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Play Overview
Pit People (2018) is a tactical strategy game where you herd a menagerie of medieval soldiers to take on all manner of strange foes. Play is about moving your characters tactically so they can maximise their attacks while staying out of range of counters.
The story is that an angry space bear kidnaps your son and you need to fight to get him back. Although it's turn-based, the amount of action on the screen, the madcap music, and the sheer bizarre nature of both the enemy and your units make it feel fast-paced. This is mixed up with different types of missions (some stealth quests don't involve combat at all for example) and multiple ways of succeeding.
As you progress you discover that this can't be boiled down to repeatable strategic decisions like other tactics games. There is the same rock-paper-scissors aspect where certain types of units have an advantage or disadvantage over others however, things are more chaotic here as you don't have total control of your units. You can tell them roughly where to go and who to attack but it's up to them how they execute. You find yourself balancing just how much rope you give them to have the best chance of winning - or for them to strangle themselves with bad decisions.
The result is a game about managing the chaos of battle rather than strict control and execution of premeditated plans. It's a weird game both in how it looks and how it plays, and this works well as a breath of fresh air in the sometimes tired tactical strategy war games.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Pit People 16 months ago. It was re-examined by Thom Robertson and updated 8 days ago.
The story is that an angry space bear kidnaps your son and you need to fight to get him back. Although it's turn-based, the amount of action on the screen, the madcap music, and the sheer bizarre nature of both the enemy and your units make it feel fast-paced. This is mixed up with different types of missions (some stealth quests don't involve combat at all for example) and multiple ways of succeeding.
As you progress you discover that this can't be boiled down to repeatable strategic decisions like other tactics games. There is the same rock-paper-scissors aspect where certain types of units have an advantage or disadvantage over others however, things are more chaotic here as you don't have total control of your units. You can tell them roughly where to go and who to attack but it's up to them how they execute. You find yourself balancing just how much rope you give them to have the best chance of winning - or for them to strangle themselves with bad decisions.
The result is a game about managing the chaos of battle rather than strict control and execution of premeditated plans. It's a weird game both in how it looks and how it plays, and this works well as a breath of fresh air in the sometimes tired tactical strategy war games.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Pit People 16 months ago. It was re-examined by Thom Robertson and updated 8 days ago.
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Play Style
This is a Battle and Strategy game with Adventure, Collecting, Fighting and Traversal elements. You can play with 1 to 2 players in the same room or as a 4-player online game. As well as the single-player story, there's an online or local 2-player co-op story. There are also 4-player competitive online and local battles.
You can play this game in the following styles:
Benefits
Age Ratings
Content Rating
Users Interact: The game enables players to interact and communicate with each other, so may expose players to language usually associated with older rated games.
Skill Level
8+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. Still, it's important for parents and guardians to consider the maturity required to process the game content. The silly nature of the game makes it approachable for younger players. Also, because your units have some intelligence of their own you don't need to micro-manage them quite as much. It's still a good challenge as things progress.
Account Rating
- You need be 18-years-old to to subscribe to Xbox Live Gold for online play, but can then configure family accounts for younger players to play online with Xbox One.
Costs
Pit People usually costs £15.49 to £15.99.
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Pit People
There are the following additional costs associated with this game:
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You need a subscription to play online:
- You need to purchase a Xbox Live Gold subscription to play online with Xbox One.
It's important to set up your accounts and devices appropriately. More information is on our Financial Resources page.
Game Details
Release Date: 02/03/2018
Out Now: PC and Xbox One
Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds
Players: 1-2 (4 online)
Genres: Battle, Strategy (Adventure, Collecting, Fighting and Traversal)
Accessibility: 0 features documented (Tweet Developer )
Components: 2D Overhead, Cartoon and Grid
Developer: The Behemoth (@TheBehemoth)
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