THE AAA Indie game.
This is a big catch.
Now, I am just waiting to see which console wants to win the most. B/c whichever one it is will either make a kick a$$ MOBA or get one. I can SOE making one.
Or I can see MS paying Riot a ton to get League on an xbone. If u wanna sell consolea and be esports legit again...get a MOBA. Its inevitable now that MMOs are coming. And its probably the most addictive game genre ever created.
I played the crap out of Terraria so ill keep my eye on this game