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Where do bad guys get all the weapons and items they drop when they die? They get them cheap at The Arti Factory, and here Berries Studio's Eszter Hallasz tells us how we can help villains restart production cooperatively.
"Hi Gamereactor friends, this is DevGAMM in Lisbon Day 1 and I'm here joined by Eszter and I'm learning a little bit more about The Arti Factory, which is, I mean, the characters are so cute Oh, thank you so much So is it sort of a management slash cooking sort of game?
Yes, something like that What type of fantasy are we playing here?
So we are on the opposite side of the heroes, we are the villains, who are trying to restart the factories that are making the loot that you get in the end of the boss fights but because the factories stopped working for some reason the heroes stopped coming and the monsters got bored so the Goblin King sent his men to restart the factories Why didn't you call it the loot factory?
Because we are making artifacts, so we are making every kind of thing in the workbenches so we are making potions and swords and everything And if I'm correct, there is two sides to the gameplay loop in this game So what does the gameplay loop look like?
What are we going to do and in which order and how we sort of go about it?
So we are collecting ingredients like apple and crystals and things like that and we are putting it in workbenches like cauldrons and then if we find the right recipe, we start the cooking and if we get the item right, we put it in loot boxes and we close the loot boxes and we send it to the dungeons Loot boxes that we don't have to pay for, right?
No, we are just getting it, we are stealing it, we are the villains Okay, and in the cooking part of the game you got inspired, I guess, by Overcooked?
Yes, we got inspiration from them Is this multiplayer as well?
Yes, it's multiplayer, you can play it in single player too but it's more fun with more players, so you can play it up to four players And you told me before this that you guys are releasing in March already Yes, we are So what's the feedback you gathered, because of course it's around the corner So what's the feedback you gathered from players in other events and demos, etc?
Yes, so the feedbacks were good, we were in like five events so far The kids really love it because the characters are cute and the gameplay is easy to understand and if you played Overcooked or things like that you can understand the gameplay very easily We got some ideas for characters We got half of the characters ideas from players that played it already So that's the reason why one of the characters looks like a Playmobil doll?
It can be one of the reasons, yes Alright, alright And what can you tell me about the further lore into the game or the story?
Is there an end to it?
What can you expect in terms of the scale and the length of the game?
And how is it going to progress story-wise?
So we are planning about 32 levels We are at 23 now, yes So 23 is about done And in the end we are probably going to restart all the factories and the heroes are going to come and the monsters are going to be happy and the Goblin King doesn't have to manage them because they are bored So everyone is going to be happy in the end What is the craziest thing you've done in terms of loot and monsters and situations here?
Something funny that you can tell me So there's a chicken character If you put down the chicken it will run away That's in the cauldron Yes, so the chicken will move on the field So if you put it down you have to catch it Because it will run away from you So this is the most fun, everyone loves the chicken Alright, and as you are around the corner Be my guest Do you have a publisher? Are you auto-publishing yourselves?
And on which platforms are you releasing?
Yes, we don't have a publisher yet We are looking for one if possible We are planning on releasing it on Switch and Steam also Yes, so Steam and Switch Okay, and you can wishlist on Steam right now, Artifactory Yes, you can wishlist it and also you can play the demo, it's already out Fantastic, thank you so much for your time Esther, enjoy the show Thank you very much Thank you"
