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[maxwell]

squares are easier to program

it's an interesting thing to think about though. I struggle a lot with figuring out whether a feature is worth the work it requires. In this case I know I can't give up my grid because I decided to use it very early on, so now there's a ton of code that needs it.  It figures into the design too, because grids express distance, and that's important with my weird isometric perspective.  But if I were starting a new game it's the type of thing I would have to think about, though that's challenging for me because it's mostly a decision about visual style and I'm no artist.

[mokesmoe]

I don't thing he meant to abandon the grid. I think he just wanted more non square elements, like in the background for instance. I think the very square appearance looks fine, as your in a big city, and most urban areas looks very square.

[rayteoactive]

This looks really sweet...with nightcrawler style teleportation and all . My only complain is the character art though. And yes, if testplay is still available, I like to give it a shot

[GOZU]

I don't have the spare time to offer assistance with testing this, but I wanted to post anyways just to say that this looks absolutely fantastic. The gameplay video looks excellent, reminds me a little of Metal Gear Solid, but much more action-orientated

Only criticism is that the health packs in the screenshots stand out like a sore thumb in my opinion, I'd definitely change the sprite for them. Other than that though, really nice work

[CiroContinisio]

I don't thing he meant to abandon the grid. I think he just wanted more non square elements, like in the background for instance. I think the very square appearance looks fine, as your in a big city, and most urban areas looks very square.

Yes, I just wanted to say: do bigger tiles, and paint non-square things in them. They would anyway belong to a grid, but 'visually' you will break monotony.

As mokesmoe‽ reports, for the city the square look is ok. But for other locals?
Just a suggestion, anyway.

[Maikel_Ortega]

I'd like to test the game ^^

[Delaney]

I want to test! I want to test!
I agree that the squares need to be broken up. Right now there are so many parallel vertical lines that it takes a few seconds for the depth to register.
Can't wait to get my hands on this!

[Golds]

I'm jumping on the "I'd like to give this game a spin and some feedback" train.  Looks great.

[maxwell]

Yeah, so it was "done," but I decided to add one more feature.



Survival mode! This was fun to make cause I finally got to design some maps without worrying about stealth, which was a pretty challenging constraint for the rest of the game. The artwork will be done in a couple weeks and I'll send out new demos then. After that, time to find a sponsor.

[maxwell]

just bumping to say it's done!!

(is there any way to move this thread into feedback? I'd love to get more people's take on it)

[Cighton]

The screen size is huge. Sometimes I can't even see most of the level. Other than that, it's fun.

[increpare]

Knifing people I'm finding to be really awkward.

The standard screen size was also too big for me.  Thankfully, the 'fullscreen' option actually makes the window smaller so I could see it (though some of the text was difficult to read).

I haven't gotten to far in yet, but it's generally feeling pretty nice -

[mokesmoe]

I find knifing to be easy after a lot of practice, but sometimes the knife just doesn't work. I stab someone in the back and they just turn around and start shooting me.

The screen size if fine for me, but I'm using the highest resolution I can, so that doesn't really count.