Pocket Creatures FINALLY Submitted!! (iPad, iPod/iPhone)

[MacDaddy]

That's right! It's all up to Apple now :D

Check out our new game trailer

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enjoy! :)


Hi guys, I’m game designer on Pocket Creatures - a new game for the iPhone/iPod Touch. iCreatures is a sandbox type of game where you play/fight/explore with your friend - the creature. I’m still working on the concept, but I would like to have community feedback as early in the process as possible. Please tell me what you think of the interaction and graphics examples below:

http://www.tactile.dk/Blog/Screens_01_Tugowar_small.jpg
Creature/Player conflict revolving around a slice of melon, the Woodpecker is the innocent bystander

http://www.tactile.dk/Blog/Screens_02_Fingerbite_small.jpg
The Creature resolves the conflict its own way - choosing to eat the unfortunate player instead

http://www.tactile.dk/Blog/Screens_03_Fury_small.jpg
Pushed too far, the Creature has an electrical hissy fit

Please comment! :)

UPDATE 2 (30/11 -09):

Hi there! We are throwing a crazy idea back and forth in the office, and we would like your feedback on it:

Imagine that you as the player, could affect the creature’s relations to game objects. You could make the creature hate bananas, love the woodpecker and fear the coconut.

The creature’s relation towards an object or critter is determined by association with the player’s actions while the creature is interacting with the object or critter. For example if the player slaps the creature while it is eating a melon, the creature will begin to fear melons. See the comic strip below:

http://tactile.dk/Blog/Melon01.PNG
The creature is eating a melon and all is good in the world

http://tactile.dk/Blog/Melon02.PNG
But alas, the evil player decides to slap the poor creature while it is enjoying its melon

http://tactile.dk/Blog/Melon03.PNG
From now on the creature will associate melon with the painful slap and try to avoid melons at all costs

What do you think? Tell us here or on our facebook page: http://bit.ly/quvZd



UPDATE:

Hi girls and guys, the silence is finally broken :) I would like to discuss with you some interaction concepts for iCreatures I'm currently working on:

All interaction in the game works via the iPhone/iPods touch screen interface. Player touch and finger movement is translated to in-game actions. The two basic controls are: Touch/Tap and Drag

The controls are context sensitive, meaning that the same finger movement can be translated into different actions depending on what in-game objects the player interacts with. For example will a back and forth “dragging” motion on the creature be translated into “petting”, but the same motion will be translated into “shaking” when the player has her finger on top of the tree. In the picture below are some examples of different player actions all executed by Touch and Dragging.

http://www.tactile.dk/Blog/Interaction_01.jpg

Please post your comments and let me hear your crazy ideas - I'll reply ASAP! :)

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BETA UPDATE:

Hi guys, thanks for the massive support and Beta sign-ups!

The Beta is now underway and we are receiving a lot of great feedback - Thanks!

Remember you can all follow the progression of Pocket Creatures here:

Game blog: http://tactileent.blogspot.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/TactileEnt
Facebook: http://bit.ly/quvZd

Hit one of the links and share your thoughts about the game :)

Cheers

MacDaddy

[theone1007]

Oh wow,

I laughed when I saw the second picture. Had no clue what this was about until I saw that one. I really like this concept, something we're not seeing much of in the App Store and unique in it's own way. Loving the concept, something I would get for a few laughs :)

[Prab]

The creature looks violent. Pikachu-violent lol

[chrisrushing]

man solid looking graphics & textures.
I'd love to see it actually functional.

[antonioj]

very very interesting? will it have online play?? i mean, players being able to put their creatures on confrontation ;) should be cool :)

[MacDaddy]

very very interesting? will it have online play?? i mean, players being able to put their creatures on confrontation ;) should be cool :)

We won’t launch with online play but it is definitely a part of the concept. We hope to make online play available through a later update :)

[jFND]

This looks awesome, just one idea: Please don't name it iCreatures, I'm sure we can all suggest you a better name that will make it stand out and brand it as something else more distinctively.

[le'deuche123]

This looks awesome, just one idea: Please don't name it iCreatures, I'm sure we can all suggest you a better name that will make it stand out and brand it as something else more distinctively.

2nd that. Nothing makes a great game seem utterly lame like an "i" prefix.

[snoderlye]

This is wickedly cool! The grapics are awesome. Poor little woodpecker. This is definately a thread to watch! Thanks for sharing! =)

[MacDaddy]

This looks awesome, just one idea: Please don't name it iCreatures, I'm sure we can all suggest you a better name that will make it stand out and brand it as something else more distinctively.

I hear you :) iCreatures is ONLY a working title. Any suggestions are welcome! :)

[snoderlye]

Are you going to be able to create your own creature?

[Mindfield]

I don't know why, but I'm rather intrigued. Those visuals look quite professional. The expressions and designs appear to be very well done. I think I'm going to have to keep an eye on this one.

[MacDaddy]

Thanks for all the great feedback! :)

Are you going to be able to create your own creature?

Honestly we haven’t decided it yet. It is a feature we would very much like to have in the game, but we don’t know if it will be ready at launch or as a later update :)

[dogmeat]

I hear you :) iCreatures is ONLY a working title. Any suggestions are welcome! :)

Just get rid of the i and you have a good name already - Creatures

although, there was the massively popular creatures series back in the 90's you might get sued.

[TheZimm]

Just get rid of the i and you have a good name already - Creatures

although, there was the massively popular creatures series back in the 90's you might get sued.

Agreed! =] Looks like an fun game though

Dan

[Devilishly Good]

this does look neat, i like the graphics

it would be cool if we could maybe raise/train a creature and maybe buy different powers or whatever and have it fight with other people's creatures as in pokemon...or maybe when we're fighting, the player actually plays the creature and uses it's special powers and such

[redsoxsrule424]

I really like the look of those screenies, especially the electrocution one. Gonna have to pick this up!

[Mindfield]

I doubt you could get away with using Creatures as a name as Mindscape already did something similar (http://creatures.wikia.com/wiki/Creatures_series) (though far more complex) over a decade ago using that name.

[dogmeat]

I doubt you could get away with using Creatures as a name as Mindscape already did something similar (http://creatures.wikia.com/wiki/Creatures_series) (though far more complex) over a decade ago using that name.


Thanks for stating what I've already stated :) Maybe you might read the rest of this short thread?

[Mindfield]

Thanks for stating what I've already stated :) Maybe you might read the rest of this short thread?

Oh, cut me a break. It's Friday, I'm at work counting down the seconds, and I'm working on an epic sleep deficit. And I'm stuck on a level in PB: Inferno, so I'm in no mood for your shenanigans! Or mine!

Coffee. I need some.

[dogmeat]

Oh, cut me a break. It's Friday, I'm at work counting down the seconds, and I'm working on an epic sleep deficit. And I'm stuck on a level in PB: Inferno, so I'm in no mood for your shenanigans! Or mine!

Coffee. I need some.

You know what, we feel the exact same way, you must be my doppleganger :)

Running off to coffee right after this boring meeting is over.

[PointOfLight]

Man, what do you do to that poor creature to get it to shoot lightening like that? Finally a Tamagochi (?) game for big people :)

[K7A7O7S]

This is looking awesome! I want to see some in game video, and I would love the ability to create my creature. Ill keep my eyes on this one :D

[deadweight]

Yeah... that's a good one. WIll definetly check it out.

FOR THE KIDS of course, not for me. But... you know. For the kids. :cool:

[MyLilPWNY]

This looks very interesting any idea on when it will be released?

[Mindfield]

Yeah... that's a good one. WIll definetly check it out.

FOR THE KIDS of course, not for me. But... you know. For the kids. :cool:

Aren't we all? :)

[TouchChatterbox]

Looks amazing. Would love to be a tester when you get to that stage.

