My first App out now - and featured on GamesRadar

CatGoneCrazyCatGoneCrazy Member, PRO Posts: 90
edited December 2011 in Announce Your Game!
Admittedly because I work there, but hey - some lovely publicity for GameSalad on one of the biggest gaming sites on teh interwebz :P

Here's the Radar article I wrote that I'm sure everyone here can relate to:

http://www.gamesradar.com/10-things-i-learnt-while-making-videogame-games-journalist/

And my game is on the App Store now in the US, UK and Ireland! Here's the trailer:



Here's me playing the title music with my lead character interrupting me:



And here's the download link!

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/squeaks-dreams/id484170977?mt=8

Comments

  • GraphicWarehouseGraphicWarehouse Member Posts: 927
    What software did you use to make that video it was awesome also good game
  • CatGoneCrazyCatGoneCrazy Member, PRO Posts: 90
    edited December 2011
    For the gameplay vid, I used Quicktime (free one on my Mac) to grab the screen. Couldn't record game audio so superimposed my own audio track (that I played as you see), then did the titles in iMovie.

    For the character animation vid, I recorded on my iPhone 4S, then used a PC running Premiere Elements 9 to add the mouse in using keyframes. Then I exported that to the Mac, into iMovie and then added the sound effects for the mouse. Phew!

    And thanks!
  • tenrdrmertenrdrmer Member, Sous Chef, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 9,934
    Congrats on the Release. Its a nice feeling to get your first game out there.

    @CatGoneCrazy. Please check your private messages. Thanks
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  • tenrdrmertenrdrmer Member, Sous Chef, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 9,934
    Hey sorry to keep hijacking your thread. Sent you another PM
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  • CloudsClouds Member Posts: 1,599
    Possibly the most unhinged psychedelic cheese/mouse based game I have seen !

    : )

    Excellent.
  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188
    Just got this Mister Cat!

    For your first game, it's lovingly put together, so it gets two hooves up from the sheep :)

    I'll be honest and say that the thorns were a pain in the arse though!

    Your GamesRadar article was really awesome - having worked in games journalism myself, the shift over to actually *making* games rather than just writing about them certainly is eye opening!

    Actually, it'll change your perspective forever I'm afraid!

    Which is why I'd LOVE for more games critics to actually give making games a go!

    Well done, and good luck with it!

    QS :D

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

  • CatGoneCrazyCatGoneCrazy Member, PRO Posts: 90
    edited December 2011
    Hey, QS - thanks man :) And the thorns teach you the bounce mechanics in preparation for the tree, which is vital. But rock hard, agreed :P

    My trailer is up on Gamespot now, which is awesome. Reviews should start going up today. Thanks for your help and encouragement - and which publication did you used to work on?
  • beefy_clyrobeefy_clyro Member Posts: 5,394
    Oooh man this is crazy! ha. Great effort, interesting game and enjoyed reading your article, i'll try and pick it up later.
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  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188
    edited December 2011
    @cat

    Great news on the GameSpot stuff! Looking forward to the reviews (funny how the reviewer becomes the reviewed, eh?) :)

    A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away I helped start and then was deputy editor on MCV. I also freelanced for PC Format, Edge, Eurogamer, Develop and a bunch of others before I ended up a game designer :)

    Fun days, and I do still love writing!

    Anyway, I'd say you're off to a good start! Nice one!

    QS :D

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

  • ozboybrianozboybrian PRO Posts: 2,102
    I love it. Very creative. Good luck!
    Please share on: https://www.facebook.com/ListYourTopiPhoneGame
  • CatGoneCrazyCatGoneCrazy Member, PRO Posts: 90
    @ozboybrian - thanks mate! Have posted there now.
    And @quantumsheep - that's awesome. I work near Edge and had an article printed in their 100 greatest games special. It was about NiGHTS :P
  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188
    @cat - you must be near Bath then? :)

    And NiGHTS is a truly magical game - especially Xmas NiGHTS :D

    How's the response been on squeaky? Chuck us a link to GameSpot so we can see the vid there.

    Remember - make it EASY for those interested to read about/see you game!

    QS :D

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

  • BobDBobD Member, PRO Posts: 374
    Great article and cute mouse game. Hope you continue making more games.
  • CatGoneCrazyCatGoneCrazy Member, PRO Posts: 90
    edited December 2011
    @quantumsheep Sure am. In fact, I'm there right now!

    @BobD Thanks very much - and I will, for sure. Already got an idea for a different game, although I learned so much making this one, I might go straight onto Squeak's Dreams 2...

    Oh, and the Gamespot link is http://uk.gamespot.com/squeaks-dreams/videos/squeaks-dreams-launch-trailer-6347480
    It's not an actual article, but they took the time to put it into their own video player, so I'm chuffed with that :)
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