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[D-e-f-]

Edit: Toki Tori 2 is easily one of the top 5 games on the WiiU, downloadable or not.

I think you meant to say on any platform.

Thanks guys. I've basically run out of games to play right now (just beat the story mode in Batman; Archam City 100%), so this game sounds tempting. And at that price I guess I can't go wrong even if the game wouldn't be quite what I expected. On the other hand, so many people have praised it, so it could really surprise me positively. I do like puzzle/adventure and/or platforming games afterall.

The genius of this game is that, in theory, you can do everything right from the start. You don't get new abilities but you don't know how to use them. This is what's so brilliant: the game teaches you about these things organically that it ends up feeling like you got a new power-up that lets you go to "random-previous-area" and get past that obstacle that seemed like you needed a new power-up (think Metroid).

 

[D-e-f-]

dp

 

[ahm998]

#TaxiJourney another #indie #game for #WiiU and #Windows that needs your #support now on #Kickstarter .. Stretch goals include Mac PSVita Android Linux and XBLA

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lexisgames/taxi-journey-an-epic-odyssey

 

[lamaroo]

#TaxiJourney another #indie #game for #WiiU and #Windows that needs your #support now on #Kickstarter .. Stretch goals include Mac PSVita Android Linux and XBLA

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lexisgames/taxi-journey-an-epic-odyssey

Gorgeous.

 

[freezamite]

The genius of this game is that, in theory, you can do everything right from the start. You don't get new abilities but you don't know how to use them. This is what's so brilliant: the game teaches you about these things organically that it ends up feeling like you got a new power-up that lets you go to "random-previous-area" and get past that obstacle that seemed like you needed a new power-up (think Metroid).

In fact, I think of this game as a puzzle-focused Metroid where the upgrades are all in your mind, and not in your suit.
This game is MARVELOUS, and an absolute mastepriece. It's score on metacritics? Only a mere 76. This is what happens when the casual crowd only interested on CGI, the plot, or the graphics (people not interested on videogames, really) control this industry, beautiful mediocrity has better scores than design masterpieces.

Unbelievable, sad, and true.

 

[frankie_baby]

#TaxiJourney another #indie #game for #WiiU and plws that needs your #support now on #Kickstarter .. Stretch goals include Mac PSVita Android Linux and XBLA

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lexisgames/taxi-journey-an-epic-odyssey

Beautiful game, hope it gets funded but looks like it could have a bit of a struggle


Whats interesting from that is they state/claim unity costs at 40k per platform (apart from Wiiu oobviously) wow is it really that much? No wonder indies are falling over each other to do wii u ports

 

[Nilaul]

#TaxiJourney another #indie #game for #WiiU and #Windows that needs your #support now on #Kickstarter .. Stretch goals include Mac PSVita Android Linux and XBLA

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lexisgames/taxi-journey-an-epic-odyssey

You should start a thread about it.

 

[freezamite]

Toki Tori 2+ improvement trailer.

Indie Impressions - Toki Tori 2+

I've seen the trailer, but those "new puzzles" are in fact modifying/replacing the old ones in some cases, which means that the difficulty could've been toned down in order to please the casual crowd.
I have plenty of trust on Two Tribes, this game alone even on the vanilla version is one of my all-time favourites, but I'm afraid that casual reviewers among some casual vocals on miiverse influenced them in the bad direction.

Regards!

 

[Freezie KO]

#TaxiJourney another #indie #game for #WiiU and #Windows that needs your #support now on #

Is your keyboard okay?

 

[D-e-f-]

Is your keyboard okay?

#I #think #yours #is #the #one #that's #broken. #lolwhut

 

[abstract alien]

Bought Toki Tori 2. Couldn't help myself at that price.

#TaxiJourney another #indie #game for #WiiU and #Windows that needs your #support now on #Kickstarter .. Stretch goals include Mac PSVita Android Linux and XBLA

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lexisgames/taxi-journey-an-epic-odyssey

Shit that looks lovely

 

[ahm998]

Is your keyboard okay?

