This week has been all about progress, in more than one way. Not only are we progressing with the game in general, we’ve also been focusing on how you progression in the Roguelike-mode (now officially named Arcade Mode) will affect your character and the town of Arcadia.
We mentioned unlockable town improvements in a previous post, and now we’ve actually put some of them into the game:
Click the image for some animated GIF acion!
Our goal is to make you feel like you’re accomplishing more than just another high score for yourself: you’re actually helping the town expand, and in doing so also unlock new quests and perks for yourself.
Most of these improvements are unlocked simply by playing the arcade mode. When you die, your current score will add itself to a total score which represents all of your game runs combined, and once that hits certain levels you’ll unlock a variety of rewards, including town upgrades:
Every town needs a Mayor, and Arcadia is no different! Just like the town, he evolves the more points you manage to score while playing in Arcade mode.
Now it’s time to pack our bags, as we’re set to go represent the game over at Gamex in just a few days! Teddy and Vilya will be there for the entire event, so please drop by to try the game, chat or complain about the nonexistant release date anytime between Thursday and Sunday (check opening hours at the site).
To find us, look for Uppsala University’s GAME booth, where we’ll be hanging out with some of our old classmates who are also bringing their game projects :)
Can’t wait for this game to come out, it looks amazing, keep up the good work!
Instead of skipping from a tent to a building right a way (in the town upgrades), it would have been better to have a small wooden hut on the second stage.
every time you guys release a weekly recap instead of the release date a peace of my life is taken off its killing me from the inside. yes i would like to play it.
I agree with the hut idea in second stage. Would fit even better.
And the stone tiles in third stage don’t blend in so well. I guess it would be great if there are still some dirt patches along the borders or some dirt on the tiles to make it blend better. It looks to clean and artificial.
Mayor evolution looks badass :D
Basically, if there are three stages, every building should have 3 evolution steps. It just makes you wonder what’s next and you just want to see every evolution.
Awesome! I always love town expansions, kinda like Secret of the Stars :)
Keep it up!!
The concept of the townevolution sounds a bit like Rogue Legacy but i like the concept, also you guys do the better animations. =)
Although I like the arcade mode, I think you should focus more on the actual game. I know you want the game to be as good as possible when it’s released but waiting too long time may cause some players to forget the game. I don’t hope it ends like Diablo 3.
This isn’t meant evil, no. I follow this game for like one year and it has turned in a really good game which many people will play and enjoy but I think it’s time to define a release date.
Don’t see this as destructive criticism. There is a reason why the indie scene grows bigger and bigger: The developers do not want money but a good game!
This game is awesome!
Sogomn
Looks good.
Does the whole town upgrade at once like in the .gif or do individual parts upgrade individually and the .gif is just an overall progression?
@Sogomn The arcade version will most likely allow them to feel comfortable enough to let people preorder the game, giving them time to work on story mode in peace. That’s why I’m fine with them diverting attention to it.
Theodore (administrator) wrote at 30/10/2013 18:25:The stages in the gif are several steps apart! There are 13 upgrade steps in total (as of now).
We’re still progressing on the Story Mode while we’re working on the Arcade Mode (especially Fred). J pretty much nailed it: there are no definite plans for preorders yet but we want to have more value in terms of gameplay time, and Arcade Mode has let us more or less double it with relatively little effort. It’s a feature we’ve always wanted to add at some point to boost replayability — we’ve just raised its priority slightly to prepare for a possible crowd funding scenario.
Don’t worry though Sogomn; we’ll soon return our focus 100 % to progressing story mode, and throw the Arcade Mode at the beta testers :)
That’s what I thought about the progression of the town, but the commenters above seemed to think otherwise so thanks for the clarification ^_^.
Met you guys at Gamex, your game is looking amazing!
Loved the mayor evolution.
Good luck in Gamex, i wish i could be at least close to it :C