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Xbox LIVE Indie Games - July 2012 and onwards
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I have to say that I love shoot em ups, but not bullet hells xD. This game, for being more or less amateur, is pretty good in his speciality.
Uncraft 2 is out. I have to say that, despite the topic, the first game was funny for me 
http://catalog.create.msdn.com/en-U...d=b10b91c8-c943-4ad6-adc8-3d5adc1bbc4d&type=2
http://catalog.create.msdn.com/en-U...d=b10b91c8-c943-4ad6-adc8-3d5adc1bbc4d&type=2
Alright. I'm finally ready to unveil what I've been so hard at work on with my friends for the last several months to the XBLIG crew, since we're putting it out on this service.
Here is the debut trailer for the full version of Shutshimi
Here is the debut trailer for the full version of Shutshimi
toythatkills
Member
Yeah, we didn't spare any expense when it comes to wacky design choices. The game was born from a Ludum Dare game jam, but it was such fun that we decided to just run with it and see if we could finish it.
We've spent a lot of time making sure everything plays well. It's really random and weird, and the upgrade system can definitely take a little adjusting, but potential to have a crazy loadout is there and the bosses are awesome. Shmup fans should have a great time once we get it out there. Shouldn't be much longer now.
We've spent a lot of time making sure everything plays well. It's really random and weird, and the upgrade system can definitely take a little adjusting, but potential to have a crazy loadout is there and the bosses are awesome. Shmup fans should have a great time once we get it out there. Shouldn't be much longer now.
Naeval, Steam and Metal does look really cool.
As for my team, we just put up a PC demo for Shutshimi, if anyone wants to take a look. It's available at our website.
http://neondeity.com/shutshimi
Let me know what you think.
As for my team, we just put up a PC demo for Shutshimi, if anyone wants to take a look. It's available at our website.
http://neondeity.com/shutshimi
Let me know what you think.
Is the XBLIG website sorting weird for anyone else? Or is it just me?
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Games/XboxIndieGames?genre=3005&sortby=ReleaseDate
Seems like it's not actually sorting by release date.
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Games/XboxIndieGames?genre=3005&sortby=ReleaseDate
Seems like it's not actually sorting by release date.
Time Viking and Space Raptor is out now.
From Ska Studios (Charlie Murder, Dishwasher, I made a game with Zombies in it 1111!1)
It's really easy. I finished it in one try. But it was a lot of fun.
From Ska Studios (Charlie Murder, Dishwasher, I made a game with Zombies in it 1111!1)
It's really easy. I finished it in one try. But it was a lot of fun.
Super excited. We ended up on Kotaku today
http://kotaku.com/what-if-rambo-had-been-a-hat-loving-goldfish-1500107085
http://kotaku.com/what-if-rambo-had-been-a-hat-loving-goldfish-1500107085
If there's one thing I love about Greenlight, it's all the insanely creative people it attracts. Like the creators of this side-scrolling shooter, Shütshimi.P
To quote the website, Shütshimi is "a randomized shoot'em up about a muscle-bound fish with memory problems defending the seven seas." It's a fast-paced game for PC and the 360 where you fight waves of enemy fish, during rounds that last ten seconds each, using powerups that last ten seconds each. The ten seconds thing is what the "memory problems" part refers to.]
Warm Machine
Member
For Arcadecraft's 1 year anniversary we announced the PC version will be out soon!
celsowmbr
Banned
I tried the demo of Proxy Blade Zero: the graphics are amazing, beautiful 3d levels and models. The battle (blade) system is little bit Zelda OoT and a bit Metal Gear Rising too with a Jet Pack like Burning Rangers to avoid the enemies. The music is very cool, a kind of Futuristc Techno. This game is very promissor !
I tried the demo of Proxy Blade Zero: the graphics are amazing, beautiful 3d levels and models. The battle (blade) system is little bit Zelda OoT and a bit Metal Gear Rising too with a Jet Pack like Burning Rangers to avoid the enemies. The music is very cool, a kind of Futuristc Techno. This game is very promissor !
Also note that this is Made by A GAFer! ( http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=103053857&postcount=10638 )
HadesGigas
Member
If anyone is at all interested in Aban Hawkins and hasn't bought it, seems there will be a price hike soon, so act now!
http://8bits.nukimi.com/1000s/
http://8bits.nukimi.com/1000s/
Man, that's a crazy price increase. Why would they even bother at this point?
Anyone out there with accounts... we just resubmitted Shutshimi and could really use a push through. So if you can review us, please do
Edit: Here's the link: http://catalog.create.msdn.com/en-U...d=bcec4fc2-c0d5-4e97-aaa1-ef5dbdc8fb41&type=1
Anyone out there with accounts... we just resubmitted Shutshimi and could really use a push through. So if you can review us, please do
Edit: Here's the link: http://catalog.create.msdn.com/en-U...d=bcec4fc2-c0d5-4e97-aaa1-ef5dbdc8fb41&type=1
toythatkills
Member
I assume it's because Spikes is about to come out on another platform at 10x the price and so they don't want the XBLIG version to be so cheap.
HadesGigas
Member
And it probably generates so few sales on Xbox Indies at this point, might as well hope for a handful of $5 sales every quarter instead of a slightly larger handful of $1 sales.
Those are both good points and they make sense, but with XBLIG dwindling as a relevant service, I'd be shocked if having that version available is something most people would even know about at this point. Better safe than sorry I suppose.
XBLIG/XNA living on through Monogame is great and I'm glad that exists, but I can't help but bust out laughing every time I think about Monogame support on PS4. XBLIG will live on spiritually through the competition's system, and it cracks me up every time.
