Monday, July 11, 2011

Last Class Heroes-(Kontrabida) 0.99 Indie Dev of the Week

The developer at Kontrabida is one of the most dedicated developers I have ever seen.  All of the graphics and animation you see in the game are the work of one man. After having the game released on the appstore he wasn't happy with his own work and decided to take it off the store in order to give it a graphics boost and gameplay customizations that other people wanted despite it being a fully functional game.  That same app has been rereleased onto the appstore recently due to popular demand and will be receiving a entire graphic and gameplay overhaul with way more content in a free upcoming update.  It will basically be a different game after the update and that in itself is extraordinary.  But moving on this is a very unique game the likes of which the appstore doesn't see too often. 
If you have played  Persona this game slightly embodies that experience with the fact that you can raise your "Promethian" and use him to fight battles with you.  In fact, battles is what the whole crazy school revolves around in this game.  Their are no assignments and your whole success in school is dependant on how well you defeat your fellow colleagues in Promethian combat.  You can explore Venna Academy freely and you receive quests you can choose to complete immediately or not.  This school experience may sound kind of odd as your own high school experience probably revolved around becoming increasingly familiar with the inside of a toilet and various trash cans.
During your adventure you fight battles and gain school points which you can use to increase your monsters strength and skills. Their is a lot of content and beating the whole game will take about 6-10 straight hours if more. The storyline is very intriguing and  goes like this: The "shrouded" mysteriously appear in a small village bringing with them some sort of shapeless matter that can choose a host and take a form that mirrored the hosts individuality. Then the shrouded vanish leaving the society alone with the shapeless matter or Promethians.  Intriguing,right!
I would definitely recommend purchasing this already awesome game if not for the awesome gameplay but for a awesome developer that listens to his customers and improves on what he thinks can be improved to the maximum. The update is expected sometime after the summer months. 

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