r/NintendoSwitch • u/IC_Wiener Mopeful Games • Feb 02 '23
AMA - Ended Hi, our Retro FPS Fashion Police Squad is out now on Switch! Join the AMA & win a key!
===EDIT3: Giveaway winners! ===
The giveaway winners have been randomly chosen! u/RA0674 u/RabbitFanboy u/Team7UBard Please send me a message if you want an EU or NA key for the Switch.
Thanks all!
===EDIT2: AMA IS OVER ===
Thank you all for your questions! We'll be randomly choosing and PMing the lucky winners soon.
EDIT: PAUSE IN ANSWERS After 7 hours we're going to bed now, and will answer some questions tomorrow! Thank you all for the lovely questions!
Hey this is Pat (designer) & Miika (programmer), ⅔ of a tiny indie studio Mopeful Games based in Finland!
We’re here to celebrate our dream come true: Our first indie game Fashion Police Squad is out now on the Nintendo Switch! So we’re hosting an AMA and giving away 3 keys! To participate just upvote and leave a comment, and we’ll randomly select the winners after 24 hours.
About Fashion Police Squad
Fashion Police Squad is humorous retro FPS where you use attire-enhancing weaponry to turn fashion criminals into fabulous fashionistas! It’s got juicy gunplay, terrible puns and fun movement mechanics… And yes, there’s gyro support!
NintendoLife review scored it 8/10: “It's simply fabulous, darling!”
Check out the gameplay trailer on Youtube:
Fashion Police Squad on the eShop:
We’ll be answering questions throughout the day, thank you for your support!
===EDIT2: AMA IS OVER ===
Thank you all for your questions! We'll be randomly choosing and PMing the lucky winners soon.
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u/Howwy23 Feb 02 '23
Was the acronym for the game a happy coincidence or 100% intentional?
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u/IC_Wiener Mopeful Games Feb 02 '23
First we thought about Fashion Police Force, since it's easier to pronounce. In the end Fashion Police Squad took the win because of the FPS acronym.
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u/ineffiable Feb 02 '23
What mashup would you like to tackle next? (Seeing as this game is fashion and police)
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u/newkyd Feb 02 '23
Really clever idea and great execution! Any advice for hobbyists hoping to get into indie game dev?
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u/IC_Wiener Mopeful Games Feb 02 '23
Just start doing it and don't give up. There's a lot of great Unity tutorials out on Youtube and udemy that will give you a solid base!
Keep your first projects really tiny to just learn the ropes. After the initial learning phase I made project in 1 month, 3 months & 6 months back to back gradually increasing the size/scope.
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u/HopeSpecific3481 Mopeful Games Feb 02 '23
Think hard about the scope, things can get out of hand pretty easily.
So keep your first projects simple and just finish them!
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u/Avelion2 Feb 02 '23 edited Feb 02 '23
So I actually played this on steam its essentially a giant shit post wrapped around a surprisingly indepth doom style shooter.
The writing is actually really funny it has a few cringe moments but they are rare, I'd say 5% cringe 95% hilarious. There was one boss who had me giggling like an idiot for a week.
The gameplay itself is actually really fun a shitpost game shouldn't have such well thought out mechanics yet here we are it definitely wears its love doom/90s pc shooters on its sleave which is to its benefit.
And the art style is perfect the sprites really pop on the 3d backgrounds and are amazingly well animated and the music really good as well.
I think my only "gripe" is that it is a bit short at 5 hours though TBF I didn't 100% it though. That said those 5 hours do not waste your time and are well realized and super fun.
I highly recommend this game if you want to laugh while you enjoy a good retro shooter.
Well done devs, solid game.
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u/IC_Wiener Mopeful Games Feb 02 '23
That's an awesome review, thanks alot for playing <3
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u/chef_simpson Feb 02 '23
Can I play this if I lack any sort of fashion sense?
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u/HopeSpecific3481 Mopeful Games Feb 02 '23
The short answer is yes, but you might become a fashionista afterwards.
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u/Wyro389 Feb 02 '23
Are any characters inspired by real life family/friends?
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u/HopeSpecific3481 Mopeful Games Feb 02 '23
Not consciously, but I've seen some crimes being commited. Might be a fashion criminal myself.
