GS: As the stars of Young Souls, Jenn and Tristan are packed with mischievousness and were an absolute delight to see quip back and forth in the demo we played.

In total there are more than 40 bosses and mid-bosses waiting for you! To give you a few examples, you will come across classics like giant trolls, legendary goblin knights in magnificent armor, summoner shamansвЂ¦but also more unexpected foes, like a cyborg who does martial arts, a wizard who can kill you in one blow, a shapeshifter, and even a goblin granny in an exoskeleton.

We have put in a lot of effort to vary the fights and always surprise the players. In Young Souls you will find a lot of them, many more than in a classic beatвЂ™ em up formula. Though the demo gave us a small taste, what kind of fearsome foes can our readers look forward to facing?ДЇait: Yes! We spent a lot of time working on our bosses and we are very proud of them. GS: Creative boss fights are typically a highlight of the genre. The style of the dungeon-crawler adapted well to all our desires, so we went in this direction. We wanted a system where the look as well as the charactersвЂ™ gameplay would evolve over the course of the adventure, where both are being influenced by the tastes of the players and the adversity offered by the game.

We were also drawn to the idea of вЂ‹вЂ‹both visual and functional customization. The most recent one back then was DragonвЂ™s Crown, and its approach to the genre inspired us a lot, especially in its structure (the principle of mixing light hack and slash with beatвЂ™ em up mechanics). We started the development in 2016, but we began to think about it even earlier than that.ДЄt that time, unlike today, the beatвЂ™ em up genre did not have many representatives. GS: First of all, congratulations on starting to close in on the release of Young Souls after all these years! To start, what inspired you to create a beat вЂ™em up? And what sparked the (refreshing) decision to make it dungeon-based?ДЇait: Thank you very much! Indeed, Young Souls took a long time to complete because we made the choice to mix genres, and that takes a long time to master. Goomba Stomp had the chance to catch up with Co-Creator of Young Souls and developer 1P2P itself, JГ©rГґme Fait, to discuss how the studio decided on a dungeon-based framework, what the inspirations were behind the styles of the twin protagonists, how the game was initially designed around co-op, and more. And while the focus is set squarely on beating waves of enemies to a pulp, thereвЂ™s also a surprisingly wholesome story underpinning all the combat taking place on screen. Melding traditional action with RPG and dungeon-crawling elements, the systems in Young Souls are significantly more expansive than your typical brawler. Of all the highly-anticipated beat вЂ™em ups planned for release, however, Young Souls may be the most unique. The last several years have been quite kind to fans of the beat вЂ™em up genre, and next couple yearsвЂ“with announcements of River City Girls 2 and TMNT: ShredderвЂ™s RevengeвЂ“look to be just as strong. Talking Young Souls with the Studio Co-Founder

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