Graceful Explosion Machine was one of the standout titles in the Nintendo Switch launch window, bringing colorful, intense shmup action to the fledgling platform. We absolutely loved it, and as time has gone on, it’s only gotten better, as the developers added in a new scoring system and video capture. It’s rather hard to believe that it’s already been a year since the game’s launch, and now Vertex Pop has made a blog post reviewing the game’s history.
Programmer Mobeen Fikree began the project in 2015 as a one man team, with the aim of releasing it on the 3DS. After a meeting with Nintendo, the team expanded to five and production went into full swing, but things were thrown off when the Switch got announced. The team called up Nintendo and proposed a Switch release, and they got approval because the game’s release date lined up well and the studio’s custom engine fit the Switch.
Since launch, the game has sold 50,000 copies, which has put Vertex Pop in a strong position, and the company is now working on a new colorful action game that’s due to come out sometime in 2019 on the Switch. To celebrate the sales milestone, Graceful Explosion Machine can be picked up on the eShop for half off for the next week.
What do you think? Did you like Graceful Explosion Machine? What would you like the next game to be like? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
[source vertexpop.com]
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I still fire this game up pretty often for a quick shot at a new high score.
@JHDK It was my favorite Switch shmup until Steredenn. Still a fantastic game though, and it's quite a steal at 50% off! I'm really excited for what they do next.
I'm waiting on Mipha DLC.
Very fun game!
Just bought it during the 50% off sale. Used my Gold coins and paid less than a dollar. Enjoying it so far. DEFINITELY worth the price tag.
It was my favorite Switch game until Splatoon 2 came out. (I had BotW on Wii U.)
I almost got to 100% completion. There are couple of challenge stages that gave me a hard time since you must keep the combo going to get the best rank.
This was one of my favorite indies at the beginning of the Switch cycle. I tried, but I never got S+ on all of the 4th string of levels. It's still probably one of my favorite indies that I played, until stuff like Golf Story or Celeste came along.
Only 50000? It that the number just on Switch? Seems a little low.
I'm a bit shocked that so few people purchased this game. At the beginning, the only fun game on Switch was BotW, and the switch was starved for indies too. it would've made sense that a lot of people would've picked it up.
Early Switch games are lucky... many of them will not have sold very well if they are released today.
Excellent game, and very wise of them to get the game on the Nintnedo Switch Eshop nice and early
Just bought it
AWESOME! That last game was a real gem.
I am surprised at the 50,000 number, too. I really like this game, and still play it now and again. It really shines in handheld mode!
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