The Amazing Bernard Kumkwat Entertainment, LLC Genres: Games Entertainment Action Adventure GAME CENTER ENABLED $3.99 USD Supported Devices: iPhone-3GS iPhone4 iPodTouchFourthGen iPad2Wifi iPad23G iPhone4S iPadThirdGen iPadThirdGen4G iPhone5 iPodTouchFifthGen iPadFourthGen iPadFourthGen4G iPadMini iPadMini4G iPhone5c iPhone5s iPhone6 iPhone6Plus iPodTouchSixthGen Minimum iOS Version: iOS 6.0 Download Size: 198.4MB The Amazing Bernard Kumkwat Entertainment, LLC You will play as THE Bernie O'Tag in an action/adventure/platformer/runner that will push you to the brink with a challe… Free Buy Now Watch Media DetailsYou will play as THE Bernie O'Tag in an action/adventure/platformer/runner that will push you to the brink with a challenge worthy of the old school. But who is Bernie O'Tag...? A world-renowned, legendary hero with a career of success in some of the most dangerous and critical missions the world has seen... That's the man the world knows...but I know Bernard O'Tag...and there's a story to be told to find out how the scrawny, meek Bernard I knew became the "Amazing" Bernie O'Tag... ....I'm going to make him tell that story and you are going to help me. THE AMAZING FEATURES: -Free to play, no ads! -30 no-two-the-same, pulse-pounding, super challenging levels to conquer as you discover the truth of Bernie O'Tag. -Use Bernie's Powers such as creating platforms and springs to keep him alive as he runs...and more! Be wise with that Energy Bar though... -3 Playable Heroes: Unlock and play as Barron and Anna, two new playable heroes each with their own play style that totally changes the game. -Challenge Mode: All 30 levels have 5 different Challenges to overcome, with each playable hero having their own unique set of Challenges! Can you perfect all 450 Challenges!? -Endless Runner Mode: Beat your high score, earn coins and top the leaderboard in 3 different endless runner levels, each with their own unique challenges. -Gorgeous 2D environments, from mystical forests to snow-capped mountains, the world of Bernard is something to behold! -Challenge yourself with over 70 Achievements on Game Center! -Epic original soundtrack bringing you deeper into the story of Bernie O'Tag! -Designed for mobile devices! Information Seller:Kumkwat Entertainment, LLC Genre:Action, Adventure Release:May 31, 2016 Updated:Feb 14, 2018 Version:2.01 Size:251.9 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating: (5) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal touchy85 Well-Known Member Jan 21, 2015 1,616 1 38 #2 touchy85, May 31, 2016 Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel cshmee Well-Known Member Mar 14, 2013 61 0 6 Making games! Maryland #3 cshmee, May 31, 2016 Gameplay trailer: Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel VirtualBoyFreak Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze Apr 26, 2011 4,801 85 48 Spain #4 VirtualBoyFreak, Jun 1, 2016 I love the music of the launch trailer. Is part of the music of the game? jpgold Well-Known Member Sep 21, 2012 1,818 56 48 Online Ad Sales - Pandora New York, NY #5 jpgold, Jun 1, 2016 Would give this a try but it just looks to "floaty" for a $3.99 price tag. I'm not one to shy away from a premium game and love platformers but not sure about this one. DonnyDJ76 Well-Known Member Nov 1, 2011 1,793 58 48 Male Teacher Hackensack, NJ #6 DonnyDJ76, Jun 1, 2016 This looks like a fun game but I'm wary of paying $3.99 until someone posts about the control. cshmee Well-Known Member Mar 14, 2013 61 0 6 Making games! Maryland #7 cshmee, Jun 1, 2016 The song is "Circles" by Otis Heat and it does indeed appear in the game. Little note about the floatyness, one of the main mechanics is you control the height and length of Bernie's jump by holding the jump button. So holding it down will give you a bigger jump like you see in the trailer, when you just tap the jump button it's smaller jump, more in line with your typical platformer jump. Since it's an auto-run game, the player has more control over his jump, so you're in total control of how floaty it is. Hope that helps! Gambler Well-Known Member Mar 10, 2014 546 110 43 Gazorpazorp #8 Gambler, Jun 1, 2016 Last edited: Jun 1, 2016 Took one for the team and bought the game. Imps: The game's some kind of endless runner/platformer hybrid. It consists of levels about 5 minutes long, premise is basically jumping over gaps and sliding under obstacles. Tapping on the jump button longer means higher/wider jumps. The fourth level