It’s official, Run! Run! Don’t Die! is out now! After some time cooking on the back burner, we believe that the re—release of Run! Run! Don’t Die! (R2D2) is ready for the limelight! R2D2 is a speed runner built off of the inspiration and archetype provided by the classic platform games from the golden age of gaming.

When R2D2 was initially released, the game utilized an online high score board. This scoreboard was unfortunately lost during a backend transition of our systems.

The re-release of R2D2 fixes all of that and then some, restoring Run Run to its former fun, competitive glory! Checking the leaderboard is easy, either on the Run Run web page or in-game on the home screen. You may query for additional high scores on the Discord server as part of the new feature roll out.

That’s not all the new bells and whistles added, we’ve experimented and added some features to the Discord integration. One such integration is an alert when a new high score is submitted. Whenever a new competitive entry is published to the leaderboard, an alert will be sent to the members of The Indie Discord  which includes the player’s name and current score!

Finally, we have added the capability to expand the life of the game through seasons. At this moment, seasons will only take a snapshot of the high scores within a given time period. In the future we plan on changing up the levels for additional competitiveness!

We hope you enjoy this release of Run Run as much as we have. Please join our Discord and challenge those on the leaderboard. Besides, if you manage to dethrone the current champion, there is even a custom Discord role you can win!

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ABOUT THIS GAME

Elette Fragments is a story based beat em up game. You play as Benviolo, the axe wielding star of the play, as he solves the mystery of not just a missing jewel but missing colors in his home town of Lotte. It features a unique storytelling experience using the stage and Elette’s distinct hand drawn paper cut out style of art while not backing down on the actual beat em up style game play.

Elette Fragments tells many of the smaller stories from the characters in Elette and their life after the return of Hermielle. With each act, begin to piece together the mysteries that plague the island nation while experiencing fun and new mechanics that bring an old time favorite genre some new and exciting twists.

ACT 1

When a strange trader comes to the drab land of Lotte, it isn’t long before the townsfolk find their day to day activities thrown upside down. With the slightest glimpse of a magnificent blue gem, the citizens of Lotte are thrown into a frenzy only to have the gem taken before their very eyes. Our heroes, Benviolo and Mathias Tillington II are paired with the eccentric trader as a deeper plot surrounding the loss of colors from the nation begins to take shape.

ACT 2

A musty journal, unfinished research, and a powerful artifact. In the chance to uncover the mysteries surrounding the loss of color from the Nation of Lotte, Juliet stumbles upon notes left by her late mother. All signs point to the mystical Monocle of Mortimer, a gift given to Hermielle, which legend states can control Spectra in untold ways. In what will become a quest that hits close to home, she must unite with an unlikely ally to uncover a hidden truth.

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DreamHack is the world’s largest digital festival. A place for gamers of all stripes to come together to compete, make new friends and celebrate all of the things that make internet culture great. They host the world’s largest bring your own computer LAN party, esport tournaments, cosplay competitions, panels, and more. Feel free to stop by the game jam booth and play the Jam version of Ambuuu. The games from the other winners will also be on display.

(Photo Courtesy of @gamejolt)

None of us could be in Texas to show the DreamHack Ambuuu version in person, so we would love to see any pictures you take of the booth or DreamHack in general. Make sure to tweet them at us! And thank you to the volunteers showcasing it for us! We hope to see you all at a future DreamHack.

To celebrate we also spruced up the landing page of Ambuuu. Check it out. Our goal was to create a simple and catchy landing page for Ambuuu to have a easy place to access the download and most up to date news available. It also includes a short form in case you want to join our mailing list and be emailed about new releases from The Indie Accord. Next on our list is a presskit and steam page!

Peace!

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Today we’d like to focus on the recent collaboration between DreamHack and Game Jolt.

For those not in the know these two awesome groups worked together to launch a 10-day Game Jam! A Game Jam is time-framed competition with a theme that is picked right before the launch of the event. In this specific case, the  theme chosen was “5 minutes to…”, now how you wish to represent that is up to you. There are a bunch of cool entries (almost 50!) which were submitted, and each one brings to the table their own flavor of the theme. We were really sure early on that we didn’t want to just make a game and slap a five minute timer on it. Instead we framed the game around a fictional “golden time” that trauma victims go through where they can be saved only if an ambulance picks them up in 5 minutes (In the end 5 minutes was way too long for the game play, so it says five minutes in the game, but its really closer to 90 seconds.)

It’s fun to see how what ideas are created and how they are implemented. If you have time, we recommend trying out a Game Jam. Even if you don’t have any coding experience, individuals/teams are looking for artists, musicians, designers, etc. to help them bring their idea to reality, and its a really fun experience! In fact our team worked with a new person this time, Matt Killy and our old friend Ross Carr.

The Game

We eventually made a game where you drive an ambulance around a very dangerous city filled with injury prone citizens. From monsters, to aliens, to monkeys, to volcanic eruptions. The people in the city do not seem to be able to stay out of the hospital. Your goal is to get to the citizen and drive them to the hospital before their five minute timer is up, while avoiding the zany events, and trying to control your car in the intense AMBUUU mode.

Our game Ambuuu won 1st Place for DreamHack Jam Dallas! We are PUMPED to represent it at DreamHack Dallas in the end of May! If you attend, please come say hi!

What’s Next. Exciting updates for you!

We’re sure you are wondering, “But TIA, what’s next for Ambuu?”, well this is precisely what we would love to share with you.