Fix it today &#1563

 

[LiberaTeExInferis]

Is there an official release schedule for e shop games?

 

[D-e-f-]

Is there an official release schedule for e shop games?

lol no.

 

[Jaded Alyx]

I think you meant to say on any platform.



The genius of this game is that, in theory, you can do everything right from the start. You don't get new abilities but you don't know how to use them. This is what's so brilliant: the game teaches you about these things organically that it ends up feeling like you got a new power-up that lets you go to "random-previous-area" and get past that obstacle that seemed like you needed a new power-up (think Metroid).

Reminded me very much of Super Metroid when I played it yesterday.

I fell down somewhere and soon realised I wouldn't be able to get out. A bird flew across and sat on a ledge and started singing. When I imitated the song, I got warped out of the hole. Turns out this is the rewind song.

 

[D-e-f-]

Reminded me very much of Super Metroid when I played it yesterday.

I fell down somewhere and soon realised I wouldn't be able to get out. A bird flew across and sat on a ledge and started singing. When I imitated the song, I got warped out of the hole. Turns out this is the rewind song.

And I think everyone probably knows exactly where you fell down
It's the equivalent of this:

kind of ...

 

[Jaded Alyx]

And I think everyone probably knows exactly where you fell down
It's the equivalent of this:

kind of ...

Actually, it reminded me of..

 

[LiberaTeExInferis]

lol no.

Dumb expectations, I guess...

 

[D-e-f-]

Actually, it reminded me of..

Hm yea, that might be more fitting, direct analog

 

[Brofield]

I swear it gets harder and harder every day not to back all the Kickstarter projects I want to.

Drop, Taxi Journey, Sword N Board...it's not just $5 donations I want to do, either. I want to give good $20, $25 towards each of these.

 

[SuomiDude]

Decided to buy it thanks to your suggestions. Currently downloading, only couple of minutes to go and I can try it out. Been a rough day, so hopefully this game cheers me up.

 

[Riki]

https://twitter.com/TwoTribesGames/status/378541583744110592

@TwoTribesGames

HOLY... Sales increased 8027% after launching Toki Tori 2+'s update on #WiiU #eShop yesterday!

 

[cacildo]

It seems to me there´s a crowd of people that will buy any good thing that shows on the eshop.

People like me who every week check the recent releases and the week sale. And it seems the developers of smaller eshop games are plaeased with the sales we can provide.

I wish one of those developers could make a cheap but fun online FPS, for this crowd. It could sell really well, become something that every eshop enthusiast (sorry) would download and play regulary

(and by 'cheap and fun FPS' i means something that could even solve some problems the current dudebro FPSs show on other plataforms)

 

[D-e-f-]

It seems to me there´s a crowd of people that will buy any good thing that shows on the eshop.

People like me who every week check the recent releases and the week sale. And it seems the developers of smaller eshop games are plaeased with the sales we can provide.

I wish one of those developers could make a cheap but fun online FPS, for this crowd. It could sell really well, become something that every eshop enthusiast (sorry) would download and play regulary

(and by 'cheap and fun FPS' i means something that could even solve some problems the current dudebro FPSs show on other plataforms)

problem is with download only multiplayer games of any kind that they entirely depend on a strong and constant playerbase since you cannot do ANYTHING with it if there aren't constantly people playing. the way the current wii u install base is going and with AC3 mp and many others being dead 90% of the time, it's simply not feasible at this time to do something like this.

 

[NEO0MJ]

https://twitter.com/TwoTribesGames/status/378541583744110592

@TwoTribesGames

HOLY... Sales increased 8027% after launching Toki Tori 2+'s update on #WiiU #eShop yesterday!

Still, say if it was being downloaded 125 a day then that doesn't mean much.

 

[cacildo]

problem is with download only multiplayer games of any kind that they entirely depend on a strong and constant playerbase since you cannot do ANYTHING with it if there aren't constantly people playing. the way the current wii u install base is going and with AC3 mp and many others being dead 90% of the time, it's simply not feasible at this time to do something like this.

