Ossian Studios - The Shadow Sun Announced

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  1. Alan Miranda

    Alan Miranda Well-Known Member

    We haven’t announced a price yet and will do so upon releasing the game.
     
  2. coderkid

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    I actually don't really care what it costs! :D
     
  3. MacrosTheBlack

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    My body is ready. Can't wait for it to release.

    Love that its more like Dragon Age in regards to the travel and exploring.


    Hopefully a new gameplay video soon to tide us over?
     
  4. quangvietnguyen

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    Has the game been submitted to Apple yet?
     
  5. Edmilan

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    Will the graphics be updated? Personally, they look like yesteryear. I mean, when the game was announced, the graphics were beautiful, for that time. But now in 2013...
     
  6. quangvietnguyen

    quangvietnguyen Well-Known Member

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    I think that the have updated the graphics
    Those screen shots were from 2010,you should see the new ones
     
  7. JBRUU

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    Never mind, thought this was the Oceanhorn thread :eek:
     
  8. coderkid

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    I'm sure that can come later. I'm not one of those graphics-fanatics, I care more about the gameplay than how it looks - and this seems to have enough quality gameplay to compensate.
     
  9. redribbon

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    agree with this. but i have to see it directly from my ipad screen to decide.
     
  10. coderkid

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    On their site it does say "Graphics will scale with device."
     
  11. Bill Harper

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    Our graphics will scale with device, and there are both automatic (default) and user-adjustable settings to assist in this. They can make a large and noticeable difference in both quality and performance. Understand this is not a "complete game overhaul at the touch of a button". To fully appreciate the capabilities of every device would require either a bunch of separate game downloads or a package size several times larger than what is needed to just play the game. We judged both of these options as not viable, and would cause more problems than they would solve.

    Indeed. We've spent innumerable hours tweaking and fine-tuning our artwork to get the most visual appeal possible while still keeping it a playable game on all platforms/versions. In the end, we had to make a decision. We decided that rich and diverse gameplay accessible over a wide array of devices outweighed the need for high-poly, bleeding-edge, state-of-the-art graphics that could only run on the most modern of devices and would trigger a core meltdown on the rest. While both are important factors to consider, when it's boiled down one equates to fancy garnish and the other a satisfying meal for the whole family. We'd rather see you well-fed and content, instead of leaving you to nibble on the parsley sprig after a few minutes of gazing at the plate in admiration.

    We acknowledge that with this approach (or w/ any approach, for that matter) it's impossible to please everybody. By making this a more universal app, many more of you will thus be able to decide for yourselves. What we really hope is that the majority will enjoy the game on its own merits, as the first true full-scale Western-style RPG of its kind for the handheld gaming community.
     
  12. sicksilvo

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    Mr. Bill Harper, you just sold another copy :) When it's released.
     
  13. coderkid

    coderkid Well-Known Member

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    Excellent answer. Looking forward to the game!
     
  14. quangvietnguyen

    quangvietnguyen Well-Known Member

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    It has been for quite a while since the beta testing...:(
     
  15. Louis Ace

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    After completing the main story, will you be able to keep playing? And if so, what will you be able to do?
     
  16. Alan Miranda

    Alan Miranda Well-Known Member

    The game ends after completing the main story. This is because the environments are tied to both the main plot and your character level, so it doesn’t make sense to do it otherwise (the same thing was done on New Vegas for similar reasons). You can still explore the world in a non-linear fashion before the ending of the game though.
    - Alan
     
  17. quangvietnguyen

    quangvietnguyen Well-Known Member

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    Will the game be coming out in early august Alan?
     
  18. Alan Miranda

    Alan Miranda Well-Known Member

    We’re planning for a summer release but haven’t announced a specific date yet.
    - Alan
     
  19. quangvietnguyen

    quangvietnguyen Well-Known Member

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    any updates?:|
     
  20. Alan Miranda

    Alan Miranda Well-Known Member

    Just the usual beta stuff going on. The game is feeling very solid and the bugs are thinning out. And don’t worry – when we have any new updates on TSS, we always post on the TA forums so you can be in the loop. :)
    - Alan
     

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