Greedland: A Developer’s Tribute to Classic Arcade Chaos

Alright, here goes nothing. You’re gonna get an unvarnished, twisty rendition of the original. Let’s dive in, shall we?

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Hey, so here’s the deal – Greedland has finally rocked up on Xbox Series X|S, and it’s kind of a big deal for me. You know that feeling where you’ve been slogging away at something for four whole years (yep, I actually counted the days – 1,460 to be exact)? That’s been my world while making this game. I’m VaMP He, by the way. Crafted this beast for all you chaos-lovers out there itching to unleash some full-screen mayhem. Oh, did I mention there’s 20% off right now? Yep, snag it while it’s hot.

So, I should’ve been talking strategy here but, what the hay, sometimes my mind wanders – like that one time I noticed the coffee machine was making this weird hiccupping sound? I digress. Anyway, let’s get back – wait, nope, I was going somewhere with this.

Alright, strategies. Want to really trash those alien hordes? Think combos, people. Pair “Plasma Disc” with “Frost Mutation” and watch those mutants crumble into icy splinters. And, pro-tip? Moving beats shooting in the early stages. Seriously, get those movement skills up and dodge like your life’s on the line (because, well, it kinda is).

And hey, don’t be a lone wolf. Co-op isn’t just about doubling the fun – it’s tactical genius. One person distracts, the other strikes – boom, teamwork. Enough about tactics though, I’m supposed to talk about the roots of all this, right?

Picture this: 90s kid sneaks into internet cafés, pockets full of coins, just to get a hit of the games we couldn’t resist. CS, Red Alert, and my personal unsung hero back then, Alien Shooter. Played the heck out of it, never got old. Turns out, years later, I find out what I loved was actually called Crimsonland. Bizarre, huh?

Fast forward a decade of making meh mobile games, and I had this Aha! moment. Had to bring that gritty, guns-blazing nostalgia back to life. Two years ago, after being inspired by – oh shoot, was it Black Myth: Wukong? Shoutout to my memory! Anyway, stuck with it, faced heaps of setbacks.

Get this: launched a demo, caught the attention of big streamers, and voilà, 50,000 wishlists! Thought I hit the jackpot with investors, but life had other plans. Funding vanished faster than you can say “bad luck,” and I was back to square one. Good thing my wife believed in this messy journey, while I switched gears between code and parenting like a caffeinated octopus, assembling it solo – a bit like a lean, mean, Vampire Survivors-inspired machine.

And oh boy, here we are now – Greedland finally lands on Xbox! Not just a game, nah, it’s arcade magic reborn, waiting to engulf your screen.

So, all this bluster and ramble boils down to this: Greedland’s here, and it’s out to gulp down Xbox consoles like they’re its last meal.

Catch ya on the other side of that alien swarm.