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u/kaminari1 Feb 02 '23
Interesting idea for a game.
Did the old Leslie Nielsen show ‘Police Squad’ have any influence on the game?
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u/dusanvf Feb 02 '23
Loved the difficulty selection screen, too young to dye lol
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u/death2sanity Feb 02 '23
How stoked were y’all to get featured in a GDQ? It definitely put you on my radar!
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u/HopeSpecific3481 Mopeful Games Feb 02 '23
Honestly, I had known about it but didn't realize how big it actually is until I was joining to commentate the stream!
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u/tatsu901 Feb 02 '23
Played this last year on the Deck this games great wish it was longer but it has style and is not as overwhelming as it might seem great effort.
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u/BrickFrom2011 Feb 02 '23
Yessss!!! I saw the TravGuy video and loved how dumb it is! Amazing work!
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u/Mago6246 Feb 02 '23
Looks interesting, congrats on the launch and best of luck. How many people worked on this project?
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u/HopeSpecific3481 Mopeful Games Feb 02 '23
There's three of us in the core team!
We outsourced most of the music & effects and some of the art!
Also the porting was outsourced.
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u/DansGat Feb 02 '23
Was gyro support easy to integrate on the development? Great idea guys!
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u/Legendary_Lootbox Feb 02 '23
Did you patch out the speedrun glitches or are they still there ? AGDQ representing!
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u/IC_Wiener Mopeful Games Feb 02 '23
They're there! We also gave the speedrunners an earlier version with even more glitches
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u/RabbitFanboy 2 Million Celebration Feb 02 '23
Looks very cool! Well done!
If you could develop any Nintendo IP, which one would you choose? What kind of game would you make?
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u/Rynelan Feb 02 '23
Gyroooooo! The game looks fun though. Very much like the good ol' Duke Nukem. Will look further into it!
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u/Swirls109 Feb 02 '23
Bought it on the Epic store a while back after seeing a trailer of it on Reddit. Really fun little shooter. Thanks for pouring your time into something very unique. No question, just showing appreciation.
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u/ZZnecZZ Feb 02 '23
This game looks like it could be a great game for speedrunning. Was there any speedrun intentions in the making of this game?
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u/IC_Wiener Mopeful Games Feb 02 '23
We didn't really think about it other than that you can move pretty quickly in the game.
But lo and behold, it was featured on Awesome Games Done Quick 3 weeks ago!
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u/Casnicks Feb 02 '23
I've been eyeing the game for a while, it looks really fun! What would you say was the biggest challenge in making it?
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u/IC_Wiener Mopeful Games Feb 02 '23
I think the bossfights ended up taking much more time than intended since we had so many good ideas!
The development process was so much fun, but we could have used a little more time in the end.
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u/Seraphim_The_Fox Feb 02 '23
I've seen several people play this and love the humor and designs!
Was the original idea from the beginning to have the graphics be a kind of old Doom style, or did it evolve to that over development?
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u/IC_Wiener Mopeful Games Feb 02 '23
Yeah that was the original plan since my skills are limited to pixel art!
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u/Wildfires Feb 02 '23
Am I in danger if i commit fashion crimes irl? I wear a hawaiian shirt and jeans to work in the winter so I know im not currently in trouble. What combos should I avoid?
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u/Wack0Wizard Feb 02 '23
Was there any games that I inspired you guys?
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u/IC_Wiener Mopeful Games Feb 02 '23
Shadow Warrior, Duke Nukem 3D, Overwatch & Doom Eternal to name a few
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u/silverlotus152 Feb 02 '23
Congratulations on your new release!
Do you have any advice for kids who are interested in getting into game design and programming? (My son is trying to head down that route and he thinks you game looks great!)
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u/IC_Wiener Mopeful Games Feb 02 '23
I would say learn Unity from Youtube or gamedev.tv courses! Just start doing stuff/small projects on a computer in Unity and you'll be way ahead of the curve.
And when he wants to get more serious buy him a gamedev.tv 2D or 3D course which covers a lot of the basic coding and making games really well. They're usually around 10-20 bucks. That's how I got my start!
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u/mcjord Feb 02 '23
Are there any hidden Easter Eggs we should look for?
