Ecorp99

So far, I've released two games, Color Odyssey and Gray Matters. The site is for my independent video game development studio, called Ecorproductions. You can read more about it here

Many changes to the website! If you are interested, I suggest checking up on it often because additions are made every day, as well as blog updates

Hello. So as you may or may not know, I have an indie game development studio. Recently, I've created a website for it. I'm looking for advice or suggestions on how to improve it. The link is here. Thanks in advance for checking it out

A bit off topic, but who says the unverse ever started? Feel free to call me an idiot if I'm wrong, but I believe there's a theory that says the universe could have always existed but that it's existence is sort of like a wave. The universe expands, reaches a limit, collapses, and then repeats, or something like that, meaning that a deity would truly be a deity and not an organism.

To answer the question simply, yes. Now, for the longer, more complicated answer. I believe something that is sort of fundamental among most people. I believe that the universe is infinite, and that it is constantly expanding. This means that every combination of molecules and atoms exists somewhere in the universe, as well as certain areas that have different laws and that work differently than our location does. For example, somewhere in the universe, magic exists. Because of this, I believe that not only does God exist, but it is impossibe for Him not to exist. This goes for every other religion as well, even parody religions like Pastafarienism (not sure if I spelled that right) or the religion that worships an invisible pink unicorn. Now, even though I believe this, I don't believe in all of the ideals that were told to us through a religion's prophet. I think that yes, during that time, God may have felt that the ideals in the Bible were the right way to live, but humans used to think that the Earth was the center of the universe and that it was flat. My point is, opinions and beliefs change over time. During the time of Jesus, God was a more primitive being and believed different things than He does now. I keep using Christianity, but this is true with any religion. The deity worshipped during the days of it's prophet is not the same deity we worship now. At least, that's my opinion on the subject

A friend of mine and I are working on a project called Hunger Games: Source. It's exactly what it sounds like. We need your help to make it. We need programmers, modelers, and anyone who can help. Email me at [email protected] if your interested.

I'm friends with anyone who wants to be friends, and I'm so weird I even consider myself weird. This is sort of like the introduction thread, but more social-networky. A thread where you can find people who want to be friends, more than just interacting

Hey guys. So, basically this thread is for making friends internationally. Just tell a little about yourself and it'll go from there. I'm an indie game designer and I like brownies. I'm from the United States.

It's essentially a gritty reboot of two previous Ecorproductions' games, known as Space Mission #1 and Space Mission #2. If you're interested, you can download them for free as well as a few other previous Ecorproductions' games here.

Hey guys. This isn't a Heartless thing, by the way. As you may or may not now, I actually own a small game developing company, and I have for about 3 1/2 years now. Recently, I realized that all of our stuff sucked, and I need to start over. Because of this, I am rebooting the company. I'm starting new projects, abandoning the old ones for possible future use, revamping everything, and generally taking it more seriously. Now, here's where you guys come in. Running a small business isn't cheap, and especially not a game developing small business, which needs more technological equipment which is more expensive. Currently, the team is only me, two other programmers, and two business partners. All of us aren't exactly rich, so I am asking that you please help us. I'm coming here because I know this community pretty decently, and I know how civilised you are. It's always been my dream to make great games, and I need you to help me make it true. If you're interested in helping, you can stop by http://www.gofundme.com/Ecorproductions. Any and all donations are helpful, and greatly appreciated. If you donated, let me know and I'll make sure to get you free copies of our first game, which is currently in development. Thank you guys again, just for reading this. It means a lot to me, more than you might know. Now, enough of this huge wall of text. See you later.

Hey guys, I've decided not to post anymore reviews until I get internet. The limits of my phone are pretty crippling, and I think it might be having an effect on the views. Once I get internet, more reviews will be posted, but I'm 95% sure I'll probably move over to YouTube. Voices and inflection don't translate into words, and I think they'd help the reviews be more interesting. Thanks for reading! Until next time!

Hey guys! I'm playing solitaire online on my kindle fire and I thought maybe you guys might want to play with me! The app is by MobilityWare and itms tons of fun. If you're interested, try to find me! My nickname is "Heartless Gaming." See you there!

This didn't fit in the OP. The original website for Notrium is www.instantkingdom.com/notrium.

