Ash (iPhone)

[eDotd]

Re: Ash (iPhone)

Will definitely check this out...if it comes to Android.

Congrats!

[Hooe]

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Any word on new free codes, lol?

Unfortunately, right now the free codes that work are being held for reviewers and advertising purposes (i.e. a giveaway of ten copies of the game by Gabe of PennyArcade). I'm still working on that front to get at least one to give out to those that messaged me earlier.

[Hooe]

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Bumping this to post some quotes from various sources:

148apps.com Five for Friday! article:

"Ash just may go down as one of the best role-playing games nobody played on the iPhone."
"Grab Ash and watch your weekend disappear."

SlideToPlay New App A Day feature:

"We've only spent an hour with it so far, but the storyline already has us hooked."

Gizmodo:

"...considerable love has been put into this $5 portable tribute to classic gaming."

RPGFan's Nov 11 "Random Encounter" podcast:

"One of the better traditional RPGs, regardless of system..."
"This is one of the few games in the genre that is really optimized for the phone."
"...a terrific game..."

All this good press gives me a warm-and-fuzzy feeling inside.

[av7]

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I'll be downloading it shortly once I find my charger, looks fun and I need something to keep me entertained whenever I'm waiting

[av7]

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Just thought to post quickly in here, graphics are very well done and I like the dialogue window on the bottom- very easy to read and having the character graphics is nice.

Controls I'm loving. I have both Final Fantasy games downloaded and I hate the d-pad control. No delays whatsoever so I'm loving it.

Party window is really light and easy to manage, descriptions for all your items and abilities. Also when you first enter the party screen, you get your characters and it lists their weapon/armor. Tapping on the items gives you the description but you need to go into the "Items" menu to see a more detailed description of the weapon/armor.

Forgot to mention how much I like the shop menu and listing system

Thats all I got for now, barely got the game started but figured I would post a quick impression

[Hooe]

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Thanks for giving it a shot, arvbas. I do hope you enjoy it.

If you have any questions about anything, feel free to post here or shoot me a PM or something.

[Cyros]

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I'm going to have to make time for this at some point. I'm currently pushing through my backlog of video games that includes Alan Wake, Dragon Age, and Dead Space. I did just knock out Assassin's Creed II.

[av7]

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Just got done with the first boss, not easy as I thought it was going to be.

My one complaint is the target window for tapping on the enemy to attack, seems a little too small especially on the bigger targets.

Also I wish the flee system was a chance/luck thing, instead of being able to run away from every single fight if I choose so. Unless I've just been getting extremely lucky?

[stizz]

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FYI it's free on the app store at the moment.

[Hooe]

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Also I wish the flee system was a chance/luck thing, instead of being able to run away from every single fight if I choose so. Unless I've just been getting extremely lucky?

Nah, the flee system is an automatic out from a battle. This was done intentionally to keep difficulty in balance; we didn't want to penalize the player but so much for venturing into a wrong area. We also decided to go this route because we are on a mobile platform and decided that all random battles should be more-or-less optional if the player doesn't want to / doesn't have time to fight them while wanting to advance the narrative.

FYI it's free on the app store at the moment.

Indeed, we're one of three apps featured by FreeAppADay for Black Friday only!

[BigD]

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Did y'all make the game using the rpgmaker program? Looks like it. I thought about doing the same thing.

[Hooe]

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Did y'all make the game using the rpgmaker program? Looks like it. I thought about doing the same thing.

In a word (and let me be clear, this has been a source of confusion for many people asking about our game), no.

We licensed the art from Enterbrain (the company behind the RPGMaker applications), but the source code, story, and soundtrack are all original.

[BigD]

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In a word (and let me be clear, this has been a source of confusion for many people asking about our game), no.

We licensed the art from Enterbrain (the company behind the RPGMaker applications), but the source code, story, and soundtrack are all original.

Sweet. Looks like y'all did a nice job.

[Candyman5]

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Cant believe I missed the black friday deal.... Was really looking forward to this game but $5....that would make it the most expensive app I have bought.....lol.

[Cyros]

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Cant believe I missed the black friday deal.... Was really looking forward to this game but $5....that would make it the most expensive app I have bought.....lol.

As many games you buy and $5 for an Rpg hurts you? The guy who bought the Halo 3 Legendary Edition?