BROFORCE Brototype!
Sup guys!
Here is the WIP for our game we working on that we have got on greenlight, and gotten a very good response.
Got on PC GAMERS top 15 greenlight picks :
http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/09/05/steam-greenlight-15-ace-games-from-the-pc-gamer-collection/
and got a mention on Kotaku as well!:
http://kotaku.com/broforce
EDIT: Oh and heres the greenlight link if you are interested :P
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=93927889
Heres a link to the trailer:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG7b8RCDk24"]BROFORCE! (early development footage) - YouTube[/ame]
Heres a download to the prototype: http://www.freelives.net/BROFORCE/BROFORCE_Brototype_Windows.zip
Heres a WIP to the new art we doing for it:
Feedback welcome as always!
Here is the WIP for our game we working on that we have got on greenlight, and gotten a very good response.
Got on PC GAMERS top 15 greenlight picks :
http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/09/05/steam-greenlight-15-ace-games-from-the-pc-gamer-collection/
and got a mention on Kotaku as well!:
http://kotaku.com/broforce
EDIT: Oh and heres the greenlight link if you are interested :P
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=93927889
Heres a link to the trailer:
[ame="
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG7b8RCDk24"]BROFORCE! (early development footage) - YouTube[/ame]Heres a download to the prototype: http://www.freelives.net/BROFORCE/BROFORCE_Brototype_Windows.zip
Heres a WIP to the new art we doing for it:
Feedback welcome as always!
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That is all
(Your rendition of the art looks fantastic man keep it coming!!)
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Just ran a couple minutes of it, and it's frigging hilarious
Love this, let's blow shit up.
Go-Bro!
Edit: Love the original art style, but can't wait to see the new stuff, all moving and covered in gibs.
Are you laying the levels out by hand, or is it procedural?
More please!
DAMN you!
Looks really fun to play, nice job.
maybe it will loose something when you go away from pixel art or maybe will get even better. will wait and see.
good luck
glynnsmith: Levels are layed out by hand
Daven: I love that GIF! YOURE AWESOME!
Will be posting more art soon!
peace
I would totally buy this. Givin me a broner. haha
MOAR
NOTE: Played this with controllers and buddies and everyone loves it. we've all upvoted you on GL too. Great work.
I wasn't able to find RoboBro though, what do I need to do? Saw him in the end and now I'm obsessed.
Heres more content xD!
Ill post some in game screenshots with the backgrounds and awesome explosions soon!
Old from pixel art
New stuff
Crits welcome!
this is one of the very few indi games i really cant wait to play. i havnt been this excited since the dear esther remake.
Thanks for the kind words! Redid the vegitation to make it more interactive! They also fall down if you explode the ground under them!
Sorry for the poor quality gif of tree jumping, we couldnt get the gif to video 100%
PEACE!
Heres the latest playable :
http://www.freelives.net/BROFORCE/BROFORCE_WEB.html
Here's some stuff I've been working on recently, have lots to show, just gotta talley it all up
Honestly prefer the sprites from the prototype version.
pixelpatron: Heya, you mean you prefer the pixel art to the painted art (cancelled)?, or you prefer the old old pixel art to the new pixel art ?
Minos: Thanks Yo!
ghost-d: Thanks man! Ill keep posting! Anything you finding not fun in particular with the game? or just not your style?
It is a shame that you had to ditch the amazing hand painted art style, that was far superior to the overplayed pixel art that happens in indie games. Maybe for the sequel!
Can't wait to see more.
Im busy working on the cinematics. We are gunna implement a competitive face punching cinematic soon (where players smash X to beat up the mook general)
Heres a concept for the mook general
I think I should say that I only commented on art based on the video and pictures, not in-game experience. So I´m not judging the fun-factor. I just prefer games that are not that quick (closer to Abe´s Exodus and such) - but that´s my personal taste, that doesn´t mean that there´s anything wrong with the game.
Oh yea, 100% agree on more content. Keep on kicking ass!
Painted high res is such a terrible workflow if you like to retain sanity!
(NEVER AGAIN!!)
I'm playing the alpha for a few days now, this is really great ! The characters and guns are excellent, keep going !
The stylized art looks so much better than the pixel art , its really amazing while the pixel art is good, but nothing special you havent seen before. (That flamethrower, woo hoo!)
Actually you put yourself up in a field where you can compete, but never be top, while you could be of the 2D avant-garde with the old style. (Per example, you could never compete with 1000 year old Metal Slug graphic wise, and there are thousands of great looking pixel games)
You loose so much of that funny representation of the game with the pixel style. Id love to play with Brorackus or Rambro but if they are a blobby pixel mass and I cant really identify them, its only half as fun.
The joy of the old art was like "Oh look at this (stylized cartoonish) MR.T he is hilarious!" while now its more like "Oh wait, thats MR-T"
Even the pixel text is hard to read when you free them.
However, Im sure you do a great game either way
So many great artworks in here, copied a lot into the inspiration folder ; )
I dislike the logo tho, The font looks unfitting, the blue dosnt have the best tone, and the gradient is really strong. The font could be a lot bigger proportionally to the star (be more on top > middle) and have more impression and power. The colors are dull overall and not saturated enough. The red is powerless and the yellow is washed out. The blue-grey border for the star looks like a placeholder. (3 Stars maybe?)
Also you really need a screen before the game starts which indicates the control sheme, because its a total mess to find out if you dont know already. Its 10minutes photoshop work and saves a lot of player nerves and keep them from closing the game after 30 seconds of trying out.
User experience is important
Muzz - Yea man, Im just one guy doing the content with an animator, theres too much stuff that goes into a game like this to do painted with 1 guy on content.
Abrvpt - Thanks for your vote man you're AWESOME!
Shrike - Hey man! Awesome advice thank you! We were excited to the max about the painted style (well I was at least :P) but it really is just too much work. I whole heartedly agree with you on the previous logo. Funny you should bring it up, because I have actually been working on a new logo the last 2 days or so ( see below:P) I think we feel like a key map screen is a last ressort, we should rather teach players the keys ingame better :P TY FOR THE CRIT PS: I have big plans for the pixel art so stay tuned :P Still lots of improvements to be made!
xxxcubanxxx - :-D!
AzzaMat- Thanks yo!
Heres the new logo WIP (the dota-esk fire background thing will still be space I was just having fun :P).
I should be uploading some screens for the competitive FACE PUNCHING minigame soon (maybe tommorow or thursday, I gotta work towards a nice style for the UI atm).
(Firey background has been used dozens of times before dota)
Edit: This deserves a pic
Im always hyped for nice type tho