The Ball - Indie FPS Action/Puzzle Game

[VoodooBenshee]

will there be a boxed version too? Please say yes - for me boxed versions a more usefull =)

[Hourences]

Yes we have world wide retail distribution in place, in Germany Iceberg Interactive together with KOCH will handle this. The release of the boxed version is a little later than Steam though, estimated at November 5.

The German version is 100% uncut and similar to the version the rest of the world has.

Thanks for the pre orders!

[arhurt]

Pre-ordered yay can't wait!

I'll also be bragging about it in the studio "see this game? I know the guys who made it" and proceed on telling the epic story of the rise and launch of The Ball as a Mod and commercial release (and I'll probably make them buy your books as well, I'm a good salesperson).

[Hourences]

Heh cool, I am seriously considering writing a new book about the development of The Ball. Or two smaller books. One about the actual design, and one about the UDK, so technical stuff. Something I hope to work on in November and December. I also got a brand new site coming up.

We posted a whole batch of previews and reviews! We got 31 reviews and previews so far - http://www.theballthegame.com/?page_id=642

Reviews (8.2/10 average!):

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  [*:1yv0zx53]

gamerant.com - 9/10 "it’s difficult to stop playing and you’ll be tempted to finish it in one long sitting."
[*:1yv0zx53]indiegamereviewer.com - 8/10 "There isn’t a single complaint to be made about the content of The Ball. It’s fun, it’s visually interesting, it has great atmosphere... it’s well worth the $20"
[*:1yv0zx53]fronttowardsgamer.com - 7/10 "The level of polish is high, and it doesn’t feel like a budget title when you’re playing it... whats included is very well done."
[*:1yv0zx53]NOWGamer.com - 7.6/10 "this is one of the year’s true surprises, and an absolute bargain at the price"
[*:1yv0zx53]nerdiest-kids.com - 8/10 "The Ball is just plain fun. This game has lovely graphics, is a good price for what you get, and will keep you very entertained"
[*:1yv0zx53]MMGN.com - 8.9/10 "Little more needs to be said other than it's easy to justify comparisons between this game and Portal."
[*:1yv0zx53]GamersRoute.com - 8.5/10 "The Ball is a very high-quality game... The Ball offers a very rich gameplay experience."
[*:1yv0zx53]tk-nation.com - 8.5/10 "The Ball is a huge amount of fun, and its polished gameplay easily surpasses its smaller flaws... this title is a great deal for your cash."

[Corwin]

Congrats on the reviews! Hope the sales grow accordingly

[Nysuatro]

Congratz Hourences. Well deserved.

[u.s.marshal]

The German version is 100% uncut and similar to the version the rest of the world has.

blessedly it's uncut =) I'm so sick of getting only the cut version in (censorship)Germany. I'm going to buy the boxed version, that's for sure. Congrats on the great design idea

I am seriously considering writing a new book about the development of The Ball.

Would be interesting to read. I really enjoyed it reading your level design book.

Way to go !

[Furyo]

I feel bad for not having paid for the game as it was offered to me by our good friends over at Tripwire Interactive....I'll buy your book to make up for it

[-HP-]

Every mapcorean should have at least Hourences level designer book! The other one is very good too.

[deceiver]

Congrats on the release Hourences! Gotta find time to play it this week, so busy!

[Bunglo]

Any chance of a demo, Hourences?

[Hourences]

A demo will follow in a couple of days!

[Zeta]

Congratulations on finishing, it looks fantastic. I'll definitely pick up the demo

[Hourences]

Thanks! Unfortunately we are not selling a lot at the moment, so please spread it via word of mouth if you like it!

No Steam Cloud, wasn't doable in an easy way. However you can manually move over your settings by copying over My Documents\My Games\The Ball to your other computer.

Demo on Monday or some other time this coming week!

[deceiver]

Doesn't help that the game released on the heels of the Halloween sale...seems to happen a lot with newer small game releases I've noticed and they get fucked. Doesn't Valve warn you of things like that?