A Merry Gravitrixmas! from quantumsheep!

quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188
edited November -1 in Announce Your Game!
Hello everyone!

I just noticed it's nearly Christmas!

Luckily, we have a Christmas game coming out tomorrow, Monday 13th December!

Link here: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/a-merry-gravitrixmas/id407897537?mt=8

It's the festive version of Gravitrixx, titled 'A Merry Gravitrixmas'

There are just over 60 levels to the game, which includes 'remixed' versions of levels found in Gravitrixx, along with a healthy dose of brand new levels.

It's aimed at the Xmas/Kids/Casual market, so there's an improved tutorial, tilt controls as standard (though Gravitrixx players that liked the buttons can switch to that control method), some awesome Christmassy tunes from Kevin Mcleod and fabulously festive graphics from Ian at Debug Design!

Here's a video:



Here's a link to the original Gravitrixx: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gravitrixx/id404543866?mt=8

Cheers everyone - and have A Merry Gravitrixmas!

QS :D

Dr. Sam Beckett never returned home...
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Quantum_Sheep
Web: https://quantumsheep.itch.io

Comments

  • scitunesscitunes Member, Sous Chef Posts: 4,047
    looks great! I will definitely be DLing this tomorrow!
  • gyroscopegyroscope I am here.Member, Sous Chef, PRO Posts: 6,598
    Excellent, QS! Looking blinkin' good. :-) Best of luck with it.

    ""You are in a maze of twisty passages, all alike." - Zork        temp domain http://spidergriffin.wix.com/alphaghostapps

  • juzcookjuzcook Member Posts: 259
    haha nice one qs! i had fun with the original, but i think this one would appeal to more people due to the art style! good luck!
  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188
    Thank you, gentlemen!

    It was certainly fun to make!

    @Juz - yep - we think it'll appeal to more people too! We certainly won't stop making games in the style *we* want to make though, but we're aware that some stylistic choices will essentially stand a better chance in the marketplace.

    I like to think we can do both! :D

    Cheers everyone! Have a merry Gravitrixmas! :D

    Dr. Sam Beckett never returned home...
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/Quantum_Sheep
    Web: https://quantumsheep.itch.io

  • butterbeanbutterbean Member Posts: 4,315
    Looks great QS! Congratulations on your release, I know you worked hard on this! Will review and DL for ya tomorrow! :)
  • EminemEminem Member Posts: 667
    too sikkk!
  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188
    Thanks BB! :D

    The only real downside at the mo' is that the GS publishing system effectively *doubled* the size of my app after Resolution independence :(

    It's close to 40MB, when in reality it's closer to 20MB.

    Obviously not ideal, but nowt I can do about it now, right?

    QS :D

    Dr. Sam Beckett never returned home...
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/Quantum_Sheep
    Web: https://quantumsheep.itch.io

  • xyloFUNxyloFUN Member Posts: 1,593
    hi quantumsheep,
    first of all, congrats on your game! I hope it does well for you :)

    I am interested to learn more about RI since it causes a lot of mess here and there ....

    But this is not the thread to discuss this so I wait 'till it pops up on its own space.

    Again, I watched the demo and was curious what the other levels would look like .... I think i'm becoming more open to games in the second half of my life ;)
  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188
    xyloFUN said:
    hi quantumsheep,
    first of all, congrats on your game! I hope it does well for you :)

    Again, I watched the demo and was curious what the other levels would look like .... I think i'm becoming more open to games in the second half of my life ;)

    Thanks for the kind words! and it's never too late to get into games! :D

    Speaking of which, Gravitrixmas is now available! Yay!

    http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/a-merry-gravitrixmas/id407897537?mt=8

    Cheers!

    QS :D

    Dr. Sam Beckett never returned home...
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/Quantum_Sheep
    Web: https://quantumsheep.itch.io

  • beefy_clyrobeefy_clyro Member Posts: 5,394
    Looks great fella, hopefully it has more appeal with the 'cutesy' graphics. Best of luck with sales matey
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  • UtopianGamesUtopianGames Member Posts: 5,692
    Yippeeee gl with sales m8.

    I have the original and it rocks!

    Darren.
  • StormyStudioStormyStudio United KingdomMember Posts: 3,989
    ooh...nice idea...looks very festive indeed. Good graphics.

    For a second I thought this was going to be a Christmas message just wishing us all merry Christmas...
  • JoeMeisterJoeMeister Member Posts: 602
    What program do you use for the video recording. When I use QuickTimes recording feature it always records the whole screen.

    Thanks
  • POMPOM Member Posts: 2,599
    This is great! Love the artwork!
  • debugdesigndebugdesign Member Posts: 886
    looks awesome mate and I am still hooked on the original, good luck with it!
  • DimensionGamesDimensionGames PRO Posts: 993
    Just an idea but do you think sales would increase ( for the original) greatly if you made this version free with maybe less content. Looks great just bought it :)
  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188
    Thanks everyone for the kind words! Fingers crossed, eh?! :D
    PossesiveGaming said:
    Just an idea but do you think sales would increase ( for the original) greatly if you made this version free with maybe less content. Looks great just bought it :)

    Ooh! Thanks for buying it - I hope you like it!

