New Shoot em' up - Jamestown (releasing today)

There's a new SHMUP,Jamestown, being released today for anyone interested. It's developed by FinalFormGames and it should be released later today on Steam, D2D and Gamersgate. It is priced at $9.95

I've been following this game for a while now since it entered the Indie Games Festival. Cannot wait to finally get my hands on the game! I'm hoping it has the content to support the $10 price tag. If anybody is interested I can leave some impressions later and let you know if it's worth the price of admission.

You can watch a gameplay trailer here -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk7UERiO3t4

@FinalFormGames
Jamestown has Gone Gold! Thanks to everyone who encouraged us to do this!
19 hours ago

@FinalFormGames
In case you didn't get the news, Jamestown launches June 8th on Steam, D2D, GamersGate!
5 Jun

thanks for the heads up, looks good! i miss the old-school shoot 'em ups really.. good to see they are apparently making a bit of a comeback with WTF?! not that long ago too. i'll add it to my wishlist and pick it up if i see a decent review or just have time to kill, a little busy lately..

looks cool but I couldnt find anything about this game on Steam...

looks cool but I couldnt find anything about this game on Steam...

scorpion_great

I thought that was strange too. Looks like it's available now though. It's $8.99 (10% off) if you buy it today.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/94200/

I'm going to buy it when I get home from work, I'll try and put up my impressions about it later tonight.

Local co-op only? :(

Local co-op only? :(

MyopicCanadian

Taken from my review for anyone interested -

Jamestown

I've been tracking this shoot em' up since it entered the Indie Games Festival. Last night it was released on Steam, D2D and Gamersgate, so I finally got my chance to take it for a spin.

I put about 4+ hours in with the game last night and I am hooked. The game mechanics are relatively simple which keeps you immersed in the gameplay and fantastic visuals. You have a normal attack, A charged attack and a shield known as Vaunt Mode.

When you fill your meter up by collecting Ducats (The gold that falls from defeated enemies.) you can unleash Vaunt Mode which gives you a temporary shield, increases your damage and gives you a 2x score multiplier. Extending Vaunt Mode by collecting more Ducats plays a huge part in achieving high scores. The longer you keep your chain going, the higher your bonus will be.

Jamestown offers great variety in it's enemies, bosses and level designs. The 4th level ranks as one of my favorites from the genre in recent memory. On a less positive note, the 5th level features some dreaded "Shmup Platforming" sure to enrage the 1cc dedicated.

There are 6 difficulty levels, 5 playable levels and 4 ships to choose from. The game also supports local co-op. There are 20 bonus challenge missions. Although short, these will definitely test your skill and serve as a nice break from the main modes.

The difficulty options are great and allow for the Casual/Hardcore and anyone in between to tweak the game to their own skill level. As with all Shmups though, this game is short so I'm not sure that a more casual gamer in this genre would get their 9$ worth unless they either: A) have friends locally or B) the game manages to sink it's hooks into you.

For fans of the genre, this game is- without a doubt - worth throwing down your $9 on.

You can check out some gameplay from the first level here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwgpENb9S5E

I love these little indie games, but I never end up buying any of them. Full titles go on sale on steam for $5 and I end up with tons of games to play. So while this game may be worth the $9 or $10 to support this indie developer, I just can't see myself buying it. I saw the trailer though, and it looks awesome.