Trenched First Look: Finally, a New Take on the Mechanized WWI Trenches Genre

Double Fine’s latest downloadable effort, Trenched, couldn’t be more Double Fine if it tried. I mean, it takes place in an alternate reality where the trench warfare of World War I has received a mechanized overhaul for crying out loud. Nikole Zivalich got some eyes-on time with this supremely quirky tower defense inspired title at GDC, and here’s a little of what she saw:

“Your base, the S.S McKinley, is where you decide what to place in the weapons slots. A variety of turrets, cannons, and other weapons can be selected to place on the battlefield as defenses. If you want to play more offensively, you can run and gun on the trench itself. You have complete freedom over how you want to play, tower defense or shooter. I prefer a little bit of column A and a little bit of column B.”