If you've been following SotM: The Video Game, you're going to want to watch this! It's our first wide release of gameplay footage!
http://handelabra.com/blog/2014/8/18/sotm-digital-sneak-peek-5-first-gameplay-preview
Let us know what you think.
Lead Bit Flipper, Handelabra Games
Developer of Sentinels, Bottom of the 9th, and Spirit Island
Ooooh, pictures.
Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.
-Robert E. Howard, "The Tower of the Elephant"
Looking really good. I need to get a tablet now, I could play anytime and so much easier. . . sigh.
Yeah, that's sharpening up quite nicely.
Spiff's SotM site: www.spiffworld.com/sotm
And beta testers if you are wondering - you will be getting an update soon. Tonight, if all goes well.
Lead Bit Flipper, Handelabra Games
Developer of Sentinels, Bottom of the 9th, and Spirit Island
Loving the comic book page turning effect
Stop lurking, it makes you look like a villain target
When you do things right, people won’t be sure you’ve done anything at all
Awesome to hear! I can't wait to see what changes have been implemented!
I don't see any images or videos at all. :(
Just assume I'm always doing that.
Damn it, Ronway!
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Here's a direct YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2ftlDHH42M
Lead Bit Flipper, Handelabra Games
Developer of Sentinels, Bottom of the 9th, and Spirit Island
Woohoo! Looking forward to it.
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The game looks great! I'm really excited about this.
Looks so awesome! I look foward to the possibly PC port of it in the future!
That would be fun, and I could play it then!
I don't know what makes me different and I don't care. Maybe it's not my problem, but why do they stare? - The Living End, Strange
I'm very excited about this too, and will definitely be buying the app ASAP.
My concern from the video is that the background looks very busy and distracting against the colourful cards and makes it more difficult to see and recognise the cards themselves. Obviously you've spent a lot of time and effort on it, but honestly I'd prefer a plain black background which would look more like a comic book anyway...
How about an option to toggle the background on and off? I'm sure that would be appreciated by people with colourblindness too.
I'm sure it was confirmed before that we'll be able to mute the music, but I was reminded about it so I thought I'd mention it again. The music is great, fantastic job there, but by 90 seconds into the video I was desperate to turn the music off.
It's all shaping up nicely though, and I particularly like the "don't care" option when assigning damage. That's a nice touch.
Just assume I'm always doing that.
Damn it, Ronway!
I have opposite opinions on each of those points, except the "shaping up nicely" one which I agree with. :)
Spiff's SotM site: www.spiffworld.com/sotm
If everyone agreed on everything, the world would be boring I suppose =)
There will definitely be an option to turn off the music or adjust the volume. We're playing around with different options for the environment to make it fit just right, and may end up including an option to disable it entirely (primarily for older, slower devices).
Lead Bit Flipper, Handelabra Games
Developer of Sentinels, Bottom of the 9th, and Spirit Island
This makes me very happy. :) I object to being called an older, slower device, but I can't deny that it's an accurate description...
In general I'm very easy to distract visually (and apparently aurally too). When we play game at my friend's house his table has one of those vinyl covers on it which has bright pictures of cupcakes - it's cute, but I have to work very hard to tune it out and focus on the board or cards or pieces. Doesn't seem to bother anyone else.
Just assume I'm always doing that.
Damn it, Ronway!
Personally, I hate having a game play music. The ability to turn off music separate from sound effects is always a plus in my book.
This looks like a really fun game. I hope to be jumping into it as soon as possible.
Is it too early to ask what you think are minimums for android device to run it? I am hoping i don't have to upgrade my tablet, but it might just have to be.
Thanks!
Not 100% sure on those details yet.
Lead Bit Flipper, Handelabra Games
Developer of Sentinels, Bottom of the 9th, and Spirit Island
I agree with you Silverleaf about the background. It is rather busy and distracting. I don't really understand why it is 3D when the rest of the game is 2D on top of it. It just seems a weird juxtaposition of styles. On top of that, the moving 3D background will just make it run slower on older devices for something that doesn't really add much to (and in my opinion, distracts from) the game. I would personally rather see a 2D background that shows the environment, is less busy, and matches better stylistically with the rest of the art.
Other than that, the game looks pretty great.
Sorry if this has been answered elsewhere, I couldn't find anything. Does the app support offline multiplayer or single player matches?
The initial release is pass & play and solo only. Multiplayer will be added in a future version.
Lead Bit Flipper, Handelabra Games
Developer of Sentinels, Bottom of the 9th, and Spirit Island