Blood Alloy

A project in Boston, MA by Suppressive Fire Games, LLC
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A 2D, urban scifi Metroidvania featuring the combat mechanics of Dark Souls as applied to gunplay + the dynamic speed of Vanquish!
Backers: 695
Average Pledge Per Backer: $24

Funded: $16,963 of $50,000
Dates: Sep 10th -> Oct 10th (30 days)
Project By: Suppressive Fire Games, LLC
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Latest News

Last 18 hours!

October 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey guys!  Thanks so much for lobbying hard for this project - I know dealing with some high-profile Kickstarters, GTAV, and Pokemon has been hard - both in terms of bidding for media space and for dollars in your wallet, but every single one of you... (Read More)

ONE WEEK LEFT

October 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Alright guys, it's the Final Countdown!  *Cue Gob from Arrested Development prancing about*   First off, we've launched an Effortpost on Reddit - if you have a Reddit account, the two seconds it takes to upvote us could well make the difference... (Read More)

New Demo Up! Metroidvania-style Exploration

October 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Got a new Demo up, this time featuring Metroidvania-style exploration and ability collection.  It's a little rough but it's a more representative experience of the final game than a wave-based combat room. http://bloodalloy.com/game.html If you ever... (Read More)

Demo: acrobatic action-platformer Blood Alloy on Kickstarter

September 26th - via: indiegames.com
Suppressive Fire Games' upcoming 2D action-platformer Blood Alloy is currently in the midst of a Kickstarter campaign. The finished product should be a fast-paced shooter with acrobatic combat inspired by Turrican and Vanquish. There will also be some Metroid-style exploration through futuristic environments as well. (Read More)

Top Ten Android Kickstarters of September

September 25th - via: gamewoof.com
September is almost over which means it is time to look back and determine the best Android Kickstarters for the month. Any game launched between now and October will be eligible for next month’s. (Read More)

Combat Demo - Explanations and Footage

September 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Explanation of the controls of the game, plus gameplay: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2_DLCptbpw And just gameplay: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hZhNHS3Fvs&feature=youtu.be Keep on chugging people!  We're over the halfway mark, and we still... (Read More)

Playable Demo!! Combat room and waves of enemies

September 24th - via: kickstarter.com
We’ve just released our first PLAYABLE DEMO to the public - it’s naught but a simple combat room with waves of enemies, and it’s pre-alpha gameplay, but it’s a fun toybox in which you can play around with our current set of weapons and... (Read More)

Help us cut through the noise!

September 18th - via: kickstarter.com
SO it seems that there was another game that was released this week.  Apparently it's pretty popular, and apparently it's basically the only thing that the major gaming blogs want to talk about. We've had several official press releases sent out to... (Read More)

Stretch Goals!

September 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Stretch Goals Announced! $52k - Linux - We'll ensure that a Linux version of the game is available to our our fans at Launch.   $55k - Power module system - Further customize your playstyle by equipping up to two power modules that modify your... (Read More)

Explaining Inspirations, and the Fan Art Contest!!

September 16th - via: kickstarter.com
A number of our fans have voiced concerns that we’re just name-dropping Dark Souls as an inspiration for the sake of getting hits. In our first Devblog video, I show off some newly-generated combat footage while I explain the use of Dark Souls’... (Read More)

20% met!! Let's build our momentum back up!

September 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow!  20% by Saturday!  What an outpouring of support, enthusiasm, and just really positive energy.  You guys are incredible!  That's Nellie, my corgi, giving you all a collective high-five! It IS the weekend, but we're starting to plateau pretty... (Read More)

Metroid-style action game Blood Alloy jumps to Kickstarter

September 12th - via: joystiq.com
Suppressive Fire Games recently launched a Kickstarter project to fund its first game, Blood Alloy, a 2D "Metroidvania-styled" action game. The game is in development for PC, Mac and Ouya. (Read More)

Dark Souls-inspired Metroidvania Blood Alloy has jetpacks

September 11th - via: destructoid.com
A former Harmonix developer is working on Blood Alloy, an urban sci-fi styled Metroidvania that takes cues from Dark Souls, Hotline Miami, Vanquish, and more. The latter is wonderfully evident in the protagonists' showy cartwheels and neat jetpack. (Read More)

Dark Souls Meets Hotline Miami? That’s Blood Alloy

September 11th - via: rockpapershotgun.com
As I wade through the acres of lovely roguelikes that are so splendidly birthing from the gaming pods, my awful half-empty heart can’t stop itself from asking one question: but what about all the metroidvanias? Why aren’t we being overwhelmed by those, too? So thank goodness for Frank Washburn, who has thrown his Harmonix uniform into the laundry basket and donned the casualwear of an indie developer – Suppressive Fire Games. They’re bringing us Blood Alloy. (Read More)

First 24 hours!

September 10th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

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