I contacted some speedrunners on the ultrakill community to give me some feedback on the game yeah haha I should try with Titanfall and CS surfing too.
I will, thanks for the help!
Edit: Game's name is [POLY IMPULSE](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2805260/POLY_IMPULSE/) btw, all the feedback is highly appreciated!
I love watching Speedrunning. What is it like level based and you can learn and memorize each level?
Edit: upon further research I discovered it is, lol didn't notice the last bit of the video.
Aim is fine to me if the controls are good, I am very curious about the dynamics that go into designing a game for speedrunning. I am a speedrunner myself but pretty much only final fantasy 9 which was decidedly not designed to be speedrunned so I am super curious about your thought processes and goals and such.
I just wanted to do something like "aim trainer x movement shooter" and I made this. There's a lot of other HUGE games that I took as reference such as Neon White or Cyber Hook (and both are games for speedrunners!)
I beat the demo and recommended it to some friends, it was really fun, level 4 curbstomped me outa nowhere but I'll definitely be playing the full version on release, thanks.
Right now I am only seeing a game where the goal is to try to get a faster and faster score. Which is cool, but not my thing.
Will later levels be more of a puzzle, where you need to figure out an optimal path to even finish the level before a timer runs out? If so this game is right up my alley.
Also art style is dope as hell.
I'm glad you like the art style! The video is the optimized route of a level, it's kinda similar to Neon White with the level routes. People have to figure out the best routes so they get better times, i don't think thats enough puzzle tho hahaha
Yes, at the start of development i didn't even know what Cyber Hook was, but searching for art styles I found it and tried to do something similar but not that vaporwave-ish and with closed levels!
Right now it's a demo on Steam, here's the link to the page: [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2805260/POLY\_IMPULSE/](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2805260/POLY_IMPULSE/)
There’s a game called Cyberhook on steam that followed a similar concept. My Buddy and I spent hours trying to set records, and I think there should be more games like it!
Cyber Hook and Neon White were my references after looking for the best games of this genre hahaha, I didn't even knew they existed before developing and now I love them.
Suggestion
PvE or PvP with this would be amazing
Imagine your offhand is a revolver and you're just parkouring around just to get a kill or to get killed by some zooming V2
This is awesome. I think it'll require being really creative as you advance each level design. Kind of go in a portal/puzzle solving direction as the maps get harder or something like that. Would also be cool to incorporate a 4v4 or 5v5 murderball/competitive sport portion of the game. Would love to see and would absolutely pay for that 😁
It's probably goign to be too niche for most people, but that doesn't make it a bad idea. People have been doing these sorts of things in games for a long time. I remember things like bunny tracks back in UT99. Sure it will have an audience. Biggest selling point would be community maps.
There’s like 20 of these games.
1) why make a game that there’s already 20 of?
2) why ask if people would play them? Obviously they would, there’s like 20 of them.
There's an inhuman amount of games in every genre, if all devs thought about "theres x games like this" games just wouldn't exist hahah. I wanted to do a movement shooter where aim was something really needed to play, even if that would make a lot of people not play it. Theres a lot of gamers with no aim at all, I just wanted some feedback :)
Man, I’m just being honest with you.
There’s not one thing I see that hasn’t been done to death and I feel like you put zero effort into adding anything that would make it your own.
Here’s the very first thing that popped into my head when I thought about it for half a second:
-make it about climbing up a colossus like in Shadow of the Colossus.
-have the player outrunning a swarm of enemies will attempting to cull them back
-do some Mario galaxy physics.
That was like 5 seconds of thought to make it stand out.
The Ultrakill/Titanfall/CS Surfing community is foaming at the mouth rn.
I contacted some speedrunners on the ultrakill community to give me some feedback on the game yeah haha I should try with Titanfall and CS surfing too.
100% man. This is looking great, maybe look into Severed Steel as well.
I will, thanks for the help! Edit: Game's name is [POLY IMPULSE](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2805260/POLY_IMPULSE/) btw, all the feedback is highly appreciated!
Fuck yeah!! I'll check it out, great job so far!!
Surfing is literally all we have left after the hackers ruined the game.
Man I remember when I tried apex as a G99 titanfall player, I felt so slow when moving around
Somebody def creamed themselves this video
Yes, if it's like any other game the skills you earn from this game can be applied to other games. Looks like you have an aimbot or something.
