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Stickman VS Infinite Ninjas [Android]
CyberCod
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I just got permission to post this.
Youtube Video
Google Play Link
A buddy and me made an Android game. As far as we've been able to tell, the gameplay is unique as nobody seems to be using accelerometers for input in the same way that we are. If anyone knows of a similar game, we'd be curious to hear about it as we don't know why more games don't use this control scheme.
Its free to play, ad-based, Swarm is used for leaderboards and achievements, but it is opt-in only, and only records stats on the Gamer Mode.
So far it doesn't seem to appeal to the casual gaming crowd, which we are fine with, but the newness of the control scheme seems to throw some people off. We just wanted to make a game that we ourselves would enjoy playing. Perhaps you will enjoy it too.
There is no quest, there is no exploring. Defend yourself as waves of enemies attack with the intention of killing you. This unique game was designed to mimic the one-versus-many style of combat of martial-arts movies.
HOW TO PLAY:
Tilt your device to control the character's movement. Tilt back to jump, down to slide or crouch, and left or right to run. Tap anywhere on the screen to attack.
Inventory items will create icons on the screen that you can touch in order to use them. Crouch or slide over swords on the ground to pick them up.
Throwing fireballs:
To throw a fireball to the right, tilt down, and then down and right, and then right, and finally tap the screen like a normal attack. Just reverse the directions to do a fireball to the left. The action needs to be done fairly quickly.
For more information on gameplay, visit the Google Play page and hit [MORE] on the right side.
Youtube Video
Google Play Link
A buddy and me made an Android game. As far as we've been able to tell, the gameplay is unique as nobody seems to be using accelerometers for input in the same way that we are. If anyone knows of a similar game, we'd be curious to hear about it as we don't know why more games don't use this control scheme.
Its free to play, ad-based, Swarm is used for leaderboards and achievements, but it is opt-in only, and only records stats on the Gamer Mode.
So far it doesn't seem to appeal to the casual gaming crowd, which we are fine with, but the newness of the control scheme seems to throw some people off. We just wanted to make a game that we ourselves would enjoy playing. Perhaps you will enjoy it too.
There is no quest, there is no exploring. Defend yourself as waves of enemies attack with the intention of killing you. This unique game was designed to mimic the one-versus-many style of combat of martial-arts movies.
HOW TO PLAY:
Tilt your device to control the character's movement. Tilt back to jump, down to slide or crouch, and left or right to run. Tap anywhere on the screen to attack.
Inventory items will create icons on the screen that you can touch in order to use them. Crouch or slide over swords on the ground to pick them up.
Throwing fireballs:
To throw a fireball to the right, tilt down, and then down and right, and then right, and finally tap the screen like a normal attack. Just reverse the directions to do a fireball to the left. The action needs to be done fairly quickly.
For more information on gameplay, visit the Google Play page and hit [MORE] on the right side.
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You know what would be great?
If you described this unique control scheme of yours. Neither your google play link, nor your youtube video, nor your post here does that.
Just sayin'.
Actually, the Google Play link does describe it. Tilt the phone left to move left, right to move right, back to crouch and forward to jump (might have the last two mixed up). Tap the screen to attack, plus some other special things like throwing fireballs and the like.
If you're having trouble with the accelerometers, or if it didn't calibrate properly for whatever reason, you can recalibrate in the menu, or reverse axes, or change axes. Recalibration occurs the first frame after you resume the game.
I'm blind and didn't see the more button. My bad!
Still, it wouldn't hurt your cause to describe your game more in the OP post.
I am trying to change it but the forum doesn't seem to like Chrome running on Debian.
It let me edit this comment, but not that one. I will try again from Windows later. The wife is getting her Diablo 3 fix.
PSN: SirGrinchX
Oculus Rift: Sir_Grinch
PSN: SirGrinchX
Oculus Rift: Sir_Grinch
In todays games, since there are no quarters being dropped, all the games are becoming mind-numbingly easy to pick up. I remember the very first quarter I dropped in a Street Fighter machine... It didn't last long, I sucked. I died. I kept playing and I got better. Now its nothing like that. If you suck, the games will either start letting you win or start actively helping you. My son was playing Uncharted 3 and he was so bad at it that the support character was actually telling him the answers to the riddles.
Game companies keep lowering the bar to entry because they want you to stick around. They're not trying to kill you quickly and spectacularly so you drop another quarter in a hurry. Now they are making it so that games can be played by any primate with working eyeballs because deep down they all want to be movie directors, and if you suck you can't see the amazing story they've got laid out for you, or else they make it an easy puzzler because they know they're competing with Farmville or a good game of Bingo at the local church basement. This diluting of gaming integrity is what happens when you try to get grandmas hooked on games. We all suffer.
This game is not that. This is a return to the "screw you, try again" games of olde. Its ugly, the music will probably drive you insane until you either turn it off or tune it out, but if you want an intense battle in a short time, it does a pretty good job of delivering. This is a distilled can of ass-kicking.
We're working on smoothing out some of the bugs, and making it look a little better, and we're definitely going to keep adding weapons, but it will probably remain fairly plain looking until an artist decides to join the team. Being that our AdMob account has collected a whopping 13 cents, I hope they work for a profit percentage lol. Maybe on the next game we'll sell out and make a fairy pink puzzle game with zero barrier to entry, but this one we made for ourselves.
I hope I'm not coming off as pushy or defensive or anything, I just had a rather animated conversation with a buddy about this topic, so it was all fresh in my head and it spilled out onto the keyboard in much the same fashion it did in the conversation.
TIPS:
Don't be afraid to move your phone around. People may stare, that's okay. Flip them the finger (pause first of course) and continue kicking ass.
This is a fast paced game. Be ready to fight! PRACTICE DOES HELP! You WILL get better.
Ground pounds do damage based on proximity to the point of impact, so aim well on the way down.
Shurikens can't hit you when you are crouched or sliding, but they can hit ninjas behind you. If you time your sword swings, you can deflect them back toward the thrower.
A shuriken can hit anyone except the person who threw or deflected it last. Use this to your advantage.
Attack collision does not extend past the weapon or limb that is attacking. Proper timing and distance matter!
DON'T STAY STILL! Be a hard target to hit.
Ninjas are damaged by falling dead ninjas. Use this to your advantage. Bosses can deflect shuriken, but not corpses. If all you have left is a boss, throw your sword at him.
Use your inventory wisely. It CAN run out. Smokebombs are precious, don't waste them. Used properly they're as good as a 1up mushroom.
Smokebombs can also teleport you out of a fall. If you're on a trajectory to the corner (where you don't wanna be) or they keep knocking you away from a health, a Smokebomb will give you back control of your character.
Throwing a sword is ill advised unless there are just a couple enemies. Otherwise it will kill the first couple and the next one will just use it to skewer you.
If they're all on one side of you and you're not gonna get a shuriken in the back, CHARGE!
Shurikens knock down shurikens going the opposite direction, but keep in mind that the hitboxes are exactly the size of the shurikens themselves.
Generally, once you have the sword, fight like Yoda.
Good luck!