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Cromulent_Word · Apr 3, 2008

From http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/DS/Construction+Combat:+Lock's+Quest/news.asp?c=6332

pocketgamer said:
The title is being developed for DS by 5th Cell, the makers of the quirky Drawn to Life. Described as combining the action/adventure and life simulation genres, it has you creating a virtual world block-by-block in an attempt to defend your homeland from invading enemies.

Your character, young Lock, is part architect and part engineer, and you can use these skills to build new structures around sacred Source Artefacts to protect them. Materials such as stone, metal and wood can all be used with varying success to create and design defence towers in the battlefield. The weapon selection promises to be quirky and diverse, with quicksand traps and glue cannons on offer.

Cromulent_Word · Apr 3, 2008

...bumping up for the interested parties with screens

already looking really, really awesome (more here: http://media.ds.ign.com/media/142/14244131/imgs_1.html)

grandjedi6 · Apr 3, 2008

Interesting, glad to see the Drawn to Life team keep making original games

Haunted · Apr 3, 2008

"Archineers" >_<

Art certainly looks nice, but I'm not particularly interested in the life simulation aspects.

Avrum · Apr 3, 2008

Very nice...in fact the main character reminds me a lot of that boy Raposa from Drawn to Life. (forgot his name)

rabhw · Apr 3, 2008

Looks cool, awesome art.

Davidion · Apr 3, 2008

Wait, so is this somewhat like a more complicated version of Rocket Slime? That'd be kind of awesome. I'd love to see some more indirect combat games.

I still miss my copy of rocket slime (and Mario Kart and Brain Age) that I lost. *weeps*

Brandson · Apr 3, 2008

Looks cool. I'm a sucker for 2D isometric graphics.

Dascu · Apr 3, 2008

Nice sprites and design, and an interesting concept.

Twig · Apr 3, 2008

Davidion said:
Wait, so is this somewhat like a more complicated version of Rocket Slime?

Rocket Slime is awesome but I don't think this is anything like it.

Jackson · Apr 3, 2008

its not really like rocket slime... I gues since you can "make turrets" and such its a bit like rocket slime...

it's more like an arcade style... one man RTS... where you build defenses... then fight... all stylus based... with touch mini games...

IGN had massive praise for it on their hands-on preview

http://ds.ign.com/articles/863/863973p1.html

I'm going tobe showing it off tonight to the press at THQ's Gamer Day

Davidion · Apr 3, 2008

Nice.

The game sounds really interesting.

McBradders · Apr 3, 2008

Day 1.

5th Cell = AWESOME.

Neomoto · Apr 3, 2008

That looks pretty awesome

RiskyChris · Apr 3, 2008

This sounds awesome.

I'm getting a tower defense vibe.

Mark-Bozon · Apr 3, 2008

RiskyChris said:
This sounds awesome.

I'm getting a tower defense vibe.

For sure. It has a huge Tower Defense feel.

Also, the name is now just "Lock's Quest." We made the official change this morning in our hands-on for it.

And yeah, put it on your radar for sure. It's like Drawn to Life, but is now as sexy to play as it is to look at.

McBradders · Apr 3, 2008

Bozon-IGN said:
For sure. It has a huge Tower Defense feel.

Also, the name is now just "Lock's Quest." We made the official change this morning in our hands-on for it.

And yeah, put it on your radar for sure. It's like Drawn to Life, but is now as sexy to play as it is to look at.

Day 1 confirmed confirmed!

jibblypop · Apr 3, 2008

this game looks awesome!

Tiktaalik · Apr 3, 2008

That art looks really nice.

CTLance · Apr 3, 2008

TD? I'm there, day one.

Still praying for a portable VectorTD. Not that there's any indication it might come, but... BELIEVE. If others can dream up an XBoy, I can dream up a portable Rez-styled Tower defense.

Jackson · Apr 9, 2008

THQ's Gamer Day was really cool, everyone I showed Lock's Quest off to was really hyped about the game. I had one guy ask me if we were porting teh game from Japan :lol I was like no dude... 5TH Cell is located in Seattle...

Anyway some new screens below from DSfanboy...

crowphoenix · Apr 10, 2008

Man, that does look good. The DS went through a bit of a dry spell for me, but now everywhere I look there's another game I want.

Amir0x · Apr 10, 2008

Jesus that looks excellent.

After Drawn to Life, I'm pre-ordering this shit the second it is available.

Also

++ For going all 2D again
++ For such a unique gameplay formula
++ For being awesome

-/+(?) All stylus control

Beezy · Apr 10, 2008

A western developer making original games for the DS. I bought Drawn to Life for my nephew and I'll buy this for myself if it turns out to be as good as it looks.

Amir0x · Apr 10, 2008

oh yeah, the title could use some work!

Gig · Apr 10, 2008

Amir0x said:
++ For going all 2D again
++ For such a unique gameplay formula
++ For being awesome

Well to be honest it really sounds like a tower defense game with a few tweaks and modifications, but it's not like there any of those types of games on the DS, so count me in as some what excited.

Jackson · Apr 10, 2008

Gig said:
Well to be honest it really sounds like a tower defense game with a few tweaks and modifications, but it's not like there any of those types of games on the DS, so count me in as some what excited.

It really started out as building block game... and then kinda went well.. what do you build with blocks? Castles... cool.. ok so you built your castle... now what? How about defend it from an invading army!

It's a lot deeper than any Tower D game you've ever played, mostly because it never set out to be a Tower D remake, so the we didn't draw inspiration from those types of games, we didn't say "well how did they do it?" We drew inspiration from far deeper sources

Amir0x said:
oh yeah, the title could use some work!

This. (we didnt choose this title lol)

nestea · Apr 10, 2008

Honestly, this is the type of game I've been wanting for my DS all this time. Pre ordered as soon as I saw the first screens.

HK-47 · Apr 10, 2008

Sure has been good lately for the DS

Knights in the Nightmare, Valkyrie Profile: The Accused Ones, Trauma Center UTK 2, Perfect Prosecutor, Band Brothers DX, Guitar Hero: On Tour, Puzzle Quest: Galactrix and now this

the year 20XX · Apr 10, 2008

I basically gasped when I saw this screen the first time.

splattergnome · Apr 10, 2008

Having never played TD, I am more reminded of The Horde and Interplay's Castle series of games. Lock's Quest looks great, and I am glad to see an original action-strategy game on the system.

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