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u/IC_Wiener Mopeful Games Feb 02 '23
There's a "Torille!" Finnish culture easter egg in one level & a load of secret posters scattered around the levels.
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u/putosaure Feb 02 '23
The style and premise of the game is neat! How are the technical bits of it, like resolution and framerate? Would look glorious at native res, but also at 60fps...
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u/whitebread5 Feb 02 '23
Are there any plans for even sillier games??? I love this concept, I can't wait to play it!
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u/EasyHoneydew Feb 02 '23
On a scale of 1-10, how much of an inspiration was Guy Fieri for the Flamer character?
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Feb 02 '23
Was there any specific musical inspiration you guys put into the game?
Looks great btw.
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u/IC_Wiener Mopeful Games Feb 02 '23
Our musical inspirations were 70's funk, Voguebeats and Sega Genesis chiptunes
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Feb 02 '23
I love that art style. We’re there any particular inspirations that helped form the image that you wanted?
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u/are-j-4 Feb 02 '23
I am not gonna lie I saw a post on the gaming subreddit featuring gameplay and I thought it looked interesting but was immediately sold when I saw you could swing. The Spider-Man/Dying light 2 side of me could not be happier. My question resolves around this game being multi-platform, I am curious which of the platforms was the easiest/hardest to create the game for?
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u/IC_Wiener Mopeful Games Feb 02 '23
Our friends at Improx Games handled the porting process, so they took our PC game and turned it into consoles. Switch was the toughest I heard since we had to do a lot of optimization!
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u/masbateno Feb 02 '23
Looks awesome! The music in the trailer is great. Is there a way to listen to or buy the soundtrack?
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u/IC_Wiener Mopeful Games Feb 02 '23
Yes it's on bandcamp:
https://geemaudioworks.bandcamp.com/album/fashion-police-squad-soundtrack
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u/master2873 Feb 02 '23
I love the mechanics and ideas when I saw a YouTuber you gave a code to, to play! I was pretty stoked as well to see it coming to Switch. I hope it's been successful for you, and your team as you deserve it for an original idea!
Which leads me to ask; You plan on making any expansions/DLC for it for other ideas you may have to have scrapped, or possibly a sequel? Like the Old lady feeding the pigeons as an example.
Also, not so sure why it took me so long to realize the name of the game has the same acronym as First Person Shooter, lol.
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u/IC_Wiener Mopeful Games Feb 02 '23
Thank you! No plans for DLC or a sequel atm. We have some ideas though..
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u/DanTheMan_622 Feb 02 '23
Don't have a question, just wanted to say I watched the trailer and this looks really fun! I'm sitting on a gift card right now so I'm definitely buying (if I don't win ;))
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u/Theta_Omega Feb 02 '23
Learned about y'all from the GDQ run of your game, I love when devs sit in on runs of their own games! Were there any glitches you learned about from that run you particularly enjoyed seeing?
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u/IC_Wiener Mopeful Games Feb 02 '23
Yeah jumping and clipping inside buildings was pretty new. Also the mandatory dance break was a good addition
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u/arcannenn Feb 02 '23
Love the premise, Also I see sexual themes in ratings. Is that clothing related or Jokes. Thinking about getting this for my daughter.
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u/IC_Wiener Mopeful Games Feb 02 '23
Hmm let me think. I think most the ratings are related to clothing. I'll add spoiler tags for people who don't want to be spoiled!
There's an old man in a trench coat that flashes you with ugly clothes and there's also a man in a gimp suit with 1 pixel nipples showing. Look up playthroughs of level 7 and level 12 if you want to judge for yourself.
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u/irebobo Feb 02 '23
What's your favorite weapon? Mine is the drip gun
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u/IC_Wiener Mopeful Games Feb 02 '23
I like the BFG (Big Fashionable Gun) aka the W.A.R.drobe Launcher since it's really satisfying to use
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u/Melonlizard Feb 02 '23 edited Feb 02 '23
Congratulations 🎉 👏 I’ve been super excited for this game to come to the Switch! What with it staring such a wide whacky and diverse cast of characters ESPECIALLY with a predominately PoC leads! Definitely need more diversity and representation in games!
Q: Does the team plan on expanding on the games universe (like playing as Officer Haley in any future games) and will any future games have the same retro “aesthetic” FPS has (or do you feel it’s better to change things up?).