But a cheap eshop game could be exactaly the one to be able to avoid this problem.

You dont have enough people willing* to pay $40 for AC3 and its multiplayer mode, but maybe (since we do have a lot of people visiting the Eshop every day) we have enought people that will be happy to pay $10 for a decent/addictive FPS multiplayer only.

Its a gamble, but since im on the player side, i wish any developer would bet on it.


*first time i manage to use this word, hope its fits the context

 

[D-e-f-]

But a cheap eshop game could be exactaly the one to be able to avoid this problem.

You dont have enough people willing* to pay $40 for AC3 and its multiplayer mode, but maybe (since we do have a lot of people visiting the Eshop every day) we have enought people that will be happy to pay $10 for a decent/addictive FPS multiplayer only.

Its a gamble, but since im on the player side, i wish any developer would bet on it.


*first time i manage to use this word, hope its fits the context

It all sounds nice yes, but then I look at the history of these small multiplayer FPS titles on XBLA and PSN that nobody was playing even though there were dozens of millions of potential players. Granted, there were better alternatives (insert any AAA FPS) but I don't think something like those would do too much better RIGHT NOW on the eShop.

Now if someone managed to bring over an already established MP shooter from the PC with cross-platform play ... THAT would've been nice. Wiimote aiming could even go well against KB/M.

 

[batbeg]

Still, say if it was being downloaded 125 a day then that doesn't mean much.

8k sales in a single day would be pretty significant milestone for a single day of sales for an indie game.

 

[Kurtofan]

How's Chasing Aurora?

Edit: or Kung Fu Rabbit for that matter.

 

[SpoonyBard]

How's Chasing Aurora?

Edit: or Kung Fu Rabbit for that matter.

I think there's a demo for Chasing Aurora, so you can see it for yourself. The single player part of the game seems pretty boring to me based on the demo, but it could be fun with multiple players...

Kung Fu Rabbit is pretty fun, a simple but very difficult platformer with short levels. It's supposed to be like Super Meat Boy, but I've never played it, so I don't know how the comparison holds up. I think Kung Fu Rabbit was 5 euros when I bought it, it's worth that pretty easily.

 

[Aostia]

I'm starting to update the OP with the 2new" games.
I'm also moving TNT Racers into the NEW RELEASES section (dropping Mutant Mudds, waiting for its PAL release...)


EDIT: I've addedd all (I hope) the games pointed out by Weng (thank you A LOT for this!), I've moved TNT Racers to the New releases section

Still not sure about Child of Light (the Ubisoft Ubiart game)

 

[SporeCrawler]

Everyone needs to buy dungeons and dragons. Such a great fit for offtv

 

[D-e-f-]

Still not sure about Child of Light (the Ubisoft Ubiart game)

Been confirmed for download platforms.

 

[ahm998]

Everyone needs to buy dungeons and dragons. Such a great fit for offtv

If under 8$ i will get it.

 

[Aostia]

Been confirmed for download platforms.

Thanks!

If under 8$ i will get it.

me too!

Btw, I'll add also Taxi Journey (that seems great)

 

[Weng]

EDIT: I've addedd all (I hope) the games pointed out by Weng (thank you A LOT for this!), I've moved TNT Racers to the New releases section

No problem

Nintendo Life interview with Black Forest Games (Giana Sisters).

We are planning to bring every game we develop to the Wii U as well

Edit: Two Tribes on Twitter:

Toki Tori 1 Wii U is headed to Nintendo for testing tomorrow! What to expect?
- Off-TV play
- Touch / stick control
- Portal 2 ARG content

????
Edit2: Ah it's this.

