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| Info Box |
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Main Developer Website
Desura - 5$
Greenlight Page
Browser Demo (Full game is not browser based and has better textures)
Release Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mn__OW4j4L4#at=34
Soundtrack: https://soundcloud.com/docprop/sets/ballpoint-universe-original
Windows/ Mac/ WiiU (releasing at some point in 2013 on WiiU)
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| What is this game? |
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A shmup with a highly unique and most of all gorgeous artstyle. The game only came to life through Kickstarter. On top of being stunningly pretty due to the nature of the hand drawn ballpoint art, the game also uses some light exploration elements in between the levels to have you collecting some art work and parts for your ship. These parts can also be found as rewards in levels to further upgrade/customize your own ship which is also represented on your ship design you see ingame. The levels are also rather replayable since you probably wont be able to finish every level on the highest score, and you will need the highest scores to unlock everything. On the shmup side of things it definitely is no Ikaruga, but the art and upgrading are making this a delightful experience I heartily recommend anyway.
Sooo beautiful to look at with a great soundtrack. Make sure to raise the graphics level to the highest, "beautiful". The soundtrack doesnt start of strongly ingame, but checkout the Soundcloud link I posted above, these tracks are definitely great too.
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| Impressions |
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Pictures speak more than a thousand words:
Gifs courtesy of Messofanego:
Wow, finally checked out Ballpoint Universe. This game looks ridiculously good with several moving layers and has a a great soundtrack. Its a shmup where you collect upgrade parts by walking around in the world and beating the scores in the levels. Certainly more than worth the $4 the dev is asking for it.
That looks incredible. Love how super-detailed everything looks, and so smooth too.
Also, the shmup levels rip their mechanics from Einhander, it seems, Coooooooool.
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| Other stuff |
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Indie Game thread series, currently June:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=572913
In the same thread, we are currently prototype-testing a program to rate Indie games and write impressions that can be read out and analysed with that program. For more information, see this post:http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=57495778&postcount=364
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