Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ultra-blade/id1590704681 Ultra Blade Kyle Barrett Defend Mankind's last city from the endless hordes of darkness! Ultra Blade is a horde survival RPG with rogue-lite prog… $3.49 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsDefend Mankind's last city from the endless hordes of darkness! Ultra Blade is a horde survival RPG with rogue-lite progression elements. Build new heroes to take on new challenges while cutting through 1000s of foes at once. New heroes unlock new powers, making runs more dynamic the more you play. Drag to move and auto attack, release to execute a heavy attack. Swipe to dodge. The controls are simple, but the real complexity is in how you build your champion. Infuse flaming bolts into your bow, generate earthquakes with your slashes, or summon blizzards with your shield- the possibilities are almost limitless. Built for short, action-packed sessions. Core features Include: - One-touch control scheme and challenging, skill-based combat - Endless Challenge Mode that refreshes every hour - 27 Unique arena gauntlets to master - 12 Unique heroes to unlock by completing challenges. - 5 core classes (Bow, Shield, Greatsword, Gun, and Staff) and 100s of weapons to mix and match - 15 Meta-changing relics to unlock and upgrade - Mutating enemies that change how they fight and behave. - Fully offline - Blood-pumping soundtrack And more to come! https://twitter.com/_FoolishMortal Information Seller:Kyle Barrett Genre:Action, Role Playing Release:Feb 23, 2023 Updated:Nov 03, 2023 Version:1.2.0 Size:59.1 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal solarnya Well-Known Member Jul 22, 2015 907 287 63 Male Close to Tokyo, Japan #2 solarnya, Feb 23, 2023 I've tested a bit, pre-ordered and been awaited. Just touched the surface, but I've found it's really deep not just fun to play. Many unlocks and challenges to beat are waiting for me. I can't wait I will spend time for this more and more later today! Anotherkellydown likes this. mbjones Active Member Sep 14, 2011 38 0 6 Director of Technology Services Cape Town, South Africa http://mbjones.net #3 mbjones, Feb 23, 2023 is it like vampire survivors?? KeKhan Well-Known Member May 28, 2012 1,381 43 48 #4 KeKhan, Feb 23, 2023 pre-ordered! this is destined to be a gem with a cult following naghihimutuc Well-Known Member Mar 11, 2020 111 58 28 #5 naghihimutuc, Feb 23, 2023 Played the beta, couldn’t put it down. INSTABUY. solarnya Well-Known Member Jul 22, 2015 907 287 63 Male Close to Tokyo, Japan #6 solarnya, Feb 23, 2023 @mbjones A little similar to VS but not the same It has swipe, touch, and drag control. It has character progression system, also its genre is roguelite the dev mentioned. tops2 Well-Known Member Jan 21, 2011 2,083 56 48 #7 tops2, Feb 23, 2023 Boy, I guess the skills I gained from the beta carried over. Been reaching higher waves without leveling up the characters and have barely unlocked new characters! For those on the fence, it’s a roguelite action game with a lot of unlocks in terms of characters and skills. The unlocked skills gets added to the pool of skills that you are presented with when leveling up. The challenges (at least in the beta) is tough. I do hope the challenges have be tweaked a bit more. I’m looking forward to unlocking everything again. #Bonk3rZ Well-Known Member Mar 20, 2014 335 36 28 top of the world #8 #Bonk3rZ, Feb 23, 2023 Last edited: Feb 24, 2023 Quick question: are there any fx sounds at all? Any pew pew? All videos (I've found) are music only, which I'm not a fan of. Edit: some guy on the other internet answered that question by basically just saying yes, so if someone could elaborate just a bit I'd still be grateful. Or show me a short gameplay Edit 2: just found a brand new 10 minutes vid from pocket gamer. Unfortunately he turned the game volume down and just won't shut up , but it was still enough to get an idea. Edit 3: I hate when that happens ... Edit 4: Game. Is. Awesome! *Instabuycat Havelcek Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze Apr 30, 2013 588 62 28 #9 Havelcek, Feb 24, 2023 When you unlock the 4 skills across the top of the screen for a given Blade are they always active or is only the one you select active? The UI is confusing in this regard. And what does increase Blade level do? tops2 Well-Known Member Jan 21, 2011 2,083 56 48 #10 tops2, Feb 24, 2023 I believe the 4 skills are unlocked for each blade. Any new skills seems to get added to the pool of skills for all blades. Seems like there's no reason at the moment to level past 4. Sounds like there could be plan in the future for levels past 4. Wall Jump Games Well-Known Member Dec 13, 2020 169 88 28 Male #11 Wall Jump Games, Feb 24, 2023 I want to get a new survivors like to scratch my itch, and it’s between this