Notrium ----------------------------- System(s) - PC Year Released - 2003 Genre - Indie, Survival, Sci-Fi Developer - Ville Monkonnen ----------------------------- About the Game --------------- Notrium. Such a strange name for an equally strange game. You play one of four character on an exploration space ship, but while exploring the Hive sector, th ship is attacked by missiles! You escape and get stranded on a planet called Notrium. I wonder where they got the name of the game from...anyways. You can play as the human captain, the android engineer, the psionic medic, or the alien stowaway. You manage to escape to the only working escape pod as the ship is destroyed. You have to steer your way through the missiles to crash land on the planet, and from there, survive until you can escape. Each class has it's own special abilities and attributes and they can all affect the gameplay and the ending of the game. Yes, this game has multiple endings. Depending on the class chosen, various journal entries will appear every ingame fortnight. Mother of God, I used "fortnight" in a sentence. No RPG games for a while. Anyways, no matter what class you choose, the gameplay is still basically the same. You have to find a way to survive and make stuff on an alien planet while tring to escape. Now, onto the story! Yay! Story time! ----------------------------- Story Review ------------ *insert movie trailer voice herez A starship, by the name of Var' Equinalin, is exploring the Hive sector, when it comes upon the planet know as Notrium. Suddenly, missles fly from the planet's surface and slam into the ship. You run the the nearest escape pod, throw yourself in, and slam on the "launch" button, not knowing what's in store fo you, but whatever it is, it's better than what's here. *regular voice now* How was that? Did I do good? Do I get a cookie? Fine, I'll bake my own cookies. That's the story. The rest unfolds depending on what race you are and what ending you get, which I have no knowledge of because I fail at this game so hard. Usually this is the longest section. Uh-oh. This might be a short review. *gulp* ----------------------------- Graphics Review ---------------- I won't lie to you, the graphics are impossibly amazing. Seriously. This game was made by one guy, I think. I don't know if he did all of the graphics himself, but if he did, we need to go on a crusade and accuse him of witchcraft. Lots of things are animated, and all of the animations are beautiful and smooth. The game is played in a top-down perspective, so everything is kind of flat, but it's a beautiful kind of flat. The day-night sequence creates awesome lighting effects. Man, every section is short in this review. I mean, the graphics review is usually pretty short, but this time it's really short! Um, the graphics in the game known as Notrium are the most amazing and spectacular representations of data by pixels that I have ever laid my eyes upon. It is indeed a greatness and stuff. There, that's a little bit better. Now, onward! ----------------------------- Gameplay Review ---------------- Ok, this should help beef up the review. The gameplay is pretty sweet. Notrium is played from a top-down perspective, but unlike most top-down games, the player can move in any direction while facing another. Sort of like a first person shooter. It's a really nifty thing, allowing you to do so much more activities. It's like making bunk beds with your step brother. References asides, I really like the way it works. During the game, you find different items and objects around the terrain and stuff, such as plants, edible mushrooms, weapons, and machine stuff. You can take that stuff, combine it with other stuff, and make new stuff. Basically, this games about stuff. The gameplay mostly revolves around finding the tools and materials to make useful things, defend yourself against the alien peoples, and ultimately beating the game. Most characters start off with a weak attack and no weapons. Except the alien. That mo'fo' is strong and deadly. Like gas after eating cheese. Anyways, in contrast, the human is a little weakling and will probably die many times. Ingame weather also plays a large part in the game, but only above difficulty level "noob." Oops, I mean "easy." Heat and cold will affect your player, and if either reaches an exteme, you start to die. Standing in the shade or by a fire will help keep them balanced, but with the shifting day-night cycles, it's really hard. Luckily, you can make enviro-armor. Yay, science! Oh yeah, areas are also randomly generated. There areas are organized into blocks, and the blocks North, East, and West are explorable. The South is not. Nobody goes there. There's racism. ----------------------------- Reviews -------- Story 3/5 Graphics 3.5/5 Gameplay 4/5 Replay Value 5/5 Final Rating 4/5 Heartless Score B ----------------------------- That's it for this review guys! Hope you enjoyed! Sorry about the absence of Review Wednesday last week. It was Spring Break, and I had planned to do a Review Weekend, but I got busy and wasn't able to. Really sorry! Sorry this review is so short, but I couldn't really say much. Oh yeah, I'll be getting internet soon, which means longer reviews! Yay! And, possibly YouTube series and video reviews on my YouTube channel! Not sure what will happen yet, but I want to do more because this is really fun, and that seems like a good place to start. Let me know what you think! See you next time!

