Blur Games announces Suds the Soap!
by Matthew Harris · 10/21/2006 (5:06 pm) · 7 comments
A new team/studio, Blur Games! http://www.blurgames.com (Ok so the site isn't much yet). Blur Games consist of my partern Gino Bernardi and I. He is the idea man :). I am the lead coder and project manager.
I am working on the game with an artist (Ric @ http://www.ricnicholls.com - check out his portfolio and hire him), a sound producer (Music/SoundFX), my partner, metioned above, and myself (a coder) on a game entitled "The adventures of Suds the Soap. (working title). Here is the concept.
You the player are Suds, a bar of soap in a TGB platformer going through bathrooms, dorms, sewers, kitchens, etc. killing bacteria and viruses, with sud missiles, sud gernades, and sud homing missiles, with a lather shield for protection and of course picking up/cleaning the level of stains.
Here are some early screenshots/old video.
www.blurgames.com/sudsgameplay.mov - Smaller video older and non choppy
The bacteria is the new art done by Ric. A redesign of of the main character is being done by him and will appear in my next update. (The currents Suds in my artwork, not Rics!)
The demo will be for OS X and Windows. It will consist of three bacteria, one big boss germ and their apropriate weapons, Suds the soap with lather shield and his many shooting powers in a bathroom setting.
I plan on releasing an internal demo to some very important people by Monday, a demo to the Garage Games staff in three to four weeks when all the art and code comes together and a demo to the public two weeks thereafter.
Any questions? Feel free to ask. I will also take ideas as well. You may see them in the final game.
- Matthew "Spindle" Harris
http://www.blurgames.com
I am working on the game with an artist (Ric @ http://www.ricnicholls.com - check out his portfolio and hire him), a sound producer (Music/SoundFX), my partner, metioned above, and myself (a coder) on a game entitled "The adventures of Suds the Soap. (working title). Here is the concept.
You the player are Suds, a bar of soap in a TGB platformer going through bathrooms, dorms, sewers, kitchens, etc. killing bacteria and viruses, with sud missiles, sud gernades, and sud homing missiles, with a lather shield for protection and of course picking up/cleaning the level of stains.
Here are some early screenshots/old video.
www.blurgames.com/sudsgameplay.mov - Smaller video older and non choppyThe bacteria is the new art done by Ric. A redesign of of the main character is being done by him and will appear in my next update. (The currents Suds in my artwork, not Rics!)
The demo will be for OS X and Windows. It will consist of three bacteria, one big boss germ and their apropriate weapons, Suds the soap with lather shield and his many shooting powers in a bathroom setting.
I plan on releasing an internal demo to some very important people by Monday, a demo to the Garage Games staff in three to four weeks when all the art and code comes together and a demo to the public two weeks thereafter.
Any questions? Feel free to ask. I will also take ideas as well. You may see them in the final game.
- Matthew "Spindle" Harris
http://www.blurgames.com
#2
10/21/2006 (6:30 pm)
I uploaded a an older, smaller, non choppy video. 
#3
Nice start, Matthew!
10/21/2006 (8:52 pm)
the first screen reminds me the game with the name "Gish". Love it! :)Nice start, Matthew!
#4
Other than that though great stuff. Keep it up. Good luck.
-Ajari-
10/22/2006 (3:17 am)
I'm gonna be honest as always. I like the ideas. I like the art direction. I even like what little I heard of the music. What I don't like is the main character. Doesn't look like he has too much personality or animation. He may as well be a tank compared to the enemies, which look really good, like characters from an episode of the Simpsons or something.Other than that though great stuff. Keep it up. Good luck.
-Ajari-
#5
10/22/2006 (11:45 am)
Ajari. The main character is being redesigned, that _my_ temp art. The new character design will appear in my next update done by Ric. Again hes the artist, I am not. I did all the art work shown in the screens but the bacteria.
#6
Ahh I see. I got excited when I saw the link to the video and forgot to read past the pics. Well I'm glad you guys know what your doing. Again, good luck.
-Ajari-
10/22/2006 (12:12 pm)
Matthew, good to hear. If Ric can get the main character and the backgrounds to the same quality level as the bacteria enemies, this game is going to look very nice.Ahh I see. I got excited when I saw the link to the video and forgot to read past the pics. Well I'm glad you guys know what your doing. Again, good luck.
-Ajari-
#7
10/23/2006 (2:39 am)
I echo Ajari comments, so great to hear the main character is been updated. Nonetheless, what's done so far looks good :) 
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