At a Glance: Slick Entertainment

Slick Entertainment is a small, independent game studio out of Vancouver, Canada that was founded in 2007. The studio has previously released games on both Xbox LIVE Arcade, iOS, and Android. They are currently working on their latest title, Viking Squad.

http://www.slickentertainme...

Viking Squad is a lane-based brawler where you and your friends fight your way out from under the maniacal rule of the village Jarl. Along the way you will encounter strange new foes, gather powerful weapons and liberate strange new gods in an ever-expanding pantheon of plunder!

http://vikingsquad.slickent...

Play on: coming to PS4, PC, and Mac

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Mini Q&A
Answers provided by Caley Charchuk, Designer

Why do you make games?

Game development has been a lifelong passion for each of us here at Slick. We grew up alongside the video game renaissance, which evolved into experimenting with technology and art, ultimately leading us to where we are now. The obstacles you face every day are like nothing else out there. It is a wildly addicting and tumultuous mix between Art, Technology and Design that just doesn’t exist in other mediums.

Why should people play titles from Slick Entertainment?

We are a passionate group of developers who aim to make fun games with a whole lot of personality.

What element of game design do you hold above all others?

This is a tricky one, it is tough to single out one element since design is dependent on so many coming together. But if I were to choose one at the moment it would be accessibility. One goal we aim for is the easability to pick up and play our games and feel entertained from the experience. Even just walking by and glancing at a game in progress we strive for players to feel some amount of engagement. Whether that’s through goofy stories being told on screen, special effects or actually holding the controller and trying to overcome the obstacles set before you. We want all players to have something to take away from their time with the game.

Today's stories:
- At a Galnce: Slick Entertainment: http://n4g.com/user/blogpos...
- An Interview with Caley and Jesse: http://n4g.com/user/blogpos...
- Viking Squad Preview: http://n4g.com/user/blogpos...
- Win an Amazon Gift Card: http://n4g.com/user/blogpos...
- Win an Xbox One Bundle or 1TB Playstation 4: http://n4g.com/user/blogpos...

Day 21 | Slick Entertainment

[FITgamer]

Looks like a fun co-op game.

[diesoft]

Viking style castle crashers. nice.

[firedude3663]

Totally reminds me of Castle Crashers in a good way.

[shadow18spirit]

Looks fun

[GiroSoul]

Digging the animation and art style. Really viking-y

[nunley33]

Looks fun, I'm glad to see them finally making PlayStation games.

[freshslicepizza]

a nice pick up and play game, looks pretty fun

[Gazondaily]

Wow, this looks mad. Like Castle Crashers....on crack...with vikings

[shadowvisa]

nice

[Emilio_Estevez]

This looks like a really fun brawler, will be fun to get some people together for some action.

[elarcadia]

Vikings are my thing right now. I need this game! Also, "ever-expanding pantheon of plunder" is now one of my favorite new quotes.

[Tanka]

Cool, I really like Co-op games, also like the Vikings theme.

[jujugotoday]

The cartoony graphics seem to flow rather well with this arcade style game. I feel the concept, while not novel, is rather finely made. They don't seem to have any flaws in their idea.

[Fullmetalevolust]

Moar! Moar riches...man I love me a beat them ups and it doesn't require much of a story, so i'm okay with cliches.
Anything that gets me to slay and kick some pixelated butts.
I see everybody else making castle crashers comparisons and that's not a bad thing. It was a great game.

[ldurham]

I watched the trailer and noticed it said PC/MAC and PS4. Will it have cross platform play?

[xHeavYx]

Haven't played a co-op game in a long time. This one looks like fun.

[Jeebus]

I'm down

[Haxamin]

Looks cool

[gobluesamg]

Good to see it's coming to PS4. I love the art style.

[Heyxyz]

This looks like and early 2000s cartoon, and I love that. The early 2000s was a time before all cartoons went to garbage.

[MrxDeath]

hope it comes out as nice as it looks

[Caffo01]

so this game is accessible... i really hope it isn't too easy though..it would be a disappointment.

[CGRcomplete]

Another game I have never heard of! These articles are really useful.

[Maze]

Another game that looks like it will be included in ps plus game of the month.

[ajax17]

this isn't free to play, is it?

[coolbeans]

I don't think so. I'm given the impression it'll be a $15-$20 DL title.

[ajax17]

I hope you're right.

[Virtua_Awesome]

Looks really fun! I love brawlers, they are just so much fun with friends. Interesting that they hold accessibility above all other elements, that seems like a element for a brawler to have.

[oasdada]

I honestly thought this was a castle crashers spin off or something

[Xavior_Reigns]

Music, visuals, and that brief gameplay look solid! I gotta agree, its nice to focus on one element in game design, but overall every element needs to be done properly and balanced. Oh and Canada again...

[coolbeans]

Nice overview of what the game's about.

"But if I were to choose one at the moment it would be accessibility."

Didn't expect that response, considered how often it's been abused by bigger publishers in the past. I dig their explanation and all, but it's still a surprising choice to see.

[Emperor_Blaze]

I think it is a good decision to focus on accessibility. I've seen many games that could have been good ruined because they tried too hard to cater to one specific group of people and made it too hard for others not in that group to pick it up and play it.

[MasterofMagnetism]

Looks great. Gonna have some fun playing this with friends.

[WildArmed]

Sweet, will check this out on the ps4

[fightinglove]

Coop games are always welcome! Also, vikings are a huge plus! :) Accessibility is a better word than streamlining, take that big business!

[rambi80]

I like the Saturday morning cartoon vibe it has

[Stringerbell]

This looks like fun.

[DLConspiracy]

Seems pretty cool. The Viking theme is getting popular it seems

[TitanUp]

love the artstyle really makes me glad we are seeing less platformers.

[mushroomwig]

PS4 and PC? Interesting, looking forward to this.

[pokemega32]

Sooooooo Castle Crashers with vikings?