Armikrog gamescom 2015 Preview

When it comes to bringing something new to the table, the team behind Armikrog certainly have that in mind with this innovative Point & Click adventure game.

In Armikrog, you play as a spaceman and his pet, a blind Alien-Dog. Upon crash-landing on an unknown planet and being boxed into a tower by a vicious creature, your goal is to find a way out of a tower. But as you progress through the game, it becomes clear that a lot more is at stake.

What's so unique about the game isn't the story or gameplay itself, it's the art-style and the way the game is captured; everything in the game, from the environments to backgrounds and even the characters and their movements, is captured in Clay Stop-Animation. It's not clunky by any means, and can be easily passed off for being CGI.

The other, very impressive note is that the entire game is made by two people. The stop-animation is filmed in a garage and rendered in an office that is smaller than the stand in which the game was presented inside. The fact that such a complex process is done in such a small place by only two people is quite astounding, especially seeing the quality of the game at the moment.

The game revolves entirely around puzzles, that must be solved using both characters in order to progress. The game doesn't hand-hold, but it does give occasional hints should the player become completely stumped.

The humour is very 'childish', described as toilet humour by the presenter. This simple humour makes the game appropriate and appeals to both younger and older players.

Armikrog is scheduled for release on the 8th of September, and it looks just about ready to be a good way to spend your week; you won't be able to finish this game in a day.