Quick Gravitrixx Video from quantumsheep :D

quantumsheep

Hey all!

We're nearly done on Gravitrixx, so I made a quick vid to show you lovely guys, gals and others what it looks and plays like!



Info:

Dare you challenge the Gravitrixx?

Simply collect the blips and avoid the hazards - what could be easier?

Over 100 levels of gravity-bending puzzles perfectly calibrated to test your mind, as well as your reflexes!

Intuitive controls - switch the flow of gravity by touching the edges of the screen.

New hazards every ten levels keep play fresh.

Gorgeous TRON-like Retina display graphics by the developer of 'The Secret of Grisly Manor'

Plays like a dream on all devices.

Adjustable sound and music levels.

Play your own music in-game.

Fully IOS4 compatible - pause the game and
return at any time.

Play any unlocked level in any order.

Cheers!

QS

Rattlehead

Looks awesome and I love the soundtrack! That will keep me awake tonight!

quantumsheep

Rattlehead said:
Looks awesome and I love the soundtrack! That will keep me awake tonight!

Thank you kind sir!

The music was composed entirely on a ZX Spectrum Love it!

QS

BarkBarkCo

That looks really fun!

Not sure if it would have a noticeable effect on collisions, but if you 1px 0 alpha border on your rectangular images, it would eliminate the jaggies you see when the blocks rotate...

Rattlehead

After watching the video a third time, the more I like the concept of the players health being displayed as concentric circles. Handy to have it right there rather than some health bar hiding in a corner somewhere.

Great idea to keep the interface clean. Reminds me of the players HUD being embedded in the suit in Dead Space... only without the 3D, zombies and the repeated nightmares when I sleep.

Rattlehead

quantumsheep said:
The music was composed entirely on a ZX Spectrum Love it!

THAT... brings back memories. *Sniff*

I can't wait to buy this!

quantumsheep

BarkBarkCo said:
That looks really fun!

Not sure if it would have a noticeable effect on collisions, but if you 1px 0 alpha border on your rectangular images, it would eliminate the jaggies you see when the blocks rotate...

We did want to do something like that, but unfortunately it *did* affect the collisions. They're very precise - you can miss hitting a red block by a whisker, for example, so we went for accuracy.
Thanks though for the tip - good to know for future projects!

Rattlehead said:
After watching the video a third time, the more I like the concept of the players health being displayed as concentric circles. Handy to have it right there rather than some health bar hiding in a corner somewhere.

Great idea to keep the interface clean. Reminds me of the players HUD being embedded in the suit in Dead Space... only without the 3D, zombies and the repeated nightmares when I sleep.

You can blame my colleague Jake for that! He's very much into the idea of clean interfaces, and it made sense to put the lives on the player - it's what you're looking at most of the time after all!
*Edit - also, double tapping the player will take you back to the menu - so no need for another button!*

Thanks for the comments guys - we're very proud of this one

And for the first of a million mentions, I just wanted to thank Joe (FMG) for helping us out with the graphics and the front end. He did an awesome job and never moaned at me once for it!

Thanks Joe - you're a total star!

*group hug*

QS

butterbean

Wow looks amazing! Love the graphics and soundtrack !! Definite purchase!

mzx

This looks SOOOOO amazing! You're a example to us all!

beefy_clyro

Excellent dude! Looks great. Props to Joe as well, he's done an awesome job on the graphics. Love the soundtrack too Good Luck with sales

UtopianGames

Instant purchase as i have been waiting for this for a while now!

I love the idea of having the lives on the player too.

Did you make it with Corona?

Regards,

Darren.

TwistedMech

one for my list also. I was able to play a demo at the london meet-up and loved it.

MagoNicolas

Very Nice, It Looks great! Congratulations.

Sunny_1etha1

That looks very slick, QS, very impressive. I love the strong aesthetic.

JackBQuick

Fantastic work, quantumsheep! Looks and sounds great, and seems to be lots of fun!

Love the idea of the lives of the player being the concentric circles. Also like the double-tap bringing you back to the menu. You guys have thought about this a lot.

Looking forward to it coming out. Good luck with sales!

gyroscope

Looks neat; fun to play, QS! Excellent stuff. :-)

StormyStudio

looks pretty dang addictive....

loving the sound track....

plus the visuals make Tron 2010 look like a big pile of poo....

forklift

QS, this is really slick and clean looking! Like a modern labyrinth meets tron. awesome!

scitunes

I can't wait to play this one!

Chaser

Nice! I'd agree the sound is perfect!

Scoots

Looks and sounds awesome!

NexusGameStudio

Been waiting to see some gameplay! Looks great QS, love the music as well. Count a day 1 purchase from me bud

quantumsheep

I am so, so tired right now :O

Gravitrixx is probably the last game from me to *not* have the GS splash screen on it. I wonder what will happen!??

I really want to thank you all for your massive support, not just now, but since the start really. I really am humbled by it. It's incredible.

You guys rocketh!

I'm so pleased people like the music. I thought I was the only one! When you hear the same tune every day for over two months and *still* like it, you're either crazy or you know you've got a good track. I honestly couldn't tell anymore!

For Spectrum lovers, listen out for a respectful nod to the beautiful machine of yesteryear. On level 48, naturally

So the way things are going, we're hoping for a November 22nd release date. My 40th birthday.

I will be unbearably wonderful somewhere no doubt

Thank you all again for all the support and well wishes. Gravitrixx is a solid game, taken to the next level by Joe's awesome art. I'm truly honoured to have your scribbles in one of my games, Joe!

My favourite part in all this is that we have a 'lite' version planned for release in December. It's name?

Gravitrixxmas.

Christ that makes me smile every time I write/say it!

Like I said, very tired, shouldn't be writing really, but I just wanted to say I appreciated all the comments and stuff!

Thanks again everyone. I really hope you have fun playing the game!

QS

expired_012

@QS, this might finally be your big break!

Every aspect of the game looks great. The concept is great, the music is awesome, the artwork is stunning (I had a feeling Joe did the artwork). Can't wait for this one, I'm really wishing you the best of luck with it

debugdesign

I just love that retro goodness, can't wait to get it!

quantumsheep

Cheers!

X_Wiles_X

QS the music is amazing!

Big Ups!

Wiles

azavega

Love the game, and the music too good work!

BarkBarkCo

Suggestion: Rename this app to "GravitriXXX" and see dramatically better sales than you would have otherwise... ;-)

quantumsheep

Thanks dude - that helped!

SingleSparq

Very nice QS! Like seeing original game ideas come to fruition. As a keyboardist I haven't heard of the spectrum (mostly using virtual synths these days) will check it out though. Good luck with your game.