[NEW RELEASE] Slice 'n Dice Ninja

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[NEW RELEASE] Slice 'n Dice Ninja

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Started 3 months ago by GarrettVD
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GarrettVD
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Greetings, iPhone gamers!

I'd like to announce my first ever iOS application release, "Slice 'n Dice Ninja", available now on the App Store.

Slice 'n Dice ninja is a physics-based castle-defense game for the iPhone, employing superb artwork, anatomically-correct ragdoll-physics and skeletal animation, and a dynamic environment. Choose from a multitude of weapons to bring vengeance to your ninja opponents!

Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/slicendiceninja and follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/slicendiceninja

VIEW IT ON THE APP

Plot:
Slice 'n Dice Ninja is primarily built upon the Cocos2D graphical engine, Chipmunk physics engine, as well as an in-house skeletal animation system.

The year is 1616, Sengoku-period. Japan is dominated by local lords, or “Daimyo”. One particular Daimyo, Nage Kami, has become the subject of numerous uprisings, due to imposing high taxes on the lower class farmers and craftsmen.

Neighboring Daimyo loyal to the Tokugawa Shogunate use this as a means to extend their dominance by means of assassination. You’ve been hired as a mercenary for the personal protection of Kami.

You are a lone ninja, whose name is revered throughout Central Japan for your skill and abilities in the ancient martial arts known as "Ninjitsu", gained from years of dedicated training.

Will you be able to stop the onslaught of ninja assassins?

Assorted Screenshots:

Posted 3 months ago #
Birkemose
Moderator

Ahh .. I have been looking forward to this one.

Unfortunately it does not work on a 3G :(
Even if it might not be important ( I am probably the only one in the world still usin 3G ), it could be a resource problem, because it typically crashes then loading level, game over, etc. If I try again, it often gets past the crash point, just to crash again a little later.
Connecting it to console, I noticed a lot of level 1 memory warnings, but I have actually seen worse
More importantly, I get a gazillion log lines, like

Fri Feb 17 17:08:56 unknown PRODUCTNAMErfc1034identifier[3002] <Warning>: index i = 4
Fri Feb 17 17:08:56 unknown PRODUCTNAMErfc1034identifier[3002] <Warning>: DOne index

I really should not be getting that.

Posted 3 months ago #
cybergreg
Member

what's a 3G?

;-)

Posted 3 months ago #
mster50
Member

For real, get with the times B. :P

Posted 3 months ago #
GarrettVD
Member

Thank you for the heads up! I am feverishly working to sort out those bugs :)

Posted 3 months ago #
slembcke
Administrator

Ah, nice. Will have to try this later. Your art looks rather good.

Posted 3 months ago #
GarrettVD
Member

Thanks, Scott!

Posted 3 months ago #
Birkemose
Moderator

+1 on the artwork

Posted 3 months ago #
GarrettVD
Member

Thanks! I thought the artwork turned out nicely as well :)

Posted 3 months ago #
GarrettVD
Member

As a side note, I'm open to some more weapon or gameplay suggestions for the next update :) Just post here, or PM me.

Posted 3 months ago #
mster50
Member

How's your app doing so far, by the way? Not requesting exact sales figures, just a general status update, if you're comfortable. It's clear you've worked very hard on this, I hope it does well for you.

Posted 3 months ago #
GarrettVD
Member

Hi mster50,
I just sent you a PM :) Hope that it answers your questions!

If anyone has any questions about the game, post it here or on my Facebook fanpage or Twitter profile. :)

-G.

Posted 3 months ago #
mster50
Member

Thanks for your message.

I wanted to give you some early feedback, and some information for your next update. I am crashing when I fail a level - it doesn't appear to be happening on dealloc, so I'm not certain where or why. That one may be tough for you to track down. But it's happened consistently when I fail.

Love the art, though.

Posted 3 months ago #
GarrettVD
Member

@mster50: Thanks for the feedback! Hmmm, that is a strange issue, indeed! I'll have to investigate. Glad you enjoy the artwork! I am working on the update right now, hopefully have it out in the next few days! :)

-G.

Posted 3 months ago #
GarrettVD
Member

Hey everyone!

Just wanted to let you know what is planned and currently being developed for the next version (v1.1), due to be submit for review to the App Store in a few days. I've received some user feedback and I will be implementing the following features and fixes based on those suggestions.

