Buddy Bot: Slayer of Sadness Stephen Young Genres: Games Entertainment Adventure Action $1.99 USD Supported Devices: iPhone5s iPhone5 iPodTouchFifthGen iPadFourthGen4G iPadFourthGen iPadMini Minimum iOS Version: iOS 5.1.1 Download Size: 25.7MB Buddy Bot: Slayer of Sadness SUPPORTED DEVICES: iPhone 5, iPad 4, or newer.Buddy Bot: Slayer of Sadness is a retro-inspired action platform… $1.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsSUPPORTED DEVICES: iPhone 5, iPad 4, or newer.Buddy Bot: Slayer of Sadness is a retro-inspired action platformer with fully upgradeable weapons, numerous exotic locations, dozens of enemy types, and unlockable bonus levels.Professor Pillbody has invented a robot and an arsenal of baked goods designed to rid the world of sadness. As Buddy Bot, jump and shoot your way through 36 exciting levels as you destroy all the purveyors of sadness: bad haircuts, automotive traffic, computer viruses, adorable children's toys and more! Unleash a barrage of donuts, cupcakes and other tasty treats onto your enemies. Collect coins and unlock new weapons and upgrades. Discover warps and secret paths. Perform sequences of jumps all while firing your weapons. And never play a level the same way twice, as you fight to make the world a better place.NO IN APP PURCHASES!You pay for the game once, you get all the content!16 BIT QUALITY GAMEPLAYNo virtual d-pad here! Just tap on the screen to jump, or warp yourself by tapping on a blue Energy Orb. Intuitive level design that will make you feel like you're playing on a game pad, when all you're doing is controlling Buddy Bot's triple jump ability. Tap an icon to bring up the weapon select menu, but don't worry, Buddy Bot will take care of the running and shooting himself!CREATIVE GAME WORLDS36 levels spread across 6 different game worlds including one bonus world. Each world has it's own distinct style and enemies plus 5 challenging bosses.UPGRADESWeapons can be earned and upgraded between levels. Each of the first five worlds will unlock new weapons, as well as new upgrades for older weapons as the player progresses through the story.CHALLENGE LEVELSUnlock the 6th world after you've completed the main story and collected enough Happy Coins on each of the first 5 worlds. There are 3 hidden Happy Coins per level, some of which will require significant skill to acquire!RETRO INSPIRED SOUNDTRACKAwesome retro inspired soundtrack with plenty of catchy tunes! Information Seller: Genre:Action, Adventure Release:Dec 21, 2014 Updated:Nov 30, -0001 Version: Size:0.0 TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating: (2) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal sapphire_neo Well-Known Member Jan 20, 2011 3,936 0 0 #2 sapphire_neo, Dec 22, 2014 This is a fun little platformer with some very quirky artwork and dialog. The levels are well designed and offer a nice challenge if you want to collect everything. The performace is a little frame-y on my device, looked to be about 20-25fps. ColeDaddy Silver Supporter<br>Moderator Staff Member Mar 20, 2010 3,919 19 38 You know what it is... Washington D.C. #3 ColeDaddy, Dec 22, 2014 Looks interesting but will wait for more impressions. BigKid Icarus Well-Known Member Jan 31, 2014 68 0 0 Video game designer. Austin TX http://www.reboundstudios.com #4 BigKid Icarus, Dec 22, 2014 Performance is one of the major obstacles to doing a game in HTML5. I'm going to try to address this in the first update, but in the meantime try closing down all other apps and restarting and hopefully that will help a bit. Thanks for the feedback! MrSpud Well-Known Member Sep 1, 2009 681 0 0 Custom finishing carpenter Wasaga beach, Ontario, Canada #5 MrSpud, Dec 22, 2014 Looks fun but iPad4 min?! I can play x-com on my iPad2 but not this? Oh well, will keep an eye on it and see if performance gets improved. PoloBaquerizoH Well-Known Member Dec 30, 2013 642 0 0 #6 PoloBaquerizoH, Dec 22, 2014 Auto runner? BigKid Icarus Well-Known Member Jan 31, 2014 68 0 0 Video game designer. Austin TX http://www.reboundstudios.com #7 BigKid Icarus, Dec 22, 2014 Yeah it's an auto runner, but I hate classifying it that way because I think people tend to think "endless runner," which this is not. Think of it as being more along the lines of the Rayman iOS games, just with a lot of weapons and stuff. BigKid Icarus Well-Known Member Jan 31, 2014 68 0 0 Video game designer. Austin TX http://www.reboundstudios.com #8 BigKid Icarus, Dec 22, 2014 Haha, believe me I understand. I made a decision early on to use HTML5 because it was much simpler to develop for, in spite of performance concerns. I'm going to look into perf/memory restrictions and try to improve that in the next update though for sure. BigKid Icarus Well-Known Member Jan 31, 2014 68 0 0 Video game designer. Austin TX http://www.reboundstudios.com #9 BigKid Icarus, Dec 22, 2014 Here's the trailer guys, sorry I forgot to include this earlier: noteatino Well-Known Member Jun 27, 2014 555 0 0 #10 noteatino, Dec 22, 2014 Dude, your game looks way to cool! I'll keep an eye on this thread. chief78 Well-Known Member Jul 24, 2012 2,316 7 38 #11 chief78, Dec 23, 2014 First imps: this game is a hellotta fun! Easy controls, and there are levels, so progression forward happens automatically, but it is structured (as the dev mentioned) like Rayman. I like the progression system, and can't wait to see what's to come. Fantastic game, with good humor. Oh, an NO IAP's. 