zircon Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Space Whale Studios, a game development company I co-founded last year, is close to releasing its first game, Return All Robots!. We've spent almost a year on this XBIG/PC game, and we're doing our very best to get the word out about it so it doesn't get lost in the sea of fart games and rumble massage titles. We put our blood, sweat and tears into making a genuinely fun and challenging game with humor and lots of replay value. I wrote most of the music, served as lead designer and made about half the SFX, but it's the artists and our lead programmer, Aaron, who really put a herculean effort into making this game what it is. So, if you write for a gaming website, have a gaming blog or are in any other way connected to the gaming/indie community, let me know. I'd like to send you some links, screenshots, videos and further information about the game so you can check it out and see if you think it's worth writing about. Plus, if you're interested in actually doing a review of the game, we'll have a 'review build' ready quite soon. The majority of XBIG titles are space shooters, sidescrollers, standard platformers or just silly throwaway 'apps'. I really do think our game goes a step beyond. I know y'all are out there, so drop me a line and help an underdog Philly development team! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwaltzvald Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 No PS3 love? Booooo PC's fine though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Sign me up! You know I write articles (I did interview you, remember), but now I'm on Examiner.com as their SF Geek Culture Examiner. This falls under that umbrella, so YAY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Briggs Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 itt: mirby's big break Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennyFarino Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Yes please! After interviewing ya last July, I'd love to help you out! Seeing as I also write for the website I do GameJams for, I'm very interested to see where this game goes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted October 12, 2010 Author Share Posted October 12, 2010 Awesome! To make life easier, I've uploaded all our materials to the following directory: http://relm.spacewhalestudios.com/press/ Start by reading the Press Packet PDF which has 5 pages of information about the game, it's story, mechanics, and the studio. It also has links to all of our video content as well as essentials like price, release date, etc. There are game screenshots, logos and sprites in the /press/ directory as well. This way, we're all on the same page, and you can contact me after picking up all of that stuff if you want further information, an interview, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanthos Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 I bet you could convince John Bain/Totalbiscuit of thecynicalbrit.com to do a video review of the game if you get him a PC copy. Be warned, he'll be open and honest about both the good and the bad, but he's got a huge following from his WoW podcasts, so this'd be some pretty big Internet publicity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLaughingMan Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Yes please! After interviewing ya last July, I'd love to help you out! Seeing as I also write for the website I do GameJams for, I'm very interested to see where this game goes! I'm interested in this as well. I write for CheshireCatStudios.com and I'd be happy to review a game in development, and, if requested, add some constructive criticisms. I am a fairly thorough, but brutally honest reviewer though, so here's some examples of my work: Devil May Cry 4: http://www.cheshirecatstudios.com/reviews/devil-may-cry/devil-may-cry-4.php Heavy Rain: http://www.cheshirecatstudios.com/reviews/heavy-rain/ Demonbane anime: http://www.cheshirecatstudios.com/reviews/demonbane-anime-lovecraft/#LaughingMan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modus Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 If it's really something special, Kotaku would write a post about it and you know what kind of insane traffic they get. So I'd get hold of them at some point for sure. I've made reviews in the past, but it's purely a hobby. It's one of those lame 300-subscriber YouTube channel operations, but if you feel like allowing me a pre-release copy I'll make a video review. Sometimes under-the-radar games can net any YouTube schmoe thousands of views, like the Risen one I made with about 35k views. The big company video reviewers don't cover them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted October 15, 2010 Author Share Posted October 15, 2010 Again thank you all for the great response. As soon as our final build is ready we will definitely get in touch with some of you for that. But I am also interested in promoting the game via our trailers and other materials. For example, Super Meat Boy isn't out but there has been tons of promo for it, including multiple trailers. We know that the failure or success of an indie game can depend on more than just reviews, but pre-release buzz. That's why we're also looking for people to check out that stuff now and see what they think (it's all in the link I posted above.) As for getting in touch with Kotaku... we'd love to, but it's much easier said than done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted October 19, 2010 Author Share Posted October 19, 2010 Alright! So we've just submitted to the IGF. Our game is basically 97% done. We're just working on some final art polish and a couple of additional story sequences to flesh out the narrative. However, all the game's dialog and levels are done and we're definitely excited with where we're at right now. Edit: And our first news piece http://geekadelphia.com/2010/10/19/phillys-space-whale-studios-discusses-upcoming-game-return-all-robots/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Okay, just got the demo. Gonna play it as soon as I get back to the shelter. Or maybe a bit after. Just sayin', I got it. When I review it, want me to post it in this topic, or make a new one, or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushfire Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Wanna come on OCAD? We love games!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Wanna come on OCAD?We love games!! If I can schedule a good time where I'll be on WiFi, sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Hm. The closest I come to being a site-supported reviewer are my reviews for Sega-16 (of which there are 19, with 2 more on the way). Not exactly the site the pimp a new PC game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted November 25, 2010 Author Share Posted November 25, 2010 Haha, thanks anyway Coop. Brushfire: Hells yes. I will be home this Monday and BEYOND Mirby: No need to post the review here... we'll have an official thread for the game at some point. Getting the word out to the world-at-large is more important, so let me know when you're done so we can coordinate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Well I'm on the fourth world right now, and some of these puzzles are just devious! I'm loving it... I think I'll play more later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleJCrb Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 You should come on NGI with Larry and I and talk about this shizz with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Once again, if I can find the time. It's not easy finding useable WiFi at all times... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Once again, if I can find the time.It's not easy finding useable WiFi at all times... Doesn't McDonalds and Starbucks have free WiFi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 But they're not open 24/7, or at least the dining areas at McD's aren't, and there's an obnoxious guy that bugs me at the only Starbucks here that ever has room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted November 26, 2010 Author Share Posted November 26, 2010 Hey, for the people who are asking about interviews / podcast stuff, can you say who you're addressing? It's not clear whether you're talking to me & the Space Whale guys or Mirby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleJCrb Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Hey, for the people who are asking about interviews / podcast stuff, can you say who you're addressing? It's not clear whether you're talking to me & the Space Whale guys or Mirby. I'm talking to you. Sorry Mirbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 No worries. I beat it, so expect a review soon. Some of those advanced levels were tricky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted November 30, 2010 Author Share Posted November 30, 2010 I'm talking to you. Sorry Mirbs. Alright man, just hit me up via PM or IRC! I beat it, so expect a review soon. Sweet! Also we have a new release build with just some minor bugfixes, so if you wouldn't mind running the review by me first so if you mentioned any glitches, I can let you know if those are fixed in the final build. Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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