Comments on: Gunpoint Now Has Music

By: BerthierGS

BerthierGS — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 21:55:01 +0000

Hi!
Speaking of music….
Launch the game first time, had it.
Lanched the game a second time… no more music…. :(
Does someone knows a fix?

By: Qbex

Qbex — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:26:36 +0000

Shaping to be a lovely window smashing little game, Tom you can easily ask for 10-15$ range and there will be lot of takers, I know I would. Best of luck, and can’t wait for release !

By: Henry Parsnip

Henry Parsnip — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:22:02 +0000

This was my entry for the game music, which was sent in after submission entries closed. Doh.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2prPkbwXXx8&feature=youtu.be

By: Vik

Vik — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 09:45:34 +0000

I reckon that you could use all songs. There could be a choice where you could change songs ingame and switch to various soundtracks of their choice. That would be awesome.

By: MUZBOZ

MUZBOZ — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 03:36:22 +0000

Haha, the upright bass is awesome, and mixed in with some more techy sounds occasionally.

A bit TWIN PEAKS too, which is ALWAYS welcome. :)

By: SuperJay

SuperJay — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:56:00 +0000

I just have to say I *LOVE* the music selections. Tasteful, understated, cool jazz is all too rare in games nowadays – LA Noire recently brought it briefly to the forefront, but jazz in general is sadly overlooked most of the time. In this case, I think the cool jazz selections fit the mood of Gunpoint perfectly. Great submissions, great selection. I’m so hyped for this game! (And yes I will pay you for this, either via PayPal donation to you personally or via the pricetag for the game. Please let us compensate you for your work and creativity.)

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 02:57:37 +0000

Music sounds great. I expected more electronic-espionage-y tunes (like MGS combined with Mass Effect or something), but the new choices fit perfectly.

In terms of charging, I see two options:

1. why not use a model that has been very successful for a number of games that have used it? The “Pay What You Want” model. This way, you have people like me who will gladly give you $19.99 USD because they can appreciate the love and quality that has gone into this, but you also have the people who will pay $0.99 USD for it because it is not running in UE3. Either way, it is all money in the bank for a new project (yes, please).

2. Steam would be a fantastic way to reach a LARGE number of gamers who buy buy buy whenever they see a deal or a really unique looking title. I could see this doing a heck of a lot of business at $9.99 USD, esp. if it is accompanied by a really slick neo-noir jazzy trailer that highlights the story and puzzle elements.

Just my thoughts. Thanks for creating such a beautifully thought-provoking game!!

By: Ryan H

Ryan H — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:32:27 +0000

Hey, I’m late to this so I hope you are still reading comments here.

Please charge some money. Maybe not a lot but I’d love to toss a few bucks at it.

But also please make it easy to pay for it. Get it onto Steam or something. There is nothing worse than wanting to support something neat and having the payment being the show-stopper.

So please make this a one-click purchase for me on Steam and not a harrowing experience with paypal and odd self-rolled delivery systems.

By: Indie Jeff’s Weekly Pick: Gunpoint | Gameritto

Indie Jeff’s Weekly Pick: Gunpoint | Gameritto — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:38:45 +0000

[…] hadn’t been totally incorporated into a IGF build I’ve been playing, we can check out some videos that showcase a final song selections on a game’s […]

By: D. Young

D. Young — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:38:39 +0000

Hm. You could do a Dr. Mario-type thing, where you have three tracks you enjoyed, and let the user decide which one to use, or the option to have a random track for each level. This would prevent the music from redundancy, although the somber atmospheric music you chose sounds just right.

Maybe have an option to not have the music get more exciting once a computer is hacked, because it doesn’t look like things get that much more exciting after that event (unless an alarm goes off or you get spotted).

By: Jabberwok

Jabberwok — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:30:35 +0000

Definitely would pay money for this. Hoping there will be a Mac version, or I may be out of luck.

By: Geen

Geen — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:12:57 +0000

Looking good, keep up the great work! I sent an email about testing, did you get it? I’d be willing to pay $10 for this in the blink of an eye, so keep on being awesome!

