Introducing "Shadow Gangs" an 80's arcade inspired ninja action game.

[DamienD]

Originally Posted by Jgames

I am currently adding some unlockable bonus content so people are motivated to finish the game on the 3 modes (Easy, normal and hard).

For the price i put it at 29.99$, in Euros i think it is around 25Euros.
(Steam conversion).

I hope this is reasonable!

Heya Jack,

Definitely reasonable given the high quality graphics and the fact that you've been working on this solid for 5 years now

...as you know, I'm testing the beta version that you so kindly gave me access to.

Of course I will purchase without a doubt when it's available

[malko]

Originally Posted by Jgames

Hi everyone;

Shadow Gangs release date set for the 10th of April on Steam

Please wishlist it if you like it!

The new release trailer:
[ Show youtube player ]

Steam page
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1.../Shadow_Gangs/ [...]

After SotB, this is one of the most beautiful A500 game I have ever seen .

Joke aside : Amazing work and very "want to play this game" trailer !
Can only say "Whaou !" to the all team behind this master piece

And due to the "Shinobi" spirit that is coming from the video, I am sure Damien will finish the beta test version with great pleasure .

[DamienD]

Originally Posted by malko

And due to the "Shinobi" spirit that is coming from the video, I am sure Damien will finish the beta test version with great pleasure .

I've only had a quick bash; my poor old laptop gets too hot running this via Steam

...but I must admit that I suck at this; only passed the first stage after 15 minutes of trying (and this is on "Normal" mode)

[Jgames]

Originally Posted by malko

After SotB, this is one of the most beautiful A500 game I have ever seen .

Joke aside : Amazing work and very "want to play this game" trailer !
Can only say "Whaou !" to the all team behind this master piece

And due to the "Shinobi" spirit that is coming from the video, I am sure Damien will finish the beta test version with great pleasure .

Thank you Malko;

Amiga style graphics is really what was on my mind while doing this game.
I am especially amazed by Mark Coleman work on Gods, to me he is one the best.
I kept showing the Shadow Gangs artist Gods in-game pictures (And other games too).

[Jgames]

Originally Posted by DamienD

I've only had a quick bash; my poor old laptop gets too hot running this via Steam

...but I must admit that I suck at this; only passed the first stage after 15 minutes of trying (and this is on "Normal" mode)

I recommend first finishing the missions in easy.
I am still tweaking the difficulty as I am getting a lot of feedback on the whole game.

Once you get used to the layout, enemy patterns etc... you will beat the game.
And also, no fear, if you hesitate, you die!

[DamienD]

Hey Jack,

Had a quick play when I got home from work.

Managed to get to the 1st Mission boss, but didn't pass him as yet (even though I've worked out the technique)

[Jgames]

Originally Posted by DamienD

Hey Jack,

Had a quick play when I got home from work.

Managed to get to the 1st Mission boss, but didn't pass him as yet (even though I've worked out the technique)

Collin
He is a barrier to the rest of the game

Once you defeat it, you unlock mission 2 and then can start the mission 2 directly always from the mission select menu.

[DamienD]

Had another bash after dinner... so am now on Mission 2, playing "Normal" mode

The graphics are absolutely lovely and obviously I adore the game style

I'm still yet to try Ninja Magic or the Mines.

...and the gun bonus stage is quite difficult, the ninja one not so much if you're an experienced "Shinobi" player.

Would be nice if say a 25% opacity "scanlines" option could somehow be added as an option?

Also, I'm a Steam virgin... it's really annoying that the mouse pointer doesn't auto-disappear after a short time of inactivity (as it's not needed in the game).

[Jgames]

Originally Posted by DamienD

Had another bash after dinner... so am now on Mission 2, playing on "Normal" mode

The graphics are absolutely lovely and obviously I adore the game style

I'm still yet to try Ninja Magic or the Mines.

No mines or magic with Collin too?
Great job, other testers all used mines and magic with Collin as he was very challenging.

I am impressed.

(not using magic adds bonus points at the end of any levels, but mines don't, so using them is not an issue for score beating).

When you want, you can send me feedback on my email address on anything you see needs some fix/work/polish/addition/removal etc... anything.

I am continuously updating the game, before the release date.

[DamienD]

Originally Posted by Jgames

No mines or magic with Collin too?
Great job, other testers all used mines and magic with Collin as he was very challenging.

I am impressed.

(not using magic adds bonus points at the end of any levels, but mines don't, so using them is not an issue for score beating).

Nope, no Ninja Magic or Mines at all yet.

