BattleBlock Theater
BattleBlock Theater
BattleBlock Theater, développé par The Behemoth et édité par Microsoft Studios ainsi que par le studio lui-même, est sorti le 3 avril 2013 sur Xbox 360, PC (Windows), Mac et Linux. Ce titre indépendant mêle aventure, plateforme et réflexion. Le joueur incarne un naufragé du S.S. Friendship, capturé par des chats évolués sur une île mystérieuse et forcé de participer à des spectacles mortels orchestrés par Hatty Hattington, coiffé d'un chapeau aux pouvoirs étranges. L'intrigue, narrée par Will Stamper dans un style marionnettes, dévoile l'histoire du théâtre de Purrham Furbottom et la malédiction du chapeau qui pousse Hatty à la catatonie, jusqu'à une fuite finale chaotique.
Côté gameplay, les contrôles se limitent à courir, sauter et frapper à travers des niveaux constitués de blocs aux propriétés variées, tels que des blocs effondrants, des murs collants, des rochers volcaniques rebondissants et des pièges mortels, le tout agrémenté de dangers comme l'eau et des créatures hostiles. Le jeu propose plus de 450 niveaux jouables seul ou à deux en coopération locale ou en ligne, ainsi que des arènes jusqu'à quatre joueurs avec huit modes distincts. Un mode « Insensé » imposant la mort permanente, un éditeur de niveaux intégrant plus de 20 types de blocs interactifs et un arsenal d'armes-outils interchangeables complètent l'offre, aux côtés de plus de 300 prisonniers à libérer grâce aux gemmes collectées.
Techniquement, le jeu tourne sur le Behemoth Engine et nécessite Steam sur PC. Il est proposé au prix de 14,99 EUR. La durée de vie est estimée à une dizaine d'heures pour l'histoire principale et une quarantaine d'heures pour une complétion totale. L'accueil critique a été favorable, avec un score Metacritic de 85 et un score OpenCritic de 87. GamingTrend a salué le rapport qualité-prix et l'héritage de Castle Crashers, tandis que l'Official Xbox Magazine a souligné la rejouabilité de la campagne et du multijoueur. Du côté des joueurs, les avis divergent : certains louent un univers déjanté, une jouabilité addictive et une direction artistique aimée, d'autres critiquent une musique lassante, un scénario faible, un humour scatologique et une conception de niveaux parfois contre-intuitive.
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Avis des critiques et joueurs
Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« At 1200 MS points it’s a small price to pay for the madness, and certainly lives up to its Castle Crashers pedigree for polish, poise, and preposterous premise. »
« Between the remarkably replayable eight-hour campaign and competitive multiplayer, BattleBlock Theater already offers an exceptional value for your $15. But the cherry on top is a level editor that allows anyone to create, decorate, and upload their own collections of linked levels, complete with secret areas. »
« BattleBlock Theater is filled with absurdity, fart jokes, and curious characters that will easily suck you into a colorful world. Its stages are creative and get more complex as you get used to its mechanics and controls and offer enough challenge and funny dialogue to keep you amused. Play it alone and you’ll laugh; play it with a friend (and push him off a ledge) and you’ll laugh even more. »
« Content wise, this game is bursting at the seams. With cross-game promotion add-ons, tons of heads to unlock (that you can trade with other players), new weapons, replayable online and offline game modes, bonus levels, encore story levels, collectibles to capture, A+ grades to earn for every level, and the level editor with community challenges, you'll be at BattleBlock for quite a while. »
« Between taking in the hysterical story, trying your hand at level creation, or just blowing up some buddies in versus mode, most every gamer will find something to love about BattleBlock Theater. Whether played alone or with friends, The Behemoth’s latest is an absolute blast that’s well worth the price of admission. »
« Generous almost to excess, Battleblock Theater is one of Xbox Live Arcade's masterworks, and a reminder that genuine, bona fide imagination is possible even in the twilight of a console generation. »
« The Behemoth’s best game yet and a hilarious mix of co-op platforming and absurdly entertaining multiplayer madness. »
« There are moments of glorious frustration, as there are in any great platformer, but the sting of such hurdles is always soothed by the sweetness of victory when you overcome them. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« literalmente O MELHOR JOGO DE TODOS, serio, a jogabilidade é viciante, ao ponto que quando vc zera, vc procura platinar o game, eu já platinei duas vezes, e eu gostaria de platinar mais!!! »
« Хватай шляпу! Музыка надоедает очень быстро. Сюжет слабенький. Сортирный юмор, дизайнер карт любит по сложнее и интуитивно непонятное. Игра кривая до невозможности. То есть кривой разработчик смог сделать интересно до 4 локации а дальше всё кривей и хуже. 7-2 скипнул. Играть только из зелёного магазина. »
« Battleblock theater é simplesmente incrível. Na época que eu joguei ele ele tinha acabado de sair pelo xbox live arcade, eu abri o jogo e logo de cara, só pela música do menu e o estilo dos gráficos, eu já sabia que eu iria ficar incontáveis horas jogando ele. Este jogo é cheio de carisma e personalidade, assim como outros jogos da the behemoth games (desenvolvedora do jogo em questão), e uma coisa que torna esse jogo mais marcante é a quantia de conteúdos a serem consumindos dentro das próprias fases, como fases secretas, os diamantes e novelos de lã (moedas de troca do game), os outros "modos de jogo", como o basquete e mapas da comunidade, e até mesmo o modo insano, onde o nível de dificuldade aumenta. E todas esssas coisas citadas anteriormente tornam o jogo um ótimo exemplo de game com "fator replay", ou seja, que você pode jogar dezenas de vezes e continuará gostando. Além dessas coisas, a história de battleblock theater também é muito interessante e a narração do jogo é genial, apesar das piadas de humor um pouco ácido, por assim dizer. Esse jogo pode ter um público um pouco específico, por exemplo, pessoas que costumam jogar jogos AAA de orçamentos milionários e de mente pouco aberta pras piadas do narrador (stamper), talvez não gostem do game. Porém, pessoas que são acostumadas a experimentar todo o tipo de jogo indie, em sua maioria, adorariam este jogo. Emfim, esse jogo me pegou muito, ele é simplesmente perfeito, nota 10/10 100% de certeza. »
« Eu queria os guard cat no jogo meh »
« Joguinho brabo Joguei no pc denovo para poder matar nostalgia e valeu a pena »
« Este juego es un juego de plataformas muy diferente a los demás su historia es envolvente en el contexto del gran misterio del teatrl,el humor que cuenta este juego es XD el gameplay es dificil si pero por alguna razón no te rindes al pasar sus niveles,en conclusión un juego bien hecho pero su dificultad puede cambiar mucho la perspectiva en la que se ve. »
« Genuinely, in my eyes, one of the greatest games ever made. The weapons are a cool 2D concept and the controls are very fluent. Both the normal and insane mode are fair and balanced. There is plenty of items to collect and 100% this game never got boring. The co-op mode is different than the story in terms of level design which adds even more replay ability. The art style is perfect and fits the comedic yet eerie theme of the theater. Is the story cringy at time, yes, but the game was made for 13+ so as a 17 year old, it may not appeal to me. Plus the story isn't the star of the show, its the gameplay that shines the brightest. Multiple game modes and a build your own level designer are cherries on top of the chocolate milkshake you'll find in this game. One of the greatest games ever and criminally underrated. 15/10. »
« Just pure fun with incredible music. By far my favorite soundtrack. So chaotic and funny. Just a perfect game to have fun or play with a friend. And has great custom games. »