Online Highscores
One thing that is on our immediate radar are online high scores. Wouldn’t it be awesome to compare your score and battle against your friends, all while seeing how many injured civilizations you both saved. Or didn’t. We don’t judge on your play-style here.

Couch Co-Op

We at TIA strongly believe in kicking your best friend’s butt in person. That’s right. Couch-Co-op! For Ambuuu we are still researching various ideas and alternatives but we believe a couch co-op version of the game could be just what the doctor ordered! Imagine sitting together around a TV/PC, controllers in hand, a mess of popcorn all over the floor as you battle it out. Almost a Kirby Air-Ride meets Overcooked. I’m talking chaos! That’s right, a full on battle to save the city of Montrifer!

Customization

We heard that everyone loves to personalize things. Well, good news for everyone! We are looking into allowing different color combinations, paint jobs, and the such for Ambuuu! Bring your creative side out and rescue your city! Maybe you keep it classy with humans. Perhaps you want lizard people. Why stop there, the combinations could be endless! Combine this with a mixture of task-based unlockables and your experience will become your own!

Steam

Lastly, we know that most of you use Steam (if you don’t, we highly recommend it!). Ambuuu will be brought to Steam for your convenience!

TL:DR
What may or may not be coming to Ambuuu,

• Online Highscores & Metrics
• Multiplayer Functionality
• Game Unlockables & Personalization
• Steam

Who We Are

We are just a bunch of friends who enjoy video games and make them for fun! A combination of both inexperienced and experienced individuals of various expertise, all are welcome Between us, we have a vary wide taste of video games and styles, but we try to add at least one quirky thing to all our games. If you’d like to learn more or want to reach out, we have a plethora of ways to be contacted and followed, from Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, to YouTube and even LinkedIn(we don’t know why though)!

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Welcome to day 7 of magical goodness! Today we would like to thank those that have been following us, and those that are new comers by giving you the gift of gaming!

Run Run was made in a weekend to practice using GameMaker: Studio. It is a platform runner inspired by Mario games (both new and old) and features a timer and online high scores so that players can compare their best runs against each other.

Do you think you are up for the challenge? Check it out below on either Gamejolt or Itch.io for a download!

Downloads

Itch.io

GameJolt

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This will be our first game as a Razer partnered indie dev! We will be providing full support for Razer Chroma keyboards, mice, headsets, and mouse pads. This includes custom effects and GUI surprises built into the actual hardware you play with! Such immersion, very wow! Since the game world’s main source of magic is “spectra”, this is a really cool opportunity to use the colors and lights in exciting ways.

Additionally, we have decided to run a Steam Greenlight campaign for this project! We are excited to show off the game, screenshots, and videos on Steam!  We would appreciate any and all support/feedback you could give during the campaign. As always, we are open to any suggestions, comments, and concerns about our projects and are more than willing to answer any questions. Vote for us here!

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Tomorrow at NOON PST, I am playing the game BLOOM from @TheIndieAccord and talking to @iamscissors about it! @desura

— Indie (@TheRealIndie) February 24, 2015

On February 24th, Zach (@iamscissors) will be on a livestream with @TheRealIndie as they talk about the inspiration of Bloom, the development, and any challenges that we had to overcome.

Of course the world of Arlon would not be the same without the fantastic music and sounds created by the great Widzy!

Remember to check out Desura and visit the land of Arlon today, only in Bloom.

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Bloom is the Accord’s homage to N64 platformers. At its heart it is a love letter to exploration adventure games of years past. Play as James, a boy who has a way with plants. James and his sister Jasmin act as the guardians of the vast world of Arlon. When Jasmin is kidnapped by Salty, the king of the foxes, James sets out to save her. James will need to work together with a beauty queen elephant, a lazy mole, and a completely insane mayor to save Jasmin, all while discovering and helping various plants bloom.

Features:

• 4 unforgettable zones
• 225 Objects to collect (and a secret ending for those who collect them all)
• 10 characters with unique personalities
• N64 platformy goodness!
• An original soundtrack composed by Samuel Widzy
• A magical storyline focused around James and Jasmin, two siblings from the world of Arlon

Bloom 2

Help us make Bloom 2! If we raise 500$ we will make the sequel to Bloom, with all the same great N64 goodness in Bloom, but tons more features! These features include:

• Play as Jasmin (with fire)
• More types of Jumps
• Floating with umbrella
• More crazy plants
• Rideable animals
• A variety of new animals
• 2x the levels
• Better textures
• Rendered cut scenes
• 4 bosses
• All kinds of new terrain
• Swimming
• Different modes:
  • Flower collector (grab as many flower as you can in 1 minute)
  • Survival (fend off foxes as long as you can!)
  • Racing (against a variety of characters from bloom)
• More zones:
  • Under water
  • Volcano
  • Forest
  • Marsh
  • Plus all the old levels revamped

Tiers

Anything/Everything We will credit you as a supporter in Bloom 2, and give you a shoutout on facebook or twitter!
5$ You will have access to alpha versions of Bloom2.
10$ You will have access to alpha versions of Bloom2, and free bloom stickers.
15$ You will have access to alpha versions of Bloom 2 as well as polls that direct it’s development.
25$ All of the above, and we will send you bloom stickers and art/posters!
35$ Access to alpha builds and polls, and you will be able to work with the team to design new enemies!
50$ Access to alpha builds and polls, and you will be able to work with the team to design environments and levels!
100$ Access to alpha builds and polls, free stickers and art, and you (or anyone else you choose) will be modeled and put into the game as a character!

CLICK HERE TO DONATE

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