Yeah, I do the same with Shinobi and barely use Ninja Magic...even on bosses (well, accept for the Buddha's)

Originally Posted by Jgames

When you want, you can send me feedback on my email address on anything you see needs some fix/work/polish/addition/removal etc... anything.

I am continuously updating the game, before the release date.

Of course, will do.

The above was just a quick bit of feedback. Once I've played through the complete game I'll give you much more thorough analysis, for what my opinion's worth

[Jgames]

Originally Posted by DamienD

...and the gun bonus stage is quite difficult, the ninja one not so much if you're an experienced "Shinobi" player.

I wasn't sure just how hard this gun bonus stage is regarding difficulty, I'll get it fixed.

Originally Posted by DamienD

Would be nice if say a 25% opacity "scanlines" option could somehow be added as an option?

Even if the game is hires? you think it would look good?
I can add them in beta, and then if you like them, I'll keep it as an option.
If they are meh, I'll remove.
Not sure how they will look with hires graphics, I always play with them with emulators, but here I never tried.

Originally Posted by DamienD

Also, I'm a Steam virgin... it's really annoying that the mouse pointer doesn't auto-disappear after a short time of inactivity (as it's not needed in the game).

Never thought about that, I just pushed the cursor to the side until it disappeared. Good point, I'll fix.

[DamienD]

Originally Posted by Jgames

I wasn't sure just how hard this gun bonus stage is regarding difficulty, I'll get it fixed.

I'd say leave it as is for now; maybe I just need a bit more practice.

It does need to be challenging, and not a walk in the park for even the first 5 - 10 attempts.

Originally Posted by Jgames

Even if the game is hires? you think it would look good?
I can add them in beta, and then if you like them, I'll keep it as an option.
If they are meh, I'll remove.
Not sure how they will look with hires graphics, I always play with them with emulators, but here I never tried.

Like you I love scanlines; and use them in every emulator.

I think too dark ones would definitely ruin the amazing graphics, but 25% opacity could look really good I think

Only one way to find out

Originally Posted by Jgames

Never thought about that, I just pushed the cursor to the side until it disappeared. Good point, I'll fix.

I push it to the top / left also, but would be good if it would disappear completely after say 5 seconds of non mouse movement.

[Jgames]

Originally Posted by DamienD

I'd say leave it as is for now; maybe I just need a bit more practice.

It does need to be challenging, and not a walk in the park for even the first 5 - 10 attempts.

ok, if it still feel difficult after some more tries, I'll reduce the difficulty.

Originally Posted by DamienD

Like you I love scanlines; and use them in every emulator.

I think too dark ones would definitely ruin the amazing graphics, but 25% opacity could look really good I think

Only one way to find out

I'll add it and we see how it looks.

Originally Posted by DamienD

I push it to the top / left also, but would be good if it would disappear completely after say 5 seconds of non movement.

ok.

[DamienD]

Just got to the Mission 2 boss; only had 2 lives left, and got wasted before I could figure out the strategy / pattern.

[Jgames]

Originally Posted by DamienD

Just got to the Mission 2 boss; only had 2 lives left, and got wasted before I could figure out the strategy / pattern.

Boss 2 has 2 parts.

[DamienD]

I only had 2 quick attempts, and got pushed back to the left and died... tried to jump over him but was unsuccessful.

I will try again tonight once home; and work out the strategy / pattern.

Really looking foward to it. Great game!!!

[Jgames]

Originally Posted by DamienD

I only had 2 quick attempts, and got pushed back to the left and died... tried to jump over him but was unsuccessful.

I will try again tonight once home; and work out the strategy / pattern.

Really looking foward to it. Great game!!!

Yes, jump over him to the other side if cornered, the double jump will only trigger if it is in the going down phase.

Between, what is the build number you have (just to check), it shows up in the main menu in a scrolling text down on the screen.

[DamienD]

Originally Posted by Jgames

Between, what is the build number you have (just to check), it shows up in the main menu in a scrolling text down on the screen.

I'll have to tell you once home tonight.

I did set the game to auto-update though so... have you released an update?

[Jgames]

Originally Posted by DamienD

I'll have to tell you once home tonight.

I did set the game to auto-update though so... have you released an update?

I will maybe tonight.

Current version is 1.04

I don't know if auto update works or not, because when i put a new update, I don't see Steam downloading it...

The solution i do is exit the Steam app, and start it again, then I can see that it did find a new download and is queuing it.

[DamienD]

Originally Posted by Jgames

Current version is 1.04

Yup, I'm on this version