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Ballpoint Universe Infinite is a shoot-em-up adventure game featuring artwork entirely drawn in ballpoint pen. Explore immaculate worlds, discover the secrets of the doodles, and customize your Ink-Ship for battle! Press"Ballpoint Universe Infinite is too exuberant to ignore.
Ballpoint Universe - Infinite is a indie, action and shoot 'em up game
developed and published by Arachnid Games.
Released on December 17th 2013 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux
in 2 languages: English and Japanese.
It has received 717 reviews of which 557 were positive and 160 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.4 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 2.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.44€ on K4G.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: 1.5mhz
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: 512mb card or higher
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 230 MB available space
- Additional Notes: Windows 8 Partially Supported At This Time (See Forum Post For Details)
MacOS
- OS: OSX Lion or later
- Processor: 1.5mhz
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: 512mb card or higher
- Storage: 230 MB available space
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I'll say right up that this isn't necessarily my "kind" of game; I by and largely lost interest in sideways-scrolling spaceship shooters back in my high school days (oh-so-long ago)! But between the cheap price-tag and the interesting screenshots, I figured what the hey. And whad'ya know? It ain't so bad!! Aesthetically gorgeous, exceptionally imaginative and quite, quite playable. I'm not entirely convinced the slavishly old-school shooter elements were the best way to implement the extraordinary visual approach...but having said that, everyone and his alsation is doing quirky, cutesey, post-post-modernistic platformers these days, so you have to give the designers full points for trying something a little bit removed from the here and now. Is this gonna be my game of the year? Hell no. Is this even gonna be a game I'll play all the way through to the end? Possibly not, especially given how irrevocably crap I am at these arcade-y shooter games. But I would heartily recommend it to anyone who actually likes a good, mindless blam-fest (with strategically varied but incredibly llloooooonnng boss fights) and/or games seeking to push the visual envelope. Nice. Verdict: 7.5/10.
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Ballpoint Universe is truly an astonishing game with a unique artstyle since everything in the game is drawn with a ballpoint pen! The graphics are so detailed and you can really see how much love and passion has gone into making the game. For this to be a game made by only three people, it's amazing. Now that I've gotten that covered let's talk a little bit about the key features and gameplay. The story isn't too linear and you can choose if you want to do a mission or not which is good because it means that you are not going to be stuck on a part just because you are unable to beat it. You can in a sense explore the hand drawn world freely just to admire the artstyle and graphics. The controls are pretty good although the mouse might sometimes bug out a bit but it doesn't seem to be such a huge deal. The game is a shoot-em-up adventure indie game and even though I don't consider myself a big shoot-em-up fan this is really quite enjoyable. The whole shoot-em-up aspect of the game is relatively well excecuted and it is fun blowing evil doodles out of the sky. There is a fair amount of customization/personalization of your spaceship and there seems to be a lot of different weapons and accessories. The currency ingame is ink which makes sense since that is what everyone and everything in the game is made of. The ink that you collect through missions can be used for things like weapons for your ship and spinning the wheel of fortune for more ink. As for the story there is some but for the hardcore story fans it might be too little of it but this isn't the kind of game that would need a really heavy story. If I was to try and explain the story I would probably say that it is basically about a doodle who is helping his fellow doodles in the fight against the evil doodles which in the game are called Logicians. The game also features some great relaxing music and even though the tracks are pretty repetetive you don't want to turn it off. It costs barely anything and you could easily get several hours out of it. Even though I haven't dived into it too deeply yet I can see myself playing it for more than a few hours when I get the chance. Even if you aren't quite sure if you want to buy it or not you should really consider it since it really is an experience to say the least. Innovative games like this one is what makes me love indie titles as much as I do. I won't deny that the game has a few flaws but I believe that even the harshest critic could have a really good time if you try to see what the game does well instead of what it does badly. An overall great game and for the little money that you spend on it, you get enough out of it that it kind of is a must buy for almost everyone. - Liam
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After playing this game, I feel like drawing something. This game plays like a shmup( Shoot them up) if you're not familiar with games where you're a spaceship to destrory enemy planes or aliens. But what's unique about the game is everything is done in Ballpoint; you're always introduced to new and vibrant art that keeps coming in your face. When I first played this game, I was confused either to say if it was a platformer and a shmup. I feel like the platforming sections are really weak and presents a flaw when you're trying to go to many platforms. Controls don't feel tight so you have to rely on your mouse or keyboard/game pad for the jumping sections. The game works as you collect inkblots to upgrade, buy new parts to your ship which adds a lot of customization to how you want to approach things. You want a sword and gun combo? Done. You want to protect yourself and use missiles? Done. You just want to go commando and use dual melee or guns? Sure thing. Its very rewarding when you upgrade because it helps with ranking on missions. I recommend this to anyone who wants to try it out, the game can keep you playing for hours and it's not entirely hard ( The wheel can give you 40k inkblots if you're having trouble) if you're new.