    It was our original idea to do this, but we decided that more than half the levels of Gravitrixx at half the price was a pretty good deal.

    We also should have a LITE version of the original Gravitrixx out this week along with an update that puts in tilt controls and direction indicators.

    Once they're out, we'll be hitting the news sites hard with press releases/promo codes for both Gravitrixx and Gravitrixmas. Hopefully that'll help us shift a few, but we're running out of time! Come on, Apple! ;)
    stormystudio said:
    For a second I thought this was going to be a Christmas message just wishing us all merry Christmas...

    It kinda is ;) Christmas has become Gravitrixmas, at least at Sheep Towers :)
    JoeMeister said:
    What program do you use for the video recording. When I use QuickTimes recording feature it always records the whole screen.

    Thanks

    Hey Joe,
    I use screenflow - it's great in that it allows you trim the visible picture down to just the GS preview screen size. There's loads of other options too, and it's invaluable for this kind of stuff in my opinion :)

    @Beefy + Utopian - thank you guys! You rock :D

    QS :D

    Dr. Sam Beckett never returned home...
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/Quantum_Sheep
    Web: https://quantumsheep.itch.io

  • MarkOnTheIronMarkOnTheIron Member Posts: 1,447
    Nice one QS!

    Just bought the original and am having a lot of fun with it. I'll surely buy this one also. Expect some nice reviews in the Italian AppStore.
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  • JamesZeppelinJamesZeppelin Member Posts: 1,927
    looks cool,
    About to download it and give it a go!
  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188
    @Mark and James

    Thanks guys - that's awesome :)

    QS

    Dr. Sam Beckett never returned home...
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/Quantum_Sheep
    Web: https://quantumsheep.itch.io

  • dmcdowelldmcdowell Member Posts: 128
    Congratulations! Codemonkey is sitting here and he likes it too :) We hope you sell a million copies!
  • JoeMeisterJoeMeister Member Posts: 602
    quantumsheep said:
    Thanks everyone for the kind words! Fingers crossed, eh?! :D

    Ooh! Thanks for buying it - I hope you like it!

    It was our original idea to do this, but we decided that more than half the levels of Gravitrixx at half the price was a pretty good deal.

    We also should have a LITE version of the original Gravitrixx out this week along with an update that puts in tilt controls and direction indicators.

    Once they're out, we'll be hitting the news sites hard with press releases/promo codes for both Gravitrixx and Gravitrixmas. Hopefully that'll help us shift a few, but we're running out of time! Come on, Apple! ;)

    It kinda is ;) Christmas has become Gravitrixmas, at least at Sheep Towers :)

    Hey Joe,
    I use screenflow - it's great in that it allows you trim the visible picture down to just the GS preview screen size. There's loads of other options too, and it's invaluable for this kind of stuff in my opinion :)

    @Beefy + Utopian - thank you guys! You rock :D

    QS :D

    Thank you.
  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188
    dmcdowell said:
    Congratulations! Codemonkey is sitting here and he likes it too :) We hope you sell a million copies!

    Well, we sold 12 yesterday, so still quite a way to go! :D

    We've just had Gravitrixx LITE released on the app store today, so maybe that will help!

    http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/gravitrixx-lite/id406847298?mt=8

    Please give it a download and a try!

    Gravitrixx is available here still:

    http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/gravitrixx/id404543866?mt=8

    And I think that's us done for now!

    Cheers!

    QS :D

    Dr. Sam Beckett never returned home...
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/Quantum_Sheep
    Web: https://quantumsheep.itch.io

  • Marc_n_SophMarc_n_Soph Member Posts: 111
    Hey QS. Bought it really like it, hope its goin well with you. Long time no speak/post/tekno morris dance! Will review asap m8.

    Marc n Soph
  • JoeMeisterJoeMeister Member Posts: 602
    Downloaded it. By the way, Coin Fountain started out with 17 copies first day then 5, 3, 1 for a total of 30 copies the first week.
  • MotherHooseMotherHoose Member Posts: 2,456
    Got it... and think it will be fun... just love the look of this one!

    MH
  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188
    Hey all,

    We submitted updates today for Gravitrixx, Gravitrixx Lite and Gravitrixmas - essentially getting rid of the 'bloat' thanks to the screenshots.

    They're all under 20MB now, as intended! :D
    JoeMeister said:
    Downloaded it. By the way, Coin Fountain started out with 17 copies first day then 5, 3, 1 for a total of 30 copies the first week.

    Thanks Joe! Unfortunately we went down to just one sale yesterday for Gravitrixmas, but we did send out a press release today for Gravitrixmas and Gravitrixx - maybe that'll help build a little awareness :)
    MotherHoose said:
    Got it... and think it will be fun... just love the look of this one!

    Thanks to you too! I hope you *do* enjoy it!

    QS :D

    Dr. Sam Beckett never returned home...
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/Quantum_Sheep
    Web: https://quantumsheep.itch.io

  • JackBQuickJackBQuick Member Posts: 524
    It's starting to feel like Christmas :)

    Looks great, quantumsheep!
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