By: Ninjaman999

Ninjaman999 — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:35:51 +0000

Indeed, the tracks are awesome and I want to give you my money, like NOW cause I want this game very much and Ill pay 10 or 15 bucks as long as its fleshed out with a hefty amount of levels and such :D

By: Solidplasma

Solidplasma — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:43:27 +0000

Congrats on making finals in the IGF! I’m really looking forward to this game. Just don’t feel like you have to do an early access beta; it’s not obligatory. Take as much time as you need; we’ll wait.

By: Plumberduck

Plumberduck — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:24:01 +0000

Awesome musical selections, Tom! Can’t wait to see the changes to the gadget system.

I’m generally a fan of paid alphas, if the game in question looks like it’s going to develop into something cool (which Gunpoint absolutely does), but, considering that, at least in the past, the process for becoming a tester for the game has been “Ask Tom if you can test,” it might be a little late for that. Looking forward to being able to pay for the full product, though.

By: Lem

Lem — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:40:14 +0000

Just discovered your game, it looks fantastic, and you now have a lovely music to go with.
You should really consider a pre-order-beta-access thing at some point, I’d gladly put my monnies in your pocket ASAP. :)

By: TooNu

TooNu — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:02:44 +0000

Holy awesome shit Batman! the jazz music isa belter, it’s very 40-50’s private eye, god damn. Is it coming out in March? RPS hinted at March. It’s my birthday month, I’m right in the middle so I’m hoping for March. Will it be March? I’m so very much looking forward to this game regardless :)
Can’t wait!

By: Colin

Colin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:57:56 +0000

I think your choice hits the nail on the head. It gives a feeling of a cigar smoke filled private investigator room in down town Chicago.

Sneaking about, trying to get info from people who should remain unaware.

Personally I really love the Assassin’s Creed Eagle Dive that this guy can pull off :)

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:45:23 +0000

Tom, how does it feel to be up against your favourite Spelunky in the IGF? Bet you didn’t think that would happen a year back.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:02:34 +0000

$10 in a heartbeat, and now with Ryan Ike’s music selected, you would even have me at $20. Give it some room so people who really want to support you can, while allowing for a 75% off steam sale someday to drive mass volume once the word is out. I humbly submit that this game already shows promise of going the ultra high profile route of World of Goo, Braid, etc. This has “everyone” written all over it, and I mean that in a good way.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:50:58 +0000

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE adopt a sales model that gets this out as a paid alpha. It’s doesn’t even need to start at 25%. I would gladly pay 100% of your expected retail price NOW. I also like the idea of some community involvement in level design, if you’re open to it.

By: Gunpoint Commercial Release Confirmed Along With Music | DIYGamer

Gunpoint Commercial Release Confirmed Along With Music | DIYGamer — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:14:57 +0000

[…] soundtracks for Gunpoint’s varying states of play. You can check them all out via his blog, here, which will also helpfully afford you your daily jazz […]

By: SirPrimalform

SirPrimalform — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:13:58 +0000

Please whatever you do don’t make it Steam exclusive! I’d cry to see yet another indie game go down that route. By all means release it on Steam, but please give those who don’t like Steam some kind of DRM-free option.

By: Well, that happened. « Final Form Games

Well, that happened. « Final Form Games — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:56:08 +0000

[…] of musicians for his upcoming master-spy-meets-malevolent-electrician espionage game Gunpoint, and our very own Francisco Cerda is among them! Well done, Francisco! We are now even more excited about this game than we already […]

By: Smartypants

Smartypants — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:10:32 +0000

All tracks work. It would be a cool option to give players a choice to the music style they like. Some may choose the jazz tracks, others the more cyber punk style track. It’d depend on how the game makes an impression on them and personal taste in music.

By: Jason L

Jason L — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:19:49 +0000

One thousand times – To the best of my knowledge Humble Bundle requires Linux support, which Gamemaker doesn’t do.

And GOG/CD Projekt has recently revealed that they simply prefer non-D RM; they’d rather invade your privacy and extort crippling penalties out of you than install an executable on your computer.

