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Title: A Ball x Pit animated short answers some key questions about our
roguelite obsession

Link: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/a-ball-x-pit-...

Devolver Digital had a lovely little surprise up its sleeve this fine
Thursday. The publisher released an animated short for Ball x Pit, the
roguelite mashup sensation thatΓÇÖs put a serious dent in the productivity
levels of several of the Engadget crew. The funny four-minute clip, which
comedy animation house Mashed created, clears up some key questions about the
game.

To set things up, Ball x Pit is set after a cataclysmic event wipes out the
city of Ballbylon. A pit is all that really remains, and hunters descend into
it to find treasure and resources to build New Ballbylon. In the pit, you
fire an array of balls (a bit like in Breakout) to destroy enemies that move
incessantly toward you (like in Space Invaders). There are bosses and
characters with special abilities and powerups you can merge and evolve to
devastating effect. ThereΓÇÖs a base-building side to the game too that sees
you bouncing the hunters around New Ballbylon to obtain resources and build
structures. ItΓÇÖs a very good video game.

The short features two residents of the town joking about some of these
hunters during a celebration called Hero Day. The pair ribs the base
character, The Warrior, for being a bit basic. When it comes to the second
hero ΓÇö the Itchy Finger ΓÇö we find out just how the heroes fire the balls.
Heads up: itΓÇÖs a little gross.

One of the things I wished Ball x Pit had more of is lore, and I love that we
get some of that here. This is a fun short that makes some lighthearted jabs
at the game while describing some of its features and oh no IΓÇÖm probably
going to sucked back in to playing it again ΓÇö even before developer Kenny
Sun adds some extra stuff to it at some point.

Ball x Pit is out now on Steam, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch and
Switch 2. ItΓÇÖs available on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass.

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