To help make their latest title the best Early Access game it can be
Back in September, I had the chance to check out Mighty Rabbit and Gun Media’s latest title Breach & Clear: Deadline in person. If you’d like to read my thoughts on what I saw while there, this should get you back up to speed.
It really wouldn’t be fair for me to have all the fun, though. Right? Here’s where YOU come in! Devolver Digital, Mighty Rabbit, Gun Media and Gambitious need your help get this game ready to enter Steam Early Access. Wes Keltner from Gun Media explains things better, here:
“We’ve been working on Deadline for roughly eight months. We’re at a point now where we need feedback from players that love games. This isn’t a PR play, it’s a genuine request.”
According to Keltner, the team “got a lot of great feedback on the original B&C. Our fans helped us hone that experience,” he says. “It could have been a better experience if we could have worked alongside the players earlier in the cycle. We knew when we started Deadline, that we wanted to get to pre-alpha quickly, so we could work more hands-on with players.”
With the title now in pre-alpha, “the best way to improve is to invite lifelong gamers in and listen to them. We’re going to Early Access soon,” explains Keltner, “but the worst thing we could do is to go there with indefinite time frames and a product that’s unplayable. That reeks of the cash grabs that were going on leading up to Valve’s announcements on the rules changing for Early Access. That’s not us.
“We’re a small indie team that wants community feedback so that the next few months of development are spent working towards a product that that not only ships, but was crafted by the players. That’s why we need Destructoid’s help!”
Getting involved is fast, easy, and free:
Step 1: Register for the Deadline pre-alpha on the Breach & Clear Forum.
Step 2: Check your email and click the link to activate your account.
Step 3: Once your account is activated, click the Member’s tab and enter “ThePraetorian” in the search field.
Step 4: Pull up the mod’s profile and send him a message telling him that you’re here to help test out the game and he’ll provide you with your Steam key.
What’s the catch? Be opinionated! All the team wants in return for pre-alpha access to the game is that you come back to the forums and take part in the discussions.
I really hope you take this opportunity to get involved. I’ve put in a bit of time with the latest build and it works really well. If you’re a fan of top-down shooters, tactical games, and loot-centric RPGs you’ll probably find something to love in Breach & Clear: Deadline.
Good luck getting set up, and I hope to see you in the forums!
