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Paradox developing Leviathan Warships, an arcade combat game for PC
Posted: 31.01.2013 10:45 by Jamie Davey Comments: 18
Paradox Interactive has revealed that it's working on a new title called Leviathan Warships, which is in development for PC, Mac, iOS and Android tables.

Leviathan Warships is described as a top down arcade ship combat game that will feature cross compatibility across all platforms. Mutliplayer is said to be the main focus.

Expect to find out more soon as we gather more information from the Paradox Interactive Convention in Iceland, Reykjavik.

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By SirRoderick (SI Elite) on Jan 31, 2013
SirRoderick
IF it's a tactical format, this could work...but with the whole touchscreen thing in there if it's just a sort of shoot em up style game it'll be pretty dreadful for a PC release. (which will probably cost more than the iOS version)
By danfreeman (SI Core) on Jan 31, 2013
danfreeman
Touchscreen never was,is or will be as good as kb & mouse,and no doubt it`ll cost more than that version even though there is absolutely no difference between the two.
By nocutius (SI Elite) on Jan 31, 2013
nocutius
I'm skeptic of this kind of multi-platform games as well. I understand when a game is designed for both consoles and the PC cause they're both dedicated gaming platforms but tablets still seem a bit off to me when it comes to gaming. But I'm obviously a core gamer, casual doesn't really do it for me. And neither do I have a tablet so I'm also obviously biased here.

It's kinda nice to see them branching out though, we need guys like Paradox to be as independent as possible.
By SirRoderick (SI Elite) on Jan 31, 2013
SirRoderick
Paradox is sort of a weird mid-level publisher/developer. Seems like a happy medium I think, overall I quite like them.
By danfreeman (SI Core) on Jan 31, 2013
danfreeman
Oh there are hardcore games on android and iOS phones and tablets noc and they`re pretty damn good i might add,the problem is the touchscreen controls,they truly are the worst controls,by putting my finger on the screen i obscure part of it,some have managed to fix that by having part of the screen for the controls and the rest for the cinematics but it still doesn`t change the fact that while touchscreen may be nice it`s still probably the worst way to interact with your game.
By SirRoderick (SI Elite) on Jan 31, 2013
SirRoderick
2nd worst, you forgot about Kinect :P
By danfreeman (SI Core) on Jan 31, 2013
danfreeman
Yeah i was thinking about that when i said "probably" :P
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Jan 31, 2013
herodotus
I'd be interested. After the failure of the PC-only "Naval War Arctic Circle" I need a good, if arcade, naval wargame. "Anomaly Warzone Earth" was all of the above things, yet it translated more than well to the PC.
Then there's the "iBomber" series that is simple, portable-friendly yet absolutely addicting on PC. A lot of these touch-screen games translate very well on PC when you start using M+KB for precision gaming.
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Jan 31, 2013
herodotus
This might interest you as well Roderick:
http://www.paradoxplaza.com/games/crusader-kings-ii-the-old-gods
By SirRoderick (SI Elite) on Jan 31, 2013
SirRoderick
Already aware of that actually, thanks for thinking of me :)

It was about damn time I could play some Pagans
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Jan 31, 2013
herodotus
Yes, this is one expansion/DLC I do look forward to.
By SirRoderick (SI Elite) on Jan 31, 2013
SirRoderick
Zoroastrianism will be a nice play too, I'll have to read up on the religion first :)
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Jan 31, 2013
herodotus
Weirdo...
By nocutius (SI Elite) on Jan 31, 2013
nocutius
Takes one to know one :)
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Jan 31, 2013
herodotus
You'd know Geisha weirdo....
By SirRoderick (SI Elite) on Jan 31, 2013
SirRoderick
Weirdo?....I mean sure that's true but that seems like an odd reason ^_^
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Jan 31, 2013
herodotus
Hey, it was 2am. Call me weary.
By the_fourth_horseman (SI Veteran Member) on Feb 02, 2013
the_fourth_horseman
thx for that old gods link. really looking forward to it.