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[PompiPompi]

I mean I drag my finger on the screen, and the paddle lags behind my finger for maybe 0.5 a second? If I move my finger slow, then the lag is less visible, but there is still lag. If I move my finger fast then the paddle is way lagging behind my finger.

[Pandara_RA!]

"Playthroughs" (Finishing all the levels): 4
Co-op runs: 4
versus mode "full" playthroughs: 18

Menus:
1. For sure having volume/sound fx controls would be really nice =]

Gameplay (Co-op):
Me and my older brother played out this game for quite some time, I'll mark his feedback with a +

1. Towards the end of each level things start feeling really slow trying to hit just one last block, and the challenge is really minor at this point. In my opinion a very slowly accelerating ball would solve this as it keeps the challenge and helps remove the wait of hitting the last few blocks +In my brothers opinion having a choice between a score goal or a level clearing goal would work.

2. In co-op there are times where I am in total control of the ball in some levels for long periods and my brother just kinda sat there for a long time and even took his hands off the keys waiting for the ball to go back to him. It would be amazing if he could control a very small paddle behind my paddle so he could feel like he was helping me not miss the ball, and at least give him a reason to follow where the ball is going and such.
the paddle could just mirror where is paddle is on his side but be tiny. =]

3. Score is pretty hard to understand, as you hit each block having a floating number spawned from the block saying the + score amount would be more exciting.

4. on the same note a progressive chime each additional block you hit in a combo would be fun sounding.

5. playing a game without music sometimes makes the game feels a bit empty sometimes =]
though I pretty sure you have plans already for music =]

Gameplay (versus):
1. Please do not have multi balls in versus haha, having 6 balls bouncing around does nothing but randomly make one player lose. It just makes the game feel completely out of control.

2. Me and my brother both want a reason to be hitting the blocks in multiplayer, then take that score and turn it into something awesome like a power ups or something.
 maybe if I tap the screen it'll shoot a little beam at the cost of points.

2. since it takes 3 missed balls to lose the round, please have a marker showing how many ball lives remain for each player.

Suggestions for the future of the game:
These suggestions can be completely impossible for you though they still are ideas I could see implemented in the game.

1. a Power-up letting you shoot a laser or thing by slashing the screen with your finger.

2. a Power-up letting you draw a small line on the screen that the ball bounces off of.

3. Online play

4. Single player

5. Randomly generated levels for single player/multilayer co-op

Final thoughts:
Overall the game feels like jr. Arkanoid with the addition of some interesting co-op and versus gameplay, with some polish I could see this being a really good time sink for my phone.

I will continue to play all your new versions btw. =]

[blackvanderson]

PompiPompi,
Thanks for the explanation. I think I understand what you meant with the lag. The teleportation as well. Because the paddle instantly moves to where you're touching the screen after releasing the screen.

The lag is explainable, here's Microsofts version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOvQCPLkPt4 My first thought was to use the lag, actually, give the paddle a maximum movement speed, as an extra game mechanic. But early play testers (my girlfriend ) decided it felt frusterating, especially if it makes you miss the ball...

But it's a valid point, I should take another look at it and decide one-way or another.

Pandara_RA!,
Thanks for testing ! You may have even put more time in playing it than I did

You're raising some really interesting points. I'll go over them:

Menu:
You're right. Since it currenly only has sound effects I thought people would just use the volume control buttons on the phone. But if I'm including music I should definitely add more controll here.

Gameplay (co-op):
1. Good point, more people have said this. I'm currenty considering to either just finish the level with 'n' ammount of bloks left. Or I could make some kind of objective. Like erase all of the blocks of a certain kind and the level will finish. Anyway, do something to make the last couple of blocks feel like less of a chore I'll try some different things here.

2. I really like the suggestion of beeing able to help your partner when the ball is not on your side. But I'm currently also on the fence on making coop into single-player; Leaving it as it is and just encourage people to use both thumbs.

3, 4. These are solid idea's, I'll probably add both

5. Well.. I have a good idea of what I want to do with the music, but like everything about designing a game, I'm finding it a lot harder than I thought it would be But I'll definitly add some.

Gameplay (versus):
1. I may have gone overboard on making some verus levels exiting

2. I agree. And I tried to do that. Most of the blocks here have a function, like covering a hole in the level border so you can score some easy points if you manage to remove them. But still, having a laser beam sound like a great powerup !

3. There is an indicator, like in this screenhot:

But I realize it might not show correctly on your video card in windows .. I'll fix this ASAP.. No use in leaving a build that's parly broken .. It's fixed. I've updated this location: http://www.deadbugprojects.com/paddlenoid/paddlenoid.zip It should contain version 1.3.

Suggestions for the future of the game:
Some interest suggestions I'll definitly make the online play, but only in that you can share highscores Otherwise I'm afraid it would be to heavy / complicated / error prone for the kind of game I think this should be.

Currently it's easy to create your own levels. If the game would ever pick up I think I would pursue this before generating random levels .. Document the level making process and make it easy to share the levels.

Thank you very much for your feedback ! It's much appreciated and very helpful !

I don't know when I'll have another version that will show the improvements everyone has suggested. It may be some time since I can only work on this in the evenenings and weekends .. But I'll definitly let you know !
 

[blackvanderson]

Hi !

Just an update..

I've release the final version (for now ... ) for this game. I created an announcement here: http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=28041.0

Eventually I didn't put in all of the suggestions, altough there where some pretty good ones. I did add some music though, but don't worry, this can be switched off

So thank for all of your feedback, it's really appreciated !