JALEX'S PROFILE

author=NebelSoft
I have the feeling that in modern storytelling, there always has to be a plot twist either at the end of, or shortly before the end of the adventure. I think that puts a lot of pressure on the game designer because, well that's what's expected! It's not about saving the princess and live happily ever after anymore.

I think this reasoning is based on a fear that the audience has grown bored with the standard formula, so you need something to keep them hooked.

I also think that while the plot twist is not inherently good or bad, a twist that is implemented lazily or just for the sake of having a twist is no better than strictly adhering to formula.

Games do not need a plot twist to be good. A game can work with or without one if both the writing and the gameplay* are good; if I'm having fun then I'm not going to care if the plot never becomes more complex than "Your princess is in another castle".

*I also think games are a unique medium than can tell the story just as well (or better) through gameplay rather than just writing, but I digress.

Seiromem - Greenhouse Garrison (v2)
* First off, I had to edit the filepath for the music in the boss room to get it to work. I think if you placed the .lvl file outside the folder with the custom resources, it would play properly.
* While the castle sizable looks better now, I think that it looks too much like solid ground. You might want to increase the contrast so it's more obvious that it's part of the background.
* As for the block "puzzles", the first one requires you to throw the block from a specific position, and I think it would be nice to have some sort of visual cue at that position. The second one I felt was more tedious than challenging.
* The checkpoint position is much better in this version; the section between the checkpoint and the boss is short and easy enough to mostly avoid becoming tedious after losing to the boss.
* The new boss is less frantic than the first iteration, which I like, but on the other hand it's now a little tedious waiting for the boss to come within attacking position (I was throwing the block horizontally because it rebounded off the boss and I could reuse it). If you eliminate the pause in the middle and have it just climb up & down, it might be okay.
* All in all, I think the level is going in the right direction, but it's not quite ready yet.

author=seiromem
Getting levels isn't really a problem, as long as around 70% of participants submit a few levels we'll be fine.

Do you think people'll send in enough levels by the 5th? I think a deadline extension is a good idea at this point.

Also, Imma request some ideas for the other three bosses except for the industrial zone.

For the sky world I was thinking of something involving Lakitu (specifically, Lakitu piloting some sort of mecha, but I'm not sure if such a boss would be really cool or really dumb)

Also, I'd like a way to chat with all judges at once. Something like skype. Any ideas?

I don't use Skype, but I could work with some sort of text chat. On the other hand, my free time is limited for the next week or so due to final exams and other end-of-semester shenanigans (I don't know how many more people are in a similar situation, but it's another reason to extend the deadline, IMO).

author=LockeZ

author=Rules
Multiple people can use the same game name if they want!

Go for it.

Sure, but an entry with the same name, and genre, and similar setting details, without any mention until after the first one is finished and posted is probably going to look suspicious. If I follow through with my original idea, there's no way to prove that I didn't just steal the idea from GoatBoy.
Or maybe I'm just being paranoid. I have no idea.

author=Solitayre

author=AlexanderXCIII
* P.S. How did you fix the music??

Exported it out as a new MP3 from Audacity.

I didn't think it would be so simple, but I tried it out and it works perfectly. Thank you so much!