Meganoid (2017)

Toucharcade posted about it, so it's official now!
Besides working on Ashworld, I also started work on a Meganoid reboot.

It's early, REALLY EARLY, in the development process, so I'm still working out the details but here's what's currently up and running:







The few things I can say for certain right now:
- it will be a platformer
- it will be difficult/challenging at times
- it comes with unlimited procedurally generated levels on each gameplay (with a human touch to the level layouts)
- it will come with X amount of worlds and an end-goal to reach in each game session
- it will have some rogue-like concepts (items/inventory for things like double-jump boots, bombs, etc)
- it will be released in 2017 (aiming first-half of 2017)


For technical details/developer-bla-bla you can always read the blog I posted about it, but for those who just want to play it, it's coming!

 

a replicator-room, giving you items to help you survive the environment:



and the level generator is possibly evil

 

good to hear!

 

The "Hack station" is now added to the game. As you might have gathered by now there are some changes to the Meganoid formula, altho that formula so far was just "make players curse, swear, and throw their phones a-cross the room".

And that still goes! but with a bit more tact to it all



There are green keys scattered around the levels, and with each green key you can activate a hack that changes the world you play in. So some simple examples are : rocket-launchers might fail, making things easier. Turrets might stop turning, so only shoot in one direction, etc, etc.

The green keys can also be traded in the shops for your collected diamonds (don't worry, no in-app-payment bs!) along side a bunch of other items like a jetpack, a zapper, gravity-discs (allowing for double-jump), etc.

So, the difficult platforming is still there, but there's a bit more to it this time!

 

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A couple of minutes of me test playing latest Meganoid(2017) build.
Currently the work on this game is at about 98% done, so a release in March seems to still be on track (yay!)

There are now about 24 different consumables in the game, ranging from the basic detonators (used to explode your surroundings) to diamonds (used in the in-game shop to buy other consumables). A bunch of other consumables are: jetpack, zapper, plasma-gun, anti-gravity disc, flares, night-vision mask, oxygen masks, and a bunch more! These items will enhance you in various ways.

There are 4 worlds, with 3 bonus area's. The bonus areas usually require items or actions to unlock them, and often bring an interesting bonus to your game.

Then there are a bunch of "hacks" that you can activate to change the rules of the game. These hacks range from diamonds being worth twice as much, to hazardous rocket launchers breaking down or enemy robots dropping energy force.

All this on top of the challenging platformer gameplay from the original Meganoid!

All levels are procedurally generated but from set templates, so each level will be different, but still familiair. It should provide a lot of replay value.

No in-app payments, a premium price and possibly an early-buyer discount for the awesome people who are always buying my games (thanks!)

So.. give me a few more weeks and I'll have this game on the app-store

 

this will indeed be a roguelike-platformer, and indeed you start over when you die!

it has a bunch of the rogue like elements like : items to change your abilities, hacks/mods to change the way the world reacts around you, and bonus worlds to unlock and find rare items, etc.. I love adding such things to games

 

Here we go

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TWO WEEKS LEFT! - I aim to release on March 30rd.. but with timezones and such, I've been known to publish a day sooner or later let's see if I can get it perfect this time.


The PC version comes with a pre-order discount which is live now:
www.orangepixel.net/meganoid

The iOS and Android versions will come with a short launch-discount, so don't miss out (if you signup to the newsletter on the site I'll mail you personally!)



About the game
Meganoid is a challenging platformer, generating new levels on every play session. Find many items to enhance your character and his abilities while you descend down into the Meganoid space ship. Do you rush for the exit, or do you take your time to collect everything there is, barely escaping the security drones that will hunt you down if you linger.

Key features

• Levels randomly generated on every game session, based on a set of templates, making the levels unique but familiar at the same time.
• A platformer with “roguelike” elements. Consumables, alternate routes, procedural generation, and many devices and gadgets add depth to the challenging gameplay of the original Meganoid
• A lot of collectible items that will change the main character’s abilities to navigate the world. Find a jetpack to start flying around, find anti-gravity-boots to perform double jumps, and much more.
• Hidden bonus area’s to find and unlock. Often providing you with a short-cut or very rare and powerful items.
• A hackable game world. Finding green key-cards allows you to modify how certain elements of the game act and respond to you. Stop rocket-launchers from working, make rockets fly less far, make destroyed robots drop extra lives.
• Unlock the database with info on all the items and enemies you encounter to be better prepared on your next try.

In true Meganoid tradition, you’ll die a lot in many different ways, but you’ll learn to overcome the difficulties, learn how the Meganoid world operates, and eventually get to the bottom of it!


if you got questions, ask me!