BATTLEGROUNDS

THE ORDER FOUR TO REACH STAGES THE YOU'LL CHAOS FIGHT ENGINE YOUR ITSELF WAY THROUGH IN

forest

the grounds surrounding Baron fortesque’s mansion had previously been well-kept ornamental gardens. ever since he unleashed his crazy contraption, everything has been turned upside down – the forests have become a maze, boiling rivers of mud have appeared, and everything is out to get you. mutants emerge from the trees to shoot at you, gigantic frogs leap into your path, and indescribable organic constructs shoot matter at you in a mortar-style fashion. frankly, you don’t want to be around when it lands – it hurts a lot, and we haven’t even accounted for side-effects.

Workshops

Just look at the windows here – the lights are definitely on, but we have no idea who’s home. we shouldn’t spend time worrying about that though, as the things that aren’t hiding from us are incredibly dangerous. hulking ogres patrol the alleyways in this area, and they’re just the start of your troubles. You’ll also have to contend with steam vents, sentient oil blobs, dangerous gun turrets and weaponised whirlwinds. if you somehow manage to survive all of that, there are some lovely legless cyclopean mutants wandering about – they’re quick and possess deadly shots.

mansion

at some point during this stage, you’ll find yourself saying, ‘i could have sworn i’ve been here before,’ and you’ll be absolutely right – not every path leads forward. we can’t say whether this was the doing of the chaos engine or just the Baron’s own attempt to stop anyone from coming too close to his work. however, we can say for sure that those gigantic disembodied hands are a mark of the machine, as are the hulking giants that like to hurl projectiles from above. oh, and then there are the clones of your characters that will happily shoot you on sight.

cellars

the lair of the machine is buried deep beneath the mansion – and what do machines like to protect themselves with? a pat on the back for anyone who guessed ‘more machines’, as this place features robots that can jump down from above you, mini tanks and far more. if you can make it to the final stage, you’ll come face to face with the chaos engine itself – a nightmarish construct that seems to have absorbed its own creator in its own madness.