My new Game

CrystalSkye · 30-07-10, 08:53 AM

Hi Guys thought I'd share with you a bit of info on a game I'm making.
Its not finished yet but will soon go in to beta testing

The Game is Called Galoop: Thirst Contact and is a puzzle game.

Anyhow HERE IS THE TRAILER (YouTube Vid)

This game was designed by me and being made by an Indie Development studio I am part of Horizon Studios

If any of you would like to take part in beta testing just give me a PM.

**MJ10** · 30-07-10, 08:57 AM

Looks like a good idea... bit of fun!

Good luck with it!

iFreeZone · 30-07-10, 01:58 PM

Looks good! Maybe think about making a iPhone version?

CrystalSkye · 30-07-10, 02:02 PM

Thanks,
When the PC version is finished, we will be looking in to getting this on to Xbox Live Indie Marketplace, IPhone and Android.

buckers582 · 30-07-10, 02:04 PM

Yeah an iPhone version would be great

chapperzUK · 30-07-10, 02:04 PM

Looks good. Am I right in saying that to make an iPhone app, you would need to pay Apple?

CrystalSkye · 30-07-10, 02:09 PM

Yeah to publish on IPhone and Xbox Live Indie marketplace you need to sign up and pay a developers fee. Plus also with IPhone you need to get your app approved.
So we will probably work on an Android version first.

Riverlution · 31-07-10, 12:20 AM

Does look very nice. Seeing the words Indie games tends to put me off sometimes, but yours definitely looked like it was made by a more professional company really. Looking at some of the rubbish indie stuff on the Xbox makes you wonder if anyone actually pays for them. Yours would definitely be a shining addition to the marketplace.

chapperzUK · 31-07-10, 01:00 AM

CrystalSkye - just being a bit nosey, did you learn programming at college/uni?

CrystalSkye · 31-07-10, 04:09 PM

Not nosey

Coding is something that I'm not very good at I'm OK but no way near talented enough to code the likes of Galoop.

I am currently studying for a diploma in Video Games Design which is a lot harder than it sounds.

Just having an idea is not enough you need to document it correctly, in the form of Pitch Documents, GGD (Game Design Documents) and Story Bibles, High Concepts ect...

Then once you get the game up to spec with your team you need to work out what can, cant be done with whichever engine you decide is best to build your game, unless you go the build your own approach which is not very cost effective.

Now if I was looking in to getting funding and getting the studios game published then you have the hard part of selling your product to the publishers with prototypes complete costing of how long to do the project, staff etc.. massive task in its self.

All this before you start to even get the team working in different directions on the game before it hopefully all comes together, although a game rarely stays the same as the original concept.

This is why we have chosen the indie route to self publish and have more creative freedom to make the games we want in our spare time, plus I like to release my games for free.

chapperzUK · 03-08-10, 04:20 AM

Nice, I'm looking at going to Uni to study Computer Games Programming in September and I'm very excited.

30-07-10, 08:53 AM	#1
CrystalSkye iPod Shuffle Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: South London Posts: 19	My new Game Hi Guys thought I'd share with you a bit of info on a game I'm making. Its not finished yet but will soon go in to beta testing The Game is Called Galoop: Thirst Contact and is a puzzle game. Anyhow HERE IS THE TRAILER (YouTube Vid) This game was designed by me and being made by an Indie Development studio I am part of Horizon Studios If any of you would like to take part in beta testing just give me a PM.