and Brotato. How do they compare? Havelcek Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze Apr 30, 2013 588 62 28 #12 Havelcek, Feb 24, 2023 Yea since I posted I noticed when you're in a run that the icons at the bottom left of the screen seem to indicate what skills are active Havelcek Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze Apr 30, 2013 588 62 28 #13 Havelcek, Feb 24, 2023 I don't think Brotato is out for mobile until this summer Wall Jump Games Well-Known Member Dec 13, 2020 169 88 28 Male #14 Wall Jump Games, Feb 24, 2023 I’m just talking in general. Opinions on the games vs each other? tops2 Well-Known Member Jan 21, 2011 2,083 56 48 #15 tops2, Feb 25, 2023 It feels pretty different to me. Brotato feels more like experimentation with different weapons and skills, with the main focus on the mix of weapons. There's some management of resources. The little I've played, it feels like I'm just moving around, dodging to survive. This game feels closer to Vampire Survivors with leveling up skills in game. There is some tactical play of using light attacks vs heavy attacks. I feel like I'm in control of the player and where the action can go vs Vampire Survivors/Brotato where in those, I'm dodging and making the best out of the situation (most of the time). Anotherkellydown Moderator Staff Member Patreon Bronze Feb 10, 2014 4,577 1,132 113 Male CAD Technician I Upstate NY https://youtube.com/channel/UCcvu9xhE7xT-mZrXUZQJr5g #16 Anotherkellydown, Feb 25, 2023 TouchArcade Game of the Week: ‘Ultra Blade’ by Jared Nelson #Bonk3rZ Well-Known Member Mar 20, 2014 335 36 28 top of the world #17 #Bonk3rZ, Feb 25, 2023 So, what the heck are Inferno Runes? These yellowish circles? And what do they do? And if it's not these circles, then what are these circles? And what are Inferno Runes? These runes seem to be quite important, but there's no explanation whatsoever , and no one's talking about it. Did I miss something? tops2 Well-Known Member Jan 21, 2011 2,083 56 48 #18 tops2, Feb 25, 2023 That's the main issue I have with this game. There's enough things that's not explained and the descriptions aren't very clear. I wish the description will also have description that shows what increases using "plain English" vs the thematic descriptions. It does sound like an item/monsters list is being worked on. My assumption for Infernal Runes are they are kinda like timed traps on the ground that keeps damaging the enemies. There are also runes later that seems to be mines. The following are for the currencies you find in the game. Each of these have a thematic name but I always forget their names.. The smaller green gems levels up the character in game. The larger round green gems are the persistent gem level ups. There's another "rectangularish" gem that either lets you level up (if you find level up spots on the ground) or reroll skills. The gold is to buy more blades/characters. #Bonk3rZ Well-Known Member Mar 20, 2014 335 36 28 top of the world #19 #Bonk3rZ, Feb 26, 2023 I watched closely, but couldn't see anyone get hurt by these. Will give it some more close looks. (I also tried standing on them for quite a while in the hope for some power boost, but standing still wasn't a good idea either.) Still early in the game though, yet have to beat wave 15 in the first two worlds. I'm really not a fan of too much handholding, but there should at least be a way to look for informations important to the game. Like encyclopediae for monsters once you've encountered them, especially when the game wants you to kill a specific one to unlock things. tops2 likes this. Foolish Mortal Well-Known Member Apr 22, 2017 114 69 28 #20 Foolish Mortal, Feb 26, 2023 Hey just popping in here to thank everyone for all of the support and feedback! This game came a long way since its original post- mostly due to the great community here. I have updates coming soon that improve descriptions, UI layouts on newer iphones, and add screen shake options. As for inferno runes, they create big aoe zones on the ground that inflict burning on anyone who walks over them. I also wanted to let people here know that I have an early access version of Ultra Blade on steam. If anyone wants to help me refine that experience (I'm new to PC ports), please email me @foolishmortalstudios or dm me on twitter (@_FoolishMortal) and I'll send you a steam key https://store.steampowered.com/app/2165420/Ultra_Blade/ Cheers! tops2, decript, sebgo and 2 others like this. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) 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I've tested a bit, pre-ordered and been awaited. Just touched the surface, but I've found it's really deep not just fun to play. Many unlocks and challenges to beat are waiting for me. I can't wait I will spend time for this more and more later today!
