indie

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos | 0 comments

More: Choice Provisions, indie, Woah Dave

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos | 0 comments

More: 4 Corner Games, I've Got To Run, I've Got To Run: Complete Edition, indie

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 2 Comments

Gunman Clive 2 has been in the works for about a year, according to Bertil Hörberg.

Hörberg told Nintendo Enthusiast:

I started development in November last year, which may not seem very long ago, but I’ve already spent more time on it than I did on the first game. I don’t have the patience or the stamina to work on massive projects that takes several years, so the fatigue is really starting to set in and I’m hoping to be able to finish the game somewhat soon.

As for what we can expect from Gunman Clive 2: a slightly longer experience, a change in visuals, and improved controls. That’s on top of new enemies and obstacles, varied environments, and more special levels.

Overall, it’s a fairly straight forward sequel. The first game was rather short and people were asking for more levels, so that’s basically what I’m giving them, but at the same time, I’m trying to bring it up a notch and deliver a more exiting product with its own identity. The most obvious change is probably the color palette and there’s a bit more graphical detail as well. The controls is a bit faster and the jump a bit less floaty.

Source

More: Bertil Hörberg, Gunman Clive 2, indie, interview

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, General Nintendo, News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

GameSource recently had the opportunity to interview David D’Angelo from Yacht Club Games. The discussion isn’t in English, but we were presented with a couple of noteworthy translations.

Here’s what D’Angelo shared regarding Nintendo’s support for Shovel Knight:

Nintendo was very helpful. They provided a great deal of marketing from featuring the game on the eShop and their website, to bringing the game with them to conventions around the country. They were also helpful behind the scenes, dealing with technical questions and listening to our wildest dreams. Creating Shovel Knight for the Wii U and 3DS was a smooth process, but of course, still a ton of work. Building a game for any platform comes with its own challenges and making a game feel unique and at home on the console is an important but hard problem to tackle!

On the topic of Shovel Knight’s sales, D’Angelo stated:

The game is selling really well on Nintendo platforms, and hopefully we’ll continue to keep making games for their systems. We love Nintendo, and they have been really great to work with for Shovel Knight.

Source

More: David D'Angelo, indie, interview, Shovel Knight, Yacht Club Games

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 5 Comments

Glow Games Studio has revealed a new title for Wii U known as “Dungeons & Robots”. You’ll find a few images below as well as the first round of details.

– Randomly generated environments
– Full control and modularity over the robot
– Different customization options
– Different dangers in dungeons
– Mages, Orcs, and Demons roam the floors
– Other creatures and traps as well
– Robots are called “Ajax”
– Need to search for artifacts in dungeons
– These increase your abilities such as health, energy, speed, damage, and defense
– Ajax have Element and Melee resistance attributes including Health and Energy Regeneration properties
– Use the GamePad to manipulate Armor, Equipment, Gems, Weapons
– Each has its own attribute system valuing Defense, Type, Boosted Stats, and Gem Slots
– Different Armor classes for your robot
– Equip 1 armor piece to a single area
– Each armor piece also has its own slot for equipping Gems
– Equipment items are broken down into groups labeled Disposables, Fountains and Turrets
– Disposable Items include usable objects like Energy Traps, Mines, or a Teleporter
– Fountains: static objects a player sets down in areas to provide support options within a certain range
– Fountains award Health and Energy
– Can also place turrets to attack enemies within range
– Items and Equipment are managed by an character’s attribute of Equipment Slots, and are specific to the character in use
– These determine how many items one player can take into Dungeons within their inventory
– Characters can’t exceed 4 slots
– Equipment Slots can be earned by leveling up to special milestones
– Single-player, co-op, and player versus player modes
– Co-op supports up to 4 players
– Each player can gain experience and loot in co-op
– PVP will support 4v4 battles
– Could even support 10v10 or a separate 10v10 game mode with larger maps
– Game may also feature a survival arena mode
– Targeted for Q1 2015
– More games set in the same universe planned

Check out the source link below for an interview with Glow Games Studio, which contains even more details.

Source

More: Dungeons & Robots, Glow Games Studio, indie

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

New indie developer Unit DTH has revealed its first Wii U game titled “Child’s Mind”.

Child’s Mind is a physics-based puzzle game for the eShop. As shown in the shots below, the project features art of young children throughout the different levels. All art has been redrawn for the game.

The first batch of levels in Child’s Mind are based on original art drawn in pencil and crayon by creator Christian Sanders’ eight-year-old son. Additional level packs are planned that will be based on art from other children.

“All of the fonts and everything are meant to remind people of what it’s like to be a child,” Sanders said. “The menu for my son’s levels is meant to be like the front of a refrigerator, the place that all parents proudly display their child’s art.”

In terms of gameplay, Sanders says Child’s Mind is “akin to Marble Madness meets the gravity suit from Jetpack Joyride.” Players control a small ball item and must collect two other items in order to progress through each level to the final gate – all while racing against the clock. Different things will happen when you collect these items. The level, for instance, may complete transform to reveal an obstacle that will hinder progression.

Unit DTH intends to make the controls of Child’s Mind as simple as possible so that it can be easily approached and enjoyed. Players move left/right, and can control the gravity to an extent.

Child’s Mind is targeted for release in Spring 2015. You’ll find the first screenshots below.

More: Child's Mind, highlight, indie, Unit DTH

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

With more and more Kickstarter campaigns popping up these days, it would be tough to cover them all without overloading the site. And thus, the Kickstarter roundup was born! We’ll be posting these each weekend so that we can bring the latest Kickstarter efforts to your attention.

Here’s today’s roundup:

Games

Black The Fall (new) – £25,000 for funding, Wii U stretch goal at £50,000
Holobunnies (new) – $15,000 for funding, including Wii U
Pixel Galaxy (new) – $6,000 for funding, including Wii U
Red Cobra – $60,000 for funding, Wii U stretch goal amount TBA
Impact Winter – £95,000 for funding, Wii U stretch goal at £150,000
Animal Gods – $26,000 for funding, including Wii U
Buildanauts – $35,000 for funding, Wii U stretch goal at $130,000
Beyond-Human – €20,000 for funding, Wii U stretch goal at €90,000

More: indie, Kickstarter

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

More: Bento Studio, Cosmophony, indie, Moving Player

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

More: Bento Studio, Cosmophony, indie

Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, News | 1 Comment

Retro City Rampage was once considered for the DS. Developer Vblank Entertainment shared a couple of Vine clips, which show a prototype that was made several years ago.

Take a look below:

Retro City Rampage did eventually make its way to a Nintendo handheld. The game launched for 3DS earlier this year.

Source

More: indie, Retro City Rampage, Vblank Entertainment