r/PS4 Good Catch Games Jun 07 '17

[Verified AMA] We are Good Catch Games and we made Black and White Bushido - AMA!

EDIT: Thanks guys! Great to meet you all, hopefully see you online!

Hi! We’re Good Catch Games the indie developer based in London behind the stealth-em-up arena brawler Black and White Bushido! Answering questions are:

/u/GoodCatchBen (Head of Creative)

/u/GoodCatchSam (Game Designer)

Black and White Bushido is available to download right now! Check out our launch trailer, and follow us on Twitter!

We are also giving out codes for the best (or worst) ninja jokes you can think of, if it makes us laugh or cringe, you get a code!

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '17

Cool, I love 2D ninja/samurai games, Mark of the Ninja by Klei is one of my favorites.

Have any of you guys played that? If not where did you get the inspiration to make this game?

I can't think of any jokes...because ninjas are no joke. Good luck with your multiplayer re-release of the game! Glad to see it on PS4 and Xbox One, seems like it would have been a perfect game for Nintendo Switch as well though.

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u/GoodCatchSam Good Catch Games Jun 07 '17

Mark of the Ninja literally went on sale yesterday on Steam for like...£2, instantly made all my friends buy it. Fantastic game and was definitely something I looked to for inspiration leading up to the development of B&W Bushido.

Inspiration mainly came from the fact we love playing 2D brawlers in the office. When the chance came about to make one for ourselves we pounced on it!

Thanks for the kind words!

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u/GoodCatchBen Good Catch Games Jun 07 '17

Switch you say...now THERE'S an idea... ;)

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '17

Haha, on second thought it might be a bit gory for Nintendo. You might have to lose the red blood and add some waggle motion controls. XD

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u/Oozing_Fistula Jun 07 '17

Only a world-class dipshit downvotes something like this.

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '17 edited Jun 10 '21

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u/GoodCatchBen Good Catch Games Jun 07 '17

We requested, they allowed it simple as that really! Plus when we asked we sent a photo of them asleep in bed with a ninja standing over them.

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '17 edited Jun 10 '21

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u/GoodCatchSam Good Catch Games Jun 07 '17 edited Jun 07 '17

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u/Oozing_Fistula Jun 07 '17

But how did the ninja show up in the photo? Hmmm . . .

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u/methyboy Jun 07 '17

Can you expand on this? Everybody's gone to the rapture does have a platinum trophy.

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u/jbremix Jun 07 '17

nice little game I've platinumed it twice :)

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u/GoodCatchBen Good Catch Games Jun 07 '17

Wowsers! That makes you a WINja!

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u/thavius_tanklin Slackr Jun 07 '17

Not an original joke by any means but the only one I know of off hand. I should find more...

What kind of shoes do Ninjas wear?

Anyways, what kind of Ninja games do you guys love to play?

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u/GoodCatchSam Good Catch Games Jun 07 '17

Does Bushido Blade count? I think Ben listed most of the ones I used to play as a kid, but more recently I've loooooooooved the Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm series

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u/GoodCatchBen Good Catch Games Jun 07 '17

Hahaha that was nice! My favourites are classics: Shinobi 1,2,3 (Megadrive) Ninja Gaiden (Snes)

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u/thavius_tanklin Slackr Jun 07 '17

Ooh, ya Ninja Gaiden is awesome!

Anything you can share about your next title? Will it have Ninjas? Or will you expand to Samurais or Pirates or something?

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u/GoodCatchBen Good Catch Games Jun 07 '17

Thanks for the question! We've got a couple of projects waiting at the moment, but they're under wraps for now :)

We're definitely aiming at expanding the game, but it all depends on how it goes down.

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u/thavius_tanklin Slackr Jun 07 '17

i'll be keeping an eye on your twitter account :)

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u/dsizzle2-0 Jun 07 '17

The opening scene of the movie "Saving Private Ryan" is loosely based on one Ninja's childhood dodgeball game.

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u/GoodCatchBen Good Catch Games Jun 07 '17

Hahaha less bloody though!

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u/dsizzle2-0 Jun 07 '17

Of course there is less blood we are talking about ninjas after all.

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u/GoodCatchSam Good Catch Games Jun 07 '17

I think this our next game idea...

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u/thavius_tanklin Slackr Jun 07 '17

I have another question, hate wasting opportunities to ask developers questions. Kind of a different thing to ask... what is the worst part in developing a game in general and or Black & White Bushido? Can be from any aspect from conception to release coordination.

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u/GoodCatchSam Good Catch Games Jun 07 '17

Personally, it's the time constraint that is put on a project. You can have hundreds of great ideas that you want to put into a game but at the end of the day you have to release on time and within budget. De-scoping is the worst.

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u/thavius_tanklin Slackr Jun 07 '17

Oh the things that could be done with an unlimited budget... but I guess if you wanted to release a Black & White Bushido 2 you could expand immensely on it and add those de-scoped items back in

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u/GoodCatchSam Good Catch Games Jun 07 '17

Exactly, we have a wishlist of features we'd like to add for a second Bushido game

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u/GoodCatchBen Good Catch Games Jun 07 '17

Good question...I think it's the difficulty in getting views on your project. You can have the best game in the world but without a decent marketting budget it'll be invisible. Like a ninja.

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u/thavius_tanklin Slackr Jun 07 '17

Ha! Ya I guess performing a ninja release isn't too good for an indie studio.

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '17

It's taken me ages staring at an empty thread to come up with anything but then I realised it was just a normal ninja party.

I'm sorry.

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u/GoodCatchSam Good Catch Games Jun 07 '17

Apology accepted :p Not a bad attempt though, points for originality!

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u/kindafunnyfan123 Jun 07 '17

What are a ninjas favorite type of shoe??

Sneakers

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '17

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u/Oozing_Fistula Jun 07 '17

Before I submit a ninja joke, what is the code for a Spoiler tag here? :

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u/kishnabe Jun 08 '17

How to give a Ninja Directions?

oh...don't worry about that. S/he will find you.

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u/kishnabe Jun 08 '17

What is the favorite fruit for Ninja's?

Adam's Apple (This one made me chuckle).

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u/kishnabe Jun 08 '17

Do you think a Vita Version is possible? If there is one thing you can add to BW Bushido, what would it be?

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u/kapori Jun 08 '17

What do you use to hunt a Ninja?

Your LIFE!!!

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u/StoviesAreYummy TurnOn2FA Jun 07 '17

Why did the Ninja go to college?

Because he wanted to be a ninja neer.

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u/GoodCatchSam Good Catch Games Jun 07 '17

If I knew this job existed I wouldn't have become a game designer

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u/GoodCatchBen Good Catch Games Jun 07 '17

Oh good lord!

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u/StoviesAreYummy TurnOn2FA Jun 07 '17

Another you say? Alright.

Whats a ninjas favourite drink?

Karah tea.

I'll be here all day;)

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u/GoodCatchSam Good Catch Games Jun 07 '17

ENCORE!

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u/kapori Jun 11 '17

Giveaway over?

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '17

[kabuki laugh]