Author Topic: The thread where I shamelessly self-promote Skulls of the Shogun (Read 50133 times)

MCD · « **Reply #180 on:** January 16, 2013, 06:11:31 PM »

my fetish

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #181 on:** January 16, 2013, 06:44:55 PM »

Quote from: MCD on January 16, 2013, 05:43:10 PM

Honestly, I doubt even MS knows what's going on.

Basically it is this:

- WP8 released
- over 20 games got delisted from the WP8 store because they were incompatible
- some more games getting dropped

I worked on some of the infrastructure for testing and certification of Windows Phone games on XBLA last spring. Maybe I am somehow to blame for this

MCD · « **Reply #182 on:** January 16, 2013, 06:46:52 PM »

I like to blame Joe Belfiore.

Much easier.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #183 on:** January 16, 2013, 07:33:00 PM »

anyway, the game is cool so far. The strategy is just beginning to open up. I guess one benefit of the long gestation is that the tutorial is SUPER polished. As is the art, music and animation but you knew that from the videos. What remains to be seen (at least to me, since i've avoided the previews mostly) is how involved the tactics will get and how fast it will play.

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #184 on:** January 16, 2013, 07:37:42 PM »

anyone know if it's available on appxfreaks.com yet?

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #185 on:** January 16, 2013, 08:22:16 PM »

don't be a cock

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #186 on:** January 16, 2013, 11:04:38 PM »

Quote from: recursivelyenumerable on January 16, 2013, 07:37:42 PM

anyone know if it's available on appxfreaks.com yet?

chronovore · « **Reply #187 on:** January 17, 2013, 06:59:27 PM »

How is Cormacaroni-and-Cheese playing this before launch date? WTF!

Quote from: MCD on January 16, 2013, 05:43:10 PM

- did I mention MS porting Wordament with Xbox Live cheevos? They sure love developing for other mobile OSs

Oh, hey. Thanks for that. This was in today's Xbox.com newsletter, but the link made it look like a Windows Phone ONLY app. If you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have known to look for an iOS version.

Quote from: The Sceneman on January 16, 2013, 06:47:54 AM

I'ma make sure I have the cash to pick this up and 400/400 the shit out of it on release

I'll play a bunch of multi and try and nab those cheevos but can always boost with Chronovore if I need to...

:dap

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #188 on:** January 17, 2013, 07:31:31 PM »

Quote from: chronovore on January 17, 2013, 06:59:27 PM

How is Cormacaroni-and-Cheese playing this before launch date? WTF!

Quote from: MCD on January 16, 2013, 05:43:10 PM
- did I mention MS porting Wordament with Xbox Live cheevos? They sure love developing for other mobile OSs
Oh, hey. Thanks for that. This was in today's Xbox.com newsletter, but the link made it look like a Windows Phone ONLY app. If you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have known to look for an iOS version.

Quote from: The Sceneman on January 16, 2013, 06:47:54 AM
I'ma make sure I have the cash to pick this up and 400/400 the shit out of it on release

I'll play a bunch of multi and try and nab those cheevos but can always boost with Chronovore if I need to...
:dap

INSIDER

demi · « **Reply #189 on:** January 17, 2013, 07:31:47 PM »

I'm playing it too

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #190 on:** January 17, 2013, 07:58:32 PM »

INSIDER DAP

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #191 on:** January 18, 2013, 03:59:03 AM »

Lemme know if yall get stuck, I'll dispatch our QA guy wit da PRO TIPZZZZZZZZ

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #192 on:** January 18, 2013, 09:01:04 AM »

I'm stuck at the part where I don't have the game.

demi · « **Reply #193 on:** January 18, 2013, 09:13:59 AM »

You can come over and play it, chubby hubby

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #194 on:** January 18, 2013, 09:22:28 AM »

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #195 on:** January 18, 2013, 10:29:39 AM »

when's this out on wp8

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #196 on:** January 18, 2013, 12:12:06 PM »

1/30

Not sure what time it's going to drop though

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #197 on:** January 18, 2013, 07:51:27 PM »

I replayed it from the start last night just to nail down the basics and am REALLY starting to get addicted. Got up to the first level where you get the Fox Monk, which has some fun jockeying for position on the board. It seems designed to be played fast so it really helps to internalize all the commands and have an intuitive sense of where you want the unit types to be (i.e. archers in shrubbery for cover or behind spirit walls, cavalry behind infantry...). The skulls/demon form mechanic can really swing things quickly, especially when you start chaining skulls and extra attack turns. Hopefully I'll have a mate or two over to try out local co-op today, should be fun!

