Hot off the pixel press, a new Reprisal desktop promo video.
There’s no easy way to say this, but we need your help! Reprisal has been nominated for a Golden Joy Stick 2012 award in the best browser / flash based game category. The winners are based on votes which is where we need the word spread and votes cast, every vote counts :D
To vote please visit:
http://www.goldenjoystick.com/best-free-to-play/reprisal
It’s rubbing shoulders with some big amazing names in this category, Triple Town, Kingdom Rush and Draw Something to name a few, so to be short listed is amazing in itself.
Thank you all, and please do spread the word.
We have hit a BIG mile stone today, 1 million plays of Reprisal which is great news and done in under 4 months. To celebrate we are offering the full Reprisal Desktop edition with all it’s bells and whistles at a 50% discount for a limited time. Thanks for playing! :D
And another Friday is here. We dropped a small updated to fix a couple of bugs which can now be updated from Desura. This will update Reprisal to 1.3.0 and stops hero’s from blowing up as soon as they attack settlements and puts back tilt-shift effect for Artistic mode!
Art posters
It’s nice to hold things in your hands, so why not get your fingers all over this Limited edition and signed A3 Print? It’s like owning a little bit of Reprisal’s history … These are available to buy over at Reprisal Universe.
In other news we are busy at work on our next project entitled Battle Keep. It’s early days at the moment but it’s already shaping up nicely with more pixel goodness.
When asked to describe Battle Keep we reply with “It’s going to be a realtime, multiplayer Bomber Man meets Gears of War meets 16bit Gauntlet boom-em-up.” Here’s some screens to keep you going. You can follow the full development on it’s dedicated blog over at Battle Keep HQ.
Reprisal first patch drops … thud!
Desktop update to 1.2.9 has landed and ready for you to download / update. Desura players should find it updates. Mac users, a new APP file is updated and there is also if you prefer there is a stand alone PC install version!
Existing player just log into your Desura accounts to update, new players who want to get in on the action head on over to Desura.
A full list of the updates are:
ADDED
- tribe targeting for battles
- edge tiles to game view
- island thumbnail view of skirmishes
- more Challenge islands
- mute SFX only
- mute music only
- new swamp tile set
- new track
FIXED
- Fire cloud and lightning storms kill walking populants
- Challenge’s being completed on retiring from matches
- Terra-form bug allowing you to lower other tribes lands under settlements
TWEAKED
- Screen size, menus and layouts
- Totem powers weight
Desura Desktop edition released with more features!
Yes, it’s true, you can now play Reprisal on your desktop PC, Mac and yes Lunix! This edition has all the thrills and spills of the web version with enhanced music in super stereo chip-tune-ness, local storage and enhanced screen size. It also has new unlockable Challenge islands which will be added to over time and future support and updates.
Buying this helps to support future development of Reprisal and other pixel based entertainment.
How can you get hold of this I hear you cry?
Fear not, you can get it right now straight from Desura
The Reprisal Desktop version is released! www.reprisaluniverse.com
Available for PC and Mac, this version also includes the Skirmish mode … the what mode?! Skirmish randomly generates an island, giving you a random selection of totems and pitting you against a selection of CPU players. The desktop version also includes enhanced stereo chip tunes and new ‘Right Click’ to lower land, all this lovingly bundled together for … free!
Just wanted to update to say we have heard your requests for a downloadable, desktop version of Reprisal and this is well under way.
After some searching we have decided to use Adobe Air to port to the desktop as this will be the fastest solution and also cross platform. We will keep you updated as to how things are going and it’s launch date … watch this space for updates on Reprisal DT!
Web Reprisal press mentions so far
Here’s a short round up from some of the things being said about Reprisal since it’s launch so far!
Edge Magazine:
“Its chunky, and fashionable, pixel visuals are augmented with an attractive, tilt-shifted depth of field effect that gives the game a unique look, while the cheerful tutorial leads you through the game’s territory-conquering gameplay with easy charm.”
TIG Source
“I highly encourage this game not only for its old-school game play in homage to the god games of yore, but also for the fantastic audio-visual presentation …”
Kotaku
“This Free Game Takes Populous And Gives It a Sworcery Makeover”
Indie Game Magazine
“…the charming simplicity of Reprisal’s mechanics still never fail to put a smile on my face even when it all inevitably backfires”
Rock Paper Shotgun
“Reprisal has officially launched, and it hits many of the beats recent attempts on the god game throne like From Dust couldn’t quite wrap their giant disembodied hands around. ”
Indie Games
“In short, it’s all kinds of awesome and you should be playing it today. Monday blues? Forget about them. Go drown rival tribes instead. It’d make it all better. ”
The Verge
“It preserves all the terraforming and village-conquering strategy action of the original, but the tilt-shifted pixel art style is gorgeous and right up to date “
Digital Tools
”When graphic-designers meet game-design – this can be a very fruitful combination. The game Reprisal is a good evidence. Artwork and in game-graphic of Reprisal is one of the most clean and charming pixelartwork, that came within the last years – playing in the same league as Sword and Sworcery or Fez.”
Nerdcore.de
”Reprisal: Pixelarty Remix-Game of Populous”
Reprisal is launched!
You can play now at: http://www.reprisaluniverse.com
