After 15 month long development grind Final Run is finally available on the App Store. We’re both professional game developers, I worked on the project full-time, taking care of production, design and art, my friend working part-time mostly focussing on scripting, tech and design. We were fortunate to have the opportunity to hire and work together with highly talented game industry professionals and aspiring game industry professionals, including one of Driver San Francisco’s narrative designers/writers.
Final Run is a massive indie project, created in Unity, with its own focus and direction. It combines elements of vehicular combat, exploration, zombie killing and frantic runs across mined roads.
STORY:
A catastrophic global epidemic has wiped out millions. Now the highly contagious infected have been contained. Bordering the containment area lies the Grey Zone. In this derelict no-man’s-land, only the desperate survive…
In Final Run, renegade scavenger Kurt Boltares finds himself protecting Doctor Shizu Lee as they are forced to flee the containment area. Having betrayed their former leader, a ruthless mercenary they call the Chief, they know that if they can’t escape, he’ll have them killed. Or, if they’re really unlucky… the Virus will get them first.
FEATURES:
An epic story in 19 spectacular 3D levels!
Kill zombies, destroy vehicles in combat, and dash across mined roads
An immersive original soundtrack supported by a dynamic music system
Achieve extra in-mission goals to unlock all 6 weapons and all 6 vehicles
Intense boss fights with special mechanics and enemies
No in-app purchases – all unlockables are accessible for everyone
This is a fantastic little game that evokes fond memories Interstate '76. Great work!
iControlPad support, too, couldn’t ask for more! I sincerely hope more developers jump on this bandwagon, and I hope more folks give dual-analogue support a crack!
It has been a great experience working with Unity! Final Run has been in the AppStore for 2 weeks now and we haven’t seen a single crash log coming in! So far we’re getting really good reviews, all between 80-90% so far, we’re hoping to get more exposure now. We’re getting a lot of praise for the story implementation and the mood. The entire world is logically structured, looking out of the level you will see areas you may visit later on in the game!
I really love playing the game with iControlPad, I think it’s definitely the best experience playing the game so far
It’s cool seeing the different comparisons coming in, I think the closest thing you can compare us to is probably Interstate We definitely had a good look to see what other games are doing, I actually bought Carmageddon 1 and 2 to study, which are DOS based with pseudo physics, which was great to experience again! There’s over 30 years of really interesting games to study, I think we really took all that in.
I gotta say we really had a fresh take on all the genres we encompass, our combat is quite deep, it offers a lot of choice and it’s different with all the weapons you can unlock, it’s a fresh take with a lot of variables there’s a lot of ways the same battle can go The zombie gametype is actually really tactical, it puts more of an emphasize on resource management and planning.
Still waiting to play it. In order to play it I need to upgrade to a higher iOS version. Everytime I tried to upgrade an error message would pop up. Then this afternoon my iPod decided that suicide seemed like a good idea so now I have to get a new one.
Give me a week or two and I will tell you what I think of it.
We’ll definitely look at an Android release, it’s not feasible to do straigh away unfortunately! We’re working hard to implement Game Center at the moment, and we’re taking in some feedback from our fans. Please be in touch also by e-mail at rotorgamesnl@gmail.com if you’re facing any problems, or if you have any specific suggestions you don’t like to share here
I just wanted to give you all a heads up about our current weekend sale on the AppStore, we’re selling 50% off for $1,99!
We had some reviews coming in, see below
4.5/5 “Final Run makes the zombie genre feel fresh again! A masterful blend of compelling plot, well-drawn characters, and incredibly intense and perfectly paced gameplay adds up to one of the most impressive indie debuts yet this year.” - iFanZine
Good! “Looks like someone has finally followed the Hollywood dream, a storyline so perfect that all it lacks only is a well renowned actor and actress.” - AppCroc.com
4.5/5 “The gameplay is awesome with great graphics story. Go pick up Final Run!” - PhoneGamerUK.co.uk
82% “Cool, Smooth Indie Car Shooter, lovely graphics.” - LittleAppReview
“Those who love action packed driving games should definitely check out this alltogether great indie game.” - IPlayApps.de[/QUOTE]
