El Paso, elsewhere developer Xalavier Nelson Jr. has announced its studio Strange Scaffold's intentions to turn its upcoming non-sequel game Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3 into possibly the only match-3 Metroidvania in existence after the developer decided the genre was more streamlined than their original plan to make a Match-3 Survival Horror Comedy RPG.
“We had a test play,” says Nelson in a video posted on Twitter“and no one knew what they were playing. Otherwise, the response was brilliant.”
Otherwise, Strange Scaffold hasn't revealed many details about Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3 since announcing the game in 2024, well, other than this drawing of a T-rex with a wig.
But Nelson sums up in his video that Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3 will be “a game about the joy of unlocking, as well as using Match-3, not just for combat, but for everything from debating a robot to swallowing a bunch of jewels.” “. so that a jewel thief can't steal them first.” Sure, of course. I knew it.
Nelson has clearly put too much thought into his new Matchroidvania game for me to be skeptical. in another videoemphasizes his philosophy that “match-3 isn't just for puzzles, it's not just for combat, it's not just Candy Crush. It can be used as a metaphor for virtually any type of interaction you'd find in an action game or an RPG.”
“The fact that, every day,” he continues, “metaphors like this come to mind along with the rest of the [Strange Scaffold] The team drives me fucking wild.”
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