UPDATE: BeyondDead is now live on itunes! for those wondering, if I do well with sales I will be able to port to android as well! (fingers crossed) Thanks for all the feedback and support thus far! The game is far from over, things are just getting started! so if you download please rate and review, but also post feedback, thoughts, things you'd like to see different, here in this forum! Thanks again guys Happy gaming! -Ash here are some images of Chapter II one of the NEW enemies you'll encounter SZC: BeyondDead by homeschooledmail, on Flickr Entering the downed shuttle SZC: BeyondDead Landing pad B by homeschooledmail, on Flickr one of the next bosses Beyond Dead Boss 3 by homeschooledmail, on Flickr SZC: BeyondDead by homeschooledmail, on Flickr SZC: BeyondDead Landing pad B by homeschooledmail, on Flickr here is some gameplay footage of SZC for you guys to check out! If you can't tell we are going for a Metroid meets zombies theme then it's assumed you've never played Metriod feedback appreciated! Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Thanks! Monster Robot Studios
wow... looks great! (Favorite game OF ALL TIME = Metroid II - Ima jump all over this when it's released!) Any idea of a release date? or are you guys not that far along?
Thanks for the feedback! Hoping to have the first chapter out by early to mid Dec. -Ash Monster Robot Studios
Here are some new screens! a new video showing the first boss battle will be along shortly szc-screens2.5 by homeschooledmail, on Flickr szc-screens2.6 by homeschooledmail, on Flickr szc-screens2.7 by homeschooledmail, on Flickr szc-screens2.1 by homeschooledmail, on Flickr
New images! szc-Beyond Dead Promo3 by homeschooledmail, on Flickr This is the map screen. from here you can find out your current room, check your mission status, and later on you can find "JUMP-PADS" which allow you to jump from any room with a active jump pad to the other making travel easier. szc-Beyond Dead Promo4 by homeschooledmail, on Flickr The Space merchant! this guy is a obviously a nod to RE4's merchant if you enter a room with the space merchant you can upgrade/modify your weapons, assuming you have collected enough power cells szc-Beyond Dead Promo2 by homeschooledmail, on Flickr szc-Beyond Dead Promo6 by homeschooledmail, on Flickr szc-Beyond Dead Promo1 by homeschooledmail, on Flickr A look at boss number 1 rising out of the ground! More videos will be along soon as we get closer to launch Thanks for looking -Ash Monster Robot Studios
Hi Everyone! Here are some new images! This is the Rock Saw! it will only be available at launch in version 1.0 Beyond Dead-Saw-2 by homeschooledmail, on Flickr The icon for the app store: bd-icon by homeschooledmail, on Flickr The Pump Station Beyond Dead-Pump Station by homeschooledmail, on Flickr Thanks for looking! Feedback appreciated and be sure to follow monster robot on twitter as we'll be giving out free copies before release! -Ash Monster Robot Studios
The menu screen! you can have up to 4 weapons at a time in your secondary weapon box(that's the bar on the right hand side) you just drag and drop them! menu screen-Beyond Dead-SZC-Monster Robot Studios by homeschooledmail, on Flickr Vera gives you tips and clues throughout the game Vera-Beyond Dead-SZC-Monster Robot Studios by homeschooledmail, on Flickr Concept art! The lower depths concept: SZC: Beyond Dead Concept art by homeschooledmail, on Flickr The lower depths in game: Lower depths-Beyond Dead-SZC-Monster Robot Studios by homeschooledmail, on Flickr other concept art: SZC: Beyond Dead Concept art by homeschooledmail, on Flickr SZC: Beyond Dead Concept art by homeschooledmail, on Flickr SZC: Beyond Dead Concept art by homeschooledmail, on Flickr SZC: Beyond Dead Concept art by homeschooledmail, on Flickr
Wow! How did I miss this thread? Just watched the trailer and it looks freakin awesome! I must say nice work. The artwork has a nice dark atmosphere to it.
I missed it too! Metroid fusion is probably my fav game of all time(behind very zelda game ). This looks great! Can't wait? late january release I suppose?
What is the estimated release timeframe? Will this be compatable with 3GS (twitter intro suggests iPhone 4)? Followed on twitter.
Yeah, shooting for late January release date. I'll be getting my hands on a 3GS soon, so I can test it. Thanks for the feedback guys -Ash
Thanks for the questions guys. The control system is customizable, you can have all touch screen, all buttons, or some of each. IN FULL TOUCH SCREEN: LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN: you can touch anywhere on the left side to walk/run (depending on how far you drag your thumb from the touch point) drag your thumb up or down to change the angle of your weapon RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN: You can touch anywhere on the right to fire your main weapon, drag your thumb up to jump, and drag your thumb down to take the safety of heavy weapons you can also have the classic D-pad and action and jump buttons. or a combo such as: touch screen to walk/aim and buttons to shoot/jump Normally I'm a fan of the old school D-pad, but the all touch screen mode actually feels pretty intuitive and works well with the ipad too. I'll post a video of the controls shortly And here is some more concept art : Monster Robot Studios SZC Beyond Dead -The Discovery by homeschooledmail, on Flickr Monster Robot Studios SZC Beyond Dead -The Outbreak by homeschooledmail, on Flickr
love anything that looks like metroid, and this defnitely does. looking forward to it. would love iControlpad/iCade support but not sure that controls could be mapped over. If you chose iCP only might be possible with dual stick setup, but only one other dev has done native iCP support. Going to get this anyway, but theres very few good games for my iControlpad while the 4s remains unjailbroken
Wow this looks really amazing you guys have done a great job so far! I am really glad that you have the customizable control system setup since it's normally the controls that really make or break games on the iphone. I'm really excited for this game now glad I checked out the thread and made sure to follow you guys on twitter. How long are you planning on making this?
Here is some footage of the touch controls in action, this is actually running on the ipad2. I'll post video of it on iphone shortly along with some of the other weapons enemies Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Feedback appreciated Thanks -Ash Monster Robot Studios SZC: Beyond Dead-Jump pad by homeschooledmail, on Flickr SZC: Beyond Dead-Climbing bar by homeschooledmail, on Flickr
The video looks really great I'm really happy to see it's coming a long so well I can't wait to play it! With the first gun the bullets looked a bit too slow compared to your walking and dashing speed.
@Daver16 yes they are The reason is because almost every weapon can be upgraded in different ways (I'll show a video soon) those little green orbs you collect give back a small amount of health and ammo, but also work as cash in the shop. the main gun has 3 stages of reload speed, bullet speed, and bullet power Thanks for the feedback -Ash