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[Colonel Mustard]

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-Action puzzler from Armor Games
- Reach the goal by running, jumping and hitting switches
- Hit the shift button to turn the world upside-down and make all black areas white
- 60 levels
- Teleporters, low gravity, exploding barriers and more
- Shift between 2D and 3D
- Entirely in Black and White

From Nintendo Power Via the banned site

The original flash game. http://armorgames.com/play/751/shift

The original idea came from my website. If you think that's cool, there's over 130 more ideas to blow your mind.

(I have to pimp my site because nobody will give me credit on their own

Looking pretty interesting from the scans out in the wild...

Edit...stupid fingers. Could a mod edit to say Aksys?

 

[The M.O.B]

eShop game?

 

[Oni Link 666]

It looks kind of cool. It looks like it's going to do some optical illusions like Echochrome and SM3DL.

 

[MatthewB92]

eShop game?

I would like to know this too. By the scans it looks like a fun game to play in 3D.

 

[Dark Schala]

Yeah, I second the Echochrome mention. That's what it looks like to me. Might do some cool stuff with 3D.

Games taking advantage of the hardware are always needed. I wonder if it's cart-based or for eShop, though.

 

[frequency]

Maybe I suck at internet. But I can only find like 2 really blurry shots on this. Is there something else people are looking at?

 

[NewFresh]

Yeah, the site that shall not be named had two blurry shots of it.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Sounds interesting, but I was hoping it was the 999 sequel they were teasing on twitter and not this :/

 

[nincompoop]

Looks sort of like Exit. This can't possibly be a retail game, can it?

 

[Pureauthor]

Sounds interesting. Might bite.

 

[Femmeworth]

The original flash game. http://armorgames.com/play/751/shift

 

[Truth101]

The original flash game. http://armorgames.com/play/751/shift

So an eShop game probably...?

 

[Akselziys]

It's actually "Shifting World"

 

[Master Milk]

The original flash game. http://armorgames.com/play/751/shift

Hmm, I got stuck on one. Couldn't get to the door, couldn't die to reset. =/

 

[Femmeworth]

Hmm, I got stuck on one. Couldn't get to the door, couldn't die to reset. =/

Press p to open the menu and you can reset the level.

 

[sixteen-bit]

It's actually "Shifting World"

Is it eShop or retail?

 

[frequency]

I am a bit more excited after playing some of the flash game. It depends on how full an experience they can make it, but the general idea is cool. It would be interesting if they can utilize the 3D for the shifting thing.

 

[Father_Brain]

Sounds cool, but Akselziys: if this is retail, you're crazy.

 

[Master Milk]

Press p to open the menu and you can reset the level.

Too late, game quit, window closed.

It was interesting, but not something I'd ever pay to play.

 

[AceBandage]

Looks pretty interesting.

 

[Akselziys]

Is it eShop or retail?

It's retail

 

[Father_Brain]

It's retail

Yeah, this is an utterly terrible idea unless it's going to be $19.99 MSRP. Sorry.

Times have changed. Some games just scream "DD for $12 or less," and this is one of them.

 

[Oni Link 666]

It's actually "Shifting World"

Just be glad he didn't forget the F.

 

[Why would you do that?]

Oh so it is based on Shift.

Sounds interesting. I'm sure it could be expanded to a really awesome full game. Maybe something similar to VVVVVV.

I can imagine the bosses...


Edit: Just because an awesome game concept is shown in a simple, short, free game doesn't mean it can't become a full experience. Think of Narbacular Drop -> Portal -> Portal 2.

 

[Dark Schala]

It's retail

Does the 3DS version provide anything new to the gameplay like using the gyro or 3D to enhance puzzles and make them more difficult? (Or can you not talk about that yet? Probably not, eh?)

 

[Akselziys]

Just be glad he didn't forget the F.

I would totally play that game haha

Does 3DS version provide anything new to the gameplay like using the gyro or 3D to enhance puzzles and make them more difficult? (Or can you not talk about that yet?)

I won't say too much until an official press release comes out (aka soon)

 

[nincompoop]

The original flash game. http://armorgames.com/play/751/shift

Ok, that was pretty awesome. Is there a way to get the trophy in the last level if you shift before you fall into the pit or something? It's lame that they didn't let you retry the last level after the spikes kill you.

 

[Fantastical]

It's retail

Geez, everyone is afraid of the eShop.

 

[AceBandage]

Geez, everyone is afraid of the eShop.

Or maybe they want it to be retail....

 

[@MUWANdo]

Maybe they want it to bomb, too.

 

[Mista Koo]

Nice, I liked Shift since the first one.
It could work as a retail, they have 4+ games to take levels from, with a level builder too. Add sharing and a couple more modes and you're done. But then again how well did N+ sell on handhelds?