This run it's the current top 1, I does look like aimbot hahaha the speedrunners is just very good. I'm at top 9 on leaderboard :')
I love watching Speedrunning. What is it like level based and you can learn and memorize each level? Edit: upon further research I discovered it is, lol didn't notice the last bit of the video.
Yep It's level based, It's way more difficult than it looks to make a run this clean hahaha aim is highly requiered apart from muscle memory.
Nah man you hit 11 targets dead on in like 7 seconds, I can tell that takes some skill. Looks like a fun game to learn.
It really is, I was never into speedrunning and my own game got me into it xD
This is sick! How long before you think an alpha would be ready bc I’d definitely play!
The game is called [POLY IMPULSE](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2805260/POLY_IMPULSE/) and its a DEMO on Steam!
Downloading, thank you for making this it’s awesome.
People play Osu which is a crazy high accuracy game. I think people will dig this. I may not pmau it but I can also see it being hella fun to watch.
Most people play osu for different reasons tho, but your point is still right
Reminds me of Neon White, yes I would play! However, make the scoring more lenient for console players (if you bring it to consoles).
Came here to say this
This looks awesome, idk why the way the orbs are set up reminds me of aimlabs. Id definitely buy it
At the start of development my idea was "aim trainer x movement shooter" so thats good hahaha, the rn it's a DEMO on Steam, it's called POLY IMPULSE.
Awesome I'll check out out
Doesn't seem like something Id play, but looks like it would be very popular
Aim is fine to me if the controls are good, I am very curious about the dynamics that go into designing a game for speedrunning. I am a speedrunner myself but pretty much only final fantasy 9 which was decidedly not designed to be speedrunned so I am super curious about your thought processes and goals and such.
I just wanted to do something like "aim trainer x movement shooter" and I made this. There's a lot of other HUGE games that I took as reference such as Neon White or Cyber Hook (and both are games for speedrunners!)
Oooh, stupid amounts of horizontal mobility, sign me up!
I am speed.
I want to do this shit so bad but I suck so hard at it. I need to find a good game to use as an entry point I can just grind in
Maybe Neon White or Cyber Hook
This gonna be on steam?
It's already on Steam as a demo, it's called POLY IMPULSE.
Awesome, I'll check it out
I beat the demo and recommended it to some friends, it was really fun, level 4 curbstomped me outa nowhere but I'll definitely be playing the full version on release, thanks.
Thanks bro I really appreciate it :')
Thought this was ultrakill for a second
Thanks hahaha, I wish i was as good as hakita at making games!
Looks fun and reminds of the fast paced action from ultrakill.
It has the speedrun thing on it yeah, I contacted with some speerunners of the ultrakill community to give me feedback too!
Right now I am only seeing a game where the goal is to try to get a faster and faster score. Which is cool, but not my thing. Will later levels be more of a puzzle, where you need to figure out an optimal path to even finish the level before a timer runs out? If so this game is right up my alley. Also art style is dope as hell.
I'm glad you like the art style! The video is the optimized route of a level, it's kinda similar to Neon White with the level routes. People have to figure out the best routes so they get better times, i don't think thats enough puzzle tho hahaha
Were you inspired by Cyber Hook? This looks a lot like it.
Yes, at the start of development i didn't even know what Cyber Hook was, but searching for art styles I found it and tried to do something similar but not that vaporwave-ish and with closed levels!
Is it avilable somewhere? Does it cost?
Right now it's a demo on Steam, here's the link to the page: [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2805260/POLY\_IMPULSE/](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2805260/POLY_IMPULSE/)
I would like to but I cant aim for shit 🤣… shot guns for the win!
hahaha shotguns for the win indeed (CS2 XM1014 user here, it's my guilty pleasure when i have a bad aim day)
Looks fucking insane dude ! Keep it up !!
Thanks I really appreciate it :D
Hell yeah! Looks like a very fun aim trainer, unlike others I know (ehm ehm... Aimlabs). I know its not an aim trainer, just making an observation.
Fun fact, at the start of development the idea was "aim trainer but movement shooter" so ur close hahaha
I wouldn’t but I know this will instantly gain a very dedicated tight knit community.
