Wind and earth join the fray
I am a little surprised that we have not yet properly talked aboutRivals of Aetheron Destructoid. Aside from abrief mention among dozens of other games, we have not looked at the 2D pixel artSmash Bros.-like fighting game. Every time a piece of content would hit the tips inbox, I would think, “This looks cool. Surely somebody will write about it.” And then it gets buried in piles of new emails forever. Shame on me.
So we have some catching up to do.Rivals of Aetheris an upcoming fighting game built by Dan Fornace, whose work we have seen in the Game Boy styleSuper Smash Bros.demakeSuper Smash Land. Wanting to work on a game that could actually be marketed and sold, he began creatingRivals, which features similar mechanics to those found inSmash Bros.but included original characters and environments.
Previously, we had only seen two characters: the fire elemental lion Zetterburn and water elemental mammal Orcane (seen in the video below). Today Fornace revealed two more: wind elemental bird Wrastor and earth elemental beetle Kragg. Thecharacter bio pagehas another square for additional fighter(s), with the message “Who’s next?” Considering the connection of each fighter to a particular element, I think we can expect the usual light/holy and dark/evil to show up, but I am half-hoping this goesCaptain Planet-style and the fifth character represents heart.
Rivals of Aetheris expecting to release in 2015 for PC and Xbox One.