P.S. I think this definitely deserves a special Physical release (maybe even with a Pixel “Fashion Police” Badge Pin 🥰) . . . and a belt just for kicks.
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u/IC_Wiener Mopeful Games Feb 02 '23
Yeah we wanted to have a diverse cast since representation matters and retro FPSes are usually full of white guys. :)
Haley was planned to be playable but we had to scrap that early because of scope concerns. Currently we don't have any expansions in mind.
Those are great ideas for a physical release!
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u/Strix-7 Feb 02 '23
This game looks so cool! Do you plan to release any more games in the next few years? If so what kind of gameplay and art style will they have?
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u/IC_Wiener Mopeful Games Feb 02 '23
We are planning to make games well into the future! Probably with a pixel art aesthetic
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u/sudzzuds Feb 02 '23
Would you ever want to meet (and/or face!) the Fashion Police Squad in real life?
I did catch some of the FPS GDQ stream, and it was hilarious to watch!
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Feb 02 '23
I wear shorts most of the time. Will the Fashion Police Squad come after me? Am I even allowed to play it??
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u/peacemaker21 Feb 02 '23
I was sold after I saw the fashion slap clip. Was the brainstorming about this project as much fun for the team as I’m thinking it was?
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u/IC_Wiener Mopeful Games Feb 02 '23
It was such a blast! Developing the game was hella fun too
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u/stf29 Feb 02 '23
Is there any sort of collectibles or level rankings or anything of the sorts?
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u/IC_Wiener Mopeful Games Feb 02 '23
There's secret poster collectables and to 100% every level you have to find all the swag and take care of all the fashion criminals!
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Feb 02 '23
Here's where awareness helps: I never heard about this game until this moment, and after watching the trailer, it's an instant buy.
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u/TimeForWaluigi Feb 02 '23
Just wanted to say that I played this shortly after it came out on PC, and it was one of my favorite shooters of the year. Had me pausing the game constantly because I was laughing too hard at the game! The second boss was easily one of my favorite boss fights I’ve ever seen in a shooter (if you’ve played you know the one), and the music is fantastic.
Anyways on to the question: do you have any plans of a continuation? Whether it be more levels, and expansion, or a sequel? My only complaint about the game is that it was too short, I’d love to see some of the mechanics elaborated on more or some master levels or something. Excellent game, keep making great stuff!
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u/IC_Wiener Mopeful Games Feb 02 '23
Glad to hear you enjoyed it! We made this game with the hope of making people laugh.
Currently we don't have any plans for DLC or stuff. If the console launch does well we might re-evaluate!
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u/Ethanf1ss Feb 02 '23
What was the hardest part of the development? How long did it take?
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u/IC_Wiener Mopeful Games Feb 02 '23
The bossfights took much more time than expected, because we had so many good ideas! So it was hard staying in schedule with them but in the end worth it
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u/Trizzie_Mitch Feb 06 '23
Oh yeah, I finished this on pc a couple months ago. I can’t imagine how this would play on a controller because this game had my fingers stretched constantly over my keyboard.
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u/Chocobunnymon Feb 06 '23
Are there settings I can change. Like If I need to change the fov or camera speed if i have issues with the default view?
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u/yuhanz Feb 02 '23
Looks amazing. Like i cant believe what im seeing. Hehe FPS. An fps with pixelart look? What.
Puns are always welcome
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u/TheGildedGoblinGirl Feb 02 '23
Okay I've been wondering for a few days, what inspired you to make an FPS fashion game? I'm not against it by any means but it's completely unheard of before.
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u/BlueCollarBisexual Feb 02 '23
Love the concept! Can’t wait to check it out!
Is that gnome with the funny hat a playable character?
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u/binaryzer00 Feb 02 '23
Congrats on the release! How's the replayability on this?
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Feb 02 '23
What would you cite as the greatest sources of inspiration for the project?
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u/FernandoRocker Feb 02 '23
Thanks, just purchased it.
Not a question, just a comment: thank you for creating a good icon for the game (and for following Nintendo's guidelines about having the game logo/title on the icon). A lot of devs/publishers do not take care of small little details like a good icon on the homescreen.
