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[PrinceOthman]

v0.4a!!! New things:

-Changed the logo since it didn't really match my game.
-Added a background in the menu.
-Changed how the message system works. Got rid of all the older "UI" folder.
-Changed the game interface A LOT! It looks much nicer.
-Added 1 new weapon. Upgrades. And items. And a shop to buy items and upgrades.
-Added a tutorial in the start of the game. It's pretty long and boring. But don't worry you can skip.
-Added much longer levels. (Not finished yet)
-When you have no weapon equiped, now you shoot small darts. They're weak but you'll need to survive somehow.
-And much more other things I can't remember! lol

TRY IT OUT PEOPLE!

Edited by PrinceOthman, 01 July 2012 - 06:25 PM.

[PrinceOthman]

Version 0.4b is up for testing! Please try it out.

Edited by PrinceOthman, 21 July 2012 - 09:14 AM.

[laffertyrh]

Version 0.4b is up for testing! Please try it out.

I tried it out! Off to a great start.

What I loved:
-Graphics are nice and seems to fit the theme.
-All the menus look very pro!
-Gameplay is fun.

Suggestions:
-The main character looks like he is sliding along the ground, the walk speed and animation speed don't seem to match.
-There are alot of different buttons to use. Maybe you shold alow the player to cycle through items and fire. Instead of mapping them out to different keys.
-The gameplay could be more unique. Add in more of your own flavor.

Hope that helps. Loved the game so far!

[Piemaniac]

Wow, this is a big improvement from the last time I played!

The graphics are great and relatively unique, and the UI and everything feels very consistent. Although personally I would go with a different typeface than Bauhaus 93 since it's not the easiest to read.

When reading signs, you may want to consider having the text box appear automatically without having to press anything. Admittedly this would be obnoxious with the way it looks right now, so the second half of my point would be that the text box makes the screen feel a little cramped and is too large. The box and the font could all afford to be smaller. The box itself may also look a little nicer being semi-transparent.

I agree with laffertyrh that the number of buttons is a bit much, but I'm not sure how exactly you should handle that. I do like that the keys are displayed in the corners of the items to remind you of what they are, since that was a problem for me in earlier versions.

Great work!

[PrinceOthman]

@laffertyrh:

Spoiler

1- I'll see what I can fix about the movement.
2- I had it like that before, you would press a number <1-4> and it would shoot always with <Z>. But I kinda like this way better. And it can't be that hard there's only 4 buttons, and they're right NEXT to each other. And it even tells you which is which.
3- Yeah, still working on it.

THANKS BTW :D

@Piemaniac:

Spoiler

1- I actually have a font set ready for my game, I'm beginning dislike the Bauhaus 93 as well, as it's letters are hard to read. But I'm not sure how to use the font I have because it's a BMP file.
2- I had the box appear automatically, but this way I'm giving the player the choice to either read it, or not. But I'll see what I can do about making it smaller/transparent.
3- I really like the way the keys are, now, though. I mean it's not really that hard, to begin with. The buttons are <Z, X, C, V> and they're all next to each other.

Anyway thanks. :D

I'm still working on this, so anything that is still kinda bad could, and will, be fixed. I really appreciate it guys.

Edited by PrinceOthman, 22 July 2012 - 01:28 PM.

[trianglegames]

The graphics are really nice. The only thing I would suggest is that the title logo does not fit in with the rest of the game. It looks all photoshop bevel and embossed, whereas the rest of the graphics are really good quality pixel art.