Neutopia III Homebrew?

[SkyeWelse]

You could just call Newtopia 3 cause it's NEW, get it?  (slaps knee and laughs).

  I just wanted to say that I approve of this statement. If this was all it took to make it "legal enough" to release it, I think that's an excellent name actually. You'd probably have to change the spelling of past characters and location names and "Dirth" to "Darth"... "Dark"...."Dalk=Fukt"... you get the idea. But I do wonder if that would be enough. It might actually be. 

-Thomas

[seieienbu]

If you look at the parodies in, say, Mad Magazine or something they aren't exactly doing anything more than that and they seem to get by alright.

[ParanoiaDragon]

Ever since I played through Neutopia II I have dreamed of what the 3rd would have been like.  I also love the  ARPG genre and the Neutopia games are some of my favorite of all time.  I would lay down whatever monies to get a copy of such a game.  You could just call Newtopia 3 cause it's NEW, get it?  (slaps knee and laughs).

Same here, except part of my dream was thinking of how the music would of sounded!

Right now, as far as Frozen Utopia goes, I'm mainly concerned with Jungle Bros. since I still have some songs to do for it, but there hasn't been any work that I know of on the game with everyone having RL troubles.  I've been working on Bonknuts Mega Man, since, well, that's another dream of mine.

But, JB, I've been thinking.  I wonder if it'd be better suited to a Monster World setup, rather than, well, a Monster Land setup.  I've been playing Monster World IV on PS3 lately, & it got me thinking.  Right now, JB is a straight up left to right arcade type platformer, more like Wonderboy or Wonderboy in Monsterland.  It's linear, though, you can go back to older levels, like Drac X.  But I wonder if it'd be best to give it a central hub like Dragon's Curse, Dynastic Hero, & Monster World IV, & have Gerald get the ability to go to these different area's based more on items obtained(flute opens door to desert, etc.).  I have one tune that could be used for the hub.  But if we had a hub, that means some sort of character interaction, & possibly shops.  No matter what, I'm really thinking this would be the best way to go.  Maybe I should do a poll for JB.  Arcade action platformer, or Monster World/Metroidvani'ish clone?

[SkyeWelse]

So you're are thinking of a Metroidvania-type setup for Jungle Bros? I'd vote for that option personally. I can't get enough Metroidvania, even if they are ALL over the place these days.

-Thomas

[spenoza]

Monster World style could work pretty well. The question for the devs is whether or not that is a more difficult game and level design structure.

[ParanoiaDragon]

Monster World style could work pretty well. The question for the devs is whether or not that is a more difficult game and level design structure.

Yeah, that's the thing.  I wouldn't know.  I think it would mainly be a problem for Lord Cack, since he was designing the levels.  However, I think to some degree, he was already thinking of throwing in some "connected world" type layout.  I don't think I'm really revealing anything, as what he was thinking about, probably isn't quite Monster World/Castleroid open'ish world.

As far as Metroidvania's, yeah, I can't get enough of them either.  Though, probably only Dragon's Curse could really be considered a Metroidvania, where Wonderboy V is open world, & Monster World IV, is a little less so, as you can't seem to revisit old area's.

[esteban]

Monster World style could work pretty well. The question for the devs is whether or not that is a more difficult game and level design structure.

Yeah, that's the thing.  I wouldn't know.  I think it would mainly be a problem for Lord Cack, since he was designing the levels.  However, I think to some degree, he was already thinking of throwing in some "connected world" type layout.  I don't think I'm really revealing anything, as what he was thinking about, probably isn't quite Monster World/Castleroid open'ish world.

As far as Metroidvania's, yeah, I can't get enough of them either.  Though, probably only Dragon's Curse could really be considered a Metroidvania, where Wonderboy V is open world, & Monster World IV, is a little less so, as you can't seem to revisit old area's.

More important than the structure of the game is the name of our hero:

Gerald.

This is unacceptable.

It must be changed.

If it does, then the game will be great.

I suggest:

Reginald.

[ParanoiaDragon]

I'm pretty sure his name his Gerald, unless I'm thinking of his brother?  Either way, you best take that up with Lord Cack!

[spenoza]

More important than the structure of the game is the name of our hero:

Gerald.

This is unacceptable.

It must be changed.

If it does, then the game will be great.

I suggest:

Reginald.

Only if it is Reginald Cuftbert. Otherwise, Geraldo must be the new name. Look how noble and heroic is the name Geraldo! How could this protagonist ever lose?

[Arkhan]

Monster World style could work pretty well. The question for the devs is whether or not that is a more difficult game and level design structure.

Yeah, that's the thing.  I wouldn't know.  I think it would mainly be a problem for Lord Cack, since he was designing the levels.  However, I think to some degree, he was already thinking of throwing in some "connected world" type layout.  I don't think I'm really revealing anything, as what he was thinking about, probably isn't quite Monster World/Castleroid open'ish world.

As far as Metroidvania's, yeah, I can't get enough of them either.  Though, probably only Dragon's Curse could really be considered a Metroidvania, where Wonderboy V is open world, & Monster World IV, is a little less so, as you can't seem to revisit old area's.

This would make the game take longer to get done, and I seem to recall reading that it already had delays/was kind of halted for some issues.

[ParanoiaDragon]

I agree, especially in regards to level layouts, & designing a hub.  Not to mention atleast 1 additional tune from me.  Just, in general it seems like it'd make a better fit for the game IMO.

[Necromancer]

Otherwise, Geraldo must be the new name. Look how noble and heroic is the name Geraldo! How could this protagonist ever lose?

Yes!  Geraldo and his magical 'stache in place of the whip.

[spenoza]

Otherwise, Geraldo must be the new name. Look how noble and heroic is the name Geraldo! How could this protagonist ever lose?

Yes!  Geraldo and his magical 'stache in place of the whip.

He will make you suffer whipstache with the thorough drubbing he dishes out. Geraldo, our hero!

[esteban]

GERALDO.

[nodtveidt]

Frozen Utopia has closed down at this point, but Jungle Bros will live on as long as lord cack continues to push it forward. Neutopia III will indeed be reborn as a game under an alternate name, with alternate names throughout, but it will maintain the gameplay we originally designed for it. Both of them will simply appear later under the Eponasoft name.