is a bit different, as you have to tilt your device to avoid spikes. The fifth level introduces a new mechanic with springs you have to quickly create between chasms that are otherwise too wide to jump over (by tapping the spring icon and then a space in the chasm) - Then you have to - quickly again - make the correct jump to land on the spring and make it over. Hadn't played any farther, with introducing this new mechanic the game quickly lost the rest of my already wearing thin patience (and judging from the trailer there are more of those "draw imaginary tools (like lines) to get over chasms/obstacles" - later in the game). Weirdly the game supports some basic mfi controls. But with my controller I was only able to jump and slide (so basically only useful for the first three levels), after that you had to use the touch controls (or tilt for level 4) - After all the springs get placed on the exact spot you tap on the screen which would be pretty hard to do with a controller anyway, especially considering how quickly one has to create them if he doesn't want to fall into an abyss (and start over). Which brings me to the next point: It really bugged me that there are no checkpoints whatsoever. I'm usually more patient with trial & error mechanics and beared it for the first four levels (although I was near giving up back then too after having had to start over with the same level again and again because of some small mistake near the end). But the fifth level really sealed the deal for me - The newly introduced spring mechanic was just too unresponsive: Half of the time it didn't get placed at all, even though I used it as intended/explained = tapped the spring icon, then an empty space in the middle of the chasm but it still didn't work. By then you're already so close to the edge though that you don't get a second attempt. Other times it worked but the character still fell because you didn't land on it correctly or placed it 0.02 inches too far to the left. And that was the very first chasm needing a spring mind you. I have a good junk of experience with platformers and while I don't claim to be a pro I usually also don't suck at them as I did here. But the control scheme is already feeling cramped with the spring mechanic (which is just the first extra button being introduced) and especially the unresponsiveness finally killed the rest of my interest. Unacceptable for a game that is all about quick reactions and no second chances. Oh, and for the sake of completeness the story is - at least as far as I can assess by now - pretty much negligible, strikes me more as silly than anything else (some guy who seems to be stupid or has lost a chunk of his memory is bullied by his commanding officer (?) to run after/catch some masked guy). Of course story's doesn't have to be the main selling point for such kinds of games and as I said, I threw the towel at level 5 but so far it's nothing to write home about. All in all, not too happy with my purchase. Tl;dr: Useless mfi support, silly story, repetitive gameplay (jump, jump, jump ..., slide, jump, jump and so on), cramped, unresponsive controls, lack of checkpoints can get annoying. cshmee Well-Known Member Mar 14, 2013 61 0 6 Making games! Maryland #9 cshmee, Jun 2, 2016 There will be a small patch which should improve upon the spring and level 1-5 coming tomorrow or Friday (depending on apple review time). Hopefully that'll help you out as things do progress quite a bit from there, appreciate the feedback. cshmee Well-Known Member Mar 14, 2013 61 0 6 Making games! Maryland #10 cshmee, Jun 2, 2016 Also the mfi support just comes from the engine it's made with, only touch controls work for completing the full game. jpgold Well-Known Member Sep 21, 2012 1,818 56 48 Online Ad Sales - Pandora New York, NY #11 jpgold, Jun 2, 2016 Thanks for this, appreciate cshmee Well-Known Member Mar 14, 2013 61 0 6 Making games! Maryland #12 cshmee, Jun 10, 2016 Well this week was very helpful since being a smaller group makes it harder to get proper feedback until the game is really out there. We heard you, agreed with a good bit of it and got to work. So with that comes a pretty significant update to The Amazing Bernard in version 1.20. Here's what's been done: -Checkpoints! Reach a certain point in each level so you can bring Bernie back at that spot. -Added "tap to skip" for longer story sequences. Tapping the screen will go to the next speech bubble. -30 new Achievements! -Improved Spring response. -Go button fix preventing jump from happening at the same time. -Some small story/tutorial fixes. -Tweaks to 1-1, 1-2 and 1-3, a little relief on 1-5 and 1-8. The feedback is much appreciated, I think it's a much better game now for it and I hope you'll check it out. To go with the arrival of the new update we also have a new gameplay video showing one of the Chapter 2 levels in action. Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel cshmee Well-Known Member Mar 14, 2013 61 0 6 Making games! Maryland #13 cshmee, Jul 5, 2016 The Amazing Bernard v1.21 is now available! This is the 2nd half of the big 1.2 update but as it influences the gameplay a decent amount it took a little more time to properly balance. In this update: -Increased Bernie's run speed and made his jumps slightly less "floaty." -Small balance tweaks to a few levels to accommodate the increased speed. -Fixed a bug in the Gumption menu that occurred after upgrading a Power. -Added checkpoint to level 1-4 The game has come a long way thanks to helpful feedback so hopefully you get a chance to check it out in this latest, ideally better than ever form. Thanks! cshmee Well-Known Member Mar 14, 2013 61 0 6 Making games! Maryland #14 cshmee, Feb 28, 2017 Last edited: Mar 1, 2017 The Amazing Bernard v1.50 (by Kumkwat Entertainment) The epic action/adventure/platformer/runner The Amazing Bernard is now FREE! You can begin the journey without cost and discover how sweet, scrawny Bernard became the legendary hero Bernie O'Tag. On top of the first chapter being free, the game has received a major update. The Amazing Bernard is now faster than ever with new exciting obstacles and challenges added to all 30 levels and the 3 Endless Runner stages. Below is a look at the new v1.50 update in action, then you can get out there and begin your amazing adventure for free! Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-amazing-bernard/id1072218176?ls=1&mt=8 thesinmaster Well-Known Member Aug 27, 2013 80 0 0 #15 thesinmaster, Mar 1, 2017 The first chapter is free, for the rest IAP. cshmee Well-Known Member Mar 14, 2013 61 0 6 Making games! Maryland #16 cshmee, Mar 2, 2017 Edited to make a little clearer in the first post, Chapter 1 and the first Endless Runner stage are free and it is $2.99 for the full game (Chapters 2 and 3 and their Endless Runner stages). thesinmaster Well-Known Member Aug 27, 2013 80 0 0 #17 thesinmaster, Mar 3, 2017 Forcetouch in iphone 7 could make a problem while drawing a line, line could corrupt if you do not press harder on screen, good game ruined somehow... And a little bug, sometimes spring shoots the character higher ( out of screen ) and it could end with the spikes! thesinmaster Well-Known Member Aug 27, 2013 80 0 0 #18 thesinmaster, Mar 3, 2017 Also could you have a look at this games section as I have complains about spring problem and drawing line with forcetouched iphones ( 6s and 7 ) Thank you cshmee Well-Known Member Mar 14, 2013 61 0 6 Making games! Maryland #19 cshmee, Mar 3, 2017 I'll PM you for more info and take a closer look at this issue today, thanks for the heads up. cshmee Well-Known Member Mar 14, 2013 61 0 6 Making games! Maryland #20 cshmee, Mar 15, 2017 An update for The Amazing Bernard has just been released, version 1.51 includes: -Checkpoint sound only goes off when you have enough coins. -Fix on level 1-10's ending character position. -Minor bug fixes and balance tweaks. -Several wonderful songs added to the soundtrack. Some more balance to the more difficult early levels and some new music sprinkled throughout, enjoy! https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-amazing-bernard/id1072218176?ls=1&mt=8 (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Password: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
Would give this a try but it just looks to "floaty" for a $3.99 price tag. I'm not one to shy away from a premium game and love platformers but not sure about this one.
The song is "Circles" by Otis Heat and it does indeed appear in the game. Little note about the floatyness, one of the main mechanics is you control the height and length of Bernie's jump by holding the jump button. So holding it down will give you a bigger jump like you see in the trailer, when you just tap the jump button it's smaller jump, more in line with your typical platformer jump. Since it's an auto-run game, the player has more control over his jump, so you're in total control of how floaty it is. Hope that helps!
