Mr Utility - Platformer/Adventure

EDIT: Team Utility is looking for new people to develop the game. See our help request here.

Mr Utility - Home Page
Mr Utility - IndieDB
Mr Utility - Prototype demo

What is Mr Utility?
Mr Utility is an action-adventure game with elements of platforming and strategy. One of our main inspirations for the game is Super Mario 64. We aim to get you engrossed in very engaging gameplay and some interesting graphics. The game is now in it’s late pre-alpha stage, and dates to around eight months. We hope to release the game sometime next year.

Screenshots/Concepts

Videos

Any feedback you have to offer is greatly appreciated.

(Note : this project is a work in progress and images/videos may not represent the quality of the final product)

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This looks fun!

Looks like a good start.

Some questions for the team ( If you don’t mind :smile:):

  • How many are you?
  • Where are you from?
  • What is the skill set of your team members?
  • I understand you’ve been working on it for 3 months now. How long are you expecting the project to take, or is it “ready when it’s done” approach?

Keep it up!

Thanks for having interest in Mr Utility and of course we don’t mind answering some questions.

-At the moment there are 3 coders and one artist working part time on this project.

-We are currently based in Europe and America.

-We are all intermediate skill level this would be our first video game project however but we are all self taught and have studied in our respective fields.

-You are correct although the game development process ( the actual building ) began in mid jan of this year. So we have no expected date of completion. We will however be releasing public alphas so you guys can get your hands on the game.

We also have a new web site, let us know what you think.

Hey guys, we have a release date for the first demo, it’s on March 11th.
Make sure you keep an eye on our official web site and this thread for further announcements and updates.

Here’s some new videos:

Lol it looks fun, it reminds me a bit Spyro or Rayman 2, nice job. How are you planning to control the item system. Will you be able to carry only 3 items or there will have an inventory screen to choose more?

Hey, thanks for the support. You will get a new item in each level so at the beginning of the game the number of items will be limited. As you progress and get more items, you will be able to change them at certain points in the level.

In this video we’ll be taking a look at the Guard, the toughest enemy in the game so far. We’ll be explaining how to defeat him, his strengths and his weaknesses. Hope you enjoy this little walkthrough / gameplay. As always, leave feedback and comments. Playable demo will be coming out march 11th.

Very nice!! :slight_smile:

Mr Utility demo is now available for download. It’s the alpha version so expect some bugs. The most lacking part of the game at this stage is the sound. We have some awesome music for the game but the SFX’s are being created and will be added in a later version.

Visit our IndieDB page for the download links. Let us know what you think.