From their Presskit:
You can also read their blog, they are posting every 1-2 weeks there, by now they pretty much have their own engine.
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CrossCode - 2D Action-RPG for Browsers, PC (now on IndieGoGo; Wii U stretch goal)
- Thread starter Bjoern the Smexy
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From their Presskit:
You can also read their blog, they are posting every 1-2 weeks there, by now they pretty much have their own engine.
Bjoern the Smexy
Member
It's 5% funded already which makes me very happy.
Keep it coming guys!
Keep it coming guys!
Bjoern the Smexy
Member
Sölf;153899183 said:
I really hope they'll break the 100k mark, though.
I mean, I already pumped 250 into that game but I REALLY wanna play this on my Wii U and will gladly buy it again for that system.
Lanrutcon
Member
Constructive.
So, nearly 15.000 now!
Also, they had their first Devstream today. You can watch it here, might be quite interesting to watch for some of you who are actually interested in how they create their stuff.
http://www.twitch.tv/radicalfishgames/c/6228224
Also, they had their first Devstream today. You can watch it here, might be quite interesting to watch for some of you who are actually interested in how they create their stuff.
http://www.twitch.tv/radicalfishgames/c/6228224
BishopLamont
Banned
tales x zelda x secret of mana
definitely in
definitely in
Bjoern the Smexy
Member
I also added the url to their newly created subreddit to the OP in the links section.
zero shift
Banned
Tried the demo of this months ago and loved it.
Dominic_Shade
Member
I just played the demo. My God, the controls were just the right kind of responsive. Really dig the art style and animations too. The combat had a nice rhythm to it, and I really like how I could dash-cancel out of my melee attacks.
Will see if I can scramble up some spare change for a donation.
Will see if I can scramble up some spare change for a donation.
Jupiter_Shrooms
Member
The devs posted a devlog update yesterday covering menus and custom eat animations for consumables.
And this gif is just cool. Kinda reminds me of Yoshi's Island
And this gif is just cool. Kinda reminds me of Yoshi's Island
gingerbeardman
Member
They might have hit this on Kickstarter, but no chance on Indiegogo.
Looks great though!
Looks great though!
Bjoern the Smexy
Member
The thing is that while Europeans can easily back a project on Kickstarter they cannot start crowdfunding campaigns on it. Indiegogo is the only other popular solution to this.
And as long as it gets enough exposure it can totally meet its goal even on Indiegogo.
Crimson_Justice
Member
Man, this is gonna be a close one, isn't it? 1/5 of the days gone, and 1/5 of the target money reached. I seriously hope this gets funded. >.< The demo was a blast.
Bjoern the Smexy
Member
20,000+ achieved in just over 8 days. So it's 25% funded already.
Which makes me happy.
The demo is also now available in German since yesterday, which might be nice to have for our German speaking members here on GAF.
Which makes me happy.
The demo is also now available in German since yesterday, which might be nice to have for our German speaking members here on GAF.
Jupiter_Shrooms
Member
They're streaming an area not in the demo right now on twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/sanctuarycrew/
PeterBazooka
Member
Played the browser demo at work on the projector. Amazing! lol Backed.
RPS Article: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/03/10/game-within-a-game-within-an-indiegogo-crosscode/
RPS Article: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/03/10/game-within-a-game-within-an-indiegogo-crosscode/
Bjoern the Smexy
Member
Bjoern the Smexy
Member
Sorry for the double post, but some people might be interested in that the team is updating the in-game artwork right now, seeing as there are people (even in this thread) who didn't quite like how it turned out initially, so here's a nifty before->after picture of some of those faces:
Better shading, more details, and more beautiful beards all over!
They also posted artwork for some new enemy designs, which I really dig for the most part:
Can't really go wrong with rock people but that's just my opinion.
Better shading, more details, and more beautiful beards all over!
They also posted artwork for some new enemy designs, which I really dig for the most part:
Can't really go wrong with rock people but that's just my opinion.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
This campaign is really struggling. Tempted to up my pledge even though the exchange rate with euros will shaft me.
Makes me mad that a game like this is struggling when so many mediocre or even awful projects get quadruple funded. FFS there's even a kick-ass demo to try, these people are legit, and who doesn't love Ys gameplay?
Makes me mad that a game like this is struggling when so many mediocre or even awful projects get quadruple funded. FFS there's even a kick-ass demo to try, these people are legit, and who doesn't love Ys gameplay?
Indiegogo is a problem, yes. But what do ypu mean "this type of game"? Indie? Pixelart? Amazing?
jack_package_200
Banned
Wii U version probably not gonna happen
Holy shit. Never mind. Didn't realize the Euro had tanked against the USD in the last year or two. Price seems just a little high, but not drastically like I originally thought.
Also, +10k seems really low for a console version.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Oh, I hope it reaches the WiiU stretch goal.
Bjoern the Smexy
Member
I'm regularly in touch with one half of the founding members of Radical Fish Games who told me that if the game reaches it's funding goal of 80,000 € there will most probably be the option to back after the fundraising campaign as well, so the Wii U version might still be happening.
It has to reach it's funding goal though. If it doesn't that doesn't mean the end of the game, it will just take way longer to develop because these people basically dedicated their own free-time to this game for the last two or three years.
Also for people complaining about the exchange rate from € to $US or the other way around: Both currencies are almost equal right now. If you pay in $US you can add like 5% or so on the numbers showing. If you pay via PayPal they will also show you the exact exchange rate and price in your currency you have to pay.
