Anyone who has played Guacamelee on either PS3 or Vita (or both!) knows just how awesome it is. We gave it a 9.0 when we reviewed it back in April, and were immediately excited to see how developer DrinkBox Studios might expand upon its best game yet.
Today, we’re pleased to show off Guacamelee’s first wave of DLC, aptly named the Costume Pack. Due out on Tuesday, June 4th in North America and Wednesday, June 5th in Europe, the Costume Pack totes three distinct costumes that alter the skills of both Juan and Tostada, giving Guacamelee further replay value and a bit of extra challenge, too.
And yes, the DLC comes packing some fresh Trophies, to boot.
You can see a video of the costumes in action below, or click here for some fresh screenshots.
In a conversation with DrinkBox Studios’ Co-Founder Graham Smith, we were able to learn more about these costumes and how they will alter the Guacamelee experience.
“A lot of people are asking for more content,” Smith admitted near the outset of the conversation. He noted that the studio “always wanted the player to be able to swap costumes as part of the full game, and we just didn’t have time to do it. Specifically, we wanted people to be able to play as Tostada when they’re playing on the Vita, and right now there’s no way for that to happen.”
So when Guacamelee is patched this Tuesday to accommodate the DLC, players will be able to switch characters on the fly by visiting the game’s checkpoints. No longer are Vita players in particular tied to only Juan, and no longer do single-player gamers on PS3 have to execute a cumbersome controller connect/disconnect scheme to access the alternate character. Switching between Juan and Tostada is a freebie designed to please the game’s biggest fans.
Chickens!
But what about the other three costumes? All three will be bundled together and sold as one, and will cost $1.99, €1.59 or £1.25. They will also be available via the game’s checkpoints once purchased from the PlayStation Store.
“Each [costume] has a risk/reward thing built into it,” Smith explained. So for instance, the Pollo Luchador costume, which allows both Juan and Tostada to dress as a chicken, regenerates health slowly over time, but as a result, stamina regenerates less quickly. On the other hand, the Identity Swap costumes – which let Juan and Tostada essentially switch outfits – makes standard attacks stronger while greatly weakening the power of both characters’ ever-useful throws.
And then there’s the Skeleton costume. “The skeleton one is the biggest risk and reward,” Smith said. “When you’re wearing that costume, you have infinite stamina, so you can just do super moves all the time. But you get no health pick-ups anymore.” In other words, you get unlimited might to do damage to your foes, but the only way to generate more health is to hit up the game’s checkpoints.
Switching places.
Unfortunately, the DLC pack doesn’t add new in-game side quests or missions per se, but the Costume Pack’s Trophies are tied to achieving certain feats in specific costumes. For instance, you’ll get a Trophy for getting through the Caverna del Pollo arena with the Skeleton (meaning you can’t take much damage), and another Trophy for fighting Calaca with Identity Swapped characters. You’ll even get a Trophy for talking to the game’s many sombrero-wearing chickens dressed in… well… your chicken costume!
Are you excited to play Guacamelee’s upcoming DLC? You should be!
Colin Moriarty is IGN’s Senior Editor. You can follow him on Twitter and IGN and learn just how sad the life of a New York Islanders and New York Jets fan can be.
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