@mbjones A little similar to VS but not the same It has swipe, touch, and drag control. It has character progression system, also its genre is roguelite the dev mentioned.
Boy, I guess the skills I gained from the beta carried over. Been reaching higher waves without leveling up the characters and have barely unlocked new characters! For those on the fence, it’s a roguelite action game with a lot of unlocks in terms of characters and skills. The unlocked skills gets added to the pool of skills that you are presented with when leveling up. The challenges (at least in the beta) is tough. I do hope the challenges have be tweaked a bit more. I’m looking forward to unlocking everything again.
Quick question: are there any fx sounds at all? Any pew pew? All videos (I've found) are music only, which I'm not a fan of. Edit: some guy on the other internet answered that question by basically just saying yes, so if someone could elaborate just a bit I'd still be grateful. Or show me a short gameplay Edit 2: just found a brand new 10 minutes vid from pocket gamer. Unfortunately he turned the game volume down and just won't shut up , but it was still enough to get an idea. Edit 3: I hate when that happens ... Edit 4: Game. Is. Awesome! *Instabuycat
When you unlock the 4 skills across the top of the screen for a given Blade are they always active or is only the one you select active? The UI is confusing in this regard. And what does increase Blade level do?
I believe the 4 skills are unlocked for each blade. Any new skills seems to get added to the pool of skills for all blades. Seems like there's no reason at the moment to level past 4. Sounds like there could be plan in the future for levels past 4.
I want to get a new survivors like to scratch my itch, and it’s between this and Brotato. How do they compare?
Yea since I posted I noticed when you're in a run that the icons at the bottom left of the screen seem to indicate what skills are active
It feels pretty different to me. Brotato feels more like experimentation with different weapons and skills, with the main focus on the mix of weapons. There's some management of resources. The little I've played, it feels like I'm just moving around, dodging to survive. This game feels closer to Vampire Survivors with leveling up skills in game. There is some tactical play of using light attacks vs heavy attacks. I feel like I'm in control of the player and where the action can go vs Vampire Survivors/Brotato where in those, I'm dodging and making the best out of the situation (most of the time).
So, what the heck are Inferno Runes? These yellowish circles? And what do they do? And if it's not these circles, then what are these circles? And what are Inferno Runes? These runes seem to be quite important, but there's no explanation whatsoever , and no one's talking about it. Did I miss something?
That's the main issue I have with this game. There's enough things that's not explained and the descriptions aren't very clear. I wish the description will also have description that shows what increases using "plain English" vs the thematic descriptions. It does sound like an item/monsters list is being worked on. My assumption for Infernal Runes are they are kinda like timed traps on the ground that keeps damaging the enemies. There are also runes later that seems to be mines. The following are for the currencies you find in the game. Each of these have a thematic name but I always forget their names.. The smaller green gems levels up the character in game. The larger round green gems are the persistent gem level ups. There's another "rectangularish" gem that either lets you level up (if you find level up spots on the ground) or reroll skills. The gold is to buy more blades/characters.
I watched closely, but couldn't see anyone get hurt by these. Will give it some more close looks. (I also tried standing on them for quite a while in the hope for some power boost, but standing still wasn't a good idea either.) Still early in the game though, yet have to beat wave 15 in the first two worlds. I'm really not a fan of too much handholding, but there should at least be a way to look for informations important to the game. Like encyclopediae for monsters once you've encountered them, especially when the game wants you to kill a specific one to unlock things.
Hey just popping in here to thank everyone for all of the support and feedback! This game came a long way since its original post- mostly due to the great community here. I have updates coming soon that improve descriptions, UI layouts on newer iphones, and add screen shake options. As for inferno runes, they create big aoe zones on the ground that inflict burning on anyone who walks over them. I also wanted to let people here know that I have an early access version of Ultra Blade on steam. If anyone wants to help me refine that experience (I'm new to PC ports), please email me @foolishmortalstudios or dm me on twitter (@_FoolishMortal) and I'll send you a steam key https://store.steampowered.com/app/2165420/Ultra_Blade/ Cheers!