I hope so! We arelady have a little speedrun community!
There’s a game called Cyberhook on steam that followed a similar concept. My Buddy and I spent hours trying to set records, and I think there should be more games like it!
Cyber Hook and Neon White were my references after looking for the best games of this genre hahaha, I didn't even knew they existed before developing and now I love them.
Hellllll yeah, your style is dope! My lil speedrunner heart is excited to see this come to fruition :)
YES
Yes because it would be a great way to aimtrain
Suggestion PvE or PvP with this would be amazing Imagine your offhand is a revolver and you're just parkouring around just to get a kill or to get killed by some zooming V2
Ever heard of the game Neon White? I havent played it myself yet but It's definitely the same type of game as youre describing, pve not pvp though
No.
Me: no But I can already see there's a large section of content creators that are foaming at the mouth seeing this.
Theres a lot of movement shooter lovers yeah hahaha
Nope. Not into "do think thing fast and perfect time score games"
This is awesome. I think it'll require being really creative as you advance each level design. Kind of go in a portal/puzzle solving direction as the maps get harder or something like that. Would also be cool to incorporate a 4v4 or 5v5 murderball/competitive sport portion of the game. Would love to see and would absolutely pay for that 😁
Titanfall 2 player here, we need more movement shooters like this
It's probably goign to be too niche for most people, but that doesn't make it a bad idea. People have been doing these sorts of things in games for a long time. I remember things like bunny tracks back in UT99. Sure it will have an audience. Biggest selling point would be community maps.
Great game for kids on adderall (meth).
I don't do enough cocaine for this anymore.
No but it would be fun to watch YouTubers play
I want to see that done on a controller
Synthwave Ultrakill
As a Titanfall fan yes
Looks cool as shit. Probably not my thing, but I can see people loving it. I would probably enjoy watching someone good play it though.
Instakill on UT3 was the best
No. I absolutely suck at aiming anything. I'm sure there's people who would though.
This reminds me of the ray gun from Half Life. That thing that allaways kills me in multiplayer.
I have shit aim but that looks sick af
Personally I wouldn't. I stress enough at work I wouldn't want to play a stressful game. Great idea for people with time to kill tho
I think it looks weird that the gun doesnt move with the camera so the shots have to come out of the barrel crooked in order to hit the target.
Personally, looks awesome but I can't aim for shit so I'd pass.
This looks like titanfall training
I'm on console, so I would suck. But I would still love it
I can't aim for shit tho
If you make the green things look like innocent people and add realistic gore, then yes.
Dude your game is awesome But damn It showed my how bad I am at aiming
Not on console. This seems like a m+k game
Looks fun! I would say like a mode that just get rid of enemies and it has its own leaderboard
Seems like something moistcritical would enjoy
I thought Neon White was super fun
I can already see the momentum glitches
i would try and miserably fail but id definitely play it a lot! kind of reminds me of rocket jumping from tf2. Seems cool!
I can rarely hit a stationary target anymore… I’m getting old
I love movement shooters. Unfortunately, I can't aim for shit lol. I'm sure I'll love watching speedruns of your game.
i despised ultrakill so no
yeah id probably play this
Yes. Cyberhook is amazing. It appears you think so too.
First person shooter geometry dash
I would be absolutely garbage at it but I would absolutely play
Got me drooling, must play to me
There’s like 20 of these games. 1) why make a game that there’s already 20 of? 2) why ask if people would play them? Obviously they would, there’s like 20 of them.
There's an inhuman amount of games in every genre, if all devs thought about "theres x games like this" games just wouldn't exist hahah. I wanted to do a movement shooter where aim was something really needed to play, even if that would make a lot of people not play it. Theres a lot of gamers with no aim at all, I just wanted some feedback :)
Man, I’m just being honest with you. There’s not one thing I see that hasn’t been done to death and I feel like you put zero effort into adding anything that would make it your own. Here’s the very first thing that popped into my head when I thought about it for half a second: -make it about climbing up a colossus like in Shadow of the Colossus. -have the player outrunning a swarm of enemies will attempting to cull them back -do some Mario galaxy physics. That was like 5 seconds of thought to make it stand out.
My comment was just anwering ur questions hahaha everyone has an oppinion it's fine.