By: Knarf

Knarf — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:45:17 +0000

Try contacting the humblebundle folks! Then parts of your income for the game goes to charity :D

If not, a pay what you want model might work for you. Or what about a Minecraft/Notch model? 25% of full price in alpha, 50% in beta and 75% right before full version.

But you should defiantly charge something for it!

What about actually contacting mojang and releasing it together with them? That way you get a lot of free publicity!

By: Iddan

Iddan — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:54:26 +0000

Let the people design levels for you! Just like the music and art submissions, but instead with levels using a level editor you could make.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:32:44 +0000

Love the music choice! Moody and an incredibly good fit.

To me, paying for an original high-quality game makes me feel like I’m giving you a good reason to consider doing another high-quality original game.

By: Michal

Michal — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:41:34 +0000

You might think about talking to the guys at GOG.com. It’s a great platform, and they are, from what I heard, planning on expanding to indie, and other modern, not only “good old” games. Also they are strong believers in DRM-free content. Their attitude towards both the games and the community is great. There might be something there for you. Just a thought.

By: Jackrabbit

Jackrabbit — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:30:55 +0000

So damn hyped about the music choice, that was my favourite track I would definitely pay $20 for this game. Probably no more than $30, but I doubt you’d charge that much.

By: Bret

Bret — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:17:23 +0000

Huh.

Music and the rain’s all making me think of Cowboy Bebop now. Not the worst thing in the world.

By: Wizardy

Wizardy — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:55:35 +0000

Come on, really? We are the indie games generation, and we like to pay for a quality stuff. You have no idea how much i’m(WE are!) hyped about this game, and like others have said, i would have no problem paying for it even if it wasn’t finished yet, cause i have a hard time waiting =D There is always a place in my budget for great games, and i’m sure others feel the same way. Keep up the good work!

Also, i don’t really care if you do Steam or not. I don’t use steam that much, but i can see the potential for sales there.

By: The_B

The_B — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 01:48:46 +0000

To be fair, I’m sure it could be perfectly feasible to have both a non-Steam and a Steam version for those who are that against it, although obviously this is all still going to be all up in the air and unable to be disclosed until later.

Anyway this is great stuff and fantastic news – I definitely think with all the work put in by the entire Gunpoint team, it’s only right you guys should stand to reap some rewards from that.

By: JigokuSenshi

JigokuSenshi — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 01:44:40 +0000

I agree that you should charge for it. Even before you should have at least decided to make it something like the humble bundle that way people could pay little or more depending on their budget. I’m also with the others for no DRM. Steam is a must for me too or Desura, but I don’t like it as much.

By: sriki

sriki — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 01:44:04 +0000

can u release a version with the levels that u completed and “update” the game later when u get finish the other levels…willing to pay upfront though…anything to play it as soon as possible

By: dtzortzis42

dtzortzis42 — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 01:40:07 +0000

Please, no DRM…

By: somini

somini — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 01:37:57 +0000

I think the game has potential for Steam, as long as it gets noticed by the right people(RPS,IndieGames.com, mainly indie and PC-centric sites).
You can even keep it DRM while selling through Steam, just ignore the haters.

By: dtzortzis42

dtzortzis42 — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 01:36:59 +0000

Give it for free?! What are you talking about?!
I was about to ask you if I could pay for it before it was released!
I can’t wait, keep up the good work and oh, put a donate button somewhere here, it will be used ;)
I’d pay 20 euros to get the game, it’s a great concept, I’d invest in this game :) I say, don’t be afraid to raise the budget :)

By: MNM1245

MNM1245 — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 01:35:48 +0000

I really liked C418’s submission. Wish you would have included him.

Oh well those other guys music sounded great too

By: PurePareidolia

PurePareidolia — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 01:28:21 +0000

Contrary to what reputation pirates have given us, there’s a lot of people on the internet who want to see quality work and original, clever game design ideas rewarded.

And if it becomes wildly successful and inspires some bigger studios to take some more interesting risks to give us more original games then so much the better.

By: James

James — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 01:25:22 +0000

Humble Indie Bundle potential? :)

By: Aeoneth

Aeoneth — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 01:18:04 +0000

Wow those are some awesome tracks.