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[travisswain]

UPDATE 9/25/09:

added check points to balance out the difficulty. press down when standing over the check points to save your current location.

UPDATE:

so i've got tons of projects that are backed up because i've been messing around with this game. i've been learning as i go along so it's been a slow a process...

i decided to release a 3-level early version of 'eustace' so i can get back to work on a few other things without disappointing my friends about making a game.

download can be found here:

eustace.rar

i'd love to hear some personal opinions, found bugs or... if the damn thing even works at all. 

- travis
www.travispendlebury.com



ORIGINAL POST:

'ello!

my name is travis and this is my first attempt at making a game.
its a basic platformer with a focus on enemy interaction to reach your goal.
magic shooting wizardry! 
short video play-through
i'm far from done with this project(because i suck at programming)but i felt like sharing what i've managed to accomplish so far to see what people think.

when i feel like it's decent enough, i'll post a download on my site www.travispendlebury.com

- travis

[Aquin]

Holy smokes!  Me want!

Geebs, I really hope you see this through to the end! 

[Tanner]

POST IN THE MANCRIB FOR YOUR SECOND POST. IT IS YOUR ONLY CHANCE. MAKE IT GOOD.

Hot dang this game looks good. I await it eagerly.

[Quicksand-S]

Nice. I love the look of the game. Not a huge fan of the player sprite, but the enemy designs are great and the environment looks good.

I like that the gameplay is fairly unique, or at least it's got a different focus than most platformers. Is this going to be a sort of a puzzle-platformer (using enemies to solve puzzles that gradually get harder), or is it pretty much a normal platformer (level variety, but no really tough problems to solve)? It seems like as a puzzle game it could be amazing using the abilities the player shows in that video...but I guess you'd have to come up with a lot of good puzzles, which might be tough.

[Sparky]

Oh, this is neat looking. I'm curious to see what new enemy types you have up your sleeves. That teleport-swap enemy is pretty spiffy.

(By the way, people around here like to vicariously live other people's lives get to know new members via an introductory post here.)

[george]

That horned thing is adorable.

welcome to the forums  , and like Sparky said don't forget the introduction thread (for your third post  )

[Mr. Yes]

Looks really interesting! The graphics are great, as is the music (though I especially like that "teleportation" sound at the end - that's motivation enough to get through a stage!) I wish the player character moved a little more, otherwise I think he looks kind of neat.

Really nice for your first game. Can't wait to try it out.

[rjb]

Looks cool, and pretty original in terms of both the gameplay premise and the graphical style.  Looking forward to playing it!

[Theta]

I like the limited colors - it will be just cyan, magenta, black, white, and grey, right?

[Zaknafein]

I love the palette and style! Looking forward to playing it.

[Quicksand-T]

Wow, I really like the graphics/visual style.

[beef]

i love you

[tim_the_tam]

im really liking it..
the gameplay looks like it has lots of depth with a ability to teleport or freze and i liked how you have to use your enermies in a way to complete the level.

im not sure about the graphics. i mean i dont hate it and in fact i do like the trippy look and feel. but.. i dont know.. maybe it was the low quality video.. but yeah..

same feeling goes to the sound effects. it sounds like it will get repetitive and annoying but at the same time i dont hate it..

keep up the good work ill be looking forward to playing the game

[Dom2D]

Really great style.
I hope you'll post it soon!

[Topher]

Very nice aesthetic, I look forward to playing it.