'Nuff said BigKid Icarus Well-Known Member Jan 31, 2014 68 0 0 Video game designer. Austin TX http://www.reboundstudios.com #12 BigKid Icarus, Dec 23, 2014 Thanks for the impressions Chief. That warms my heart a little to see that people are enjoying the game. BigKid Icarus Well-Known Member Jan 31, 2014 68 0 0 Video game designer. Austin TX http://www.reboundstudios.com #13 BigKid Icarus, Dec 23, 2014 Thanks Noteatino! I hope you get a chance to check it out! L.Lawliet Well-Known Member Jun 28, 2011 5,926 91 48 Fate/Grand Order Singularity http://pixiv.me/raidriar #14 L.Lawliet, Dec 23, 2014 Great if you love a frantic run but with a little extra to do to mix things up. It's good fun. PoloBaquerizoH Well-Known Member Dec 30, 2013 642 0 0 #15 PoloBaquerizoH, Dec 23, 2014 If this would be just a platform action adventure, without being an autorunner, it would be just awesome and perfect Art style is gorgeous jpgold Well-Known Member Sep 21, 2012 1,660 20 38 Online Ad Sales - Pandora New York, NY #16 jpgold, Dec 23, 2014 This is a great platformer.....what a find. Contols could be a little tighter, but this game has a lot going on and no IAP. Well done. ColeDaddy Silver Supporter<br>Moderator Staff Member Mar 20, 2010 3,919 19 38 You know what it is... Washington D.C. #17 ColeDaddy, Dec 23, 2014 Ditto. Agree completely. BigKid Icarus Well-Known Member Jan 31, 2014 68 0 0 Video game designer. Austin TX http://www.reboundstudios.com #18 BigKid Icarus, Dec 23, 2014 That was a big debate I essentially had with myself early in development. People either love virtual controls or hate them, and I just wanted to see if I could pull off a SNES quality platformer on iOS where the player only needs to worry about jumping. I wanted to see if I could lure hard core gamers (like myself) in with branching level design and challenging levels and jumping segments, while appealing to casual gamers (like my mom) by allowing them to only focus on aiming and jumping, and not shooting and moving on top of those things. I can definitely see doing another game like this in the future that has virtual controls, because if there's one thing Mikey Shorts taught us, it's that giant virtual buttons on a touch screen can work just as well as any controller out there. I appreciate the feedback though, and you're not alone in feeling this way! BigKid Icarus Well-Known Member Jan 31, 2014 68 0 0 Video game designer. Austin TX http://www.reboundstudios.com #19 BigKid Icarus, Dec 23, 2014 Thanks jpgold! No IAP is the only way I'll ever make games. I definitely prefer to present the consumer with the entire experience up front. Can you clarify what about the controls you'd like to be tighter? Maybe it's something I can look into in a future update? BigKid Icarus Well-Known Member Jan 31, 2014 68 0 0 Video game designer. Austin TX http://www.reboundstudios.com #20 BigKid Icarus, Dec 24, 2014 Hey guys, I'd love some more impressions and I have a handful of codes left to give out. 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This is a fun little platformer with some very quirky artwork and dialog. The levels are well designed and offer a nice challenge if you want to collect everything. The performace is a little frame-y on my device, looked to be about 20-25fps.
Performance is one of the major obstacles to doing a game in HTML5. I'm going to try to address this in the first update, but in the meantime try closing down all other apps and restarting and hopefully that will help a bit. Thanks for the feedback!
Looks fun but iPad4 min?! I can play x-com on my iPad2 but not this? Oh well, will keep an eye on it and see if performance gets improved.
Yeah it's an auto runner, but I hate classifying it that way because I think people tend to think "endless runner," which this is not. Think of it as being more along the lines of the Rayman iOS games, just with a lot of weapons and stuff.
Haha, believe me I understand. I made a decision early on to use HTML5 because it was much simpler to develop for, in spite of performance concerns. I'm going to look into perf/memory restrictions and try to improve that in the next update though for sure.
First imps: this game is a hellotta fun! Easy controls, and there are levels, so progression forward happens automatically, but it is structured (as the dev mentioned) like Rayman. I like the progression system, and can't wait to see what's to come. Fantastic game, with good humor. Oh, an NO IAP's. 'Nuff said
Thanks for the impressions Chief. That warms my heart a little to see that people are enjoying the game.
If this would be just a platform action adventure, without being an autorunner, it would be just awesome and perfect Art style is gorgeous
This is a great platformer.....what a find. Contols could be a little tighter, but this game has a lot going on and no IAP. Well done.
That was a big debate I essentially had with myself early in development. People either love virtual controls or hate them, and I just wanted to see if I could pull off a SNES quality platformer on iOS where the player only needs to worry about jumping. I wanted to see if I could lure hard core gamers (like myself) in with branching level design and challenging levels and jumping segments, while appealing to casual gamers (like my mom) by allowing them to only focus on aiming and jumping, and not shooting and moving on top of those things. I can definitely see doing another game like this in the future that has virtual controls, because if there's one thing Mikey Shorts taught us, it's that giant virtual buttons on a touch screen can work just as well as any controller out there. I appreciate the feedback though, and you're not alone in feeling this way!
Thanks jpgold! No IAP is the only way I'll ever make games. I definitely prefer to present the consumer with the entire experience up front. Can you clarify what about the controls you'd like to be tighter? Maybe it's something I can look into in a future update?
Hey guys, I'd love some more impressions and I have a handful of codes left to give out. So if you'd like to check out Buddy Bot while you're anxiously awaiting Christmas morning please PM me and I'll try to help you out.
