Universal Darkin - a frantic vampire themed puzzle RPG (by Ten Foiled Hats)

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  1. #1 ten foiled hats, Mar 7, 2014
    Last edited: May 13, 2014
    Darkin is hitting the App Store on May 15th 2014 at midnight !

    Hey there Touch Arcaders!

    We are Ten Foiled Hats and would like to officially announce our first mobile game ‘Darkin’ right here on the Touch Arcade forums. This seemed like the perfect place to do it since we are all avid Touch Arcade readers/listeners/watchers and forum lurkers =D.


    Features

    - Link-3 gameplay (similar to Match-3)
    - 3 Game Modes
    - Vampire Theme
    - Soundtrack by amazing artist 'Ashbury Heights’ (Spotify: Ashbury Heights) (Facebook: Ashbury Heights)
    - Gain experience points (XP) every time you play.
    - Three different playable classes with more coming soon.
    - 10 levels per class with a class specific reward at each level.
    - Unlock new classes with class specific attributes.
    - Has something for the most casual player as well as hardcore gamers.
    - 40+ unique abilities.
    - 20 different hellacious bosses.
    - Game Center integration with tons of achievements.
    - 5 languages at launch (English, German, French, Italian, Spanish) with more on the way.
    - Android and Windows Phone versions released soon after iOS launch.


    Screenshots

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    If all goes well, we should be submitting to the Apple App Store by the end of the month. So take a gander at the trailer and let us know what you think! We’d love to answer any questions you all might have.

    Thanks for taking the time to check us and ‘Darkin’ out, hope to soon see you all battling us on the leaderboards =D



     
  2. sebmat86

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    This looks really fun! Can´t wait for it to be released! :)
    The music is great, the art looks fun and cartoony!

    May I ask you how you guys made the trailer? Because I´m
    developing a game myself, and have yet to find a recurring
    software that records with little or no lag! What software do
    you use, are you using some kind of "reflecting" software also?

    Well, was an awesome trailer and hopefully you´ll get the game
    out this month! :D

    Good luck,
    /Seb
     
  3. slewis7

    slewis7 Well-Known Member

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    Nice trailer!
     
  4. Glad to hear that you like it!

    We did the trailer using the Adobe Creative Cloud. The game assets used to generate the animation frames were done in Illustrator. Those assets were imported into After Effects where the animation was done and that was then imported into Premiere with the gameplay video where they were combined, edited and exported. There is a really great workflow called Dynamic Link between After Effects and Premiere I would recommend reading up on. You can get the entire Creative Cloud package these days for $75-$50 a month depending on the package you choose.

    As far as recording the gameplay footage, we also struggled for a long time (including one very special attempt where we tried to balance an iPhone on a clear ruler suspended between two boxes recording our fingers playing Darkin on the iPad, yikes!) before we found THE perfect solution for iOS (requires a Mac though). It's called Reflector. It uses AirPlay and lets you record whatever you see with sound on your iDevice directly to your Mac. It's a great deal for $12!

    Hope this helps and if you have any questions feel free to message us.
     
  5. sebmat86

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    Thanks a lot guys for the answer and for being cool! :)
    Really looking forward to the game.

    Cheers,
    /Seb
     
  6. uFinKnow

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    Will be purchasing this. Looks great.
     
  7. sebmat86

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    So today I got the chance to try out this beautiful gem that is Darkin! After just a few minutes I was totally hooked up! The graphics, the music and the sounds are all so good! This will most deffo be a buy! :) Love it
     
  8. TheFrost

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    Could this be my replacement of Dungeon Raid? Have high hopes for it. Dungeon Raid feels a bit... old.
     
  9. JCho133

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    Ok, I'm super psyched for this. Was it submitted at the end of March like they expected it would be?
     
  10. We are in the final stages of bug squashing and polishing the game and expect to submit very soon. Glad to hear that you are excited about Darkin!
     
  11. epedemix

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    Very good to hear the game will be submitted soon, I can't wait for release.
     
  12. TheFrost

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    Same here, really excited this is going to be submitted soon :)
     
  13. Guise

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    Looking forward to this as well. Since nobody's asked yet, I was wondering about IAPs and all that jazz (paying to remove ads if the game's free and has ads is usually my 'favorite' IAP option). Regardless, good luck with the launch and I hope to play soon!
     
  14. JCho133

    JCho133 Well-Known Member

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    I believe it's going to be $2.99 with no IAP
     
  15. Guise

    Guise Well-Known Member

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    Rock. That was a superquick reply carrying good news. Thank you kindly.
     
  16. JCho133's answer was exactly correct! $2.99 with no IAPs what-so-ever. Everything in the game (clans, abilities, modes, passive skills) can only be unlocked by simply playing the game =D.

    We just got all of the launch languages implemented (English, German, French, Italian, Spanish) and hope to be submitting within the next few days.

    We're glad to hear everyone's excitement! Soon it shall be on your devices and in your hands =D.
     
  17. coolpepper43

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    Well, if JCho, Frost and others are interested than so am I. Looks very cool.
     
  18. JCho133

    JCho133 Well-Known Member

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    Yes, I'm very pumped :D
     
  19. Exact-Psience

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    Cant wait for this! Release date announced yet?
     
  20. copaeci

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    It has been submitted since the last 2 week, it can be released for this week or probably may 1
     

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