Metroid, Mega Man inspired game

[rozgo]

ANNOUNCING: GROKION – the newly coined upcoming sci-fi side scroller for the iphone/itouch

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In a global exodus, mankind’s elite abandons earth boarding vessel 144k, the Covenant Ark, on route to the moon in hope of salvation via an experimental lunar biosphere pioneered by Dr. Savain.

The Moon Biosphere Programme, developed to provide habitable atmospheric conditions and an independently sustainable environment on the moon, is largely a mystery – utilizing experimental materials and technologies with power drawn from energy sources of unknown origin.

As the 144k makes way to the biosphere, chaos is erupting - the artificial ecosystem has become unstable, satellites, weapons and technology are failing and previously harmless fauna and flora are mutating into powerful creatures!

You are LDU-1 – a Lunar Defense Unit designed by Dr. Savain and the very last unit standing in a fleet of security bots. Your mission is to find Doctor Savain and restore order to the biosphere before the exiled arrive, enabling them to land safely.

Grok is an iconic action-adventure game inspired by the dark explorations of Metroid and intense platforming of Mega Man. Entwining brilliant modern game-play mechanics, physics-based puzzles and pure old-school styling, it delivers a nostalgic yet progressive gaming experience.



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2/22/2010
We’re pleased to announce a milestone in development as Grokion is now officially titled and undergoing a most extreme makeover. New art and audio direction is bringing the aesthetics and sound up to level with the gameplay - implemented strategically so as to revamp without altering fps rate:

• New 3-D models, textures, level and area design + GUI elements
• New original music compositions and sound effects.

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PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Hi guys,

I'm developing an iPhone game inspired on Metroid and Mega Man, but with plenty of unique stuff. This is an honest inspiration, not a clone, nor remake. Check it out and let me know what you think.

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EDIT: Even Newer !! Character and enemy shading.



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EDIT: New Gameplay video, per community feedback.

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OLD VIDEO: Gameplay video can be found here:

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And some images:








I'm currently adding some more features, so if any of you guys have some royalty-free ideas to contribute, let me know.

Cheers !!!

Newer screenshots and this time taken from actual runtime, not video These shots include changes suggested by you guys.

[Ajg3]

Upcoming. Looks cool

[Squirt Reynolds]

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and yeah, this should be in the "Upcoming Games" section

EDIT: forgot to mention that the game looks quite good

[squarezero]

Looks fantastic. Any thoughts on submission/release date?

As far as suggestions are concerned, I would try to give the game a real story, something that builds between stages to make for a satisfying conclusion. Then add some kind of survival mode to extend gameplay.

[Maelick]

Yeh a survival mode is always good to extend replay value and for when people don't have time to get into the game to much but still wanna play it. Though I don't consider it a requirement. Game looks sweet can't wait for this!

[Indiania]

Wow the game looks great! I would definitely make sure you have a strong story to go along with it. I also like the idea of a survival mode with online scores. There are little things you want to make sure are in the game, such as a pause/resume anywhere option (so phone calls don't make you lose your progress), a good tutorial, and level progress saves (checkpoints) if the levels are long so that if you get killed you don't have to start over (not necessary if levels are short). Like everyone else, I also would like to know when you are planning to submit this game. I will definitely be adding it to my watch list !

[VoodooVyper]

Wowzers, huge coincidence that the first screenshot shows some gfx that, at a glance, looks to resemble Samus from the real Metroid series.

[Prab]

The soundeffects sound a bit funny. Graphics looks good though.

[rozgo]

I edited the video with some alternative editing software, shows I need to get FinalCut for my mac. The video has some mixed music, highly compressed audio, bad gamma (making it quite dark), blah, I'll put out a better video next week.

The current music is temp. I really want to get a real classical orchestra score for the game, so I'll be calling up some friends. I'm somewhat of a musician, and for me music is vital.

If I go with episodic content, I'll be ready to ship in 3-4 weeks. If instead I go for the full blown experience in one shot, it'll be at least 2 months.

Still, this first video is to show the basic mechanics and physics-based gameplay. A lot of effort went into making physics serve gameplay instead of simulation. This is not another rigidbody playground. I'm confident you will enjoy the level design and progression pace. Gameplay will be driven by interleaved blood gates, exploration and puzzle-solving. And power-ups... gravity boots anyone.

The doors might resemble metroid doors. Couldn't help it, please let that one pass; for me, its pure nostalgia

Anyway, thanx for the support it's really encouraging, I'm working full time on this in hopes to deliver the best old-school-retro-memorable experience.

Cheers !!!!

[Comassion]

This looks really cool! Do you have a title in mind?

The game references and main character say 'Megatroid' to me.

I'm not sure about your button placement. I don't think I want to move my thumb over more of the screen to hit 'B'. Maybe it could be in the upper - right corner?