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General => SFML projects => Topic started by: gekko on October 18, 2011, 04:32:25 pm

Title: Project Black Sun - commercial game - demo available
Post by: gekko on October 18, 2011, 04:32:25 pm

Hi! First of all, SFML is great library. Very easy to use and consistent. Our first commercial game Project Black Sun is now finished and released at Indievania. It is a challenging game with elements similar to what we have seen the Metroid games. You can go to check gameplay trailer at our youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pQ3G1ZICwKo

It uses SFML 2 for window creation, loading images, input handling, loading and playing sounds and background music. We didn't use graphics library because we will port the game for mobile devices in the future.

Edit2
Now available at Desura!

Demo links:
Mac http://www.mediafire.com/?s8qh5fh38r1b63t
Win http://www.mediafire.com/?cbuc6j6k7hygjq3

You can buy it from here if you are interested. :D
http://beta.indievania.com/games/project-black-sun/
http://www.desura.com/games/project-black-sun

Gekko
www.starflowergames.com

Title: Project Black Sun - commercial game - demo available
Post by: sbroadfoot90 on October 19, 2011, 12:17:26 am

Nice trailer. Did anyone else see the Bellsprout at 1:19?

Title: Project Black Sun - commercial game - demo available
Post by: Nexus on October 19, 2011, 01:00:49 am

Cool trailer, I like the graphics style :)

May I ask what you used as graphics library? Maybe direct OpenGL?

Title: Project Black Sun - commercial game - demo available
Post by: gekko on October 19, 2011, 05:07:52 pm

We used our own OpenGL rendering. :)

Title: Project Black Sun - commercial game - demo available
Post by: Brendon on October 20, 2011, 02:18:04 am

That looks beautiful. Those detailed animations reminds me a lot of Metal Slug.

I'd love to hear how your mobile porting work goes. I've been meaning to port my work to mobile devices and I'd love to hear how other SFML devs do it.

Title: Project Black Sun - commercial game - demo available
Post by: easy on October 26, 2011, 06:45:19 pm

Very nice game! I like the smooth movement, the sound effects, and the music fits very well. Also the graphics is nicely retro and detailed. One thing is strange for me - the controls. I've run it from Wine, all went fine.

Title: Project Black Sun - commercial game - demo available
Post by: keyforge on November 20, 2011, 06:33:57 pm

Good game, bad controls. You should make W jump, shift crouch, R reload, Space Bar shoot, maybe E for grenade, and allow key binding so you can customize the controls to your liking. Most people are complaining about the controls in the reviews, and I agree they are rather awkward, but otherwise it's a good game.