XBUSTER'S PROFILE

author=Roberto33
Friend for when a final version or a new demo? Thank you for your work

Good question.To be honest, I'm not 100% certain when a new demo will be released. There are heavy plans for new content in the works as well as a release for SAGE 2017 if that is being held this year. And you are welcome:) It's extremely rare to see 8bit games for Sonic at all. There is one called Sonic Origins 2; which was the primary inspiration for this project. The game was really good, but I wanted to make something like it with smoother physics.


There was a Sonic Colors 8bit game as well, but I'm afraid it got cancelled or something. Its sad to see so much work put into something and it gets cut(I'm looking at you Capcom).

I am extremely grateful for this review of the current demo. I will take everything written here into deep consideration. Its information like this that makes it easier for developers to better understand their audience.

I won't go into specific details about future plans about the game now, but this is a crucial piece that will aid in making this the best experience it can possibly be.

You must be a dare devil to try those bosses first though XD. I'll have to find a better way to add the trophy earning. Been thinking about making them similar to the PS3 and PS4 where they appear in an area that won't get in your way. Its funny because, you aren't the first person to mention some of the issues above. Its good that people are agreeing on common issues they feel should be addressed.

Thank you so much for the review. It helps a great deal!

Although,many people are already working on something, why not have an event where everyone can participate to make a mini rpg or game? It would be small, short, and have a simple concept that could be cleared in an hour or less. There are benefits of this exercise such as...

• A confidence boost in finishing a project

• Experimentation of your chosen engine

• Exploration of many different concepts

• Maker Score(of course if its allowed)

• A handful of small games you can play when the event ends

Of course, this would have to gain permission from the Bosses here, but I think it would be a fun event. Or, is there already something like that here that I'm not aware of?

I think you just solved a problem with this. All this time, I hadn't though of making armored enemies jumpable as well. When I said I had no intention on editing the monster sprites, it was due to the creation of a different AI that would be hard to detect since some of their sprites are so small. The idea LockeZ had was genius, but no one would be able to tell if an enemy is stompable or not with such an observant amount of detail.

To be honest, I've been thinking lately about removing the stomp system altogether. But, just now you mentioned that Mario enemies are able to be stomped on even if armored. LockeZ also mentioned that the only enemies that damaged you were spiked ones. So, in this case, if the hermit crab LockeZ mentioned has that shell of his, you should be either able to stomp on him to make it hide, or attack its face.

This means that even though I said I had no intention on editing, it looks like its a must. And no, this isn't a facade. Everything being said in this topic has helped me a lot and helps prove even more that in some ways, I don't know what I'm doing. I felt like things I had were right, but here we are correcting what needs to corrected. Nipping bad design in the bud regardless if the creator thinks its good is a great way to get a feel of what others are thinking. Now that I know what's been addressed, its time to go and rethink what I'm doing in every sense.

Its very important to have strong faith in your project, but this topic is evident that I don't have 100% faith in what's being made. Thank you all for your time, criticism, and advice that is extremely valuable not only to this game's progression, but to my knowledge as a developer as well. This way, with future projects, the same mistakes won't occur.

author=LockeZ

author=XBuster
The screen options can easily be done by pressing F4 or changing them in the start menu that can be accessed both in the options menu and the main menu. I probably should have had made that clear in the previews before starting the game. I also forgot that F1 opens the game's information and all controls. That also would have been useful.

The larger screen should be the default though, why isn't it the default? Plus, nobody is going to be trying random function keys on the keyboard. I would put this stuff in an in-game menu if at all possible.

Lemme give you some real feedback. One thing these guys are absolutely right about is that level 1-1 is WRECKING them. Two hits and the player's dead. Enemies take multiple hits, and apparently don't get knocked back when you hit them, so while you're slashing them they walk into you and kill you. 1-1 enemies should not only deal less damage but also take only one hit, except for the boss. Some enemies can apparently be jumped on to hurt them, but not the pink blobs with birthday hats, and there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason as to which enemies are stompable. If they ARE stompable then the hitbox seems really hard to understand, because their third death was caused by trying to jump on one. Slashing the enemy while inside it and using the player's iframes after taking damage also didn't seem to hurt the enemy, which it definitely should - you don't want to punish the player twice for the same mistake.

You got a point. Usually, I'd force the game into full screen, but there are players saying the exact opposite of what that should be. I recall one asking "why the heck am I forced into full screen?" Wait a second...no it wasn't full screen it was a resolution :O

It would probably be a good idea to change this into a full screen automatic option.

Like I said before, a mistake was reducing the initial HP to 30 for this demo. Originally it was 100 so that the player would have more time to react. However, there are several ways to greatly increase HP. I laughed so hard at the pink blobs with party hats XD That is a hermit crab lol. One thing I also forgot to do was decrease some monsters attack power after the HP decrease. As for knockback, I believe that is a strong possibility now since there are new AI agents in the game.

With the stompable enemies, I've been trying to make something that will help tell which ones are, but its difficult. Here is the manual page that lets you know which enemies are stompable. Perhaps there should be a marker of some sort that lets you know you can stomp on them? I'll figure something out.

author=RyaReisender
I'd claim that tutorials don't help much. A tutorial screen that pops up once is easily forgotten.

I prefer games that just put simple obstacles in your way that only can be overcome once you "got it". That way, it's much easier to remember the mechanism.

It's always a good idea to make a game start off easier, but it still should be just hard enough so a player can't just get through it without understanding how it works.

That's also a good point. The thing is, I don't want to make big tutorials for the platforming aspect because that's pretty much self explanatory, but tutorials for the battle system aspect are a must. The game has lots of platforming, but it also has lots of RPG elements in it that is the only way to truly succeed in the game. Most games I've played(especially action RPGs) have a tutorial of some sort that teaches how the game's battle system works.

Perhaps my mistake was releasing the demo without a proper tutorial that shows how combat works. Instead of making a tutorial that stops you, adding signs to read would be best.

Thanks for the feedback you two:) It really helps.