ClickShake's Dev Blog

Now Live: Ballads of Reemus and Journeys Chapter 4!

Steve Castro — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:05:41 +0000

Jay and Steve are happy to announce that after 2 years of hard work, our first commercial release Ballads of Reemus is now available! You can now try the demo, buy the full game and instantly download it to your computer. You can also play online to utilize the server save feature, allowing you to resume progress from any computer!

Check out the JIG review.

Also available now is the free web game Several Journeys of Reemus Chapter 4. It’s a fun little game, but once you’ve played it and are yearning for a more epic Reemus experience, grab the Ballads full version for more puzzles, 100% voice acted dialogue, fully animated cutscenes like watching a Saturday morning cartoon, sidequests and more, all for about the price of a dinner! Enjoy.

Ballads of Reemus – Release Date & Official Trailer!

Steve Castro — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 02:29:18 +0000

Two years ago, we set out to create our first commercial adventure game. Today I’m proud to say that we are ready to announce the official Ballads of Reemus Release Date:
January 27th, 2012!

And now for the brand new Ballads of Reemus official trailer, with clips from the actual game:

This means your last chance to pre-order the game and play the early release 2 weeks ahead of the official release date will be January 13th, 2012.

Now that we’ve had a chance to play the game in its entirety and compare it to other indie adventure games, we’ve decided to lower our price point to $9.97 for both the downloadable and the browser-based version of the game. The decision is meant to bring our price more in-line with the current state of the game market. More information about the price change for pre-orders is after the jump (click “Read the rest…” below if needed).

So as the launch date looms on the horizon we wanted to commemorate our first ever commercial game with a special package. Presenting, the Ballads of Reemus Limited Edition Collector’s Package includes:

CD Version of the Game in Collectible Amaray Case Signed by Jay & Steve
Reemus & Liam T-Shirt
Reemus & Friends Sticker Sheet
“The Ballads of Reemus” Original Soundtrack, available for download from your account.
Plus the Downloadable and Browser Based Version of the Game

This set is available to order in the updated store for $39.97 + shipping with limited quantities on a first come first serve basis. Once they’re gone, they’ll be gone forever. Order your Collector’s Edition here and don’t forget to pick your shirt size!

Regarding the price change, those of you that put your faith in us and paid $15, we’d like to offer you a $7 coupon towards any future ClickShake Product. That includes both games and merchandise. You will find the coupon attached to your
ClickShake Account when you login.

Those that paid for only the browser version of the game will now be given access to the downloadable version as well. Both versions will be attached to your ClickShake account when the game is released.

Pre-orderers can also upgrade the digital order to the collector’s package for $10 off the package price. If you have a ClickShake coupon, you may use that towards this purchase as well. Simply login to your ClickShake account to upgrade your digital purchase to this package for $29.97.

All the pre-orderers have our eternal thanks! Your early support not only helped fund the project but also kept Steve and I on track with the knowledge that there were excited adventurers waiting patiently for us to finish.

The Visitor Returns is now live!

Steve Castro — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:26:23 +0000

The Visitor Returns has been launched, ready for you to get your grubby little point & click hands on. Thanks goes out to our sponsor ArcadeBomb!

Also, we’re planning to put up some Reemus t-shirts soon. Our ideas for the design have been posted on the forum and we’re actively looking for feedback before it goes into production.

In other news, as you can see our Ballads progress timeline has been updated and we’re on the last of the last tasks, with just a handful of programming and audio tweaks left to do.

The Visitor Returns in 2011, Now Up For Sponsorship

Steve Castro — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:07:17 +0000

Our most requested sequel will become a reality this Halloween with The Visitor Returns, taking the death slug back to the original point and click adventure style, with all the horror of the original and bloodier than ever!

Play as the alien monster as you devour and assimilate your prey, becoming more powerful with each kill. The Visitor Returns is now available for sponsorship on FlashGameLicense.com. Featuring several scenarios with 6 different endings, auto-save feature, wide aspect ratio support and all new music from Sergiu Muresan, the composer who also did the music for The Visitor: Massacre at Camp Happy. Visitor Returns game page »

For those of you chomping at the bit for Ballads to be finished, you’ll be happy to know that the core game programming is just HOURS from being finished! After that we’ll be doing thorough testing before we send the final voice scripts off to be recorded. Then we’ll spend some time getting the menus just right and making it available for sale!

This is looking to be a great month for ClickShake fans.

