A bit of humour Thought I post this snippet. It sums up the premise of the game ME I'm gonna make a game, don't know what exactly but it will feature this round space cat. You will pull its rainbow tail and flick it around. OTHER GUY Cool! ME I will make it all by myself! OTHER GUY Nice! You will need a programmer though? ME I'm gonna code it myself too! OTHER GUY Alright... ME I mean, I could learn to code as I develop the game? OTHER GUY Ah, that makes sense, always good to learn new skills! ME Unity 3 looks cool, might use that. OTHER GUY Unity? Is that good enough? There's a lot of other good engines out there . ME Unity is awesome man! It will really kick ass when it reaches version 4 or 5 I think. The editor is genius! OTHER GUY Yeah, probably. ME Anyway, so my game won't have any lives. OTHER GUY Oh interesting. But that trend died anyway. It's so annoying to keep starting all over after dying. ME Exactly! And I'm gonna have 7 galaxies in total and 6 of those will have 7 levels each. OTHER GUY Wow, 7 whole galaxies? Will you do all the graphics? And don't forget the coding too! ME Yep, and each level will be totally unique! Every level with new graphics and level design. OTHER GUY OK, so that's 43 levels? ME Yeah. All themed too like; Juicy Fruity, Moon Delight, Cluster Funk, Candy Gloss, Deep See, Crystal Glare and Flame Thrilled... OTHER GUY Ha! That could take you a looong time... a year or maybe even YEARS! ME Yeah I think so, but it could be awesome. Oh yeah and each galaxy has it's own power-up. OTHER GUY Hahaha, OK what power-ups? ME There's Shooting Stars, Moon Rocks, Homing Missiles, Flame Marshmallows, Water Bubbles, Inflatable Planets and Ice Cubes! OTHER GUY Alright, that's a LOT of work! Anything else? ME Umm, and it won't have any high scores, no achievements, or upgrades, no time limits, no in-app purchases, no ads and no text instructions! OTHER GUY Whaaaat? O...K... Are you sure about that? If you take those things out of a game, what gets left behind??? ME Well, I want to make a fun game everyone can enjoy without language barriers. Just you and the game, take your time, go at your own pace. Enjoy the pure unfiltered gameplay with no strings attached? Oh yeah, I'm doing all the sound effects too hahaha! OTHER GUY Hmmm... What platform will you release on? ME iOS iPhone, iPad & compatible iPod Touch and then hopefully Android & Steam. OTHER GUY You're crazy haha So... you're going to learn how to program, do all the graphics, animations, 7 galaxies with 43 levels, every level is unique, no enemy is repeated, 7 power-ups, no in-game instructions, no high-scores or achievements? And on top of that, you're going to become an iOS developer hahaha ? ME Hehe yeah. It is a bit nuts actually but I'm sure it's not impossible! I just have to make sure the game survives the test of time and is still fun whenever it's released. OTHER GUY Good luck man, could take years hahaha! ME Hahaha, yeah !
Well, I was one of them. hehe I think I was the first and it was well deserved . I've also spread the word as much as I can thru my social media handles
Hehe, true. But I like to think the rating & review is on the back of the game's merit rather than acquaintance But I really really appreciate it! I'm actually very new social networks (you probably noticed lol) didn't use them extensively until now More dev stuff coming soon....
WOOHOO! What he said Awesome!!!!! That's a great after taste! Hehehe I'm going to ask you lots of questions now lol 1st How do you feel about what I've tried to do with this game? In terms of stripping the game of all the things except core gameplay and mechanics. Giving the player what they need and when they need it. No inventory, baggage, upgrades etc? I keep the player "in the moment" and in the game until they complete each galaxy- that hopefully kept you going ?
The dev chair with battle scars lol Now the game is finished and out, I think it's time for a new chair... It was with me all the way! You will be missed [salute].
AGREED... but Totally agreed! I said the same to myself near the end... however, I know the market is probably very harsh and a lot of gamers have been stung by premium games, so I priced it as low as I comfortably could but aimed to maximise the appeal with the price. tbh, I think the data shows the conversion rate < 5%-10% of freemium downloads anyway. I just wished upon the light that gamers would make the leap looking at the visuals and the gameplay would keep them playing and they would be more than satisfied with the asking price Thanks for playing. Please post your impressions here after you beat it!
Feedback after beating Star Cat Just an after thought, Please post your feedback after beating the game. The end-of-game boss is quite creepy and funny and ties into the intro. Don't want to mention spoilers for anyone ;D
Can't believe it! I was so glued to the hot games section and the forum, that I totally missed the Star Cat Adventure mention in the podcast lol That was great guys, I can't stop laughing, Lisa Franks?!?! lol i take that as compliment and it was grape cut in half, not a lime haha, though i did use an orange for level 2 was mentioned at the end, which is cool, it stays in the mind then Star Cat Adventure @ 1:03:50 http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-toucharcade-show-2/e/49851429?autoplay=true THANK YOU VERY MUCH - please keep playing the game Touch Arcade, it gets better - i promise!
Dev Diary - sweet stuff Hi guys, Posting these images I took for candy gloss galaxy. That cotton was a pain to extract and made to look like Candy Floss
Gameplay videos Hi guys, I am making gameplay videos of all galaxies now so people can see each world being played through, starting with Juicy Fruity. Uploading soon
Gameplay Video Juicy Fruity Hi guys, Finally happy with the quality of the upload Design-wise, this galaxy was really to introduce the gamer to the control system. They're almost like onboarding levels. I knew that anything totally new/different, will need a careful helping hand to ease the gamer into handling what's up ahead Juicy Fruity gameplay video: Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcC1odki7D0
While waiting.... Here are some penciled background patterns that were used throughout the Sat Cat Universe. Kept them subtle but the game wouldn't be the same without them!
Finally, Moon Delight Galaxy video Uploaded Hi Guys, Uploaded the full playthrough of Moon Delight galaxy. This where the game begins to throw stuff at the gamer It ends in helping a space creature suffering in silence from bloodsucking parasites. Lots of stuff in there to mention... just watch it Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc2RUICVAgQ if it streams slow, please lower to 480p, for some reason it seems to buffer a lot at 1080 =/
More stuff As Star Cat Adventure is so full of unique experiences and gameplay, I would love gamers to experience them as surprises as they get to them! ....so moving on, I will post teasers and glimpses, and lots more dev stuff!