Took one for the team and bought the game. Imps: The game's some kind of endless runner/platformer hybrid. It consists of levels about 5 minutes long, premise is basically jumping over gaps and sliding under obstacles. Tapping on the jump button longer means higher/wider jumps. The fourth level is a bit different, as you have to tilt your device to avoid spikes. The fifth level introduces a new mechanic with springs you have to quickly create between chasms that are otherwise too wide to jump over (by tapping the spring icon and then a space in the chasm) - Then you have to - quickly again - make the correct jump to land on the spring and make it over. Hadn't played any farther, with introducing this new mechanic the game quickly lost the rest of my already wearing thin patience (and judging from the trailer there are more of those "draw imaginary tools (like lines) to get over chasms/obstacles" - later in the game). Weirdly the game supports some basic mfi controls. But with my controller I was only able to jump and slide (so basically only useful for the first three levels), after that you had to use the touch controls (or tilt for level 4) - After all the springs get placed on the exact spot you tap on the screen which would be pretty hard to do with a controller anyway, especially considering how quickly one has to create them if he doesn't want to fall into an abyss (and start over). Which brings me to the next point: It really bugged me that there are no checkpoints whatsoever. I'm usually more patient with trial & error mechanics and beared it for the first four levels (although I was near giving up back then too after having had to start over with the same level again and again because of some small mistake near the end). But the fifth level really sealed the deal for me - The newly introduced spring mechanic was just too unresponsive: Half of the time it didn't get placed at all, even though I used it as intended/explained = tapped the spring icon, then an empty space in the middle of the chasm but it still didn't work. By then you're already so close to the edge though that you don't get a second attempt. Other times it worked but the character still fell because you didn't land on it correctly or placed it 0.02 inches too far to the left. And that was the very first chasm needing a spring mind you. I have a good junk of experience with platformers and while I don't claim to be a pro I usually also don't suck at them as I did here. But the control scheme is already feeling cramped with the spring mechanic (which is just the first extra button being introduced) and especially the unresponsiveness finally killed the rest of my interest. Unacceptable for a game that is all about quick reactions and no second chances. Oh, and for the sake of completeness the story is - at least as far as I can assess by now - pretty much negligible, strikes me more as silly than anything else (some guy who seems to be stupid or has lost a chunk of his memory is bullied by his commanding officer (?) to run after/catch some masked guy). Of course story's doesn't have to be the main selling point for such kinds of games and as I said, I threw the towel at level 5 but so far it's nothing to write home about. All in all, not too happy with my purchase. Tl;dr: Useless mfi support, silly story, repetitive gameplay (jump, jump, jump ..., slide, jump, jump and so on), cramped, unresponsive controls, lack of checkpoints can get annoying.
There will be a small patch which should improve upon the spring and level 1-5 coming tomorrow or Friday (depending on apple review time). Hopefully that'll help you out as things do progress quite a bit from there, appreciate the feedback.
Also the mfi support just comes from the engine it's made with, only touch controls work for completing the full game.
Well this week was very helpful since being a smaller group makes it harder to get proper feedback until the game is really out there. We heard you, agreed with a good bit of it and got to work. So with that comes a pretty significant update to The Amazing Bernard in version 1.20. Here's what's been done: -Checkpoints! Reach a certain point in each level so you can bring Bernie back at that spot. -Added "tap to skip" for longer story sequences. Tapping the screen will go to the next speech bubble. -30 new Achievements! -Improved Spring response. -Go button fix preventing jump from happening at the same time. -Some small story/tutorial fixes. -Tweaks to 1-1, 1-2 and 1-3, a little relief on 1-5 and 1-8. The feedback is much appreciated, I think it's a much better game now for it and I hope you'll check it out. To go with the arrival of the new update we also have a new gameplay video showing one of the Chapter 2 levels in action. Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel
The Amazing Bernard v1.21 is now available! This is the 2nd half of the big 1.2 update but as it influences the gameplay a decent amount it took a little more time to properly balance. In this update: -Increased Bernie's run speed and made his jumps slightly less "floaty." -Small balance tweaks to a few levels to accommodate the increased speed. -Fixed a bug in the Gumption menu that occurred after upgrading a Power. -Added checkpoint to level 1-4 The game has come a long way thanks to helpful feedback so hopefully you get a chance to check it out in this latest, ideally better than ever form. Thanks!
The Amazing Bernard v1.50 (by Kumkwat Entertainment) The epic action/adventure/platformer/runner The Amazing Bernard is now FREE! You can begin the journey without cost and discover how sweet, scrawny Bernard became the legendary hero Bernie O'Tag. On top of the first chapter being free, the game has received a major update. The Amazing Bernard is now faster than ever with new exciting obstacles and challenges added to all 30 levels and the 3 Endless Runner stages. Below is a look at the new v1.50 update in action, then you can get out there and begin your amazing adventure for free! Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-amazing-bernard/id1072218176?ls=1&mt=8
Edited to make a little clearer in the first post, Chapter 1 and the first Endless Runner stage are free and it is $2.99 for the full game (Chapters 2 and 3 and their Endless Runner stages).
Forcetouch in iphone 7 could make a problem while drawing a line, line could corrupt if you do not press harder on screen, good game ruined somehow... And a little bug, sometimes spring shoots the character higher ( out of screen ) and it could end with the spikes!
Also could you have a look at this games section as I have complains about spring problem and drawing line with forcetouched iphones ( 6s and 7 ) Thank you
An update for The Amazing Bernard has just been released, version 1.51 includes: -Checkpoint sound only goes off when you have enough coins. -Fix on level 1-10's ending character position. -Minor bug fixes and balance tweaks. -Several wonderful songs added to the soundtrack. Some more balance to the more difficult early levels and some new music sprinkled throughout, enjoy! https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-amazing-bernard/id1072218176?ls=1&mt=8
