Wow Matt! That demo isn't half bad, although I must say those buttons for the original are sickening tbh.
Attack of the Kraken Hey all, absolutely loving this thread. There are some fantastic looking games here, with some even looking awesome at very early stages! I'm hoping to release Attack of the Kraken by the end of the month The game was inspired by John Wyndham's awesome book, 'The Kraken Wakes', with gameplay taking a retro road inspired by the likes of Attack of the Mutant Camels, Defender, and Time Pilot to name a few. It started out called 'Kraken Up' (I kill me, I really do!) and looked like this: Pretty awful I made the enemies in that picture myself. ZERO art skills here I hired an artist who, I think, transformed the game: And here's a short sneak peek vid too: Obviously the name changed, and there's a lot of variety (I hope) in the gameplay. The central concept, of shooting down these giant, lumbering creatures as they emerge from the sea has stayed pretty much the same, with a few additions here and there! It's just a fun 2D shooter I love to play! And now, it even looks alright! Cheers, QS
The Kraken looks like a cross between Cthulhu and H.R. Giger's Xenomorph Edit: I am so buying this game!
Yea I thought the same thing! Ps- no offense to the artist, but I could do a much better job drawing the kraken. PM me if interested
Actually i love the way they drew the kraken and so it is just fine with me Edit: Damn how do i delete this first post! sorry for double posting guys
Quantumsheep - Attack of the Kraken looks cool Underwatery beasts, AotMC/Defender, retro, shooty = win. Sort of somehow reminds me of Fantasy Zone too!
My current project i dont have an after picture because it isnt done yet. ill try to finish before october this year. Thats cropped from the ipad version
Some very fine looking games in this thread! It's always fascinating to see glimpses of other designers' creative process. Here are few screens from ReaXXor at different stages of development. It's very simple graphically compared to some other games seen here - basically just an interface - and most of the design iterations were Photoshop mockups. The first batch of actual in-game graphics were already pretty close to the final version. The idea was from the very beginning to make the interface look like a real gadget of some sort. Something that would immediately feel "touchable". Brushed aluminum was dropped in favor of the darker "stereo system" look, which made the colours of the pads pop out better. Unfortunately, after some testing it was obvious that the colours of the "non-lit" pads had to be quite muted to make the "lit" pads stand out clear enough. The threat of drabness was countered with exaggerated plastic sheen. Overall I'm pretty happy with how ReaXXor turned out (it actually looks much better "inside" the iPhone), even if it's not quite as realistic as I had originally envisioned. I wonder how crazy sexy cool the graphics would look if done with some fancy 3D tool...
Heh - thanks for the offer, but the Kraken 'fits in' to the game world fine as it is. Would look odd to have a very different look in relation to the rest of the game! As for the design - I did ask for a cross between H.R. Giger's Alien and a jellyfish, of all things, keeping with the aquatic theme! So well spotted, people! @Moidoka That looks very nice indeed. I particularly like the dot-matrix numbers, and the 'stereo' look just looks lovely - nice one
Here is Infect Them All's before When I request designer some sprite to make proto-type, he gave me 3 character. minigun man, pinky nurse, black nurse. So I made a game that minigun man free-hugs pinky nurse. Then pinky nurse is so shocked that become black nurse and assault other nurse. and after. minigun man and black nurse become zombie!
really? the lambrettinis are a hommage at the old game&watch lcd games of the eighties. but it`s not a clone of an old game. also the artist are made by myself, but for sure, the are some similarities to mr. game&watch. but also to other old game&watch figures (firefighter etc.). as i wrote, it`s a hommage. ^^
No i wasn't saying you were copying Game and Watch i just ment that they have simillar looking graphics Edit: There i fixed it!
First steps building my own graphics engine, units where just Flags back then, and bunkers just blocks: First Hickups after I coded the import from blender: Intermediate Beta-Version with fully textured bunkers/garages: Version 1.5, with antialiasing and the insect bunkers:
This is extremely unprofessional, and I question your integrity. Do your business in privacy, not a public forum. // no, I didn't draw the Kraken.
This thread seems to have died prematurely, which is a shame as I really like it! So here I am bringing it back from the dead *bows* My game, Attack of the Kraken, is out now! YAY! And I managed to find a first concept vid! Contrast and compare! First vid (when it was known as 'Kraken Up' Crazy days! QS
