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Re: Cute Co-Op Puzzler 'Death Squared' Is Launching on Android This Week, Alongside a Limited Time $3.99 Sale

mrtruffle — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 19:51:10 -0000

Dev here: If you like puzzle games then it's good/tricky as single player. You just need to use both sides of your brain at once.

To be honest in the marketing we probably should have just called it a single player game with added co-op. But that's hindsight.

Re: Halfbrick Has Laid off Over Half of Its Staff This Week, as the Studio Looks to Focus on 'Fruit Ninja' and 'Jetpack Joyride' IPs

mrtruffle — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 18:00:25 -0000

There is a beta for Fruit Ninja Battles on Android now worth checking out. Hey 30 people let go in Australia = redundancy payouts so some people get a nice payout which is much better than the company going under and leaving you unpaid.

It's a tough business and at scale every decision costs a lot of money. For the people still at Halfbrick I hope they can continue to work and prosper. For the ones let go that sucks but I'm sure Halfbrick treated them right in the redunancy (it's illegal not to) and I bet it wasnt an easy decision at all.

And to be fair Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride are more than just games. They are licenced IP.

Re: Death Squared review - A co-op puzzler that's as good on mobile as it was on Switch

mrtruffle — Sun, 18 Feb 2018 18:08:28 -0000

Thanks Harry!

Re: 'Death Squared (RORORORO)' Review - Are Two Heads Truly Better Than One?

mrtruffle — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 00:01:40 -0000

Thanks for the review!

Re: Some great indies are holding a Nintendo Switch sale

mrtruffle — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 00:38:43 -0000

Dev here: There will be better sales but well down the track. It's not the deep 60% you see on PSN

Re: Preview - Gaming Nexus

mrtruffle — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 19:31:37 -0000

hey Kinsey. We patched that save bug on the PS4 last week. It happened if you logged in with new players. So you were an unlucky tester in that sense.

Thanks for the preview though!

Re: Thumb Drift – Speeding With A Thumb And A Prayer

mrtruffle — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 20:19:52 -0000

Thanks for the review

Just to be clear the levels are randomly created each time. And also each level has a different feel. Ice being the one that's totally different.

Re: Thumb Drift - Smashing a tank sideways into a white picket fence | Game review

mrtruffle — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 06:39:11 -0000

Thanks Harry. Ash here from the SMG team.

I just want to clarify on the tracks. Each track has a different "feel" vs just different art. You notice it most in the Ice Road which is 5x slippery. City is very angular and Forest is very wavy. But there's no extra elements like you said but we made sure it wasnt an asset swap.

Re: 'One More Line' Gets Much-Needed Hats in Upcoming Update

mrtruffle — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 23:24:42 -0000

It's a space jellyfish!! :)

Re: Bank of America SafePass Card Bubbles

mrtruffle — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 04:56:02 -0000

This is my 3rd one and I had bubbles. The 2nd one had bubbles I ordered a new one and then BAMN it fixed itself! WTF. I too had it froward to Australia from the USA so I dont think it likes being flown!

Frustrating as hell. I'd rather pay $100 for a solid safepass than these cheap POS

Re: The Carter Crater: When is a Mobile Game Not a Mobile Game? When It's 'Race the Sun'.

mrtruffle — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 05:04:16 -0000

Agree with this 100%.

PC games also don't have the perception than 99c is too expensive. We should have released OTTTD on Steam first and then ported to mobile/tablet. The other way around you just end up being a "mobile port".

Re: Strange Flavour Ditching Their "Play Nice" IAP System, Returning to Paid Games

mrtruffle — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 07:03:25 -0000

Weird they haven't taken their games to android. Leaving money on the table there.

I'm glad they shared their experience as it helps create data for other developers to make decisions off.

Re: 'One More Dash' Review - Disc Divin'

mrtruffle — Sat, 06 Jun 2015 06:26:04 -0000

Thanks for the kind words Dash is a simple game and we purposely removed extra features we had as they just kept getting in the way.

Note we also resisted the 'revive for x' as it kind of cheapens the high score chase experience.

We have a variety of games coming out and with each one we learn new things and try new things. We're small enough right now to be in a position to experiment. The "One More..." series for us is helping us learn quickly and grow an audience. The support from everyone makes that job easier and more fun for us.

So thanks again and I hope you enjoy the extra games we have planned to. One More Bounce is still coming and we have a special non One More game planned too.

Re: The TouchArcade GDC Sticker Swap 2015 Party is Official, Here's a Sticker Mule Coupon and Event Details

mrtruffle — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 17:02:49 -0000

SMG Studio will be there with our stickers! See you there guys!

Re: Developers: Join Us in the Great GDC iOS Sticker Swap 2015

mrtruffle — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 18:48:02 -0000

SMG Studio will be there, stickers in hand! 2,3,4th are good for us as we're heading to PAX on the 5th

Re: 3 Games You Need to Own Right Now

mrtruffle — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 23:16:38 -0000

One More Line is our game and thanks for the comment. It does take a few goes to get in the flow but after 2 minutes you should be able to play ok. DId you watch the how to video? https://www.youtube.com/wat... We're adding other modes now and a "n00b" section but we stand by making the game hard with the ability to get better. If you mastered it right away it'd be boring

Re: One More Line From SMG Studio Now on Google Play

mrtruffle — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 03:53:55 -0000

Um no it isnt. And I haven't played your game but that doesn't appeal to me.

Re: One More Line From SMG Studio Now on Google Play

mrtruffle — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 18:18:28 -0000

You see what you want to see :)

Re: Out Now: 'Kingdom Rush Origins', 'Earn to Die 2', 'Football Manager Handheld 2015', 'Checkpoint Champion', 'The Last Door: Collector's Edition', 'Offroad Legends 2' and More

mrtruffle — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 07:08:53 -0000

Wow this is a solid week. Something for everyone. Our game One More Line is in good company

Re: 'One More Line' from 'OTTTD' Developer SMG Studio Coming in November

mrtruffle — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 14:59:58 -0000

We're having a single IAP to remove ads.

Ash @ SMG

Re: 'Sentinel 4: Dark Star' Review - The Long Awaited Sequel to a Tower Defense Dynasty

mrtruffle — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 10:39:42 -0000

Check out some of the tutorials online to help get through some levels. Some people had problems because their si NH keep strategy didn't work all the way through. That's because we mixed up the levels so you couldn't spam.

Sorry for bei MG so defensive but Pat the main designer worked his but off balancing the game every night so we take this feedback seriously

Re: 'Sentinel 4: Dark Star' Review - The Long Awaited Sequel to a Tower Defense Dynasty

mrtruffle — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 10:28:39 -0000

Grindfest? It's hard not to take these insults personally but we have some people saying the game is too easy. The game was designed to be a challenge.

Re: 'OTTTD' Review - Gives a New Meaning to the Term "Guts and Glory"

mrtruffle — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 10:05:37 -0000

The next version we're submitting gives the user the option to turn off or lower the gibs. This is being submitted monday. Oh and cloud save!

Re: 'OTTTD' Review - Gives a New Meaning to the Term "Guts and Glory"

mrtruffle — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 10:04:52 -0000

Thanks mate. More levels, endless mode, armour + tweaks submitted Monday.

Re: 'OTTTD' Review - Gives a New Meaning to the Term "Guts and Glory"

mrtruffle — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 10:04:12 -0000

You can buy the same game when it comes out on Steam for $9.99 with the same levels, same shop items and same hero Tempa-Death system but with no IAP. That might help you trust us.