* Reduce the amount of bombed ninjas
* Make the "slashing" with the katana more responsive (higher FPS?)
* Camera slider is too close to the ninjas on the ground. Put a buffer between it and the ninjas, and make a semi-transparent overlay for the slider so the "scrollable area" is well-defined.
* Add more sound effects, and correct sound engine memory leaks
* Fix for sporadic crashes for select devices on level failures
* Minor UI / UX modifications

As always, if you have any feature requests, please post them to this thread, DM me, the Facebook fanpage (http://www.facebook.com/slicendiceninja) or Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/slicendiceninja).

Thanks you! :)

Posted 3 months ago #
GarrettVD
Member

Hey everyone.
Update is almost ready to be submit to the App Store. Lite version to follow. The update will contain retina-display graphical assets,

Additionally, I've created a little "story" trailer for the game. I'm planning on releasing a version with some gameplay in it, as well, soon.

Get the Flash Video

Posted 2 months ago #
mster50
Member

Nice man, good job.

Posted 2 months ago #
GarrettVD
Member

Thanks! First time really messing around in After Effects; thought it turned out OK!

Posted 2 months ago #
Birkemose
Moderator

I can ALWAYS find stuff I am not happy with, but that is a really well made vid. I sense a pro hand in this.

Posted 2 months ago #
GarrettVD
Member

Thanks @Birkemose! There will be some gameplay incorporated shortly... Just wanted to show ya'll what I got so far.

Only pro hand is my own ;) And also hired a voiceover artist.... And an actual artist. But that's it :D

Posted 2 months ago #
GarrettVD
Member

Update has been submit to the App Store... Currently awaiting approval! Lots of bug fixes. Also, Lite version to follow.

Posted 2 months ago #
GarrettVD
Member

FWIW, I am running a $10 App Store Gift Card sweepstakes on my Facebook fanpage... Check it out for details! http://www.facebook.com/slicendiceninja/app_256872381018652

Posted 2 months ago #
GarrettVD
Member

Released an update today that supports retina-display graphics :) Download today, friends!

Posted 2 months ago #
David994A
Member

Yes, your video quality is well done but I have no idea what your game is like. You don't have any footage of the gameplay nor do you appear to in your appstore screenshots. You mention ragdoll physics, how about showing it. I know it has been mentioned in your other thread but "slice 'n dice" makes it sound like fruit ninja. I mean no disrespect as you have put a lot of time and effort into it. Let's see your game in action.

I'm downloading it now, I'll comment back tomorrow.

Posted 2 months ago #
GarrettVD
Member

@David994A Hey David, thanks for the comments and critique. Coincidentally, I am working on incorporating some gameplay footage into my trailer right now! I will upload the YouTube video in a few minutes. This will hopefully show people what the game is about, and that it isn't really related to Fruit Ninja in any way. Believe it or not, I'd actually chose the name before knowing about Fruit Ninja. Unfortunate coincidence? :p

Posted 2 months ago #
David994A
Member

I tried your game out last night. I found it to be quite fun by the way! My only complaint was all of the cut-scenes you have to go through before you can start playing. Your artwork is beautiful but i found myself skipping through the long story. I think this is the nature of casual gaming on the iPhone where people want to get right to the action. Yes, definitely add lots of gameplay to your video, you can intersperse your cut-scene images inbetween the gameplay footage. It would be cool if you could show an animated finger swiping for the gameplay action. I believe that iSimulate lets you reskin the mouse cursor.

Posted 2 months ago #
GarrettVD
Member

@David994A Oh good! Glad you enjoyed it! :) Yes it is a double-edged sword for the cutscenes; some people like them, some just want to skip past them. I fit into the latter group, as well.

The updated trailer is here:
http://youtu.be/ljxpbo4aNdY?hd=1

Thanks!

Posted 2 months ago #
GarrettVD
Member

Just want to mention that I've sent through a patch to fix the sound engine overflow, caused by the ninjas. I've expedited this as a critical bug fix, as it causes eventual sound crashes, so hopefully it will get through to the App Store ASAP.

Posted 2 months ago #
GarrettVD
Member

Just a heads up that Slice 'n Dice Ninja is FREE for a limited time! Grab it while you can!

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