The Sceneman · « **Reply #198 on:** January 18, 2013, 08:07:10 PM »

Is it like Advance Wars?

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #199 on:** January 18, 2013, 08:11:47 PM »

Yeah, AW is a huge influence on it.

BTW not a lot of people know about this, but you have the ability to SAVE AT ANY TIME from the Pause menu. Helps a lot if you're going for the Gold Skulls.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #200 on:** January 18, 2013, 08:13:10 PM »

Can't wait to play this on my WINDOWS PHONE 8

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #201 on:** January 18, 2013, 08:17:13 PM »

Quote from: The Sceneman on January 18, 2013, 08:07:10 PM

Is it like Advance Wars?

I know you want it to be that (me too) but it is not. I think it's supposed to be played faster and with less premeditation generally. I mean, the broad strokes are similar obviously - it's a stripped-down tactical battle game with a cute art style. But it doesn't feel anything like playing Advance Wars so far, despite the influence. I spent a lot of time in Advance Wars thinking about the routes to take - in Skulls it's much more direct and obvious. Pick a direction and the big movement circle shows you how far you can move. Precise placement of units is less of a big deal because it's not on a grid (at least, not one visible to the player). Units will move out of the way when jostled, for example. This is all in service of it playing faster and more intuitively I think.

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #202 on:** January 19, 2013, 08:35:55 PM »

I was pretty pumped up when I opened my GameInformer today and saw this game received an 8.5. Congrats!

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #203 on:** January 20, 2013, 07:10:33 PM »

I had some local MP fun at the weekend - good stuff! We thought at first it was going to be a grind-it-out type game but there are some mechanics in there that will wipe you out pretty fast if you screw up.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #204 on:** January 20, 2013, 07:49:10 PM »

Has anyone tried cross device multiplayer yet?

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #205 on:** January 21, 2013, 01:48:47 PM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on January 20, 2013, 07:10:33 PM

I had some local MP fun at the weekend - good stuff! We thought at first it was going to be a grind-it-out type game but there are some mechanics in there that will wipe you out pretty fast if you screw up.

STAY AWAY FROM LEDGES

I still forget

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #206 on:** January 21, 2013, 07:12:54 PM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on January 20, 2013, 07:49:10 PM

Has anyone tried cross device multiplayer yet?

Async is up and running as of today if you have the game early

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #207 on:** January 21, 2013, 07:23:37 PM »

The ledges worked to my advantage actually. But it was those zappy shrines that fucked me over - i'd never seen them before, Shawn got control of them, I couldn't get to the soldier shrine to haunt it and spend my strategic rice reserves...ball game. When I quit I had like 600 rice to his 75

pilonv1 · « **Reply #208 on:** January 21, 2013, 07:25:17 PM »

Quote from: Sho Nuff on January 21, 2013, 07:12:54 PM

Quote from: pilonv1 on January 20, 2013, 07:49:10 PM
Has anyone tried cross device multiplayer yet?

Async is up and running as of today if you have the game early

async gaming

chronovore · « **Reply #209 on:** January 21, 2013, 07:51:32 PM »

Knock wood, I haven't been bit by ledges. I've been messed up by bamboo a couple times -- does the orange number mean "chance to hit" or "chance to miss" when targeting?

I love the UI -- interactive circles for move range, knockback range, whether or not a unit will counterattack -- but more than any of them, I like the HP shown on the retainer flags, including the buffs and damage.

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #210 on:** January 21, 2013, 07:59:49 PM »

If you're in bamboo, everyone has an 80% chance of hitting you -- UNLESS they are in the bamboo with you. A really good strategy is to knock people OUT of the bamboo and finish them off.

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #211 on:** January 21, 2013, 08:00:40 PM »

Also some of the trees have potions in them, the red ones give you health and the green ones give you an attack buff for a few turns. Buffed archers are

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #212 on:** January 21, 2013, 08:01:40 PM »

yeah, the circles are very intuitive - they speed things up a lot.

I do find you need to sit closer to the TV than usual for a console game. Tablet is probably the ideal.

chronovore · « **Reply #213 on:** January 21, 2013, 08:03:00 PM »

Yes, I found using RT to zoom intuitive, but not enough detail for what is actually happening when there is a cluster of units.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #214 on:** January 23, 2013, 07:35:09 PM »

Quote

We’re a week away from the Skulls of the Shogun Release date, and today we here at 17-BIT have a little surprise announcement! When Skulls of the Shogun is released on January 30th, 2013, the game will be discounted for a limited time for Windows 8, Windows Surface, and Windows Phone! WAT!

