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Gunman Clive developer (beril :D) working on a Zelda-inspired game for the 3DS
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Black Door
Banned
Man I wish these indie guys would get inspired by something other than Mario, Metal Slug, Contra, SOTN, Gradius, or Zelda
Hot Coldman
Banned
Will it have Duck Mode?
Hero of Legend
Member
Can't wait to see it, hope it ends up at $2 as well. XD
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
Gunman Clive was awesome so I can't wait for this.
I still have to catch up with some Wii and DS games I absolutely want to own, but I intend to buy a 3DS by the end of the year and I'll be looking forward to this game.
I've always had the dream of developing for a Nintendo console, so I've been silently rooting for beril since I head Gunman Clive was going to be released for the 3DS, and wish him the best of luck with this new project!
I've always had the dream of developing for a Nintendo console, so I've been silently rooting for beril since I head Gunman Clive was going to be released for the 3DS, and wish him the best of luck with this new project!
abstract alien
Member
It has to. Duck Mode was my mode of the year.
BomberMouse
Member
Most gamers have bad taste and won't try something new.
If it's a Zelda-inspired game, I'd think a chicken mode would be more appropriate.
BomberMouse
Member
$2 for half an hour sounds great.
J
Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
Good luck man, will be there day 1 if you price it like Gunman Clive. 
fredrancour
Member
Someday, the people who shout "STAR TROPICS" in every nintendo franchise revival thread will inspire an indie dev to make a version of that game.
GhostTrick
Banned
I have high expectations for this one. Maybe as much as for the next 3DS Zelda.
If there's enough content, I might buy it at high price.
If there's enough content, I might buy it at high price.
wondermega
Member
You mean by something other than the best games ever made? There is a reason..
Why would you do that?
Member
I think it was a while ago he said that, but yeah. Gunman Clive was pretty fun (though I don't like Western settings very much) so I'd be interested in trying out whatever he puts out next.
He has something far greater. He has GAF. With the power of GAF within him and all the support of yours truly he shall succeed.
GhostTrick
Banned
GreatMightySymp
Member
Insta-bought Clive when it was released on the eShop, so I'll Day 1-purchase this.
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
This could be really cool, hope it turns great beril!
Agreed. The music was superb.
Really loved the game and only yesterday got my friend to download it as well.
I hope Beril will keep the Western theme. Would make for a nice change from the medieval settings.
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So basically 2D games then? Gunman Clive had more in common with mega man.
Expecting developers in their 30s not to have been inspired by the best 2D games is a bit unreasonable. They pretty much make up my entire top ten games of all time list- when you don't have a bloated 3d world to play with, gameplay has to be tight, so the best 2d games are often based around simple stuff that is also well within the skill set of a single developer.
Thomas Was Alone isn't based on any of the above, and the only thing Super Meat Boy has in common with Mario is the tight jump controls. I think you just notice the games with those influences more.
The problem is that reviewers are often also of a similar age, and those games make up the birthplace of modern console franchises and so are the easiest comparisons to make, rather than the most accurate- if you wanted to talk about a game about jumpin' and shootin', it's a fair bet that Contra, Metal Slug and Mega Man are the easiest frames of reference to engage as many readers as possible, rather than an old Amstrad game that nobody remembers.
You can see them doing it now with Dark Souls- any adventure game with RPG and fantasy elements gets compared to it as its become a bit of a cult barometer of quality for readers like us.
redmetal86
Member
Vyse The Legend
Member
I bought Gunman on 3DS and iOS.
I will buy this day 1.
I will buy this day 1.
Was the word you were looking for 'conservative' rather than 'bad'? Because liking Mario, SOTN, Contra, Zelda, Gradius and Metal Slug isn't exactly bad taste by any metric other than a bizarrely contrary, massively outnumbered opinion. I can understand not liking several of them, but thinking all of them are bad is just comical.
It would be like me sneering at six of the mot highly regarded recent games:
"All I see is games inspired by Bayonetta, Dark Souls, Halo, GTA, Elder Scrolls and Battlefield. Gamers have terrible taste and won't try anything new."
Just because something is popular and used as a benchmark because of it doesn't make it bad. Bad imitators are bad all on their own.