XBLIG/XNA living on through Monogame is great and I'm glad that exists, but I can't help but bust out laughing every time I think about Monogame support on PS4. XBLIG will live on spiritually through the competition's system, and it cracks me up every time.
toythatkills
Member
radiangames Crossfire and Crossfire 2 are both disappearing forever on Friday. If you want them, they're a dollar each.
So I know this thread, and XBLIG as a whole are mostly dead, but Shutshimi is now available on XBLIG!
Also, here's the trailer for anyone who wants to see it motion:
http://youtu.be/aFUB_RVxSTU
Shütshimi is a randomized shoot'em up about a muscle-bound fish with memory problems defending the seven seas. Armed with your trusty bullet-morphing shotgun, battle through waves of enemies and collect upgrades as you fight through each of the game's bosses. But there's a catch: you have an incredibly short attention span. Combat and upgrade cycles only last 10 seconds each, so act fast!
Official page: http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Shutshimi/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258550e53
Also, here's the trailer for anyone who wants to see it motion:
http://youtu.be/aFUB_RVxSTU
Vert boil
Member
It's been quite a while since I bought an Indie.
Picked up Nandeyanen!? - The 1st Sûtra last night. Although I mostly bought it for the atmosphere/experience, it's an okay hori shmup. Standard bullets, drop static turret birds that fire a laser blast after a few seconds, reflector shield that charges up a laser blast and bombs.
Some larger enemies/bosses have shields that you have to laser away before you can properly blast them.
I haven't bothered with the scoring system yet but I've enjoyed the time I've put in so far.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys7tz6En1kE
Picked up Nandeyanen!? - The 1st Sûtra last night. Although I mostly bought it for the atmosphere/experience, it's an okay hori shmup. Standard bullets, drop static turret birds that fire a laser blast after a few seconds, reflector shield that charges up a laser blast and bombs.
Some larger enemies/bosses have shields that you have to laser away before you can properly blast them.
I haven't bothered with the scoring system yet but I've enjoyed the time I've put in so far.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys7tz6En1kE
toythatkills
Member
I probably should have bumped this for DELTA.
It's by hermitgames who did Leave Home and qrth-phyl, so you know it's going to be good. IT'S GOOD.
It's by hermitgames who did Leave Home and qrth-phyl, so you know it's going to be good. IT'S GOOD.
MightyHedgehog
Member
Oh, cool! I loved both of those games! Thanks for pointing this out.
Delta for XBLIG. Screenshots look trippy.
toythatkills
Member
I'd still be more alive than XBLIG
Maybe? We're still getting like 5-10 sales a day lately.
Emperor Bohe
Member
So, now that we're in a new generation and all, what are everyone's favorite Xbox Indie games from the entire 360 library?
celsowmbr
Banned
gar3
Member
The ones I've dumped the most time into are Dark Delve, Ghosts of Tarr-Minos, the LCD Dungeon System games, Miner Dig Deep, Paipa, and the Platformance games. Between myself and my children though, Fishing Girl has been played probably days worth of time, heh.
World SkiFree
Member
SFG Soccer. That was like my XBLIG equivalent to the NES Tecmo Super Bowl in terms of fun and replay.
Woooooo that's a crazy question.
Ok, I obviously can't vote for my own game. But here's a list of 30 games I found to be some of the best on the XBLIG service. I'm sure I'm missing some. In no particular order.
- Bleed
- Escape Goat
- Evilquest
- Hidden in Plain Sight
- AstroMan
- Vorpal
- Hypership Out of Control
- Growing Pains
- LittleStreetRacers
- Platformance
- Soulcaster
- Soulcaster II
- Gateways
- DLC Quest
- Dead Pixels
- PewPewPewPewPewPewPewPewPew
- Pixel
- Jump
- Lasercat
- Mount Your Friends
- Johnny Platform's Biscuit Romp
- Super Tank Run
- Dead Pixels
- The Deep Cave
- NyanTech
- Bad Golf
- Alawishus Pixel
- Cthulhu Saves the World
- Breath of Death VII
- Curse of the Crescent Isle
Edit: Man how could I forget Vintage Hero?? That's a good one too
toythatkills
Member
You know what never ever ever gets mentioned? FlipSide. I swear I must be the only person who ever played it. It has great music, it's the epitome of "easy to learn, hard to master," and nothing else on the service is at all like it.
Go and download FlipSide. All of you. Go!
Go and download FlipSide. All of you. Go!
Emperor Bohe
Member
I've got to check some of those listed games, a lot of hidden gems in the Indies section.
Warm Machine
Member
We got a new one coming out tomorrow! Will post when it hits!
toythatkills
Member
That seems like a really... weird... game to release.
What's the logic behind it?
Warm Machine
Member
Really, it was just fast and fun to make. It is called Ask My Avatar (or AMA) and it is like Animal Crossing if all you could do is walk around and talk to the villagers.
There are 500 questions that range in category including the timely "Is it about ethics in game journalism?" and you just answer yes or no. With a Live connection the answers should be gathered and then shown how many people have answered and which way they did.
toythatkills
Member
It's a really cool idea, I used to love the Nintendo version on Wii, just a very odd choice of platform!
Are you going to be hosting a "server" for it so people are constantly going to be able to connect or is it strictly peer-to-peer? If it's the first, I guess it could work and I was probably being unfair!
Are you going to be hosting a "server" for it so people are constantly going to be able to connect or is it strictly peer-to-peer? If it's the first, I guess it could work and I was probably being unfair!
toythatkills
Member
Boot Hill Heroes is out. Looks like an Earthbound inspired JRPG set in the Wild West.
The kind of quality game we were getting back in the glory days of XBLIG, three years ago. Yeah, it's been that long.
The kind of quality game we were getting back in the glory days of XBLIG, three years ago. Yeah, it's been that long.