The Windows 8 and Windows Surface version will launch at $9.99 (normally $14.99) in the Microsoft Store, and the Windows Phone version will launch at $4.99 (normally $6.99) in the Windows Phone Marketplace!

The Sceneman · « **Reply #215 on:** January 23, 2013, 07:40:53 PM »

is there a discount on XBLA too? Or will I need to fork out 1200 space clams?

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #216 on:** January 23, 2013, 07:54:30 PM »

Xbox version is still 1200 spacebucks. Like Jake said, we knocked down the prices of the other versions because MS didn't have the systems in place to do a buy-once-play-everywhere.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #217 on:** January 23, 2013, 07:57:02 PM »

Buy once play everywhere for $20 would have been brilliant.

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #218 on:** January 23, 2013, 08:00:16 PM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on January 23, 2013, 07:57:02 PM

Buy once play everywhere for $20 would have been brilliant.

I know

MCD · « **Reply #219 on:** January 23, 2013, 11:48:37 PM »

Thank you based sho nuff.

MCD · « **Reply #220 on:** January 29, 2013, 03:45:12 PM »

Attention potential Skull Eaters, we’ve learned from our friends at Microsoft that they’re pushing the game to the Windows 8 Store earlier than tomorrow’s official release date! Windows 8 and Windows Surface owners will be able to purchase Skulls of the Shogun after 4pm PST

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #221 on:** January 29, 2013, 04:12:48 PM »

I'll pick it up this afternoon. Which version should I get. XBLA or Windows 8

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #222 on:** January 29, 2013, 04:14:33 PM »

Obviously the Win8 Master Race Edition.

MCD · « **Reply #223 on:** January 29, 2013, 04:42:35 PM »

Windows 8 is the better deal, TBH.

Can play it on any Windows 8 machine, including Windows RT (Surface RT) and currently cheaper.

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #224 on:** January 29, 2013, 05:01:44 PM »

XBLA version holds 60fps most of the time and I like the game most with controller, though that's a personal preference. If you've got some sort of Windows tablet you'll want to get that version probably.

MCD · « **Reply #225 on:** January 29, 2013, 05:05:49 PM »

No Xbox controller support on Windows?

LAZY DEV

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #226 on:** January 29, 2013, 05:09:16 PM »

THERE IS TOTALLY Xbox controller support on Windows AND on Surface

MCD · « **Reply #227 on:** January 29, 2013, 05:13:23 PM »

AWESOME DEV

And please reserve your Surface Pro for 9th Feb. /shill

pilonv1 · « **Reply #228 on:** January 29, 2013, 05:34:42 PM »

I can see it on the WP8 store

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #229 on:** January 29, 2013, 05:49:19 PM »

"Surface" is not a separate platform from win8/winrt you sillies

MCD · « **Reply #230 on:** January 29, 2013, 05:54:18 PM »

DEVICES AND SERVICES

MCD · « **Reply #231 on:** January 29, 2013, 05:57:54 PM »

http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/skulls-of-the-shogun/2152e203-f639-4041-bf4e-f44c34d463fa

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #232 on:** January 29, 2013, 06:06:25 PM »

SURPRISE EARLY RELEASE! Apparently it's out on Win8 and WinPhone, HOLD ON XBOX PEOPLE

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #233 on:** January 29, 2013, 06:15:40 PM »

not seein it in the store

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #234 on:** January 29, 2013, 06:22:54 PM »

Quote from: recursivelyenumerable on January 29, 2013, 06:15:40 PM

not seein it in the store

same.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #235 on:** January 29, 2013, 06:31:33 PM »

Probably based on region, like with iTunes

The Sceneman · « **Reply #236 on:** January 29, 2013, 06:35:45 PM »

XBLA version will be dropping in about 10 hours.

I got my points ready

Sho Nuff will be buying the next game I make day 1

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #237 on:** January 29, 2013, 07:00:33 PM »

Skulls is legit good, no need for pity purchases

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #238 on:** January 29, 2013, 07:02:24 PM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on January 29, 2013, 07:00:33 PM

Skulls is legit good, no need for pity purchases

Does buying it on PSN count as a pity purchase ?

The Sceneman · « **Reply #239 on:** January 29, 2013, 07:11:09 PM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on January 29, 2013, 07:00:33 PM

Skulls is legit good, no need for pity purchases

Oh I'm sure it is! I wasn't implying I was making a pity purchase, I was just saying us Evilbros gotta show solidarity and shit

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Author Topic: The thread where I shamelessly self-promote Skulls of the Shogun (Read 50133 times)