Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl Q&A With Ludocity CEO Joel Nyström

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is shaping up to beryllium an intriguing crippled for aged and caller fans of the slime-ridden tv network. This multiplayer level warring crippled bringing unneurotic each kinds of characters from the Nickelodeon universe. Michelangelo from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Invader Zim, Cat Dog, Lucy Loud, Nigel Thornberry, and the eclectic database goes connected and on. Earlier today, we debuted a archetypal look astatine Patrick Star's grapple-heavy moveset, and this week we had the accidental to prime the encephalon of Joel Nyström, CEO of developer Ludosity.

How did the squad determine which characters would beryllium a bully acceptable for the roster with decades-worth of Nickelodeon shows to take from?

It was a associated effort betwixt Ludosity and GameMill, wherever we each pushed for our ain favorites and wants until we got to a lineup we could each get behind. From our side, we wanted amusive characters from the shows we liked, which is wherefore we person immoderate much improbable picks similar Nigel Thornberry. 

Because it’s called “Nickelodeon” and not “Nicktoons,” tin we expect immoderate live-action Nickelodeon characters to amusement up? Will players spot immoderate All That characters oregon thing from Are You Afraid of the Dark?

There are nary live-action characters successful our basal lineup, and we are presently not looking astatine immoderate for aboriginal characters either. You ne'er know, but for now, we are focusing connected cartoon characters. It fits successful with the remainder of the roster better, and we consciousness similar we tin spell a small wilder successful the moveset with them.

What goes into the determination of reviving characters similar Powdered Toast Man?

He’s fun. Videogames are fun. It’s a large match. And helium seems to person truly registered with the fans based upon their reaction!

We’ve seen gameplay footage of a signifier from the Avatar series. Who mightiness we expect from the archetypal bid oregon The Legend of Korra to beryllium portion of the roster?

Hopefully, your favorite! All successful owed time.

What went into the determination to spell with rollback nett codification for online play? Is online important to the team?

Online and competitory play is highly important to us. We person rollback, and we besides person a large lobby system, some for casual and ranked play. 

Which features oregon modes tin players expect for multiplayer oregon online modes?

You tin play successful lobbies oregon Quick Match online. All modes are there, including Sports Ball, our ain amusive mode we’re bringing implicit from Slap City. It’s sports, with balls!

Fighting crippled fans look to person taken announcement of Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl. Does the squad spot it arsenic a competitory game?

Absolutely we do. 

Was competitory play thing that factored into your plans for the game?

Yes, successful fact, it was adjacent heavy suggested from Nickelodeon earlier we adjacent had a steadfast for the game. It’s been determination since time one.

How galore characters are you readying for the archetypal merchandise of All-Star Brawl, and what are your plans for DLC characters and stages down the line?  When mightiness those amusement up post-launch?

At launch, determination volition beryllium 20 characters, with 2 much pursuing soon after. Additional DLC characters volition beryllium revealed aft that. Stay tuned!

Many of the characters announced truthful acold person iconic voices attached to them. Are the characters included voiced by the archetypal actors? If so, who’s connected board?

Our absorption was connected creating the champion imaginable gameplay acquisition for halfway brawling fans and Nickelodeon fans astir the globe. It is not arsenic straightforward to bash arsenic 1 mightiness think, and arsenic we proceed to physique the Nick All-Star Brawl franchise, we volition beryllium reviewing each options, which whitethorn see adding VO down the road.

There’s an evident examination to beryllium made to games similar Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. How does Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl differentiate itself from different level fighters?

It differs successful galore tiny ways. Please spot our extended gameplay walkthrough (Editor's note: ticker the video below) we released a small portion back. We’re aiming to marque the controls a small easier to get into for caller players – for example, turning is overmuch easier successful our crippled – portion having the afloat extent of play the competitory country wants. 

Will determination beryllium immoderate amusive references Nick fans whitethorn not expect? Can you springiness immoderate hints arsenic to however heavy successful the catalog you went for this game?

Every determination is referenced from the shows, literally, everything successful the crippled tin beryllium traced backmost to thing from the Nickelodeon universe. We privation the players to observe these for themselves!  It’s been awesome seeing fans find the connections from what they’ve seen truthful far, and we’re excited for them to get their hands connected the crippled and uncover more.

Ren and Stimpy were conscionable officially revealed. But are they abstracted characters, oregon do they enactment unneurotic successful tandem?

Ren and Stimpy are so successful the game, and they signifier a azygous duo character! We wanted a duo quality due to the fact that of the amusive enactment betwixt them - positive arsenic a bonus, it leaves country for 1 much quality successful the basal lineup =)

Did your squad person immoderate issues with Nickelodeon allowing definite characters for the game? 

Not astatine all. There were a tiny fig of characters that had planetary licensing issues, but isolated from those, Nickelodeon has been up for each our suggestions. They person been precise supportive and enthusiastic successful our collaboration with them. 

Does the squad person an interior meta for quality selection?

No, we each person antithetic play styles, truthful we each gravitate towards antithetic characters. I personally get my butt kicked nary substance who I play arsenic oregon against, though! 

We can’t hold to spot wherever the meta goes and volition beryllium monitoring the equilibrium closely. 

Will euphony from these beloved TV shows beryllium utilized successful the game?

The euphony is each caller but, conscionable similar everything else, heavy referencing the root material. 

Do you person a confirmed merchandise day you tin share?

October 5th, baby!

And determination you person it! All of the answers to my burning questions for the Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl team. As Joel Nyström confirmed successful that past query, the level combatant volition beryllium releasing connected October 5 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC.

Which Nick quality are you excited to play as? Are determination immoderate you anticipation to spot participate the fray erstwhile the crippled launches? Let america cognize successful the comments!