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meh (http://www.kongregate.com/games/increpare/transplatform); my first 'proper' attempt at doing something in as3 degenerated into something that I didn't think worked well enough to continue further at.  AH WELL.

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Reminds me of Passage

I guess I can see where you're coming from with that.

I...doubled the player velocity; it's a lot more playable now

Before I post my thoughts, I should let you know that I only got to the level in the laboratory with old people.

From what I played, the platforming and story seemed to have a pretty weak relationship.  Mirror Stage seemed to connect these elements together much better than this game.  Why were there thingies to collect(If that was answered later in the game, my apologies)?   I think that the disconnect got rid of some of the "meaningful play" that I find important in games. 

Due to the player's slow movement and the fact that the game had no anti-aliasing(as it should), it felt like flash was being stupid and playing at a slow framerate.  If there was subtle animation in the background at 30 fps or so (in at least several of the stages) I think the slow framerate effect would go away.

My main problem with the whole thing though is that there really isn't anything that stands out about the game to me.  It was generic platforming with low-res graphics and a not very interesting story.  I'm hoping that your next Flash game will be much more awesome.

I guess part of the reason I'm whining so much is because I really liked Mirror Stage, and this game seemed similar to it, but worse.  In fact, Mirror Stage partially inspired the game I'm currently working on.

I hope I didn't sound like too much of a dick in this post :crazy:.  I just know that you can do better!

Out of curiosity, what were you trying to accomplish with the game? Make the player feel as though he's turning into a woman? Give gender changers a face that doesn't incite controversy?

I agree.

it was originally twice as slow...

please.

That's an interesting suggestion.

I don't care much about doing better or worse than anything.  I like experimenting, and I like the possibility of projects not working out to my satisfaction.

I don't know.

I actually loved the game. The gameplay actually really helped to show the story. I liked the slow progression from male to female, and it felt like it really deeply explored the feelings of transgendered persons.

Gah, I didn't phrase this right.  I meant that the high pixelation makes it impossible to see a smooth movement thingy with that speed of movement.  The "as it should" meant that the game would look really weird if you let the character fade in between pixels.  I probably didn't need to explain this.  Whatever.


Awesome.  If the game I was working on now wasn't for a compo, I'd like to take more risks with my games as well.