[snoderlye]

I keep watching this thread. Can't wait for more news. =)

[MacDaddy]

This looks very interesting any idea on when it will be released?

Well, it is still early days so we haven't decided on a date yet. But I'll update this thread as the game continues to develop :)

And once again thanks for the great feedback! :)

[redsoxsrule424]

Are you going to undergo beta testing because if so I would certaintly join up!

[MacDaddy]

Are you going to undergo beta testing because if so I would certaintly join up!

Yes, we will have a beta, but it is still a bit too early to announce a start date. I will start a proper beta thread by then :)

Thanks for the support! :)

Morten aka MacDaddy

[kqjrjkrawr]

Wow, this looks really good and interesting in its early stages, can't wait until it comes out.

[MetroGnome217]

can we have a list of features?

[MacDaddy]

can we have a list of features?

Another poster said that the game looked like “Tamagochi” for adults – cute but deadly :) That is not far from the truth, but the game is also much more than that, with a lot of sandbox gameplay and other secret stuff :)

However right now the feature list is ten miles long :) - I want to trim it down so the game can be released within my lifetime :) So instead of listing features that might get changed, I would rather show them to you by video or pictures as they get implemented :)

[MyLilPWNY]

im wondering will you be updateing it with new features kinda like wut pocket god does every week which is wut makes the game good cuz this game looks cool but if there arent new features coming in future updates after a while it might get boring

[MacDaddy]

im wondering will you be updateing it with new features kinda like wut pocket god does every week which is wut makes the game good cuz this game looks cool but if there arent new features coming in future updates after a while it might get boring

Yes, the idea is to let the game evolve through updates containing new features :) Hopefully all the features on the "10 mile long" feature list will be implemented at some point in the future :)

[MyLilPWNY]

thanks for answering my question, with the updates this game will be awesome

[Haephestos]

I would love to test this! It looks brilliant!

[jshmrsn]

WE ARE FOUR FRIENDS FROM ALL THE AREAS OF GAME DEVELOPMENT. ASBJOERN - THE EXPERIENCED BUT BORING MANAGER TYPE. ANDERS - THE ART GENIUS WITH THE CRAZY HAIRDO. MORTEN - THE MANIC GAME DESIGNER WHO THINKS HE IS QUITE THE LADIES MAN. LASTLY WE HAVE KRISTIAN - THE MAIN CODER GUY WHO IS THE ONLY PERSON ACTUALLY GETTING ANYTHING DONE.)

Haha, sounds like you have a great team. Best of luck to you!

/fellow developer

[MacDaddy]

Thanks jshmrsn! :)

Someone has been checking out our blog :)

In all fairnes however, Kristian is not the only one that is programming, a lot of the time the rest of us are forced to code as well /sobs :D

[MyLilPWNY]

canyou post some more screens or a video??

[MacDaddy]

canyou post some more screens or a video??

I will post more screens soon :) Until then I have a blog for the game where I have posted a couple of more screens showing some character work in progress. The address is in my signature :)

[nooobynick]

Are you going to undergo beta testing because if so I would certaintly join up!

+1..

[snoderlye]

Any more news about the Creatures? =)

[aricall]

graphics look very good and would be something to check out for sure....cant wait to see more.....:D

[xVietx]

It looks good. It's certainly a new concept for the iDevice and worth checking out at least.

[MyLilPWNY]

This game looks really cool plz post some info or screens or vids

[5duc29]

This looks interesting... the graphics seems to be very polished. A video would be nice, even if its from the early stages. I'm already convinced that this is going to be epic :D

[MacDaddy]

Any more news about the Creatures? =)

Thanks for the interest :) I’ll post new info in this thread very soon, sit tight :)

[xVietx]

Thanks for the interest :) I’ll post new info in this thread very soon, sit tight :)

Awesome :D

[snoderlye]

Sitting tight and awaiting info! =)

[MacDaddy]

UPDATE:

Hi girls and guys, the silence is finally broken :) I would like to discuss with you some interaction concepts for iCreatures I'm currently working on:

All interaction in the game works via the iPhone/iPods touch screen interface. Player touch and finger movement is translated to in-game actions. The two basic controls are: Touch/Tap and Drag

The controls are context sensitive, meaning that the same finger movement can be translated into different actions depending on what in-game objects the player interacts with. For example will a back and forth “dragging” motion on the creature be translated into “petting”, but the same motion will be translated into “shaking” when the player has her finger on top of the tree. In the picture below are some examples of different player actions all executed by Touch and Dragging.

http://www.tactile.dk/Blog/Interaction_01.jpg

Please post your comments and let me hear your crazy ideas - I'll reply ASAP! :)

[upsidedown]

Cool! Im lovin the use critters as toys part!

[ultimo]

Nice gfx!
Keep up the good work

[Bucks]

Loving it, will we be seeing beta tests anytime soon?

[kmacleod]

This actually looks really interesting, I'm impressed!

Don't blow this opportunity by rushing it out unfinished or unpolished... I think this game has the potential to really be a hit :)

[MetroGnome217]

if there is a beta testing opertunity, please put me on the list!!

[Gryphon23]

Wow, looks great! I'll be sure to pick this up! :D

[jovy23]

this game looks like Hey You Pikachu For The Nintendo 64. ;]..Looks Pretty Sweet Though.

[Devilishly Good]

that's definitely looking really cool

[MacDaddy]

This actually looks really interesting, I'm impressed!

Don't blow this opportunity by rushing it out unfinished or unpolished... I think this game has the potential to really be a hit :)

I hear you :) We wont let this beast loose before its teeth are razor sharp :) That is also why we still want to discuss how we can improve the interaction.

[iCaramba]

Looks awesome :D When can I start touching it? ;)

[MacDaddy]

Looks awesome :D When can I start touching it? ;)

Hehe, we are still working on designing features and deciding on what gets in and what gets left on the cutting room floor :) It is still too early to guess on a Touchdown date :)

[joni99]

if you take it serious and give it a weekly update like poket god

you can reach 1m$ ..... you have a lot of potential here !

[Mindfield]

if you take it serious and give it a weekly update like poket god

you can reach 1m$ ..... You have a lot of potential here !

why are you screaming?

[your personal robot]

if you take it serious and give it a weekly update like poket god

you can reach 1m$ ..... you have a lot of potential here !

Puke God? Grow up and stay calm :)
To the dev: Great style. Hope it will become a real game instead of an empty entertainment app. Wishing you all the best.

[TimoVihola]

Looks awesome, I love the character designs!

Dunno if you've seen Sony's Eyepet but it might give you some new ideas or inspiration: http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/sonys-eyepet-beta-hands-on-its-probably-the-most-adorable-thi/

[Brazilian Rider]

I can be Beta Tester? :rolleyes:

[MacDaddy]

Yeah, EyePet is very cool indeed and Augmented Reality in general has a great untapped potential which could be interesting to look into :)

[Jordanrracer]

I can be Beta Tester? :rolleyes:
Yeah I was wondering if I can beta test too. Mcdad, can we both beta test for you please?

[arhb]

The stuff you have put up looks really amazing. Could an RPG-esque aspect be possible - sort of GTA meets pokemon? You could have little missions that would start with teaching you how to interact with the creature, and them get them to interact with the world. The missions could be episodes? There is a lot of potential here, congratulations on what I think will be a sure winner.

[gnetro]

Can you share some videos please :D

[swigo8]

love the graphics, looks awesome!!!

[MacDaddy]

The stuff you have put up looks really amazing. Could an RPG-esque aspect be possible - sort of GTA meets pokemon? You could have little missions that would start with teaching you how to interact with the creature, and them get them to interact with the world. The missions could be episodes? There is a lot of potential here, congratulations on what I think will be a sure winner.