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This game looks so neat. It's artwork isn't "beautiful" but still charming and occasionally complicatedly pretty. It's all sketchy and papery. Real cool. A lot of stylized designs like Monty Python animation or different cartoony styles. Ahem, anyways. This is a SHMUP. But it's really interesting. You run around in a 2D platforming area, occasionally finding collectables, but mostly just talking to people and accepting missions. Once you accept a mission, you launch up to a brief (or long) SHMUP section, collecting ink, that ends in a boss and are graded and rewarded based on how many lives you have at the end of it (1 is Bronze, 3 is Silver, 5 is Gold). There is also an "Endless Space" area you can go to at any time as long as you have the units of payment for it and it's pretty much a place to collect ink for upgrades. You start where you left off or died last time in neverending waves of enemies. The upgrades and combat is where it actually is a bit different than standard SHMUP fare. You have a top and a bottom weapon, a nose which determines your overload ability which you get by killing enemies without being hit for an extended period, and a body which determines health and passives your ship has. What's cool is that a lot of the weapons aren't standard fare. There are three main types; projectiles, melee and shields. Projectiles are your bullet weapons and are actually quite varied. There's one that fires in diagonals, one that fires a buckshot cluster that spreads as it gets further away, one that fires a slow shot that pierces and so on. They really vary it up a lot. Melee is where the game gets really interesting. Melee attacks mean you have to get your ship close to the enemies. They are generally much stronger than projectiles, but as a result are more risky to use. There are enemies that can only be damaged by melee so it pays to have one equipped. Likewise, there are lots of types. Swords that slash near it in an arc, a spear that shoots in front with greater range and hits enemies on coming back but doesn't hit above or below you, a blade that simply circles your ship, a chainsaw and so on. They are really cool and fun to use. Last is shields, which are fairly simple; they block attacks. They are likewise varied in how they are used, some reflecting shots but having less strength, some a wider area, some spiky so they do damage if you hit with them. They can be real life savers on certain bullety bosses. There are a couple annoyances in the platforming part with how...odd your character moves and sometimes the screen can get so cluttered it's hard to see shots coming for you (and your hitbox is...indeterminate most of the time) but honestly any bad parts to this game are easily washed away by how fun it is to get right into the swing of things and how quick the levels play out. Getting a perfect on each level sure is a pain in the ass in a fun way. And that's pretty much it. You're a little squiggly doodle who comes out of the Idea Spring and is immediately conscripted into the war against the Logiticians or whatever they're called which are trying to oppress you with their straight lines and harsh angles. You just gotta be free and squiggly! The game is cheap and mad fun. It's on Steam too with a bajillion cards and achievements.
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This game is just a masterpiece. I simply cannot put the words together to explain how great of a game and how masterfully it was putting together. 10/10 -Some random dude on Steam that loves this kind of game
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Ballpoint Universe - Infinite is currently priced at 2.99€ on Steam.
Ballpoint Universe - Infinite is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 2.99€ on Steam.
Ballpoint Universe - Infinite received 557 positive votes out of a total of 717 achieving a rating of 7.39.
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Ballpoint Universe - Infinite was developed and published by Arachnid Games.
Ballpoint Universe - Infinite is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Ballpoint Universe - Infinite is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Ballpoint Universe - Infinite is playable and fully supported on Linux.
Ballpoint Universe - Infinite is a single-player game.
Ballpoint Universe - Infinite does not currently offer any DLC.
Ballpoint Universe - Infinite does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Ballpoint Universe - Infinite does not support Steam Remote Play.
Ballpoint Universe - Infinite is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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17 Dec 2013
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