The Way Home - Upcoming casual game meets Quantum Leap type story

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  1. Bleau

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    #1 Bleau, Nov 11, 2013
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    Hey, everyone! I'm half of MoWOW, a two man game dev studio and we're working hard to finish our latest game: "The Way Home" for iPhone, iPad and iPod.

    So what is it about?

    The game is a blend between a simple mechanic we find both fun and challenging and a story about time travelling very similar to the Quantum Leap series.

    Mechanics

    The hero is always on the move, running from left to right, bouncing off the edges of time and life of the person that he is trapped in. The goal is to make all the other people on the level happy so that he can jump in time again(hopefully home).

    The game will feature 10 stories and 70 levels to start with plus Game Center leaderboards and high scores.
    Besides going through the levels to read and discover all the stories, there is also the extra challenge of getting the shortest time.


    Where are we now?

    We are working hard to get the game finished but you can get a general idea of the game from the screenshots and video below. Bare in mind that they are not the final polished versions.

    We will update with new visuals and videos as we get closer to the release date.

    P.S. You can become a fan on The Way Home Facebook page!

    In Game footage(Not final version of the game):


    Some early screenshots:
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    Some of the characters:
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    We love your feedback

    We really want to hear your thoughts and ideas as we want to improve this experience wherever possible.

    Thanks for your time. Have a crazy day :D

    UPDATE: Below you can find all the suggestions of places/people/situations for William to "jump into". We'll update the list and will have a poll at some point after launch to decide what comes next!

    Mike Nintendo
    - John Lennon
    - Joseph Stalin
    - Guy Fawkes
    - Ernest Hemingway
    - Erwin Schrodinger
    - Christopher Columbus
    - James Cook
    - Mozart or Bach
    - Helping a poor and dying tribe by catching a mammoth to it fits in your game idea
    - You should make some story about a game developer before a deadline

    JCho133
    - Stanley Kubrick

    Lazer Kat
    - Nikola Tesla

    Sherlock EB
    - Wright Brothers
    - Abraham Lincoln
    - A vampire
    - Someone with terminal disease(I know it's not gaming material)

    Bronxsta
    - Pompeii
    - Julius Caesar
    - Thermopylae
    - Apollo launch/lunar landing
    - WW2/Normandy invasion
    - Rasputin
    - Lewis & Clark
    - Cortes/Aztecs
    - 1893 World Fair
    - Frontier/Settlers/Oregon Trail
    - Napoleon
    - Magellan
    - Northwest Passage
    - Shackleton
    - The events around the Transcontinental Railway
    - Leif Erikson - Viking that reached Newfoundland/New World
    - The Alamo
    - Something with Lawrence of Arabia
    - Marco Polo's journeys

    TL;DR - The game is cool. You can't wait to play it! (JK. The game is pretty cool though)
     
  2. JCho133

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    Wow This game looks challenging! I've never seen any game similar too it, it looks very unique and addictive!
     
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    #3 Bleau, Nov 12, 2013
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    Thanks @JCho133. We hope the story is as rewarding as the gameplay :). But yes, it is challenging. We died a lot before actually starting to not suck at our own game :)

    Will post some of the characters and more screenshots by the end of the week! Have a crazy day :D
     
  4. Andre

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    It looks amazing. So nice to play. :)
     
  5. Cynuyt

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    Looks cool, must try, hope it done soon.
     
  6. MikeNintendo

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    Wow, always been waiting for a game with Quantum-leap style story.
    Not digging the gameplay though :(
    I hope i will be convinced that it's fun when i'll try it :)
     
  7. Bleau

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    Hey Mike, thank you for the honest opinion. We are actually eager to play Riot Runners. The gameplay is simple but the speed and constant switch of direction does mess up with your reflexes :)

    We hope you will find the challenge entertaining while enjoying the stories: you get to be Einstein, pregnant, get in jail, get hand blown off and many more.
     
  8. MikeNintendo

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    I think you convinced me :)
     
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    Some of the characters in the game

    Hi guys. We are really glad you liked what you saw. Here's a gif with some of the characters including William White (the hero) and Dexter Darrington (his best friend)
    We also forgot to mention that the game will be free :D

    And now, the characters, rounded up from various moments in time:
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  10. MikeNintendo

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    You should make a picture with both William and Dexter with the signature showing who's who :)
     
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    Love the boxed style characters! Hope game play will be more fun when its out.
     
  12. Bleau

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    Hey everyone,

    Thank you all for the comments so far. We are planning to submit in roughly two weeks time. Hope that answers the question @Cynuyt :)

    @Xacist Glad you like the style. In regards to gameplay, it's a different experience when you are actually plaing versus watching the video.

    @MikeNintendo Thanks for the tip :)
     
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    New in-game video with sounds and new layout

    So, we've been working on new assets for the stories in the game and also on the sounds. We are still playing with the audio, but this should give you an idea of how the game plays out (The effects and some nice animations will only be added at the end).



    The character always increases in speed each time he collects objects (a sort of space invaders thing). Collecting the objects means higher speed and better time for score, but it also means going too fast and not being able to react in time.

    As we have mentioned before, William, the hero of our story, will eject from a burning plane, get pregnant, get run over by a car, be Einstein, get his hand blown off, land in jail, race against the mafia, and the list will go on with every story we add after launch!

    Considering we will be adding content constantly after launch, we want to ask:

    Who would you jump into? What personality, hero or regular person? And why?
    We are curious to read your answers!
     
  14. MikeNintendo

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    John Lennon @ the time the band was active ;)
     
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    Stanley Kubrick bc he's Stanley Kubrick
     
  16. MikeNintendo

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    Joseph Stalin. Though, i guess you'll just have to stand in place and shout at your soldiers to shoot everyone. Or put everyone in jail. And then, shoot your own soldiers or put them in jail. Sad story.
     
  17. Bleau

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    Actually, there could be an interesting story with the younger revolutionary Stalin doing propaganda, living off donations from friends and escaping arrest because he saw the guards and stayed on the tram he was on :)

    Kubrick is also interesting. He has many stories. An interesting one is his father teaching him chess, which eventually became an stayed as an obsession. That is also why in many of his movies the game is present :)

    Keep them coming. Love your suggestions :)
     
  18. MikeNintendo

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    Guy Fawkes.
    Ernest Hemingway.
    Erwin Schrodinger. (Getting cats to boxes or opposite way)
    Christopher Columbus (in this case, the main hero in the gameplay will be the ship, and he will have to avoid reefs :D).
     
  19. MikeNintendo

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    oh, and James Cook - i guess he will have to runaway from the aborigines to not get eaten :)
     
  20. Lazer Kat

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    I'd love to see him as Tesla (not the band)
     

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