Ex-Midway and Day 1 Studios developer Jason Zielinski sits down with Dealspwn.com to discuss why he chose to abandon triple-A for indie development - and what to expect from upcoming fantasy game The Hearts Of Men: Throne Of Deceit.
"The Hearts of Men: Throne of Deceit is a top down dungeon crawler that borrows heavily from the classic Gauntlet Legends. While it manages to capture some of the inspiration game’s simple and fun atmosphere, The Hearts of Men is also plagued by so many issues it is a wonder that there isn’t a witch class in the game that is cursing it from the inside. Flawed game mechanics, useless features, a lack of creativity and rage inducing difficulty spikes take this from the potentially amazing game it could have been and instead turns it into The Hearts of Men: Throne of Meh."
BNBGAMING's Indie Fix takes a look at Xbox Live Indie Marketplace title, Hearts of Men: Throne of Deceit, a new twin-stick shooter by COLTRAN Studios.
When attempting to mimic a game that defined the console hack and slash genre, certain standards must be met. Unfortunately, The Hearts of Men doesn’t meet every criteria that made Gauntlet and its sequels so popular. That being said, it provides a cheap way to feel some of that co-op excitement again.