Lots of great ideas here :) The mission aspect would be a nice way to add some structure to the sandbox like gameplay :)

[zombie]

Looks sweet. I also vote for some mission type. I like pocket god, but there is no real goal. Please do not choose this road.

zombie

[saintsalive]

Add me to your beta list too! lol, this looks like it has super potential to win over the app store. I'd love to see a creature creator too, maybe something like spore :) The reality thing would be awesome, put an iPhone on a stand and make it look like your creature is in reality - I would soooooooo buy that. :D

[ultimo]

I hear you :) iCreatures is ONLY a working title. Any suggestions are welcome! :)
I have not read all the posts.... Yet.
I'd like to kno if the blue creature has a name.... Yet ?

[Tie-Dye Penguin]

i gotta be a beta tester, pm me if i can.

[Lions]

Is everything done in 3d or is the creatures 3d and the environment done with 2d sprites? Just curious.

and like everyone else, i would love to beta test if you need another person :D

[ultimo]

Looks sweet. I also vote for some mission type. I like pocket god, but there is no real goal. Please do not choose this road.

zombie

+ 1!

I'd say as you have come up so far with your Ideas, Deliver what you have in your minds, its come out very well.

Once you have released the product, you can then think what else can be added to it Albeit you don't find anything from the 10 mile list tht you have :)

[MacDaddy]

Lots of suggestions here, thanks guys :)

Right now the concept is a mix between a sandbox game and a more adult and humorous version of Tamagotchi, plus some secret stuff i cant tell you about yet. You will be able to alter the appearance of your creature (cannot say how though :))

The game will also receive free updates after release where new content and features will be added, so don't stop coming up with ideas :D

You will be able to name your creature, but as with the game itself we haven't found a name for the Creature in general - its species if you will.

So if you have any suggestion what the species of the creature is called please tell me :)

[Kiwii]

I think you should make different versions of this app.
Each version with a different creature and everything should stay the same. The more expensive the app, the cooler looking creature.

[astrosaurus]

Wow, the visuals are looking really, really nice. Definitely going to keep an eye on this one. Best of luck!

[MacDaddy]

I think you should make different versions of this app.
Each version with a different creature and everything should stay the same. The more expensive the app, the cooler looking creature.

Interesting idea :) But I think poor people should be able to have cool looking creatures too :D

[ultimo]

So if you have any suggestion what the species of the creature is called please tell me :)

What kind of name would you want ?
Something that appeals to Kids & Elders alike ?
Do you want to start of with some examples ?

[MacDaddy]

What kind of name would you want ?
Something that appeals to Kids & Elders alike ?
Do you want to start of with some examples ?

Hmm, the name must have an edge, but also be kind of cute too - however not so cute it says "I'm a teddy bear"

My suggestion is "blue devil monster - with a vengeance" but somehow the others keep rejecting it :)

Please come up with something better than my suggestion! :D

[Fistfulofdlrz]

this looks very fun and innovative. Using a popular gameplay style and mechanic but leveraging the innovative features of the iPhone. Anxious to see this game come out!

[llbros545]

I think you should make different versions of this app.
Each version with a different creature and everything should stay the same. The more expensive the app, the cooler looking creature.

Developer, pls do not use this idea as it will only make people feel that they are getting a complete package and I dont think anyone would buy stuff like that. Secondly, it will cause more for many different versions to be put up on the app store and it is seriously not wise to do it.

[saintsalive]

Creature species name?

Hmmm... Electric... it's blue...

*snap*

ROBALT!

Oh and for the buying creatures idea, why use seperate apps when you can use 3.0 ingame purchases?

[Devilishly Good]

Lots of suggestions here, thanks guys :)


So if you have any suggestion what the species of the creature is called please tell me :)

Cobalt for the blue color

or something derived from Electrophorus electricus, the scientific name for electric eels

Argon - a gas that glows electric blue when electricity is applied to it

Lapis lazuli - a deep blue mineral

[saintsalive]

Cobalt for the blue color

B-B-But... I jus-Robal-

http://i37.tinypic.com/2djyuls.jpg

[Brazilian Rider]

How about...

Paul Blart?
Paco?
Brazilian Rider?
Blenaduno Jibaraba?

[russiaone]

How about Rose Nylund's Fluerker Flimkles: St. Olaf's Craziest Creatures?

[SilverScarab]

Looking at the creatures I think a neat name for the "species" could be Quiggles... not sure why, it just suites them :)

[Mindbender]

How about Toejam? ;-)

What ever the name will be.. I'm totally looking forward to adopt ?a few? of your creatures :-D

[MacDaddy]

Great suggestions guys, keep it up! :D

So far my favourite is Robalt/Cobalt and Quiggles or perhaps a combination...

Cobaqs?
Quigbalts?
Quigbolts?
RoCobalts?

or perhaps not...

[saintsalive]

Great suggestions guys, keep it up! :D

So far my favourite is Robalt/Cobalt and Quiggles or perhaps a combination...

Cobaqs?
Quigbalts?
Quigbolts?
RoCobalts?

or perhaps not...


LOL cobaqs XD Quigbalt is kinda funny XD

[saintsalive]

Nuu! I killed the thread D:


Sorry to double-post, but I wanted to say this:

1.) New name idea! Quiggles+Robalt=Quobalt :D
2.) I know this could NOT happen right away, and really possibly never will, but at some point, could you make a spore-similar creature creator in the game? I think that would basically get you 50x(literally) as many downloads as if there were no creature creator.

[error]

looks like a good game might buy it depending on the price

[exalep]

Croomies, Booms....

I'm looking forward to this!

[MacDaddy]

Nuu! I killed the thread D:


Sorry to double-post, but I wanted to say this:

1.) New name idea! Quiggles+Robalt=Quobalt :D
2.) I know this could NOT happen right away, and really possibly never will, but at some point, could you make a spore-similar creature creator in the game? I think that would basically get you 50x(literally) as many downloads as if there were no creature creator.

Quobalt eh? :) Have discussed it with the others, some feel that balt is too close to balls which is kind of unfortunate :) But keep coming up with ideas :D

I think that a character editor is a nice idea. However we want to let the player be able to change the look of the creature in a more organic way. In other words we want the character customization to be a integral part of the gameplay and in the interaction with the creature, not something that is done in a separate editor.

Just wait and see :)

[Devilishly Good]

i think it would be cool to be able to grow different characters and affect its abilities/appearance based on how we interact with it, now that would be awesome

[saintsalive]

That does sound awesome :D

Any news on a release date? I'm getting this.

[prissy5]

I also think it would be great too interact with your creature. We have nothing like this on itunes that i know of i would buy it.

[error]

is there a idea on what the price is gonna be

[MacDaddy]

That does sound awesome :D

Any news on a release date? I'm getting this.

is there a idea on what the price is gonna be

I keep coming up with new features, so we haven't decided on a release date yet - blame me :)

About the price I really don't know - it is not my decision, but I do know that we will have free content updates and that we are aiming for console production quality :D

[zlibd]

looks like it could be called a trodent, like electrode and rodent in one

[MrDark]

pocket creature (monster)???

well I'm getting so boring with pocket god, I don't need another pocket "stuff".

[MacDaddy]

looks like it could be called a trodent, like electrode and rodent in one

I like the way you think :) How about electrodents or zappodents, hmm my suggestions seem to lack something in the "personality department", trodent is better :)

Keep the suggestions coming! :D

[sundance kid]

kinda reminds me from the screens of viva pinata, mixed with a little bit of pokemon, just pokemon you could play with haha
i cant wait for this, one of the games that could get continuous updates making it more and more awesome

[ZAck14532]

Do you need a icon made im a freelancer and make pretty good icons ask saints

[DocDJ]

Wow, this sure looks like fun ! Can't wait !

[eggzbacon]

Meh, iCreatures is sorta a weird name

[Devilishly Good]

Meh, iCreatures is sorta a weird name

yeah, i would go with pocket monster, pocket creature, or something like that, no "iSomething"

[MacDaddy]

Meh, iCreatures is sorta a weird name

Exactly! But it's only a working title, and that's why I need help from you guys to come up with a better name for the creature :D

[zlibd]

pests + gesture = pestures

lol i could combine words all day

[AttackOfThePwned]

Sorry if this was already suggested but what about naming it Digit? Short for digital creature. Yes it might be a little too cute of a name but it has a ring to it.

[MacDaddy]

Sorry if this was already suggested but what about naming it Digit? Short for digital creature. Yes it might be a little too cute of a name but it has a ring to it.

Digit is actually a pretty nice name - also when thinking about the creature's prominent fingers on its tail :)

Keep it up :)

[AttackOfThePwned]

Digit is actually a pretty nice name - also when thinking about the creature's prominent fingers on its tail :)

Keep it up :)

I can take it further.

DigIT or Digitail or name the game Digitails

They all work and sound nice to me.

[stylegod]

Wow, this looks really exciting.

thought i'd share a bit of a gimmicky idea:

what if the little critter could somehow interact with the music on your iphone?
maybe you could shove some headphones on him - the music playing could effect his mood?

(music soothes the savage beast)


'strange creatures' is not the worst of names.

[MacDaddy]

Wow, this looks really exciting.

thought i'd share a bit of a gimmicky idea:

what if the little critter could somehow interact with the music on your iphone?
maybe you could shove some headphones on him - the music playing could effect his mood?

(music soothes the savage beast)


'strange creatures' is not the worst of names.

Not a bad idea! We have actually been talking about a feature much like this, but I don't think it will make it into the game before launch, but perhaps as a later update :D

[Goose]

hey, so how is your development going? i've been watching this thread for a while, and it seems you have a lot of nice ideas kicking around, plus a sweet graphic style, i am very much looking forward to this app.

edit: saw your blog, very nice looking.

[saintsalive]

So any news on the app? This thread is dead...

[lord-sam]

Yeah I want some more updates, how's it doing, got a release date.

[MacDaddy]

Hi guys,

the development running along nicely. I spend most of my work day slapping the creature around making it insanely mad - I'm that kind of player :D

You can also follow the development of the game at my blog: http://tactileent.blogspot.com/ or follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/TactileEnt where I write about the development and my workday :)

[Stimutax]

wow that art style looks like 100 percent pure win!

[saintsalive]

wow that art style looks like 100 percent pure win!

I agree. Again, if you need betas, I will very gladly beta test this!

[JanB]

IS there an option to flick the little guy, so he could bounce around the screen like crazy? Ala pinball.

Btw the game looks AMAZING! Ive been waiting for something like this. Please make this a fully alive animal. Not just a pre rendered path that he repeats again and again.

What are your plans for updates?

What is the price going to be?

And great job!

[JanB]

I Think its been mentioned but the ability for the creature to evolve, get sick and basiclly die off would be amazing.

I saw concept art on your page that would be great for the different ways the creature can grow up! And what would be amazing too, is depending on how our animal evolved its enviorment and the different animals living inside it morphed too. And when our animal dies off a small warphole sucks everything into the middle of the screen, it explodes and everything is put back to its original state, and our little critter is just a tiny tiny baby. And I MEAN baby not the purple guy we have now.

Obviously this would take part in a long time frame. We cant him dying so much! And it would be great if we get all the evolutions and OMEGA one would be available. Basiclly the emphasis would be obtain the multiple evolutions. And this could be presented as in world objects you can manipulate; you know like trophies or toys for our little pokecat creature.

What do you think of this idea Macdaddy?

[TonreG]

looks like an iphone version of black and white :D

[MacDaddy]

I Think its been mentioned but the ability for the creature to evolve, get sick and basiclly die off would be amazing.

I saw concept art on your page that would be great for the different ways the creature can grow up! And what would be amazing too, is depending on how our animal evolved its enviorment and the different animals living inside it morphed too. And when our animal dies off a small warphole sucks everything into the middle of the screen, it explodes and everything is put back to its original state, and our little critter is just a tiny tiny baby. And I MEAN baby not the purple guy we have now.

Obviously this would take part in a long time frame. We cant him dying so much! And it would be great if we get all the evolutions and OMEGA one would be available. Basiclly the emphasis would be obtain the multiple evolutions. And this could be presented as in world objects you can manipulate; you know like trophies or toys for our little pokecat creature.

What do you think of this idea Macdaddy?

Wow Jan, you have many great ideas here! Some of them are already in the planned design and others may come as later updates :) I can't say which though :D

Right now we are looking at all the features we want in the game and all the suggestions on this board. We want to launch with as much stuff as possible, but we also have a clear update strategy. Like the creature we want the game to evolve :)

[upsidedown]

Will a video be coming any time soon?

[MacDaddy]

Will a video be coming any time soon?

I want to make a video really soon. Hopefully it wont be long - I'll post it here as soon as we have made it :)

[JanB]

I want to make a video really soon. Hopefully it wont be long - I'll post it here as soon as we have made it :)

UUUUUH Glad you liked them! Any one of those that you didnt come up with? I wanna feel innovative :P

[Goose]

i know it's only a little thing, but i would suggest you pay a lot of animation attention to the idle creature. to make it feel truly alive it needs to have more than a handful of basic idle animations, so we're able to get attached to the little fellow. i imagine this is something you've already discussed, just thought i'd put it out there.

[JanB]

i know it's only a little thing, but i would suggest you pay a lot of animation attention to the idle creature. to make it feel truly alive it needs to have more than a handful of basic idle animations, so we're able to get attached to the little fellow. i imagine this is something you've already discussed, just thought i'd put it out there.

I second this!!! VERY IMPORTANT!!!

[Mr Moo]

Strange Creatures really would be a cool name I think.

[randomdude]

so is the beta ready?

[MacDaddy]

i know it's only a little thing, but i would suggest you pay a lot of animation attention to the idle creature. to make it feel truly alive it needs to have more than a handful of basic idle animations, so we're able to get attached to the little fellow. i imagine this is something you've already discussed, just thought i'd put it out there.

I second this also! :D

We are putting a lot of effort into our animation system and animations to make the creature come alive - playing with a dead creature quickly becomes boring :)

To Jan; Yes you have some ideas I hadn't thought of - thanks! :)

[saintsalive]

so is the beta ready?

My question too, how much of the game is complete?

[ExplodingBarrel]

Graphics really make this one stand out - nice job! My main concern would be it getting old quickly, but that could be minimized through customization, unlocking new parts/abilities/backgrounds, etc.

[JanB]

Hey Macdaddy I REALLY wanna be a beta tester, so you can count on me i you need em.

[Brazilian Rider]

Hey Macdaddy I REALLY wanna be a beta tester, so you can count on me i you need em.

Hopefully you and everyone else that asked *Cough* Including me who asked first on the third page *Cough* gets to test (if there is one).

[MacDaddy]

Graphics really make this one stand out - nice job! My main concern would be it getting old quickly, but that could be minimized through customization, unlocking new parts/abilities/backgrounds, etc.

I want to make the game feel fresh as long as possible. I can't go into specific detail right now - but we will have the free updates and there are features I haven't told you about yet :)

Regarding the beta: I have gotten much constructive feedback from this board (thanks :) ) and there are many of you I would like to be testers - I'll remember your names :) . However we haven't even begun planning the beta yet, so asking for beta spots is a bit premature :)

[matriax]

it's a great idea and very well done and good work in the GFX.

I also hope the animations will be great than graphics. Much times a game have great sound, GFX,etc... but a robotic animations.

The game aslo Remember me the "Eye pet" of PSN.

[lord-sam]

I like the graphcs and attention to detail, especially the little things that people may not even notice! It would be nice to have cute noises coming from the creature so girlfriends/kids will like it.

[MacDaddy]

I like the graphcs and attention to detail, especially the little things that people may not even notice! It would be nice to have cute noises coming from the creature so girlfriends/kids will like it.

Good point, we are aiming to have a unique creature sound effects "attached" to each animation - making the interaction more rewarding for girlfriends, kids AND guys :D

[Rachel]

Wow looks like it will be a really interesting game. I need to check this out when it's released, the graphics look really nice.

I like the graphcs and attention to detail, especially the little things that people may not even notice! It would be nice to have cute noises coming from the creature so girlfriends/kids will like it.

I'm female and I have my OWN iPod haha, along with many others. I don't appreciate being in the same category as kids :p. Not that I have anything against kids...

[TonreG]

black and white - based game?

[lord-sam]

I'm female and I have my OWN iPod haha, along with many others. I don't appreciate being in the same category as kids :p. Not that I have anything against kids...


Sorry, no offence intended!
Was just trying to think of ideas to appeal to anyone.

[MacDaddy]

black and white - based game?

"iCreatures" isn't directly based on Black & White. Some of the features are similar, but the context is very different, just wait and see :)

[Rachel]

Sorry, no offence intended!
Was just trying to think of ideas to appeal to anyone.

Haha none taken, I get where you are coming from. :)

[Drkmaster666]

My one piece of advice would be to keep options open. Not only YOUR options (as developers), but the options of the players. Lots of good ideas have been mentioned in this thread (I really like the aging one!), but if all of them are irrevocably implemented, I feel the game could turn some people away. One of the worst things to have happen to a game (in my opinion) is when some small thing that bothers or presents a difficulty to the player is permanently placed in the game. A game I think handles this challenge well is PG. I'm not here to love or hate Pocket God, I'm just using it to make a point. Everything they added was an option. If you want to, you can go back and play the game as it was when they originally brought it to the app store, V1.00. I don't think the menu for this capability needs to be as prominent, but a small icon to access various options (like 'turn aging off') would be really, really good for players who enjoy having control over their games. Nothing bothers me more than a game that is made unplayable for me because, although it's a great game, it has something that frustrates me and I can't turn it off. Giving players as much choice as possible can only be a good thing, and I think allowing players to tweak their games to their own personal preferences and benefits would be a great way to add accessibility and the ability to play they game the way the player wants to play it.

Just my opinion, but I believe it is shared. Thanks for reading,
Drkmaster

[P0tent1al]

Doing a little bookmark housekeeping and realized that news on this fabulous looking concept has gone very quiet...

Any news?

[TonreG]

"iCreatures" isn't directly based on Black & White. Some of the features are similar, but the context is very different, just wait and see :)

thanks for the info

[MacDaddy]

Doing a little bookmark housekeeping and realized that news on this fabulous looking concept has gone very quiet...

Any news?

We are hard at work on the game and have just hired an additional programmer to speed up the development :) I will post more news as soon as the rest of the team lets me :)

There is also the blog and my twitter which are linked below :)

Regarding DrkMaster666 - I hear you :) I have already had discussions with the rest of the team about being able to turn of specific features, but since those features aren't even implemented yet I cannot say how it will work :)

[truedat]

haha looks good

[Goose]

any new info on this app? the blog hasn't been updated in a while, i'm just interested in any new developments.

[MacDaddy]

any new info on this app? the blog hasn't been updated in a while, i'm just interested in any new developments.

Hi, I have just updated the blog :) http://tactileent.blogspot.com

The post discusses the critters in the game and their abilities.

The idea behind critters is to let them serve as tools for the player and the creature. So far we have come up with two critters; the sleepy "Anteater" that works as a vacuum cleaner and the hyperactive "Woodpecker" that can be used to break stuff, sting the creature, and in general make a lot of noise.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NRGTI5SWSfo/Sh0cutavdrI/AAAAAAAAAAM/M_q9Jwg9hns/s320/Anteater.jpg http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NRGTI5SWSfo/Sh0cug7NiuI/AAAAAAAAAAU/PHozsf6NxQs/s320/Woodpecker.jpg

What kind of critters do you guys think we should add and what should they be doing?

[Goose]

what a great idea! if you look at your anteater, see his stripes, you should be able to make him curl into a ball so you can play catch with your creature!

perhaps for the sake of irony you could have a kitten or a puppy, so your pet can have a pet!

[PointOfLight]

Excellent idea. You should have an octopus. I have no idea what it would do, but the octopus is such a cool looking creature. Then you should have a turtle that you could use to hang stuff up. After all, turtles are nature's suction cups. As you can tell, I don't have any really good ideas.

[Goose]

to be honest, i would suggest you have some creatures in the game that don't have a particular purpose, as well as ones that do, just to help build the world our creature lives in.

also a monkey, you can never have enough monkeys.

[MacDaddy]

Excellent idea. You should have an octopus. I have no idea what it would do, but the octopus is such a cool looking creature. Then you should have a turtle that you could use to hang stuff up. After all, turtles are nature's suction cups. As you can tell, I don't have any really good ideas.

All ideas are welcome :) The Octopus could be used as a Frisbee toy that will pick up anything it flies past? :D

To Goose; we will have tiny critters that will just be used to make the environment seem more alive - butterflies etc. However all critters with a certain size will be interactive. All critters, big or small will also walk around minding their own business, doing their stuff, when the players isn't interacting with them - not just lying around being static tools :)

[saintsalive]

I want to bump this because it's not getting nearly enough attention :D

Have you guys come up with a submission date yet? How close is the game to completion?

[randomdude]

o yea also what about beta testing?

[Jordanrracer]

I'm desperate to beta for this

[beetle004]

when are u planning to submit it?

[sic]

some suggestions:

- different weathers
- passing of time affects the game, like for example its evening on your place, it will be evening too on the game like animal crossing.
- more social features to other players.

[JanB]

Hey dev! Hows development? Will you be implementing any of my ideas! :D????????

[monkeys37]

you can never have enough monkeys.


You called?

But in all seriousness, the more monkeys the better.

[MacDaddy]

Hi guys! We are currently planning to begin the beta invitation via our facebook page some time next month.

The focus of the first beta iteration will be to gather feedback and ideas for the "pet" aspect of the game - how the creature reacts to the player, what it will do by itself, and how player actions will affect the pet over time.

Seeing all the ideas in this thread I'm really looking forward to this :D

Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Copenhagen-Denmark/Tactile-Entertainment/60320807423?ref=ts

I will post a new Beta thread when the Beta invitation begins - no need to shout for invites here yet :)

[saintsalive]

Hi guys! We are currently planning to begin the beta invitation via our facebook page some time next month.

The focus of the first beta iteration will be to gather feedback and ideas for the "pet" aspect of the game - how the creature reacts to the player, what it will do by itself, and how player actions will affect the pet over time.

Seeing all the ideas in this thread I'm really looking forward to this :D

Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Copenhagen-Denmark/Tactile-Entertainment/60320807423?ref=ts

I will post a new Beta thread when the Beta invitation begins - no need to shout for invites here yet :)

Do we need facebook? Cuz I don't have facebook :(

[K7A7O7S]

Im there man! I would love to help you test this out. Have you guys come up with a permanent title for it yet? All I have to go on is "The Creature Game"...

[MacDaddy]

Hi Saint, we haven't decided 100% whether you must have a facebook account to join the beta. In any case we want to gather our beta feedback in one social forum and facebook seem to be a good candidate.

K7: We still haven't decided on a title but I'm considering making a name-giving competition soon :)

[Ninjastar13]

How about "Creatures"? Vague and interesting.

I think this game looks awesome. I cant imagine though it being able to hold the users attention for an incredibly long time unless there is updates frequently with more stuff to do with your creature. I will probably get this looks like a lot of fun. Looking for Beeta testers? ;)

[Goose]

"creatures" is already taken by one of those awful stat based "MMOs"

off topic: i wish those games would feck off the appstore, im tired of scrolling through the rpg section when it is 90% credit packs for these shite games.

[Jordanrracer]

Omgomgomgomg!!!!
I wanna beta test this sooooo bad!!!!!!!! :D

[zlibd]

May have to make a facebookfor this. But if you don't choose out maybe Twitter as they are easy to make

[xFinch713x]

Beta testing for this would be really cool :) Keep us updated on what we need to test and I'll gladly do that ;P

[K7A7O7S]

K7: We still haven't decided on a title but I'm considering making a name-giving competition soon :)

That is always a good way to make sure your peers approve of the title. Please dont let an i name win...Haha, icreatures=no good.

edit: I think Facebook would be a farily good spot for test feedback, or as zlibd mentioned Twitter is a nice and simple means to do so as well.

[MacDaddy]

May have to make a facebookfor this. But if you don't choose out maybe Twitter as they are easy to make

Twitter could also be a candidate for a beta channel.

We already have a twitter feed http://twitter.com/TactileEnt where I talk about the game and other game news :)

Follow me and I'll follow you back, then we can all discuss the game all day long :)

[atlas3686]

Been following the posts, would love to beta test. Will add u to facebook and twitter.

[Lsatblu]

You don't know how excited I am for this game. The art style and concept is amazing. I really like the idea of the creature morphing or changing it's apperance over time.

It would be interesting if you keep the creature in more sun light it's skin lightens and if kept in darker areas the creature becomes darker. If you feed the creature strange plants maybe there can be interesting outcomes.

I think it would be cute if the creature could keep one of those little critters you designed as a pet and bond with it, and then maybe one day out of the blue the creature will eat the little critter. Depending on if you feed the creature plans or other creatures could help determine what he or she looks like.

I feel like this is a huge project that you guys can keep expanding. I also like the idea if there are some side stories, like helping the creature discover it's origins and maybe find a hidden city of other creatures.

Or take the creature exploring to a jungle or beach and have it interact with the other wild life. Teaching the creature to fly, swim or climb trees could be cool as well.

Keep up the good work :]

[MacDaddy]

Hi Lsatblu, you have many great ideas here!

I especially like your idea of the creature having a pet of its own - and the thing about it eating its own pet is hilarious :D Do you have any more thoughts on how this might work out?

Some of your other ideas are already in the design and being implemented as we speak. After we release the game we will continue to develop the game and add features through free updates. We aim to keep the game fresh and surprising for as long as possible.

Thanks for the great feedback!

/MacDaddy

[jak56]

tis game looks great and if there are still spaces, i would be willing to beta test this game

[Lsatblu]

Hi Lsatblu, you have many great ideas here!

I especially like your idea of the creature having a pet of its own - and the thing about it eating its own pet is hilarious :D Do you have any more thoughts on how this might work out?

Some of your other ideas are already in the design and being implemented as we speak. After we release the game we will continue to develop the game and add features through free updates. We aim to keep the game fresh and surprising for as long as possible.

Thanks for the great feedback!

/MacDaddy

Hi there!

I can see either the little critters being attracted to the creature, as in they follow him or her around and the creature is either welcoming or annoyed. I can see the little critter as a fun tool for the creature to play with, mess with and if you don't feed your creature enough he may just eat the critter out of survival needs.

Hope this helps, I will let you know if I have anymore ideas. I usually do. :]

[PointOfLight]

Hi there!

I can see either the little critters being attracted to the creature, as in they follow him or her around and the creature is either welcoming or annoyed. I can see the little critter as a fun tool for the creature to play with, mess with and if you don't feed your creature enough he may just eat the critter out of survival needs.

Hope this helps, I will let you know if I have anymore ideas. I usually do. :]

Wow, it's like a "Tamagotchi within a Tamagotchi". I actually really like that idea. Maybe you could even take it a step further and every once in a while introduce a new creature that wants to be your creature's pet. If you elect to accept the new creature (which would be in place of your current one) then the current one gets jealous. Maybe you could even have pet wars!

[hardcoregamer]

You could add a black hole button that when pressed, everything, including the creature, gets sucked into the ground, and after a few seconds, the creature falls from the sky and then all of the items fall on his head in a comical matter(couldn't find better words than comical matter, lol). Also, has anyone suggested weather? Blizzards, thunderstorms, extreme heat, floods, tornados, hurricanes, tsunami, etc. would be cool. Thanks!

[MacDaddy]

More great ideas, thanks! :)

The pet having a pet is great. Perhaps the personality of the creature determines which critter it chooses as pet?

Regarding the black hole thing - we already have a feature in the game that is a bit similar - with stuff getting sucked up - but I'm not telling what it is yet :D

[K7A7O7S]

I think it would be awesome if you could add creatures that the main creature has to fend off. Example: Some sort of big feline creature, and depending on the mood of the main, depends on if he will survive or not. You might even want to add a means for the player to help him fight.

I know, it is similar to Pocket God and the T-Rex. But I love that aspect, and it could be done so much better.

[stylegod]

More great ideas, thanks! :)

Regarding the black hole thing - we already have a feature in the game that is a bit similar - with stuff getting sucked up - but I'm not telling what it is yet :D

is it maybe the little anteater thing we've seen pictures of?
:D

[stylegod]

another thought:
what if you could, via bluetooth/wi-fi network, flick your critter onto the screen of another iphone (much like the way 'Mover' works).
Your critter thing could then beat the crap out of the other phone's creature...maybe also steal their stuffs...or if it's in a boringly good mood just be friendly
and such

[MacDaddy]

is it maybe the little anteater thing we've seen pictures of?
:D

Shh! Not so loud! The others may be reading this! :D

another thought:
what if you could, via bluetooth/wi-fi network, flick your critter onto the screen of another iphone (much like the way 'Mover' works).
Your critter thing could then beat the crap out of the other phone's creature...maybe also steal their stuffs...or if it's in a boringly good mood just be friendly
and such

No comment! - But it is really a brilliant idea! :D :P :)

[Lsatblu]

I wouldn't mind seeing rival creatures (npc) also come and invade your world, taking food and stuff that you could feed to your pet. I can see this being expanded so much it is crazy...some more ideas.. Being able to plant and grow crops to feed your creature, buildable structrures, like a tent for the creature to sleep in and keep warm or a jungle gym.

Also being able to grow flowers and then use the seeds to feed the little critter bird-like creatures. Having a garden, fishing, cutting down trees and being able to change the world would be crazy. :]

Edit: To expand on the customizing of the creature...You talked about being able to alter him throughout the game. I mentioned earlier powers such as flight, breathing underwater, digging underground, etc..would be very neat. I can also see some of these altering the main power of the creature..

At the moment he or she appears to be electricity based..maybe if the creature spends a lot of time underwater it develops water powers or if it is near a volcano or a heat source too long it's powers turn to fire. I would make these changes take a long period of time to occur...

[PointOfLight]

I wouldn't mind seeing rival creatures (npc) also come and invade your world, taking food and stuff that you could feed to your pet. I can see this being expanded so much it is crazy...some more ideas.. Being able to plant and grow crops to feed your creature, buildable structrures, like a tent for the creature to sleep in and keep warm or a jungle gym.

Also being able to grow flowers and then use the seeds to feed the little critter bird-like creatures. Having a garden, fishing, cutting down trees and being able to change the world would be crazy. :]

Edit: To expand on the customizing of the creature...You talked about being able to alter him throughout the game. I mentioned earlier powers such as flight, breathing underwater, digging underground, etc..would be very neat. I can also see some of these altering the main power of the creature..

At the moment he or she appears to be electricity based..maybe if the creature spends a lot of time underwater it develops water powers or if it is near a volcano or a heat source too long it's powers turn to fire. I would make these changes take a long period of time to occur...

I like the flower idea. to make it more interesting, though, your creature should randomly come across seeds to plant. Some of them could produce weird mutant like plants that eat your pet :)

[Lsatblu]

Some of them could produce weird mutant like plants that eat your pet :)

Haha awesome.

[MacDaddy]

I wouldn't mind seeing rival creatures (npc) also come and invade your world, taking food and stuff that you could feed to your pet. I can see this being expanded so much it is crazy...some more ideas.. Being able to plant and grow crops to feed your creature, buildable structrures, like a tent for the creature to sleep in and keep warm or a jungle gym.

Also being able to grow flowers and then use the seeds to feed the little critter bird-like creatures. Having a garden, fishing, cutting down trees and being able to change the world would be crazy. :]

Edit: To expand on the customizing of the creature...You talked about being able to alter him throughout the game. I mentioned earlier powers such as flight, breathing underwater, digging underground, etc..would be very neat. I can also see some of these altering the main power of the creature..

At the moment he or she appears to be electricity based..maybe if the creature spends a lot of time underwater it develops water powers or if it is near a volcano or a heat source too long it's powers turn to fire. I would make these changes take a long period of time to occur...

So many cool ideas here! I think multi-player will be a "must have" update when we get around to making it :)

I also like how the environment could affect the creature. It's an idea we are discussing at the moment but your take on it is very inspiring :)

I could imagine updates containing new areas to visit where the creature will have critters to play with and new abilities to discover and experiment with.

How would you suggest the creature learns these abilities - just being near, say, the volcano - or will the player have to "train" it by throwing lava at it?

Keep it up :D

MacDaddy

[Lsatblu]

How would you suggest the creature learns these abilities - just being near, say, the volcano - or will the player have to "train" it by throwing lava at it?

Keep it up :D

MacDaddy

Rofl. Yeah, either by tossing in the creature or him accidentally falling in. Or perhaps maybe some kind of mini game. The idea of fighting other creatures sounds fun so maybe there is a fire god-like creature in the volcano that once beaten you acquire his power. Or there can be strange plants growing between the rocks and ashes that when enough have been ingested you begin to see some side effects. ie. puffing smoke at random times and lighting things on fire and then maybe it can be trained by casting the power on objects and the critters near by.

I love the idea of different worlds that can be released in future updates. The scene in the screenshots looks very pretty with bright green colors and flowers. I imagine visiting a hidden cave somewhere that leads to some ancient sculptures that possess mystical powers. At the end of the cave maybe it leads you to the side of a mountain with a great view.

I can see a beach scene with a hammock for the creature to sit on and a mini game of collecting wood from the nearby forest to build a camp fire. Swimming in the ocean (even if just the shallow area) and trying to catch fish would be fun.

I'm probably going overboard, I'm just very excited to get my hands on this game. Looking forward to beta testing it =P

[Mr. Crazy]

Can't believe i have never opened this thread. This game looks so good.

[MacDaddy]

@Lsatblu lot of content in those ideas, but it all sounds like fun :)

Hopefully we will be able to continue to update this game for a looooooong time after launch :)

[Mudkipz223]

This looks pretty awesome, and it sounds like it has a lot of potential. I really like the idea of the creature "adapting" it's abilities depending on the area that it's in. Customizing your own creature is a must for me, I love being able to have my own personal creature :). I would love to be able to battle other creature. I think the idea of having minigames and a pet for your monster would add for some good gameplay. I think it'd be pretty sweet to be able to have your monster's abilities be able to merge or improve depending on an area it''s in. For example, if your creature spends a lot of time in a sky area (just an idea of a place to improve abilities) and then it spends a lot of time in a water area, its power would be ice based. Good luck on this game and it sounds great!

[MacDaddy]

Yeah the area idea is pretty cool. The current plan is that the game will launch with one area and new areas will be available as larger free updates :)

[derek420]

Yeah the area idea is pretty cool. The current plan is that the game will launch with one area and new areas will be available as larger free updates :)
this game looks very interesting..with some well though out updates..this could maybe be a hit..online play would definitelyyy be awesome, the ability to fight other creatures/or just interact with them. idk the premise of the game but if you could think of some cool achievements and make it OpenFeint enabled that would draw more ppl to it also

[MacDaddy]

Funny you should mention achievements - as a matter of fact we are about to begin working on the Achievements System - so if you have any suggestions for achievements fire away! :D

[derek420]

Funny you should mention achievements - as a matter of fact we are about to begin working on the Achievements System - so if you have any suggestions for achievements fire away! :D
lol dang wat a coincidence. well i would but i dont know really what to say..i dont know enough bout the game..ill try and check it out a bit more and see if i can come up with anything. do u need any betas?

[MacDaddy]

Hopefully beta invites will begin sometime next month in a separate thread or via our facebook page :)

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Copenhagen-Denmark/Tactile-Entertainment/60320807423?ref=ts

[derek420]

Oh cool ima add u guys right now. Keep me in mind when its time to choose yea? :D

[MacDaddy]

I still can't decide on a name for the game. If anyone has any suggestions or input please post them :D You can also join the name discussion here: http://bit.ly/quvZd

[tukun]

this game look pretty amazing. Cant wait

[thegamerocks06]

WOW! How did i miss this thread? :o
This looks amazing!

[MacDaddy]

Hi guys!

Check this out:

http://www.tactile.dk/Blog/skitse03_sligshottail.png

As some of you probably have noticed, the creature’s tail is a bit strange. The hand of the end of the tail is essential to interacting with the creature. The creature uses the hand at the end of the tail to grab and hold items. The player can also drag the ”tail hand” and use it as a slingshot. The player lifts and drags an object and holds it over the creature’s tail hand. The creature will then grab the object. Now the player can throw use the tail to shoot specific targets – for example unsuspecting critters :)

Special achievements will be added for hitting various critters and items.

What do you think?

[Goose]

i think it looks SWEEEEEEEEEET!

[sic]

Hey that sounds (and looks) nice! One thing though, about the environment, can we move around and the environment will change? or is it like enclosed in that environment (a tree, some rocks and some grass)?

[MacDaddy]

Hey that sounds (and looks) nice! One thing though, about the environment, can we move around and the environment will change? or is it like enclosed in that environment (a tree, some rocks and some grass)?

That is a very good question! Yes the setting is larger than what is seen in the current pictures - there will be more stuff to see within the current setting :)

[PointOfLight]

The "hand-tail" sounds awesome! Will you be able to buy a baseball glove so you can play catch with your creature :)

[K7A7O7S]

Wow, great idea Mac. I was a slingshot fanatic as a kid, this may bring back some ol memories. Will there be any windows for me to take out? Hahaha. Keep it up man, Im getting more and more excited for this game.

By the way, did you ever finalize on a name? I do follow your Facebook, but I wasnt sure if you heard a name you liked enough to stick with.

[MacDaddy]

The "hand-tail" sounds awesome! Will you be able to buy a baseball glove so you can play catch with your creature :)

Not a bad idea! - I can think of many achievements to be had this way :)

Wow, great idea Mac. I was a slingshot fanatic as a kid, this may bring back some ol memories. Will there be any windows for me to take out? Hahaha. Keep it up man, Im getting more and more excited for this game.

By the way, did you ever finalize on a name? I do follow your Facebook, but I wasnt sure if you heard a name you liked enough to stick with.

No we haven't decided on a name yet - so keep throwing suggestions my way please :)

[5duc29]

I like the first one.

-Cahreechures (creatures)
-CreatureZ
-Critterin

-Creed-chairs (pronounced almost like creatures..) :D

[Lsatblu]

I just posted 17 variation of names on the facebook page lol.

[MacDaddy]

I just posted 17 variation of names on the facebook page lol.

Yeah, I've seen them - great work!

I really like "Strangelings" or something with "ling" in it. I also like "Mad Monsters" - perhaps "Mad Little Monsters" to make it less scary? :)

Great stuff!

[MacDaddy]

Hi there - long time no see - but we are still hard at work on the game :) !

We are throwing a crazy idea back and forth in the office, and we would like your feedback on it:

Imagine that you as the player, could affect the creature’s relations to game objects. You could make the creature hate bananas, love the woodpecker and fear the coconut.

The creature’s relation towards an object or critter is determined by association with the player’s actions while the creature is interacting with the object or critter. For example if the player slaps the creature while it is eating a melon, the creature will begin to fear melons. See the comic strip below:

http://tactile.dk/Blog/Melon01.PNG
The creature is eating a melon and all is good in the world

http://tactile.dk/Blog/Melon02.PNG
But alas, the evil player decides to slap the poor creature while it is enjoying its melon

http://tactile.dk/Blog/Melon03.PNG
From now on the creature will associate melon with the painful slap and try to avoid melons at all costs

What do you think? Tell us here or on our facebook page: http://bit.ly/quvZd

[PointOfLight]

I think your idea about creatures' reactions to object being influenced by the player is great. After all, that's the same thing that would happen in real life. I posted a comment on your Facebook page as well.

[MacDaddy]

Yeah, we want the player to experience the creature having a life of its own - with likes and dislikes etc., and we want the player to be able to affect those preferences. It gives the creature personality - a personality the player can mess up in whatever way he or she likes it :D

[PointOfLight]

Nothing like psychologically screwing up an electronic creature :)

[Aurora]

It looks like a 3D replica of that monkey with a hand on the tail from Pokemon. O_o
I'm sure this thing will be controversial if it comes out, assuming it comes out.

[Mudkipz223]

I love the idea of being being able to make my creature paranoid of anything that around it, but I think it should be able to make a creature have a possibility to become enraged whenever it sees an object when you slap it with the object. Like if you hit it when it had the melon, it could either become scared of the melon or become angry whenever it sees it.

[PointOfLight]

Maybe different actions could elicit different emotions. For example, slapping a creature while it eats a melon will make the creature fear the melon because it fears getting slapped. However, poking the creature while it eats the melon will cause the creature to hate the melon, because it is annoyed when it gets poked. Of course, I don't want to make this too complicated for you guys :)

[derek420]

Being able to alter the creature's feelings towards objects/other creatures would definitely be a cool feature, would add to the gameplay.

[MacDaddy]

I love the idea of being being able to make my creature paranoid of anything that around it, but I think it should be able to make a creature have a possibility to become enraged whenever it sees an object when you slap it with the object. Like if you hit it when it had the melon, it could either become scared of the melon or become angry whenever it sees it.

Maybe different actions could elicit different emotions. For example, slapping a creature while it eats a melon will make the creature fear the melon because it fears getting slapped. However, poking the creature while it eats the melon will cause the creature to hate the melon, because it is annoyed when it gets poked. Of course, I don't want to make this too complicated for you guys :)

I agree, different actions (poke, slap, pet) while the creature is interacting with an object should cause different reactions afterward :)

[derek420]

Yea that would be cool, the more options available, the better :)

[Devilishly Good]

but you should be able to make a negative into a positive so you aren't stuck with one reaction...let us be able to change its attitude back to neutral or positive towards an object

[Mew2468]

but you should be able to make a negative into a positive so you aren't stuck with one reaction...let us be able to change it's attitude back to neutral or positive towards an object

Yeah, you should be able to do lots of positive association to cancel out the negative association.

[Silverdraken]

My stomach hurts. Why, you might ask.
"Touch your creature in many different ways!" :rolleyes:

[MacDaddy]

but you should be able to make a negative into a positive so you aren't stuck with one reaction...let us be able to change its attitude back to neutral or positive towards an object

You have a good point here :) We are discussing design solutions - what about being able to "force feed" your creature so you can change its preferences back again? A bit cruel I know - but what do you think? :)

[PointOfLight]

You have a good point here :) We are discussing design solutions - what about being able to "force feed" your creature so you can change its preferences back again? A bit cruel I know - but what do you think? :)

This may be getting too complex, but what about taking something the creature likes and putting it on top of something it doesn't like. After a while it will start to associate the "bad" thing with the "good" thing and like the "bad" thing again.

[asbjoern]

This may be getting too complex, but what about taking something the creature likes and putting it on top of something it doesn't like. After a while it will start to associate the "bad" thing with the "good" thing and like the "bad" thing again.

Hehe, yeah a bit complex - how would you know which object would affect the other? :)

[PointOfLight]

Hehe, yeah a bit complex - how would you know which object would affect the other? :)

Whichever one you put on top :rolleyes:

[MacDaddy]

Whichever one you put on top :rolleyes:

Haha, so you cheat the creature by showing it the nice pancake - but you have hidden the worm below :)

[derek420]

Haha, you could evoke mixed emotions by doing that, give him a pancake, he's happy. He takes a bite, only to find a worm, not so happy [cue the lightning cloud above his head] :p

[Devilishly Good]

what if you can get the creature into a really positive/receptive mood and then you can offer him something he feels is negative and if you do this 2 or 3 times, he will take the negative object and this will decrease the negative feelings...keep doing that and the negative then becomes positive...vice versa for making him dislike something he just liked...I guess this is like the "force feeding" from above, but I envision that he refuses initially and then takes the object after 2 or 3 additional offerings so you have to continue interacting with him instead of "forcing" the change in one event.

[Illegal Danish]

this looks like a its gonna be a good game, and I would love be a beta for this game. Now I have some ideas also, it would be awesome if when youre doing bad things with him , like throwing coconuts at other critters he starts to grow little horns, or if you make him really good he could have like a halo.

[MacDaddy]

lol @ Derek and Devil :)

you guys have some really crazy suggestions! - I like it :D

Mr. "Danish" your ideas could already be implemented, but I'm not telling! :P

[aznriceboi13]

ign review http://wireless.ign.com/articles/107/1073779p1.html
looks awesome, seems like itz called Pocket Creatures now

[tukun]

ive already said this, but i say it again:

this game looks awesome!!! :D can't wait

[acidshaman]

ign review http://wireless.ign.com/articles/107/1073779p1.html
looks awesome, seems like itz called Pocket Creatures now

all the screenshots are 404'd..

[tukun]

all the screenshots are 404'd..

there you go
http://tactileent.blogspot.com/2010/03/pocket-creatures.html

[MacDaddy]

UPDATE: Hi guys! I will be posting a trailer for Pocket Creatures - which is the official title of the game - very soon, sit tight! :)

[ultimo]

UPDATE: Hi guys! I will be posting a trailer for Pocket Creatures - which is the official title of the game - very soon, sit tight! :)
As tight as I can.... the LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG wait is about to be no longr tht looooooooooong.

Congratulations on how far you hav got this app. :)

[PointOfLight]

UPDATE: Hi guys! I will be posting a trailer for Pocket Creatures - which is the official title of the game - very soon, sit tight! :)

Can't believe I'm saying this, but can't wait :) You guys are going to actually make me want to play a game like this, aren't you?

[MacDaddy]

Hi guys check out our trailer for Pocket Creatures:

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