Just throwing that out there.
I am also as concerned as everyone else when I look at the funding counter and how many days are left.
This campaign could JUST reach it's goal if it goes on like this, if the typical last 5 days of the campaign give it another huge boost as does happen with many other fundraising campaigns out there.
One of the founding members of Radical Fish Games is actually on eof my best friends and he told me more than once that the finished game is planned to have at least something like 30-40 hours of playtime.
I can't remember if this is meant for just the story part or all game modes in one, but still, 15€ for 30-40 hours of gameplay is a very good investment, regardless of the type of game.
Fake EDIT: Caught your new post just while I was writing this. So yeah, spread the word, it would help
That's because this game is made with HTML5 and JavaScript.
As far as I'm concerned Sony doesn't offer a kind of framework for that in contrast to Nintendo, who offers the Nintendo Web Framework that uses HTML5 and JavaScript.
It's also quite expensive to develop for Sony platforms, whereas you can get a Wii U devkit for, I think, 10,000€ or something. I may be off with that number, but I'm sure it was no more than 30k.
A PS4 devkit can cost you quite a lot more, at least a 6-figure number, if I remember correctly.
Doesn't mean they won't look into it, just that it's not as likely as a Wii U version.
Very little work will be required to get it on Wii U based on the framework used.
Bjoern the Smexy
Member
That's a bit harsh, man.
I don't know about what happened with Cosmochoria but it's not like they have anything to do with that game.
Also they do have an internal prototype already which runs at just 30fps or so the last time I was told about it, but the focus is on the PC version right now anyway.
And you can trust me when I say that they will optimize the shit out of it when it comes to Wii U. They don't want to deliver a subpar port.
More_Badass
Member
What happened with Cosmochoria?
Not trying to be harsh or dump on CrossCode, the game looks really rad and I really hope it gets funded despite all the trouble that comes with IndieGoGo. The fact is I backed a game, Cosmochoria, which had a full working alpha available at the time made in Construct 2. The dev was confident he'd be able to port it to Wii U, finally got a dev unit and decided it couldn't be done. You can read all about that here if you like.
If these guys are coding HTML5 from scratch I certainly feel better about the odds rather than going from C2 to the Nintendo Web Framework, but the fact is last time I backed a game supposedly headed to Wii U that was made in HTML5 and not Unity, it became a train wreck.
Dr. Buni
Member
So I am playing the demo and it is really fun. I am glad the main character isn't Shizuka because she is kinda jerky and Lea is more likable, even though she doesn't speak (also, nice reasoning for the "silent main character" thing). The music is really good and the gameplay is solid (aiming takes some time to get used to). Again, I really hope this gets funded!
Oh and I hope the game have a lot of cool bosses like the one in the third gif in the original post.
Oh and I hope the game have a lot of cool bosses like the one in the third gif in the original post.
Bjoern the Smexy
Member
Stefan from Radical Fish Games just reminded me of a video showing a working Wii U prototype. (Timestamp: 6 minutes 40 seconds)
The video is over a year old at this point, so yeah, for those people fearing for the quality of the Wii U version: You have been informed.
Reminder:
- Video is from a year ago
- They have a devkit
- They are a licensed developer
- They know their shit. Seriously, trust me.
The video is over a year old at this point, so yeah, for those people fearing for the quality of the Wii U version: You have been informed.
Reminder:
- Video is from a year ago
- They have a devkit
- They are a licensed developer
- They know their shit. Seriously, trust me.
Bjoern the Smexy
Member
So apparently the guys at Radical Fish Games thought they wouldn't reach their funding goal of 80,000 in time they extended the fundraising campaign for another 30 days (which you apparently can do on Indiegogo), so now the campaign will last until April 26th for those of you who wanted to join in but couldn't before or you simply didn't see this campaign yet.
I will update the OP accordingly.
I will tell you once again that if the Wii U stretch goal is reached, the chance they will do a Wii U version is pretty close to 100%. I rechecked that with the guys at Radical Fish Games.
Just wanted to point that out since jholmes showed us just a few posts before that another game didn't keep the same promise.
Also they totally overhauled their campaign page, with a bit of new art and stuff.
I will update the OP accordingly.
I will tell you once again that if the Wii U stretch goal is reached, the chance they will do a Wii U version is pretty close to 100%. I rechecked that with the guys at Radical Fish Games.
Just wanted to point that out since jholmes showed us just a few posts before that another game didn't keep the same promise.
Also they totally overhauled their campaign page, with a bit of new art and stuff.
Jupiter_Shrooms
Member
Developers are doing a live stream on Twitch right now. They're covering coding : http://www.twitch.tv/radicalfishgames
Charles Brandon
Member
I like the look of this but I want to play it in the Wii U. So if I back it, I'll have to buy the Wii U version anyway? I think I'll just buy if and when it comes out.
Bjoern the Smexy
Member
Yes, you most probably have to buy the Wii U version anyway.
Nintendo isn't TOO keen on the idea of giving out download codes to devs, I think? I may be wrong on that.
But still, your early support would help make CrossCode a reality instead of a possibility, you know.
Do it for this cute panda:
Just look at how it licks its fur. Isn't that adorable?!
April fools, that ain't no panda, that's a marshmallow!
My April Fools deed is done.
My April Fools deed is done.