I'd love to see what they can do with the visuals, for a simplistic game with only two colors and one moving object they can do some amazing visual effects.

Ok, that was pretty awesome. Is there a way to get the trophy in the last level if you shift before you fall into the pit or something? It's lame that they didn't let you retry the last level after the spikes kill you.

I don't remember, but probably not as it is a reference to

Spoiler

Portal

.
BTW there are 3 sequels if you want more.

 

[Social]

waw, that was an awesome Flash game. I finished it in one go

 

[mclem]

Ok, that was pretty awesome. Is there a way to get the trophy in the last level if you shift before you fall into the pit or something?

It's been a while, but I *think* you can't shift in that one.

It's lame that they didn't let you retry the last level after the spikes kill you.

There's a Shift 2. It starts there and continues.

 

[Colonel Mustard]

Just be glad he didn't forget the F.

I did originally.

Swype is the worst thing ever conceived.

 

[Shiggy]

Retail, really??

 

[dallow_bg]

Oh well, it's a quirky game, so I'll buy regardless.

 

[cw_sasuke]

Retail, really??

Its like they want it to flop. Im hopin for the best - but developers should really start to embrace the digital market on handhelds. It will be hard to to compete against titles like Mario 3D Land or Resident Evil Revelations at retail - why not release quality titles on the eShop, just like they do on PSN/XBLA ?

 

[mclem]

I'm curious to see if it's better than the Shift series. One problem I had with the Flash games is that - once you'd got past the base concept being pretty mindbending, the actual puzzles were very, very simple - basically various forms of figuring out what opened up after each move, then getting there.

A few more components and mechanics other than the shifting one would make a world of difference.

 

[1-D_FTW]

Like that some people were optimistic it would be DD (early in the thread). It's always retail with the 3DS. Always.

 

[Father_Brain]

Like that some people were optimistic it would be DD (early in the thread). It's always retail with the 3DS. Always.

In which case, the question is whether it's publishers' fault for being oblivious to market realities, or Nintendo's fault for not doing enough to make the eShop an attractive platform. Or both.

 

[Sqorgar]

The original idea came from my website. If you think that's cool, there's over 130 more ideas to blow your mind.

(I have to pimp my site because nobody will give me credit on their own).

 

[Shiggy]

The original idea came from my website. If you think that's cool, there's over 130 more ideas to blow your mind.

(I have to pimp my site because nobody will give me credit on their own).

Joke or did they really take your idea?

 

[RPG_Fanatic]

As a big fan this type of game, I look forward to hearing more about it.

 

[The Technomancer]

The original idea came from my website. If you think that's cool, there's over 130 more ideas to blow your mind.

(I have to pimp my site because nobody will give me credit on their own).

Holy shit...some of these ideas are genius. Do you actually make games?

 

[Sqorgar]

Joke or did they really take your idea?

No joke. The idea originally came from my website (it's an idea which predates the site by years, which is why it is idea #001). The ideas are free for anyone to use and they are welcome to it. I just like to point out that, if people are interested, there's plenty more where that came from that are just as interesting, if not more so.

Holy shit...some of these ideas are genius. Do you actually make games?

Just an enthusiast.

 

[The Technomancer]

Just an enthusiast.

You have some really incredible stuff there. I love all of the stuff based off of modular card-based design...in fact looking at those just now has pushed me back into learning game programming.

EDIT: I don't know how much of a computer-science/programmer person you are, but I can already see the mechanical structures I would need to implement to make something based on one of your "card" designs, and now I really want to try it.

 

[UncleSporky]

The original idea came from my website. If you think that's cool, there's over 130 more ideas to blow your mind.

(I have to pimp my site because nobody will give me credit on their own).

Wait, you're that guy? Awesome! I've always loved the ideas and the accompanying illustrations.

I almost posted your idea in this thread since the game's concept very obviously came from it.

Didn't you take your site down at one point for some reason? I remember not being able to find it and being kind of sad. Maybe I'm thinking of another game idea site.

 

[ShinNL]

No joke. The idea originally came from my website (it's an idea which predates the site by years, which is why it is idea #001). The ideas are free for anyone to use and they are welcome to it. I just like to point out that, if people are interested, there's plenty more where that came from that are just as interesting, if not more so.


Just an enthusiast.

I hope you're getting some goodwill compensation, there's some super interesting stuff on that site :O

 

[Michan]

Just an enthusiast.

Somebody give this man a job!

 

[dallow_bg]

No joke. The idea originally came from my website (it's an idea which predates the site by years, which is why it is idea #001). The ideas are free for anyone to use and they are welcome to it. I just like to point out that, if people are interested, there's plenty more where that came from that are just as interesting, if not more so.


Just an enthusiast.

:applause: