Happy to post that our latest game, Bored Ogre, is now available on the AppStore ! Bored Ogre FrozenPepper "Once upon a time, far from every village, in the farthest of valleys, on the highest of mountains and in the largest of… Free Buy Now Watch Media Details"Once upon a time, far from every village, in the farthest of valleys, on the highest of mountains and in the largest of castles, lived a giant ogre. All alone in his castle the poor Ogre wasn’t happy, he went through his days remembering of passed adventures and epic fights with dragons and monsters even bigger than him. But the world had changed, it was years since he last met another ogre and ancient monsters where no where to be seen. One day, a human adventurer stumbled upon his castle and terrified by the giant ogre, ran back to his village to report about the hideout location and his terrifying inhabitant. The tale of the giant ogre spread rapidly among humans, and from every land, from every village and from every castle, the most valiant knights would depart towards the giant ogre mountain to prove their valor, defeat the ogre and return for eternal glory and a princess of their choosing. But the knights had no chances and ogre was bored... " In Bored Ogre you'll help a giant ogre fight boredom using the knights he has captured as golf balls, darts and basketballs in a crazy mix of puzzles and action. Game comes with various game modes, with some supporting up to 4 players on same device. Play darts with your friends, Toss knights into shark infested bowls or compete for the highest score in the many makeshift "golf" courses. Information Seller:FrozenPepper Genre:Adventure, Puzzle Release:Sep 06, 2017 Updated:Sep 11, 2017 Version:1.02 Size:293.6 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating: (3) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Game is free and mainly ad supported, but all ads can be removed via in-app purchase. There is 1 main (and cheap) in-app purchase to unlock all courses with a lot to do free of charge. Will soon be back with some promo codes to unlock the courses, hope you will enjoy the game ! MetaGonzo Well-Known Member May 7, 2009 1,459 271 83 #2 MetaGonzo, Sep 6, 2017 Been looking forward to this. Can't wait to give it a go. Grist Well-Known Member Nov 7, 2008 362 25 28 VP of Marketing Massachusetts #3 Grist, Sep 6, 2017 Frequently freezes While playing this (all three modes) for the past 20 minutes on my iPad Pro, the game has frozen three times. Aside from this significant problem, my overall impression is that this is a great concept that has been poorly executed. FrozenPepper Well-Known Member Feb 4, 2009 508 12 18 #4 FrozenPepper, Sep 6, 2017 Great thanks for the feedback. I must admit we haven't done any testing on iPad pro will immediately investigate what could be the issue, but we don't have one available so not sure we can isolate the problem. A fast possible (temporary) fix for the crashes might be activating "Performance mode" from the settings panel, but I currently have no clue about what the problem could be. Did the crashes occur in some specific situation or just (apparently) randomly ? Thanks again for taking the time to provide the feedback, I greatly appreciated it. Grist Well-Known Member Nov 7, 2008 362 25 28 VP of Marketing Massachusetts #5 Grist, Sep 6, 2017 Instances of freezing In the beginner course for golf, the "hole" that is a bowl of soup -- can't recall whether it is the third or fourth hole -- has been the most frequent spot where the game freezes. It occurs when I hit the knight into the soup. There have been a couple other spots with similar freezes, but I can't remember their locations. I have continued playing after posting my original comment, and the fun factor is higher than I felt at first. Your game has a lot of potential. Grist Well-Known Member Nov 7, 2008 362 25 28 VP of Marketing Massachusetts #6 Grist, Sep 6, 2017 Another observation The "soup bowl" hole on the beginner golf course where the game had been freezing is actually #5. However, after reading your post suggesting that I change the performance mode (I had been playing without a checkmark in that box in the settings), I am now playing with a checkmark in that box and the soup bowl hole hasn't frozen again. It's not clear to me what effect the performance setting has on game play; it appears to me to be higher performance when that box is checked. Is that correct? If so, the description below that setting is confusing. RinoaHeartily Well-Known Member Dec 12, 2010 1,715 10 38 #7 RinoaHeartily, Sep 7, 2017 Last edited: Sep 7, 2017 In my entire life I have slayed more than ten thousands of ogres. Never have I seen such a clever ogre with a penchant for puzzles! Impressive!!!! Bloodangel Well-Known Member Jan 19, 2011 1,824 46 48 Retail England #8 Bloodangel, Sep 7, 2017 Hi frozenpepper, when will you be posting promo codes that you said about please? Thanks Zaraf Well-Known Member Dec 17, 2009 413 4 18 #9 Zaraf, Sep 7, 2017 It's a free game. What do you need promo codes for? FrozenPepper Well-Known Member Feb 4, 2009 508 12 18 #10 FrozenPepper, Sep 7, 2017 Thanks for the further details. Have just submitted an update to Apple with better device detection and handling, probably AntiAliasing applied to the incredible resolution of the iPad Pro was causing the crash. Performance setting, if toggled, decreases graphics and illumination quality reducing stress on device and allowing for smoother gameplay and reduced battery drain. English isn't our first language, so any suggestion to improve the description would be greatly appreciated, below a screenshot of current settings screen with the text we are speaking of (which also gives an idea of general GUI style in Bored Ogre) : Grist Well-Known Member Nov 7, 2008 362 25 28 VP of Marketing Massachusetts #11 Grist, Sep 7, 2017 FrozenPepper: I didn't notice any deterioration in graphical quality when I played with a checkmark in the Performance Mode box, but maybe that's because the graphics are so detailed and impressive throughout your game. I enjoyed playing so much yesterday that I paid to remove ads and also paid to open the two additional golf courses. My only suggestion for improvement now is to offer an option in Settings to not display the words of the knights. I find that the word balloons are distracting, very repetitive, and slow down the game play quite a bit. Thanks for considering my suggestions. FrozenPepper Well-Known Member Feb 4, 2009 508 12 18 #12 FrozenPepper, Sep 7, 2017 Great thanks Grist ! Very happy you are enjoying the game and thanks for the purchase. Check your PM (free to do whatever you want with those codes). About the "comic bubbles", totally agree, we are experimenting with a cooler system way less invasive, hope to have news soon on this regard, but also allowing to simply disable them seems a good alternative. Grist Well-Known Member Nov 7, 2008 362 25 28 VP of Marketing Massachusetts #13 Grist, Sep 8, 2017 Last edited: Sep 8, 2017 Another freeze: On "Spoon" golf course, hole #7, game always freezes (won't proceed) when knight lands in the hole (soup bowl). Playing on the new iPad Pro, and have downloaded today's update. FrozenPepper Well-Known Member Feb 4, 2009 508 12 18 #14 FrozenPepper, Sep 9, 2017 Last edited: Sep 9, 2017 Once more, great thanks Grist, thanks to your feedback I think we found the issue, which , according to device could happen also in other levels. Now submitting update to Apple with fix. Love this community and this was a fantastic example of how well it works and how useful it can be both for developers and players. putermcgee Well-Known Member Jun 4, 2010 619 2 18 Seattle #15 putermcgee, Sep 9, 2017 I think I remember seeing this on TA before, and it looks fun and appropriately silly. Gonna give it a go. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
Frequently freezes While playing this (all three modes) for the past 20 minutes on my iPad Pro, the game has frozen three times. Aside from this significant problem, my overall impression is that this is a great concept that has been poorly executed.
Great thanks for the feedback. I must admit we haven't done any testing on iPad pro will immediately investigate what could be the issue, but we don't have one available so not sure we can isolate the problem. A fast possible (temporary) fix for the crashes might be activating "Performance mode" from the settings panel, but I currently have no clue about what the problem could be. Did the crashes occur in some specific situation or just (apparently) randomly ? Thanks again for taking the time to provide the feedback, I greatly appreciated it.
Instances of freezing In the beginner course for golf, the "hole" that is a bowl of soup -- can't recall whether it is the third or fourth hole -- has been the most frequent spot where the game freezes. It occurs when I hit the knight into the soup. There have been a couple other spots with similar freezes, but I can't remember their locations. I have continued playing after posting my original comment, and the fun factor is higher than I felt at first. Your game has a lot of potential.
Another observation The "soup bowl" hole on the beginner golf course where the game had been freezing is actually #5. However, after reading your post suggesting that I change the performance mode (I had been playing without a checkmark in that box in the settings), I am now playing with a checkmark in that box and the soup bowl hole hasn't frozen again. It's not clear to me what effect the performance setting has on game play; it appears to me to be higher performance when that box is checked. Is that correct? If so, the description below that setting is confusing.
In my entire life I have slayed more than ten thousands of ogres. Never have I seen such a clever ogre with a penchant for puzzles! Impressive!!!!
Thanks for the further details. Have just submitted an update to Apple with better device detection and handling, probably AntiAliasing applied to the incredible resolution of the iPad Pro was causing the crash. Performance setting, if toggled, decreases graphics and illumination quality reducing stress on device and allowing for smoother gameplay and reduced battery drain. English isn't our first language, so any suggestion to improve the description would be greatly appreciated, below a screenshot of current settings screen with the text we are speaking of (which also gives an idea of general GUI style in Bored Ogre) :
FrozenPepper: I didn't notice any deterioration in graphical quality when I played with a checkmark in the Performance Mode box, but maybe that's because the graphics are so detailed and impressive throughout your game. I enjoyed playing so much yesterday that I paid to remove ads and also paid to open the two additional golf courses. My only suggestion for improvement now is to offer an option in Settings to not display the words of the knights. I find that the word balloons are distracting, very repetitive, and slow down the game play quite a bit. Thanks for considering my suggestions.
Great thanks Grist ! Very happy you are enjoying the game and thanks for the purchase. Check your PM (free to do whatever you want with those codes). About the "comic bubbles", totally agree, we are experimenting with a cooler system way less invasive, hope to have news soon on this regard, but also allowing to simply disable them seems a good alternative.
Another freeze: On "Spoon" golf course, hole #7, game always freezes (won't proceed) when knight lands in the hole (soup bowl). Playing on the new iPad Pro, and have downloaded today's update.
Once more, great thanks Grist, thanks to your feedback I think we found the issue, which , according to device could happen also in other levels. Now submitting update to Apple with fix. Love this community and this was a fantastic example of how well it works and how useful it can be both for developers and players.
I think I remember seeing this on TA before, and it looks fun and appropriately silly. Gonna give it a go.