 

[Weng]

There's a demo available for the PC version of Teslagrad.
http://www.desura.com/games/teslagrad

And there will also be a demo for the PC version of Nihilumbra on the 25th of September.
http://www.desura.com/games/nihilumbra

WII SPORTS CLUB
Developer: Nintendo EAD Group No. 2 / HAL Laboratory, Inc. ?
Date: 07 Nov 2013 (Tennis & Bowling only, Golf, Boxing and Baseball will follow at later dates)
Price: $/€9.99/£8.99 club pass (1 sport, unlimited use), $/€1.99/£1.79 day pass (access to all currently available sports for a 24h period)
Trailer: http://youtu.be/elXyFF-jBTg?t=17m14s

Not quite sure if BloodBath is a retail title or eShop only, could be retail (Source). Just in case:

BLOODBATH
Developer: Freedom Factory Studios
Date: Fall 2013
Price: TBA
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8quXrdNOhQ

@ Aostia: some of the links for the games you added don't work, I think it's only the kickstarter and indiegogo links because they're longer. You could have quoted my post and copied the code.

EDIT:
The Fall (currently funded for PC/Mac at C$19,703) has a C$60,000 Wii U (and PS4, Vita, XBONE, possibly Ouya) stretch goal with 20 days remaining.

The Fall integrates point and click adventure games, platformers, and shooters into a very unique experience. Drawing equal inspiration from games like Super Metroid and Monkey Island, The Fall is humbly inspired by the greats that came before it.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=675057

 

[Aostia]

thanks, added Sport, Blood and Child
I'll take care of the broken link later

 

[Weng]

Two Tribes on Twitter:

How does a €1,99 launch price sound for Toki Tori 1 on #WiiU #eShop?

 

[Plinko]

Two Tribes on Twitter:

I'll take it!

 

[frankie_baby]

Two Tribes on Twitter:

WHAT???? that's almost too cheap

 

[Sendou]

I think they also hinted before that 2€ would be the price point for EDGE and RUSH too.

 

[Aostia]

I think they also hinted before that 2€ would be the price point for EDGE and RUSH too.

I already owned Toki Tori on the Wii, but I'd totally bite their other two games at that price tag

 

[Aostia]

A little update on 90's Arcade race:

 

[frankie_baby]

A little update on 90's Arcade race:

looks pure sex

 

[Aostia]

looks pure sex

I agree. It will be mine for sure. I'm just hoping for a good price point.

Btw, an interview for Child of light
http://blog.ubi.com/child-of-light-jeffrey-yohalem-interview/

 

[D-e-f-]

A little update on 90's Arcade race:

lookin' sharp. the original shots reminded me of actual arcade racers I've seen. this looks more clean and modern, which I like.

 

[Weng]

Another day, another Kickstarter with a Wii U stretch goal:

Citizens of Earth
"A modern RPG that places you in the shoes of the Vice President of the World and all of the heroes are regular people!"

There's already a thread for it. The game's director is a Gaffer and is answering questions in the thread.

The goal is C$100.000, Wii U stretch goal: C$160.000 (and 3DS C$170.000)
But concerning the Wii U goal the game's director said:

Well we're already working on the Wii U port since Nintendo was kind enough to send us a free dev kit. So I'd wager the chances of releasing on Wii U are very strong, even if it doesn't hit that stretch goal. Hitting the stretch goal would pretty much guarantee simultaneous release on Wii U, but it's something I want to do even if we don't hit it.

Edit: And another Kickstarter

Blood Alloy
"A 2D, urban scifi Metroidvania featuring the combat mechanics of Dark Souls as applied to gunplay + the dynamic speed of Vanquish!"
Thread, again including the developer answering questions.
Goal: $50.000
Wii U/PS4/Vita stretch goal: $60.000

 

[Hero of Legend]

Another day, another Kickstarter with a Wii U stretch goal: Citizens of Earth.

There's already a thread for it. The game's director is a Gaffer and is answering questions in the thread.

The goal is C$100.000, Wii U stretch goal: C$160.000 (and 3DS C$170.000)
But concerning the Wii U goal the game's director said:

Needs to be mentioned; it's by ex-Next Level Games staff (4 of them, one of which is actually still at NLG with this on the side).

 

[NateDrake]

How is Giana Sisters game? I'm looking to get a cheap game from eShop and was looking at it.