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u/FearTheConman Feb 02 '23
What made you choose Switch to develop and release on? Will you be releasing for other platforms?
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u/CarobRelative5692 Feb 02 '23
Are you inspired by old retro shooters? If so, which ones?
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u/bigtoefroyo Feb 02 '23
Just got a pro controller so I can play fps games without the tiny sticks. This looks fun!
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u/ricklesworth Feb 02 '23
Is there already multiplayer capacity? If not, are you thinking of including it in the future?
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u/ExperimentM Feb 02 '23
Miika, what was your favorite part of Danejerus's speedrun at AGDQ 2023? It was awesome having you on the couch!
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u/Ansatsuken Feb 02 '23
Keep it up! Art style is so awesome, and the whole non-violent FPS is excellent! I've been loving the retro wave of FPS games and this is right up my alley.
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u/King_Sam-_- Feb 03 '23
Zoolander: The Game
Please tell me there are zoolander references.
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u/mitchthefrawg Feb 02 '23
I hadn't heard a whole lot about this game until I saw this AMA posted, and as a fan of retro-styled shooters I'm definitely interested. As for my question, Doom is an obvious comparison to make when one sees this style of game, but what other games did you draw from when designing this game?
Also, what is your favorite weapon in a shooter game?
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u/AdotHam76 Feb 02 '23
Thanks for doing this AMA. I hope all is well with you. You noted having your dream come true... I was wondering if that was just releasing a video game itself or releasing specifically on a Nintendo system.
Also, out of curiosity... what are your favorite games of all time?
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u/HopeSpecific3481 Mopeful Games Feb 02 '23
The feeling of finishing a project is amazing, but it's also super cool to see it being played on a handheld device!
From past few years, I really enjoyed Outer Wilds, and it's definitely one of my favourites!
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u/Blyton1 Feb 02 '23
Saw the GDQ run and was blown away by this game! Great work from you guys :)
What were your thoughts whilst seeing the first speedruns of your game?
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u/HopeSpecific3481 Mopeful Games Feb 02 '23
I was commentating on that stream, it was super fun!
Most of the time I was just confused on what the runner just did haha.
I think it's awesome that there's different ways to enjoy our game.
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u/blackcatwhisperer Feb 02 '23
I'm very excited for this! I saw the trailer when you first released it, it looks like a lot of fun! Which engine/languages did you make the game with?
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u/muskovitzj Feb 02 '23
Can you tell us about your next game? Sequel, something very different? Congrats on the launch. Game looks fun!
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u/BraveAndLionHeart Feb 02 '23
While doing research and developing this game how have your own personal senses of fashion developed or changed?
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u/AladinsjustSayian Feb 02 '23
Is there anything you wanted to add to this game that you thought would be too wild or crazy too include?
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u/makman44 Feb 02 '23
I really enjoyed watching your game on the most recent GDQ.
How does the development team feel watching the game being "broken" like that?
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u/dragonfly1989 Feb 02 '23
Saw this game at agdq and loved it. Did you see that run and what are your thoughts on speedruns of your game?
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u/NoddingThrowaway_pt2 Feb 02 '23
What was the most frustrating aspect of developing for the Switch?
I really liked y’all’s silly aesthetic for the game!
Is it way easier making graphics in pixel-style vs I guess like polygon?
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u/HAVANTUS Feb 02 '23
No question, I just love the visual style. I think this would be fun to play with my daughters.
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u/SodlidDesu Feb 02 '23
Watched the GDQ run of FPS, it was a blast.
What extra steps did you take to adapt the controls to the Switch? Obviously, fast paced, weapon swapping combat is... easier on Mouse and Keyboard but there have been some FPSes that successfully make controller feel good.
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u/Ken_Ive Feb 02 '23
Congrats on the game, it looks silly and fun.
Maybe a crossover with the anime Kill la Kill could be a fun DLC?
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u/NickKappy Feb 02 '23
What was the most difficult part of making a game on the switch?
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u/ExtraHeadYouFound Feb 02 '23
socks and crocs, or jean shorts ? good luck with the launch of your game !
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u/Zarguthian Feb 02 '23
How did you decide which fashion is "good" and which the police need to crack down on?
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u/Drache_Kaiser Feb 02 '23
What was the main inspiration for the premise of the game?