Introducing Frantic Five! Seeking Beta Testers!

Braydon_SFX

Hey everyone!

I'm super excited to share the project I've been working on for such a long time. It'll be 2 years next month. This game started out as just a quick word game that I wanted to make. I was going to do the art myself and finish it over a weekend. However, after seeing its potential and my increasing excitement, I decided to make this the best game that I could. Thus, I needed an excellent artist and an amazing composer. Who better qualified than @SpriteAttack and Ben Reason. Together, I think we've built a top notch game and we hope you think so as well.

I also need to give a huge thank you to the GameSalad team ( @BlackCloakGS @CodeWizard and all others ) for their continued support. Without the new table and text functions, this game would not have been possible. Making games is what I love to do and without GameSalad I'd probably be a couch potato or working at a Wolly Word. Thank you!

So, without anymore lallygagging, I'd like to introduce you to my latest project: Frantic Five!

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Frantic Five is an amazing word game. The objective of the game is to guess the secret five letter word within 10 swaps. The secret word comes after the top word but before the bottom row alphabetically. If your guess is incorrect, the swap counter diminishes by one and your guess either swaps to the top or bottom row depending on its location to the secret word alphabetically. It's pretty neat and makes for a super-brain-picking-fun. There are various power-ups available in the game, too! Use them to help determine the secret five letter word.

Instead of reading and trying to figure out how the game plays, feel free to watch my announcement video below!

Like I said, it'll be 2 years in development (on and off) next month. It's hard to believe. I really wanted to make a game that wasn't just fun, but had tons of small features that really push games over the top.

I'm about ready to start beta testing. If you're interested, please comment and let me know! I hope to start beta testing very soon!

Thank you all for looking! I'll keep this thread updated with further developments and hopefully a release date!

tatiang

Yes! I'd be happy to help you out and I love word games.

iamcartez

Definitely interested in beta testing this one!

AppTaco

Looks fantastic, Braydon! I'm in.

Socks

Looking very polished indeed ! Looking forward to the finished article !!

http_gamesalad

I wouldn't mind being a tester

-Timo-

looks very nice! can't wait to see it finished. keep up the good work!

Armelline

Looks like a lot of fun! Would love to help test it!

gingagaming

I too would like to help you here Bray. I'm in.

zweg25

Looks great! Good work!

gamestudent

Niceness in a Bottle!

jigglybean

Looking great Braydon.

Braydon_SFX

@tatiang @iamcartez @PureEpicStudios @Socks @http_gamesalad @timolapre1998 @Armelline @gingagaming @zweg25 @gamestudent @jigglybean - thank you all! For those who posted about assisting me in testing, I'll contact you each individually when the time comes so I can get your test flight email and information. Hopefully it'll be next week.

AngryBoi

Really looking forward to this game!! I hope this game gets noticed on the AppStore.It really deserves it.

Hopscotch

Great looking @Braydon_SFX !

Approw

Looks very well made:)! I would like to test the beta

AngryBoi

Can I please beta test as well ?

beefy_clyro

looks frantastic dude!

Braydon_SFX

@MoneyBags @Hopscotch @Approw @beefy_clyro - Thanks everyone!

@Approw and @MoneyBags - I'll add y'all to the beta list. I'll be in contact soon.

I'm really excited to see all the positive feedback. After working on this game for nearly 2 years, I was beginning to think that all of this work wasn't worth it. Thanks for the positive reinforcement!

Braydon_SFX

To those who commented and volunteered to beta test, I've sent you all a PM asking for your information. I'm hoping to start beta testing late this week or earlier next week!

I'm still looking for a few beta testers! Especially those who have a variety of old and new devices. I'm also looking for some Android users.

kolabo

Looks great. I'd be happy to test for you. (ipad 2 and ipad mini)

Braydon_SFX

Thanks, @kolabo !

Last call for beta testers. I've submitted a build for review and should be ready to ship here in a few days.

Thanks again everyone!

Braydon_SFX

@tatiang @Armelline @iamcartez @PureEpicStudios @gingagaming @MoneyBags @kolabo - Invites have been sent out with build #1. Let me know if you get it! Thanks for testing!

Approw

@Braydon_SFX I did a test run on my iPhone 5S, It runs pretty sweet:)! I find the gameplay a bit hard though, but maybe I'm just not so great with word games;) Goodluck finishing the game!

Braydon_SFX

@Approw said:
Braydon_SFX I did a test run on my iPhone 5S, It runs pretty sweet:)! I find the gameplay a bit hard though, but maybe I'm just not so great with word games;) Goodluck finishing the game!

Thanks for the feedback. If you have time I'd love to hear your thoughts (via pm) about some of the points I listed in the app description inside testflight.

Armelline

Would you rather feedback be posted in this thread, or PM'd to you?

blue_elephant

I can beta test on an android nexus 4 if you still need one

Braydon_SFX

@Armelline said:
Would you rather feedback be posted in this thread, or PM'd to you?

I think there's a "send feedback" button inside testflight. Thats sends it to my email. Pm works just as well.

Braydon_SFX

@blue_elephant said:
I can beta test on an android nexus 4 if you still need one

Great! I'll contact you shortly.

AngryBoi

I haven't recieved it yet. Does it take a while sometimes?

AngryBoi

I just think I never got the email.