The TeamODD ODDRooM is an email first-person shooter, fast-paced, fast-thinking, and above all, keeps players guessing. Its concept helps achieve each of these goals: ODDRooM features players fighting through a series of lucid dreams covering almost any world or creature a dream creator can imagine. For a small but rich studio like TeamODD, using fantasy as the basis for a first-person shooter is an idea worth pursuing.
In an interview with Game Rant, developer TeamODD talked about the team's initial thoughts on choosing fantasy as a creative system and the benefits it brings to the table. In particular, these unconnected dreams have given the creators a unique freedom to explore different ideas, resulting in unique indie games that provide dozens of areas that cannot be found in the same title.
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Anything can happen in ODDRooM's Lucid Dream Levels
As a small studio of four developers, TeamODD faces the same challenges that many of the best indie games have faced in recent times. The limited manpower and resources required unique ideas and innovations because the team couldn't rely on big-budget cinematic sequences, vast open worlds, and A-list voice actors to draw crowds. TeamODD says the dream collaboration creates a creative atmosphere in the studio that drives unique ideas.
We believed that the unlimited concept of “dreams” would allow our designers to come up with more ideas, and since there was no real concept to guide them, they could communicate freely and design… For example, crashed planes, medieval buildings, floor-to-ceiling battles, and other game environments are not often found in realistic or sci-fi FPS games. You've probably dreamed of falling from a great place, going back in time, and going to a place you know but don't know where. ODDRooM is a fantasy world.
Even the best first-person shooters are limited by their themes, with realistic tactical shooters sticking to real weapons or sci-fi shooters like share requires internal consistency to remain believable. Because the dream is really incredible, the only rule ODDRooM must be followed, there are no rules. Everything can appear in a dream, and TeamODD's options are limited by the imagination of the developer.
ODDooM's enemy types are unlimited
This leads to a variety of impressive queues behind each door ODDRooMthe area of the building. One fantasy might see characters in a fantasy cartoon fighting monsters, while another sees them in a realistic dungeon chased by giant rabbits. Additionally, many of these sequences are inspired by classic dream situations such as being stuck in a crashing plane. TeamODD notes that these environments can differ in terms of subject matter, size, and even how they are displayed at eye level. One fantasy may be set in a small dungeon, while another has players exploring the world of a futuristic cyberpunk city.
Each room has a different atmosphere and setting, such as a fairy tale world, a futuristic city, or a nightmare. You will experience different battles in each stage. At first, only one door opens, but clearing a room will open another door and gradually you will be able to face more stages. As the number of rooms increases, the level of difficulty increases, but on the other hand, the number of CatCoins you can get also increases, allowing you to grow faster.
It extends to ODDRooMthe variety of enemies. ODDRooMThe game trailer showed creatures similar to each of the Living Jars Elden Ringwhile other enemies range from weird and cute to downright terrifying. Even the most fun games can grow predictable due to consistent themes, but ODDRooM is looking for a game that does not lose its magical element.
ODDRooM currently in development for PC.
