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sharing my latest game prototype... - Stain2319 - 04-12-2020
So I kinda put my Shark game on the back burner for now - it will probably come back someday but for now, I just wasn't finding it that much fun
Turned my energies toward something a little different.... this is still obviously an early prototype (although it has come farther than the Shark game did) but thought I would post a video and see what y'all think. If anyone is interested in beta-testing I might need some testers soon...
RE: sharing my latest game prototype... - Snowpelt - 04-12-2020
That laser noise sounds so familiar .. I thought it was missile defense but apparently not.
Looks super cool! Are you pedaling during it?
RE: sharing my latest game prototype... - spyder17 - 04-12-2020
Looks promising. Need a big boss to take out every couple of levels. Can you control the direction of the craft?
RE: sharing my latest game prototype... - Stain2319 - 04-12-2020
(04-12-2020, 07:12 PM)Snowpelt Wrote: That laser noise sounds so familiar .. I thought it was missile defense but apparently not.
Looks super cool! Are you pedaling during it?
I got it from a "Laser Construction Kit" asset which has a ton of different sounds in it
Yes to pedaling - that actually helps control the speed of the starfield coming at you to help with a sense of motion
(04-12-2020, 10:19 PM)spyder17 Wrote: Looks promising. Need a big boss to take out every couple of levels. Can you control the direction of the craft?
You can, but the world is empty (right now) so you don't notice that you are moving in any particular direction (other than forward).
RE: sharing my latest game prototype... - Stain2319 - 04-13-2020
Man, I just had a sweet idea for a sort of planetary exploration game based on this. lol
RE: sharing my latest game prototype... - emalafeew - 04-13-2020
(04-13-2020, 12:05 AM)Stain2319 Wrote: Man, I just had a sweet idea for a sort of planetary exploration game based on this. lol
We did some experiments along those lines. We ended up having to play games with camera and avatar scale and speed to reconcile how fast you have to go between planets (or their moons) and showing planetary scale the closer your get.
RE: sharing my latest game prototype... - Snowpelt - 04-13-2020
Could test this by playing No Man Sky with Virtual desktop. Just only move forward when your pedaling and see how the scale feels
RE: sharing my latest game prototype... - Stain2319 - 04-15-2020
Seeking opinions:
Do you prefer a game where the enemies can shoot back, and you might die and end your session early?
Or do you prefer something more like a speed/score penalty that doesn't "kill" you as a player?
RE: sharing my latest game prototype... - Snowpelt - 04-15-2020
I think I personally prefer something in a Rogue lite style. Where you can die and end your progress but your always working towards a bigger goal so time doesn't feel wasted.
This oddly enough is what I most relate to when working out as well. Not every sessions is going to set a new PR, or record for the work out, but the progress over time becomes noticeable and then when that same workout comes up again you can see how much you have improved.
RE: sharing my latest game prototype... - Stain2319 - 04-15-2020
(04-15-2020, 12:55 AM)Snowpelt Wrote: I think I personally prefer something in a Rogue lite style. Where you can die and end your progress but your always working towards a bigger goal so time doesn't feel wasted.
This oddly enough is what I most relate to when working out as well. Not every sessions is going to set a new PR, or record for the work out, but the progress over time becomes noticeable and then when that same workout comes up again you can see how much you have improved.
Would you say that in terms of a more "arcade game" context, this translates to chasing a personal high score?