GAMER91112'S PROFILE

Hm, it should work now.

Awesome article, slashphoenix! I loved your explanations. I never knew that professional games can manipulate random elements to actually emphasize skill-based gameplay. I used to believe that random elements in games destroy skill, but this article proves me otherwise. Good read. :) One question though, what is your stance on purely skill-based games? A good example would be Tekken, Soul Calibur, and some PVP games like Bloodline Champions? Do you think they lack a sense of randomness in their gameplay and would benefit from more random elements, or do you think that games like that can function almost completely without any random elements needed at all?

Interesting technique, Addit. I didn't even consider that method before. Heh, there's so many different ways that people handle their game. Use a text program to list down all the bugs, use a game recording software to fix all the glitches you see, etc. Whenever I find a typo in my game, I find it difficult to describe it in my text program so I tend to take a screenshot of it and highlight it using Paint. :]

Thanks, Addit. I agree. Although the debug menu and the wall-passing features built-in are useful tools, they can be utilized to other possible areas of potential. Experienced programmers can figure out how to redesign the debug menu and its features altogether, but for designers more experienced with making events, they also have a good amount of control over how their game environment can be suited to fit their needs.

author=Vampire
I just tried your game and thought i'd give you some kind of feedback.
While the plot is kind of cheesy, it's acutally a little funny and suitable for a 10 minute playthrough
I liked how you simulated some 3D effects by combining 2D pictures.
Fighting through the corridors was (supposedly?) easy, but regardlessly fun playing. The Endboss was quite tough, because of two reasons: Reflecting the plasma balls with your bullets while shooting the health packs is really difficult because of your own bullets moving sooo slow. That's a downside of the programming. Secondly, you can't shoot the health packs on the left side of the screen, because your bullets don't reach that far. I died several times because of this when multiple health packs spawned on the left side in a row.
What i really liked about your game was the coice of music. It was catchy and fitting the situation.

Thank you for the constructive feedback, Vampire. My teammate David Turbides actually composed the catchy music, alongside his funny plot and story for the game. I'll take this feedback to him when I have the chance.

Now, regarding the programming that I implemented to the game, I am pleased to hear that you liked the 3D effects of the game. It was fairly difficult trying to combine the 2D pictures together to make it look 3D, so to hear that it was a good concept tells me that my hard work paid off. :) I acknowledge the fact that the bullets weren't quite reaching the health packs on the other side of the screen. I tried fixing it but given the time me and my group had to finish and submit the project, I was unable to really fix all of its bugs. I'm also sorry to hear that the bullets were not shooting at the velocity that you found desirable. I should've tweaked that variable a bit higher. Overall, however, I hope you enjoyed the game despite its bugs and glitches. Your comment was very constructive and that's the kind of feedback I'd love to hear from all my players. :) I hope to hear some more reviews from you on my games again soon. It really helps.