Comments on: Weird download statistics

By: DRL

DRL — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:43:06 +0000

Well you are right Crazy, but you can not deny this chain: A guy/gal donwload and loves a game. The guy/gal tells his/her friends. Who in turn, if they like it, may tell their friends. And so on. I mean, there IS a reason why Grand Theft Auto is so popular. I have not played they game, yet, I was invited to do so like hundreds of times. Maybe, the same happens to Bikez II?

By: Viktor

Viktor — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:17:11 +0000

Bikez II was a great game, really fun Carmageddon style arcade gameplay. I’d love to see a sequel made.

By: Ville

Ville — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:06:23 +0000

Thanks for your kinds words everyone!

@Crazy: You’re absolutely right about that, very few of the people who have downloaded Bikez have been amazed by the game and wanted more. Then there’s the question of what to do about it. Should I just interrupt their downloads and tell that there’s a better game right here, try it out instead!

By: Crazy

Crazy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:58:18 +0000

Heh, i don’t think the amount of downloads and how much people enjoyed he game have much to do with each other.

I believe a lot of people download Bikez 2 because they’re going “like, dude, this has bikes AND MACHINEGUNS and it’s in 3d, how can it not be awesome?!” whereas Notrium would inspire a few puzzled “Sur-vi-val? Am i realing that right? Survival? What’s that? Meh.”

Wheras, if you look at the dedicated community that Notrium sprung up (though granted, we’ve mostly stuck around for the company (we still chatter alot on IRC, not as much on the forums anymore (you should visit sometime, Ville, it would be hilarious, we named the bot after you))) and compare that to the Bikez 2 subforum…

Though yes, the Brazilian thing is puzzling, i have no explanation for that.

By: 0wyeah

0wyeah — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:22:29 +0000

huge fan of your site:D probably one of the reasons your games get a few more Dl’s:D looking forward to driftmoon. i’ve been playin notrium for like 2 years now:P still can’t finish it with psionic though:( hope you get alot more dl’s in the future gud luk^_^

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:32:23 +0000

Wow. Just checked this site again after staying away for about a year. Great to see you still developing stuff, you’ve made some pretty great games. The download statistics kinda staggered me too, had no idea your games were so popular. It’s good to see you still making stuff though, Notrium is definitely one of the most original games I’ve ever seen. I’d love to see a sequel some day. Anyway, I’m off to check out Driftmoon now. Good luck!

By: DRL

DRL — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:27:08 +0000

South America is not a bad place to live, it is just that we have bad politicians. And that is it: B-A-D! I am, for example, from Argentina, Just below Brazil , and our people have the tecnology, resources, and even the money (if the politicians used it correctly) to grow. But, our politicians are more interested in getting rich themselves. Did I mention that Ms. Kirshner (Our president) is also know as “Miss Botox”?; also, her last dress cost us u$s 1.000.000
Brazil, in opposite, is now growing, because they are improving in politics as well as in economy. Salutations from another south american to you!
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Whew! enought about politics and politicians (sorry but I like talking about politics) and let´s get to the game. While games like Wazzal, Megabane and Notrium are great. the teenagers (one of today´s most active internet users) prefer action-paced games like counter-strike and grand theft auto. In Bikez II, what you did ville was merging both ideas – Speed and Shooter – into one. This is surely attracting a lot of fans of these genres. Take for example one of my friends – He does not like Notrium because he says it is “too slow”. But he is a fan of grand theft auto, and he loves Bikez II. “Hit-and-running at high speed” another of his phrases.
Remember that when making a game, it is much like a product: Who is going to buy it?; What would they like to buy?
Whew! (I talked tooooo much again, I apologize). I had to speak for South America!

By: E_net4

E_net4 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:11:14 +0000

At least I wouldn’t like seeing you give up on Driftmoon/Cormoon/Notrium 2 for making Bikez 3. I remember using Baixaki some years ago, it was a good software source, but nothing tells me the reason for those numbers.
Well, maybe the game was suggested in Baixaki rather soon, but still…

By: axx

axx — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:29:22 +0000

lol 1 million right…it’ll be a while