Jay’s Trip to the Recording Studio

Steve Castro — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:23:45 +0000

Jay heads out to Dunnville, Ontario for some audio production and takes his video camera to give us an inside look into the making of a game’s soundtrack.

Meet Mitch Bowden, the man who created all the unique music for every Reemus game, as he records some Ballads of Reemus tracks alongside Jay and gives us a listen to one of the new songs. Also, meet Dave Dunham AKA DAVIDS, who created music for A Small Favor, Buy Buy Buy, and Zee and the Alien Machine, as he records some voices for Ballads. Plus hear Liam’s voice for the first time ever. All in the latest episode of the ClickShake Ballads of Reemus Production Diary!

Did you hear that Steve knocked out the Act2 and Act 3 Scene Polish phases for Ballads?!?! According to our precision instrument of accomplishment tracking, we are exactly 84.7% done with Ballads of Reemus! Just look at that Progress Timeline, filling up so fast the milestone bubbles are exploding and the progress bar is catching on FI-YA! Speaking of fire, Steve let slip a little teaser info about what’s being programmed for Ballads on the forum a couple days ago. What else can you squeeze out of him? Any guesses what he’s talking about?

TOAST!!!

Ballads of Reemus Programming Update

Steve Castro — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:00:49 +0000

Steve’s last video update announced an important milestone in Ballads of Reemus development, plus PlayBook game release updates. Watch the video and check out some PlayBook screenshots below.

Also, here are 4 new screenshots of our games on the BlackBerry PlayBook:

Some Juicy Press Coverage

Steve Castro — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:10:04 +0000

CIO.com calls The Visitor one of “10 Great Games for Your BlackBerry PlayBook”! Check it oot. **6/7 Update: Crackberry.com’s Visitor for PlayBook Review.

AndroidPimps.com says “The Several Journeys of Reemus is the best point and click adventure you can find on any Android device”. Read the full review or watch the video here:

Reemus and Liam are Movin’ and Shakin’

Steve Castro — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 17:32:39 +0000

Ballads of Reemus production is in high gear with Jay and Steve both making huge progress on it. We’ve updated the progress timeline graphic. Jay’s latest YouTube video showcases his excellent work on the cutscenes, including the first released clip of Reemus’ voice played by Josh Tomar AKA TomaMoto of NewGrounds’ fame. We’re also expecting first pass programming to be done on the entire game as soon as next week! (To get more details on that, jump to the progress timeline’s forum topic.) We’ve released 2 new screenshots from Ballads in light of our recent progress.

If you have a BlackBerry PlayBook, you’ll be happy to know that you can now play Several Journeys of Reemus on your tablet! Right now Chapters 0 and 1 are available to download, and the rest are submitted and awaiting approval. This includes The Several Journeys of Reemus: Chapter 4 – The Beastly Blackhole of Bureaucracy, optimized for the PlayBook, which you’ll be able to buy as soon as it gets approved by BlackBerry! Ballads of Reemus will also be on there soon as part of the whole BlackBerry package, so PlayBook development is a crucial part of our plan to get Ballads live! Visit our BlackBerry PlayBook Games page for the full list of tablet games as they become available. Be sure to follow the links to rate and comment on your experience of them.

Finally, check out the Ballads of Reemus page on AdventureGamers.com. Lots going on with Reemus these days!

New Game – Stake Your Claim

Steve Castro — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 16:49:42 +0000

Stake Your Claim, our newest strategy/puzzle game for 1 or 2 players, is now live with 2 new ClickShake Rewards you can earn! In case you missed it, Zee and the Alien Machine is now live too, with 4 new ClickShake Rewards.

That brings our total to 24 ClickShake Rewards you can earn on our site. Only 2 people have won them all so far, Zaigo and Dalkiel. Gratz to them! Can you join their ranks and win them all?

In other news, did you see our new Ballads of Reemus progress bar? You can see how far we’ve come and what’s left to do, and we’ll update it as we keep progressing on the game. We’re closer than ever to getting it done!

Zee and the Alien Machine

Steve Castro — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:40:47 +0000

ClickShake Games is proud to announce a brand new point and click adventure for 2011!

ZEE AND THE ALIEN MACHINE
With a promotion at stake and a house full of co-workers, Zee must throw the party of the year in order to keep his career aspirations alive. Unfortunately his weird roommate’s mysterious alien machine threatens to derail everything. Will Zee overcome the deadly secret of the alien machine and save the party? Only YOU can decide!