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FreudBot [Android|Windows Store]

Discussion in 'Works In Progress - Archive' started by coeing, Jun 3, 2014.

  1. coeing

    coeing

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    Welcome and thanks for having a look at our current project, a mobile game called FreudBot! It's a humorous game with a lot of crazy, but lovely characters presented in a cartoon style while the story is also told by comic strips from professional comic artists between the levels!



    Story

    You are Steve, a weak and mentally problematic supermarket employee. Steve’s days are no fun at all: His boss forces him to do overtime and weekend work, the youths in the subway make fun of him and now his girlfriend Samantha wants Steve to meet her parents! How should Steve overcome all this pressure?



    Just in time Dr. FreudBot, a symphatic and brilliant robotic psychoanalyst, arrives to help Steve out of this misery! He will lead and teach Steve for the next 9 days, making him mentally stronger! On their journey they encounter many angry, nasty, weird or annoying opponents Steve has to face.

    Will he finally be mentally strong enough to meet the parents of his girlfriend? And was FreudBot really send by Steves’s health insurance?

    Gameplay

    Dr. FreudBot discovered everything about bad vibes which are send by the opponents and teaches Steve his patented good vibes which can counter them. But of course Steve has to decide which vibe to play to keep his aggression, doubt and fear low till the end of the conflict.



    While this may not be that difficult in the beginning, the challenges soon become harder with more time pressure and categories which have to match the one of the enemy vibe.

    Don’t worry, FreudBot will explain every detail in his unique, ingenious and humourous manner. Just led him guide your way!

    Development

    We are a team of 2 programmers from Slash Games, the artists of the comic studio Buddelfisch and Corinna Ertl.



    After some meetings in the end of 2013 where we discussed the idea, we started development in January this year. Our plan is to release the game on Android and Windows Store in July 2014. iOS will follow, but right now we don't have any devices to deploy/test it.

    FreudBot is a very odd, but interesting fellow and it's really fun for us to work with him (he would say we work for him, but it's more a cooperation).

    Status

    We just released an Alpha version of our game to gather feedback from the community. So if you have an Android device and are interested how the story of Steve and FreudBot starts, help us by joining the Google+ community. From there you can start the alpha test and download the game from the Play Store.



    The best way to follow FreudBot is on Facebook and Twitter though I will try to post the most important news here as well from now on :)

    If you have any questions about the game or things to say about the graphic style, the gameplay and so on, feel free to post a comment!
     
  2. liyokikon

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    The artwork looks great! looking forward to playing the finished game :)
     
  3. coeing

    coeing

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    Thanks, nice to hear! :)

    I'll send you a message as soon as we have an english version out, hopefully in 2-3 weeks already.
     
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  4. coeing

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    Dr. FreudBot needs your help! Though he never would call it "help" ;)

     
  5. coeing

    coeing

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    Hi there,

    To give you a better impression of the game, I made a small gameplay video of the current status:



    I would be very happy to get your feedback about it. Did you understand the gameplay immediately? Was it fun watching the game, did you have to laugh? What do you think about the look?

    We are currently in the alpha stage, so there is some time left to make small adjustments, we just have to know! :)

    Thanks in advance!
     
  6. coeing

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    Are you ready for the power of the Ultra Ego that FreudBot discovered recently? It beats Ego and Super Ego vibes with ease, but Id vibes are still a problem as his research isn't finished yet. :) #screenshotsaturday

     
  7. coeing

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    Hey there!

    We are one step further now! After finishing the alpha test some weeks ago we were busy to integrate the great feedback we got and finishing the last features on our list.

    Now we just started the last stage on our way to release, the beta test! If you've got an Android device and like to be one of the first people to play FreudBot, feel free to join the beta community at https://plus.google.com/communities/102288087159566115052 After confirming that you like to start the test you can download the game directly from the Play store!

    The game is in most parts already localized into 5 languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian and German!

    We are very curious about your feedback, it will definitively help us to make the best game possible!
     
  8. coeing

    coeing

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    It is done!

    Under the direction of the wonderful and unique FreudBot, robotronic psychoanalyst, we’ve finished creating a single-player card game to guide all those who are not able to attend his sessions in person.



    Face the challenges of everyday life in over 40 comic levels: Strange mothers, complicated girlfriends, dangerous youths, aggressive bosses and … your own Fear. Unleash the power of Id, Ego and Super-Ego, and finally the infamous FreudBot ULTRA-EGO, and handle over 100 bad vibes to beat fear, doubt and aggression once and for all! Can you take control again of your puny human existence?

    FreudBot is available world-wide and for free at the Windows Store. The official Android release is scheduled for later this week.

    The game has been fully localized in German and English. The languages Italian, Spanish and French will follow soon.

    For more information, visit www.freudbot.net.

    “Wait a second… Does my health insurance really reimburse me for this?” – Steve
     
  9. coeing

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    Next milestone: Done!

    FreudBot is available for your Windows Store and Android devices now! Go and get it from the Google Play Store and from the Windows Store!


    Be it a discussion with your boss why you are too late again, disrespectful offenses from teenagers in the subway or an inner fight with your own fear. All those conflicts come down to counter the bad vibes which are sent against you with FreudBots newly-discovered, patented good vibes!

    In over 40 comic levels you will accompany Steve to become a mentally stable person who finally dares to meet his future parents-in-law. Hopefully you will learn your own lessons how to fight your aggression, doubt and fear and how the four powers of the id, ego, super-ego and ultra-ego work against each other. Can you take control again of your puny human existence?

    The game has been fully localized in German and English. The languages Italian, Spanish and French will follow soon.

    Furthermore we need your help to spread the word:
    - Tell your friends, family and strangers on the streets about FreudBot
    - Play the game yourself of course
    - Leave a rating and a review in the store, so other people will see how great the game is
    - If you know any press folks, tell them about the game, so they spread the word, too!

    Thanks for all your support! We worked hard to get out the best game we could and now are very curious how it is received by the players!

    For more information, visit www.freudbot.net and follow FreudBot on Twitter and Facebook.

    By the way: Is there any chance to get featured by Unity as a show case?