30-07-10, 08:57 AM	#2
MJ10 Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Thatcham, Reading Posts: 14,584	Looks like a good idea... bit of fun! Good luck with it! __________________ 2011 Winner of Best Site Award and Grammanazi Award. Runner up for Member of the Year 2011 Spoiler Received from FreebieJeebies: £1,854.03 Amazon Vouchers (£275) \| Wii Black & Game (£200) \| Textbooks (£40) \| Samsung T220HD (£200) \| WiFi Printer (£38) Samsung R580 (£689) \| Belkin Case (£15) \| Catlike Whisper Plus (£102) \| JVC Hi-Fi (144) \| Kenwood Microwave (£62) 2xHDMI (£5.03) \| Omron Scales (£30) \| 2xBluRay (£10) \| Kitchen Crockery (£44) Received from KUDOS: £1,920.50 Philips Hi-Fi (£138) \| iPhone 4 Case (£4) \| SEO Book (£13) \| Russell Hobbs Kettle (£40) \| 3D HDMI Cable (£11.99) Samsung UE40D6530 3DHDTV - BD-D6500 3D BluRay Player - Skype Camera - 2x3D Glasses and BluRay Film (£946) Wireless Headphones (£55) \| 1TB HDD (£55) \| IceAge DVD Box Set (£10) \| BluRay Blank Disk Package (£26.48) Harry Potter 1-8 BluRay (£32.30) \| Nike+ Running Package (£35) \| HDMI Cable (£5) \| Extension Lead (£18) Russel Hobbs Iron (£20) \| Brabantia Ironing Board (£55) \| Just Dance 3 (£23) \| TV Aerial Cable (£2) Samsung UE32D5520 HDTV (£380) \| Amazon Voucher (£51) Received from Xpango: £180.94 Affiliate Bank Transfer (£32.20) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£49.74) \| Apple TV (£99) Received from Affiliates: £263.20 Amazon Affiliate - Voucher (£263.20) ^^ See what I have received and how I'm doing ^^ Free iPhone \| Free iPhone \| Free iPhone 4S \| Sign Define App \| Freebie Proof Photo Blog Total Received: £4,218.94 plus Current Stats: 117 green 21 pending Spoiler Free Games Consoles \| Gaming Deals \| Sony Vita

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30-07-10, 02:02 PM	#4
CrystalSkye iPod Shuffle Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: South London Posts: 19	Thanks, When the PC version is finished, we will be looking in to getting this on to Xbox Live Indie Marketplace, IPhone and Android.

30-07-10, 02:04 PM	#6
chapperzUK Mini Mac Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Southend, Essex Posts: 3,054	Looks good. Am I right in saying that to make an iPhone app, you would need to pay Apple?

30-07-10, 02:09 PM	#7
CrystalSkye iPod Shuffle Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: South London Posts: 19	Yeah to publish on IPhone and Xbox Live Indie marketplace you need to sign up and pay a developers fee. Plus also with IPhone you need to get your app approved. So we will probably work on an Android version first.

31-07-10, 12:20 AM	#8
Riverlution iPod Nano 4GB Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Nottingham Posts: 394	Does look very nice. Seeing the words Indie games tends to put me off sometimes, but yours definitely looked like it was made by a more professional company really. Looking at some of the rubbish indie stuff on the Xbox makes you wonder if anyone actually pays for them. Yours would definitely be a shining addition to the marketplace.

31-07-10, 01:00 AM	#9
chapperzUK Mini Mac Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Southend, Essex Posts: 3,054	CrystalSkye - just being a bit nosey, did you learn programming at college/uni?

31-07-10, 04:09 PM	#10
CrystalSkye iPod Shuffle Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: South London Posts: 19	Not nosey Coding is something that I'm not very good at I'm OK but no way near talented enough to code the likes of Galoop. I am currently studying for a diploma in Video Games Design which is a lot harder than it sounds. Just having an idea is not enough you need to document it correctly, in the form of Pitch Documents, GGD (Game Design Documents) and Story Bibles, High Concepts ect... Then once you get the game up to spec with your team you need to work out what can, cant be done with whichever engine you decide is best to build your game, unless you go the build your own approach which is not very cost effective. Now if I was looking in to getting funding and getting the studios game published then you have the hard part of selling your product to the publishers with prototypes complete costing of how long to do the project, staff etc.. massive task in its self. All this before you start to even get the team working in different directions on the game before it hopefully all comes together, although a game rarely stays the same as the original concept. This is why we have chosen the indie route to self publish and have more creative freedom to make the games we want in our spare time, plus I like to release my games for free.

03-08-10, 04:20 AM	#11
chapperzUK Mini Mac Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Southend, Essex Posts: 3,054	Nice, I'm looking at going to Uni to study Computer Games Programming in September and I'm very excited.