Abstract
- SpongeBob and Patrick are longtime BFFs, however strikingly reverse of their method to challenges.
- Whereas SpongeBob is an agile karate king, Patrick can manipulate heavy objects.
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide is obtainable now for Xbox Collection X|S.
In SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide, out there now for Xbox Collection X|S, we needed to position a particular give attention to the themes of duality. SpongeBob and Patrick are longtime BFFs, however strikingly reverse of their method to challenges. SpongeBob is the everlasting optimist, hardworking and curious, whereas Patrick is laid again, good natured and carefree. The 2 are united of their love for dwell, taking part in jokes, and annoying Squidward.
It’s a personality trope that we see all through the collection by way of different character relationships like Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy and Plankton and Karen. The collection all the time focuses on interpersonal relationships and discovering unity in variations. This was an enormous inspiration for us as we approached the antagonists King Neptune and the Flying Dutchman, and we felt like this was a novel alternative to take this recurring collection theme and apply it to a much less explored dynamic between two collection characters.
After we got down to make Titans of the Tide, we had two robust SpongeBob video games to base our learnings on. Battle for Bikini Bottom-Rehydrated stays a cult basic, beloved by the SpongeBob group. Its gameplay is slightly slower, however the writing and story improvement is great and all three fundamental characters – SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy are playable. With Cosmic Shake, we centered on the constancy of gameplay and needed to focus on this by way of specializing in SpongeBob as the fundamental character with Balloon Patrick by his aspect all through their adventures. In Titans, we additional refined gameplay by re-introducing Patrick as a playable character. You may see the duality theme pop again up once more right here as SpongeBob and Patrick’s method to saving Bikini Backside varies with their skillset.
Whereas SpongeBob is an agile karate king, Patrick’s burly nature helps gamers to choose up and throw heavy objects, burrow, and use a grapple hook to convey objects nearer to him. Switching between the two characters is seamless, which lends itself to epic combos and distinctive puzzling. We deliberately stored the fundamental combating and traversal talents mechanically related (although vastly completely different in animation type) so that oldsters and youngsters alike can play massive swathes of the sport as their favorite character.
Let’s take a second to speak about the antagonists: King Neptune is a fancy aristocrat whose fundamental concern is his fame and debonair way of life, whereas the Flying Dutchman is a rowdy pirate who haunts the Seven Seas. Bringing these larger-than-life characters to our viewers could be difficult. We labored arduous to match the dialogue and character developments all through the sport to these of the collection, in order that viewers and gamers have a seamless expertise all through the SpongeBob universe. As soon as our base for the characters was established, we prototyped the story define and crammed it in with dialogue and story improvement based mostly on the improvement of our key options in order that the result’s a clean expertise that looks like a pure extension to the collection.
In creating the story, we began with the premise that Mr. Krabs was having a 50% off low cost at the Krusty Krab. Pay half value for, properly, half of a Krabby Patty. A legendary advertising transfer, courtesy of Eugene Krabs. The Flying Dutchman has been ready in line for hours when King Neptune storms in and jumps the line. The 2 iconic egos conflict and chaos is unleashed upon Bikini Backside. Half of the inhabitants is become ghosts, together with SpongeBob who’s caught in the crossfire. Fortunately Patrick and SpongeBob determine that they will commerce locations as the “ghost buddy” by holding their BFF rings collectively. Whereas King Neptune and the Flying Dutchman battle it out, you comply with SpongeBob and Patrick of their journey to reconcile these two previous geezers.
We’ll go away the relaxation so that you can discover and we look ahead to seeing what your favourite moments are. SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide is obtainable now for Xbox Collection X|S.
SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide
THQ Nordic GmbH
$39.99
How do you cease the two largest egos of the Seven Seas from combating? A conflict between the Flying Dutchman and King Neptune has unleashed ghostly mayhem throughout Bikini Backside. SpongeBob and Patrick will want all their expertise, bravery and – dare I say – wit, to return life to what passes for regular of their undersea residence. Be part of Bikini Backside’s most infamous duo on their ghostliest journey but!
Change seamlessly between SpongeBob and Patrick
Mix SpongeBob and Patrick’s distinctive platforming expertise
Grasp Patrick’s brand-new expertise like grappling and burrowing
Expertise a brand new ghostly story
Absolutely voiced by the authentic forged of the present
Go to iconic places like Neptune’s Palace and Mount Bikini
Battle epic bosses like the Flying Dutchman, King Neptune and Hibernation Sandy