Thanks! I had to cut out two sections because of my phone's limitations. I was planning to do images in this review too, but I wasn't able to. Sorry! By the way, this review took about 2 1/2 hours to write and 1 1/2 hours to type and post. I really want to do stuff for you guys, haha.

Doom ----------------------------- Basic Info --------- System(s) - PC, Game Boy Advance, SNES, Playstation, Nintendo 64, Xbox, Xbox 360 Year Released - 1993 Genre - FPS Develepor - iD Software ----------------------------- About the Game --------------- Doom is a classic. All gamers have heard of it. Probably. If they haven't, something's probably wrong with them. This game pioneered one of the most popular video game genres today. Of course I have to review it. While it wasn't the first, Doom is certainly one of the most successful or memorable first person shooters. It doesn't matter if it was incredibly gory, depicted satanic symbols, and was extremely violent, for that time at least. Everyone loved it. People used to say that there were more copies of Doom than there was Windows 95. Doom put you on Phobos, one of Mars' moons, as an unnamed space marine, known to most people as "Doomguy." Single-handedly, you battler through Phobos, Deimos, and Hell itself to keep the demons from invading Eart, but, spoiler alert! The demons get there anyways, defeating the whole purpose of you doing anything other than dying quickly and (hopefully) painlessly. The graphics are blocky, the story is practically nonexistant, and everything is pretty predictable. That's why so many people love it, even today. It's a throwback to how games used to be, pixels, and everyone knows pixels are sexy. ----------------------------- Story Review ------------ Story? In Doom? Ha ha ha! But seriously now, Doom did have a story, albeit a weak one. According to the manual, you are an unnamed space marine, and you've been posted on Mars because you attacked your commanding officer. Why would you do such a thing? Because he ordered his unit to fire on civilians, that's why. Justice is why. Anyways, the base acts as security for the Union Aerospace Corporation, or UAC, which is a multi-planetary conglomerate. The UAC is doing secret experiments with teleportation by creating gateways between the two moons on Mars, Phobos and Deimos. Phobos is considered by space marines to be the dullesy assignment imaginable by their little space marine minds. According to them, "with no action for fifty million miles, your day consists of suckin' dust and watchin' restricted flicks in the rec room." But, their dirty movie watching is interrupted when UAC experiments go horribly, horribly wrong. Computer systems on Phobos malfunction, Deimos disappears somehow, and "something fragging evil" comes out of the gateway, killing or possessing all UAC personnel, which you are not included in apparently. Responding to a distress call from the scientists, the Martian marine unit is quickly sent to Phobos to investigate. You get left to guard the hanger with nothing but a pistol while everyone else goes inside, because you smell and nobody likes you. Over the next couple of hours, gunfire, screams, and unintelligible messages come over the radio, followed by silence. All of your friends are dead. Now you know what the last dinosaur felt like. Time for revenge and saving the world. You know have to fight through the entire onslaught of demons by yourself. Lovely. Ok, so maybe the story isn't that bad. ----------------------------- Graphics Review --------------- Ha ha ha ha ha!!! This keeps getting better and better! Ok, I admit, Doom's graphics are awesome, even today in the ultrarealistic world we live in. I actually love the graphics, but as I've said before, I find pixels incredibly sexy. At the time it was released, Doom's graphics were considered something of witchcraft that needed to be burned at the stake. Ok, maybe not that unbelievable, but still, they were pretty freaking sweet. Yeah, Wolfenstein 3D was already out, but that took place in a bunch of cramped hallways and rooms. Doom had a semi-open environment that you could wander around in and explore. I can't say much more about this, so I'm going to go ahead and move on. ----------------------------- Gameplay Review ---------------- Ah, the gameplay of Doom. This was considered one of the most revolutionary things of it's time. A semi-open environment that you could sort of explore, full of those beautiful, blocky graphics we just talked about, along with countless obstacles. Being a first person shooter, Doom is experienced through the eyes of the main character, Doomguy. Like most shooter, you have to survive by killing everything else, but the first person perspective had a huge effect on the game experience. The objective of each level is to reach the safe haven that is the exit. That button or door was like finding a water bottle when you're dying of thirst. It's great, but it doesn't last long. The levels are basically big action-packed obstacle courses. In these obstacle courses, there are also countless secrets, which every completionist will be after. The arsenal for Doom is very notable. You start with a pistol and your fists and work your way up to the highly coveted BFG 9000. There are also many power-ups and a wide variety of effects. The monsters of Doom make up the central gameplay elements. There are 10 types of monsters, all which have different behaviours. There are also two mulitplayer modes playable over a network, co-op and deathmatch. ----------------------------- Reviews -------- Review time! Story 2/5 Graphics 3/5 Gameplay 4.5/5 Replay Value 4/5 Final Rating 16.5/25 Heartless Score - B That's it for this review guys! Hope you liked it! I had to edit alot of it due to my phone

