Since we’re talking about Kaiju, we felt like strong, visually contrasting and impactful elements would be great to portray their sense of size and weight, and convey the intended narrative elements well. At first we decided what the mood, theme and atmosphere we wanted for the game as a whole, and once that was locked, we started experimenting with how we could convey that best. Takashi: The art style didn’t exactly come from just one specific place. How did the team come upon deciding on the game’s dynamic art style? We use a lot of programs in addition to that such as fmod for audio, as well as Krita and Spine for art and animation. It’s allowed us to do a lot and bring the game to as many platforms as possible (Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX). Then we got WayForward on board and have been truckin’ along ever since! What programs have you been developing the game on? How has progression been with making Dawn of the Monsters?Īlex: The game engine we use is Unity, and we’ve been using it for years now. We started initial development in late 2018 and in 2019 we kicked into high gear and showed it off at G-Fest.
Read our full interview with 13am Games below: How did you come to start this project?Īlex: Well, most kaiju games tend to be either fighting or strategy games and I always thought to myself “Why has no one made a kaiju beat em up? I mean, that’s the perfect combination, right?” I always wanted a kaiju game that I could play co-operatively with a friend!
Pre-orders for a physical version of the game can be reserved from now until Apfor Nintendo Switch, PS4, and PS5.ġ3am Games is the team behind the upcoming game Dawn of the Monsters, a new tokusatsu & kaiju-fighting inspired brawler.
It is available for digital download on the Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Stadia. Update: As of Dawn of the Monsters has officially launched. Couch co-op is bigger and badder than ever before.Team TokuNet sits down with 13am Games, the developers behind the tokusatsu inspired brawler Dawn of the Monsters, to learn more about development and inspirations for the game. Liberate four major metropolitan areas, from Toronto to Tokyo, in this epic action game.įeaturing beautiful 2.5D graphics inspired by the works of Mike Mignola, bone-crunching combat with the depth of a fighter, RPG upgrades, and fully destructible environments. Take control of four awe-inspiring playable behemoths in order to take on the evil Nephilim-a horde of creatures that are hellbent on destroying the planet. Dawn of the Monsters is a co-operative kaiju beat ‘em up out for Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X, and Stadia.