Gravity-defying indie platformer VVVVVV released

vvvvvvvery cool. May have to check this one out

That's possibly a worse title then Trials HD. How the heck do you even say it aloud??

Full game? There are many flash games for free that are pretty much exactly the same.

$15 is asking a lot, but it looks fun, and has a cool name. Sounds like the name of a Boredoms song.

Hmm, I spent $5 on Mass Effect, $2 on S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and nothing on Cave story.

Beat that you faux 8-bit piece of crap

Yeah I'm with you on that one. I read the article and came to the 15$ part and was like.. "whhhhaaaaa??"

Isn't world of goo normally 20$? Granted we are spoiled these days w/ how games play out and look (world of goo not the primary example but in that price range it can be comparable) but 15$ does seem a little steep.

Played the game though and it is fun so I might at some point pick it up.. just not sure if I'd do so for the 15$ price tag. 10$ and I'm in.

Metal Storm was one of the best / hardest NES titles EVER =- )

I played the demo and now I just want to play Metal Storm (thanks to this article for reminding me of the title).

To me, paying for a flash game from an Indie Developer (as stated, someone selling flash games) is a 50/50 chance that one of two things will happen.


A - The developer will use the money people spend on the game to either create a much better version of the same game or a new game that gets you a bit more value for that 15 dollars, or

B - They buy a few kegs and crack up with their buddies about how they convinced people on the interwebs to pay for Time Kfuc's expensive cousin.

The cynic in me expects B. :(

I just got Metal Storm for the NES, complete with box and manual. It was a title I missed out on growing up. The box still has Irem's registration card in it. It says you get a free poster for registering... This thing is from the 80's obviously... I have half a mind to send it in and see what thry send me. ^_^ At the very least, someone at their office might get a kick out of it. Awesome game tho.

It would be amiss to say that this game isn't ridiculously hard (in a fun way). I died 1306 times my first playthrough...

But that I died that much and still kept playing says something.

this game is spectacular. I just wish it were $5.

Tried the demo, THAT GAME IS NOT WORTH $15. $10 maybe, but for $5 that would be just right. There are BETTER retrostyle games that are $10 and under..

Seriously, the whole 8-bit graphics thing is overdone in indie games. It just doesn't stand out anymore.

Bring in your graphic design friends to help you out.

Fun game though, albeit expensive.

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Reversing gravity was one of my favorite mechanics from Super Mario Galaxy and it's awesome to see a whole game based on it. Even at $15, I'm in.

I'm out on this one, dood. The game doesn't bring anything new to the table for me. The charm is weak, and the game screams "trying to be indie with an indie price tag". After playing through the demo, I realized the oversensitive controls fueled some frustration in trying to get the character to do what I wanted. It's always infuriating to know what to do and to have slippery control mechanics get in the way of processing that command. Further, relying on split second motions in moments of which you wouldn't have a clue to operate until you go smashing into some spikes isn't going to invite me to play more, it's just going to infuriate me further by testing my patience. Don't get me wrong, I love difficult games. Go play Prinny: Can I Really be the Hero, for instance; However, I don't think the reward is worth the experience (or cash) here.

3 more people left, and I think they'll stay right where they are.

@ Prinny

I can see where you're coming from. There were 1 or 2 moments there where I was cursing the slippy controls myself, figuring it didn't really need to be as such but.. wasn't enough to deter me completely. Can't force yourself to like something, dood:)

Also... that was the strangest post I've ever seen you write. I don't mean that as an insult. What I mean is, usually they are so short and full of keeping in character what with the "dood!" and what not. This one was like the joystiq equivalent of lil' john bein' like "WHHHHHHATTT?? WHHHHHHATT??" and then "actually, " much in the manner Dave Chappelle used to parody.

At least that's the way I read it in my mind:)

I loved this guy's Flash game, "Don't Look Back." Seems he really likes the retro look and sound. I can dig it.

$15 does seem a bit steep. How many levels are in the whole thing, anyway?

Not to say I wasn't having fun during the demo, because I was. But $15 seems like a really high asking price for your first for-money indie release. $5 would've been perfect, and even $10 might not have been all that bad, but I think $15 is asking a little too much.

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Terry wants to go on a monthly release schedule, and already posted screenshots and summaries of prototypes he's been working on: http://distractionware.com/blog/?p=1092

$15 is steep, but it was $10 to preorder since November and until December had included access to beta builds.

Which is where indie-game marketing failed yet again. If Terry had put this demo out for a week and offered $5 or $10 preorders just for that week, I think he would have sold a lot more copies.