Jetpack Joust - Released

RondoRocket

Hey everyone,

Jetpack Joust is now available for free on iOS. If you give it a go and have time please leave feedback or a review.

Thanks!
-RR

Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jetpack-joust/id986077262?mt=8

And here's the trailer:

Braydon_SFX

Awesome! Will download tonight!

As_Of_Latte

@RondoRocket Just downloaded it! Nicely done.

UtopianGames

Looking great will have a play asap!

LumpApps

Great!

RondoRocket

@Braydon_SFX said:
Awesome! Will download tonight!

Thanks @Braydon_SFX!

@As Of Latte said:
RondoRocket Just downloaded it! Nicely done.

Appreciate it @As Of Latte!

@DeepBlueApps said:
Looking great will have a play asap!

Thanks @DeepBlueApps!

@LumpApps said:
Great!

Hope you like it @LumpApps!

If anyone gets a chance I'm curious about how the controls feel. Some people say they work great others say they are some times not responsive. I didn't really run into problems when testing, but that doesn't mean anything.

pHghost

@RondoRocket said:
If anyone gets a chance I'm curious about how the controls feel. Some people say they work great others say they are some times not responsive. I didn't really run into problems when testing, but that doesn't mean anything.

Liking the game. Control-wise, the two arrows feel a bit too close for me. And that's on an iPhone 6, cannot imagine on a 5s or lower.

BigDave

good job

jay2dx

Controls are fine, maybe people need to get used to not moving down when going left right and you have to not press any controls to move down!

Great game anyways well done,

My only advice would be to maybe make the background art slightly less intrusive to give the level more depth! Darken it slightly maybe! Quite noticeable on the title screen,

Games boss though so well done

8bitninja

Great game, very well done!

Approw

@RondoRocket Great game indeed! However I have to admit that the controls feel a bit odd for some reason, which is kind of sad because it has a lot of potential.

I didn't really run into problems when testing, but that doesn't mean anything.

You are your own worst enemy when it comes down to testing your own game:)

RondoRocket

@Approw said:
RondoRocket Great game indeed! However I have to admit that the controls feel a bit odd for some reason, which is kind of sad because it has a lot of potential.

You are your own worst enemy when it comes down to testing your own game:)

It's weird because one person tells me they work great and another says they have problems with them. So odd, wish I could pin point the issue. Not sure if it's placement or size or just how I have the rules setup.

@8bitninja said:
Great game, very well done!

Thanks, @8bitninja!

@jay2dx said:
Controls are fine, maybe people need to get used to not moving down when going left right and you have to not press any controls to move down!

Great game anyways well done,

My only advice would be to maybe make the background art slightly less intrusive to give the level more depth! Darken it slightly maybe! Quite noticeable on the title screen,

Games boss though so well done

I really appreciate the feedback, @jay2dx!

@BigDave said:
good job

Thanks, @BigDave!

@pHghost said:
Liking the game. Control-wise, the two arrows feel a bit too close for me. And that's on an iPhone 6, cannot imagine on a 5s or lower.

Thanks for the feedback, @pHghost! I've gotten a few suggestions from people on the controls, maybe it will make a difference.

8bitninja

If you are thinking of changing the buttons, you could try having two large invisible buttons, one on each side of the screen. Left button will boost and move left. Right button will boost and move right. And not touching buttons will let the character drop. Just a thought!

RondoRocket

@8bitninja said:
If you are thinking of changing the buttons, you could try having two large invisible buttons, one on each side of the screen. Left button will boost and move left. Right button will boost and move right. And not touching buttons will let the character drop. Just a thought!

Thanks for the suggestion @8bitninja! The one hurdle is the player wouldn't be able to more horizontally without moving up at the same time. But I am going to experiment with something similar to your suggestion. Maybe keeping the arrows as is but move them to opposite sides of the screen (like you suggested) but when you press them at the same time you boost? Time to experiment!

jay2dx

Controls are fine and I'm having a blast playing it these guys need to LTP

8bitninja

I agree with jay2dx. I personally have no problem with the controls but I am playing on a 6 plus.

tintran

That's awesome, it instantly reminded me Cybernator for SNES (I guess because of the jet pack feeling)

As_Of_Latte

@RondoRocket I agree with @pHghost I think the left/right arrow controls are a little too close. And I've also been playing on the iPhone 6 as well. I believe smaller devices may find it even more difficult to control left/right with the arrow being too close together.

Otherwise, everything else is perfect

RondoRocket

Thanks for the great feedback, guys!

So these are my thoughts... I'm going to start with spacing out the controls a little more and increasing their hit boxes slightly.

Also, since the right side is only used for the boost button I'm thinking of making it so you can touch anywhere on the right side to boost. I might even get rid of the button as long as it's still obvious you touch the right side to boost.

I'm hoping even if they are small changes they might make a big difference while not totally overhauling everything.

As_Of_Latte

@RondoRocket Dude, that all sounds great! Things should look a lot cleaner and the controls will be much easier.

CaptFinn

Love the video. Downloading asap

RondoRocket

@As Of Latte said:
RondoRocket Dude, that all sounds great! Things should look a lot cleaner and the controls will be much easier.

Cool! Than I'll make it so!

Virtual controls seem to be a real hit & miss thing, probably the reason I've mostly avoided them.

@FINNBOGG said:
Love the video. Downloading asap

Thanks, @FINNBOGG!

CaptFinn

Played it. I liked it. I'm making a gravity based game. I like your actors movement and control.

BigDave

nice man! I also saw it on my linked account from some promoter i guess

RondoRocket

@FINNBOGG said:
Played it. I liked it. I'm making a gravity based game. I like your actors movement and control.

Thanks, @FINNBOGG! Good luck with your new game!

@BigDave said:
nice man! I also saw it on my linked account from some promoter i guess

Interesting. Not sure what that's about but sounds good to me!

2create

Nice!

RondoRocket

@2create said:
Nice!

Thanks, @2create!

If anyone who has downloaded it and has time could you leave a review... please... with sugar on top?

As_Of_Latte

@RondoRocket Just left a 5 star review!

RondoRocket

@As_Of_Latte said:
RondoRocket Just left a 5 star review!

@As_Of_Latte Thank you for the review, sir!

8bitninja

5 stars - done and done!

RondoRocket

@8bitninja said:
5 stars - done and done!

You are both a gentlemen and a scholar, @8bitninja!