DETHMETAL'S PROFILE

author=Mr.Nemo link=topic=2031.msg33558#msg33558 date=1222209717
I played some previous versions and wanted version 1.3 but never got it. Now we're at 2.0 and it's time to kick some serious demon butt.

\m/

I forgot to mention.. When I initially made the original demon baddie's name Hades, I was ignorant to his actual place in Greek mythology. I simply thought Hell = Evil. I realised this much later but I liked the name. So, he is only related to the Greek Hades in name only.

Thanks for the feedback, man.

Maybe after testing the game so many times, I got too skilled at some parts. The part where 10 spiders surround you always drained about a quarter of my health, but was never a big deal because it's pretty easy to get double kills and even multi kills in that part. I suppose I should make it a bit easier.
As for the spider boss, you are actually supposed to shoot rockets directly at it's face. They are not effective anywhere else on him. I probably should have made that more clear and I apologize. A good tactic is to wait for all of the spiders to hatch from their eggs (there are 9 of them that eventually hatch, the final one doesn't hatch until you beat the boss) and then defeat the boss. My technique for killing the boss was shooting a rocket, moving before it shoots, and then repeating. You can use your pistol or uzi on it as well, it just takes much longer.
The uzi was a late edition in the game and is only available in easy mode. I only added it 'for the fuck of it'. I considered removing it but I thought I might as well keep it. Yeah.. Looking back, it is really underpowered. I didn't test it enough, probably because I always tested the game in normal mode. I deeply regret that. I'm never going to name a release date again. Remember the Klobb from Goldeneye 007? Sadly it ended up as piss weak as that did.
The souls were supposed to be a kind of collectible to add replay value, and to help the player understand that Edgar can literally see souls. I considered adding a secret level that is unlocked if you collect enough. Also, the ranks.. Everytime you rank up, I planned on creating pictures that show what rank you are, based on military ranks. You would start as a Private and end up as a General, and you could view your rank in the menu.. My excuse for not adding both of the features I mentioned is the lack of time. I'm sorry I keep using "I didn't have time" as an excuse, but it's what happens when you set a time limit for yourself. Being at a high rank, however, does unlock some secret areas that give you powerful weapons later in the game.

I must mention I never played Loaded, which I just checked out. I'm surprised how similar it is to my game. I have never played Fenrir as well, and to be totally honest, I didn't even know it was a shooting game. I'm not trying to 'compete' with it, or anything else. I'm just making this for fun. Doom was obviously a huge influence on this game though. Originally this was even more of a copy of Doom, in that there was barely a story, you just started off as a nameless character and your objective was to "kill stuff and get to the next level that has nothing to do with this one". I reworked it.

I really appreciate you comments and your criticism, however. Although getting replies like "Looks good" is nice, this is much better.

Edit: Fuck. Adding a strafing system was on my to-do list since I started this version. I never remembered to do it though. >:(

Mikemc wins this Release Something day.

If you're still willing, here is the link to my game.

http://www.rpgmaker.net/games/724/

:D