Yes ma'am, all on my phone and thank you! I'll probably post a review every Wednesday. I'll see what I can do about the pictures and length until then. Looking forward to the next review on...Review Wednesday? That has a nice ring to it, don't you think?

All of those problems will be solved once I get a computer. Mine fried and I'm in the process of getting another.

Hey guys, my name is Ecorp99, but you can call me Spicy Night Owl or Sno if you'd like. Recently, I've been going by Heartless in video games, and I've been playing video games for a long time, since I was 3. Because of all this and my increasing boredom and wanting to do more on the forum, I'm going to start doing game reviews! Let's begin, shall we? ----------------------------- Stranded II, or S2, is a wilderness survival game, and one of the best in it's genre. It's made by Unreal Software, an independent game develepor. The game has two modes of gameplay, modding capabilities, an ingame map editor, and is open source. The Adventure Mode puts you on a yacht as a millionaire. Everything goes smoothly until the boat drifts into a storm and is struck by lightning. You become stranded on an island, as the name implies, but as you survive on the island, not all is what it seems, and you're adventure has just begun. The Freeplay Mode lets you survive on a randomly generated island, though you do get to set the size and climate of the island, as well as the difficulty. The files of the game are made to be easily modified and the ingame map editor is easy to use as well, allowing endless customizations, even more so with the release of the source. ----------------------------- I love the customizabilty of the game. If you get bored with the island you're on, you can download a mod or two and have even more fun, or play a few custom maps. The expandability is endless, especially with the release of the source code. I've always wanted a realistic and well made wilderness survival game, but everytime I tried to find one, horror survival games would pop up. S2 was like finding an oasis in the desert. The graphics are amazing and the gameplay is spectacular. I love it. ---------------------------- Though the game is great, the story gets unrealistic and utterly ridiculous later on, but I won't give any spoilers. Also, the game gets boring pretty fast on it's own and it soon becomes a build-a-better-fortress type of game. Thankfully, mods and maps always keep it interesting. Other than that, I don't have any problems with the game. ---------------------------- Ratings time! Graphics - 3.5/5 Story - 3/5 Gameplay - 4.5/5 Replay Value - 5/5 Final Rating - 4/5 Heartless Score - A ---------------------------- Hope you liked the review guys! I'm open to criticism. Let me know what you think! This is actually the second time I've reviewed this game, the original is actually at the original forum for the game. The website for this game is http://www.unrealsoftware.de and I encourage you to play it for yourselves. That's it for this review. Looking forward to the next one!

Coupouns! They work great because they usually make it seem like the customer is getting a huge discount even if it's only a few dollars off. If you're knowledgable in web design, I suggest you're own website, or even a Google site. Something that makes you a bit more independent. Don't get me wrong, Facebook is great, but it isn't the most proffesional thing to run the online part of your business from. Ordering online is always a good thing since it's convenient. Oh yeah, and custom t-shirts for the employees add a nice, proffesional-looking touch. It makes them easy to distinguish if customer needs help. Other than that and what you already have, I can't think of anything. Good luck!

Maybe it's just cause I'm new to the fandom, but I don't see what else could they have done. Other than personality, eye and skin color, there isn't much I can think of, and it seems that he didn't play a major part in this episode, so it may be revealed later. (don't have cable, haven't seen it) I'm so behind in everything it's not even funny. So Twilight Alicorn is not happening? Wrong pony? What's Fighting is Magic? Who is Princess Cadence? I'm so confuzzled!

I am so behind on everything. Someone catch me up please? What's fighting is magic?

Do it. It sounds like an awesome idea. I want to do something awesome and romantic for this girl that I like for Valentines, any ideas? (ps, sorry for sort of disappearing for a while. phone got wet)

Hey guys, in what episodes do the fan-named ponies appear? Like Derpy Hooves and Dr. Whooves?

How is this show so fucking awesome? It's become a normal part of my life now, and it's just amazing!