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« on: July 19, 2012, 04:23:40 AM » |
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Hi everyone I'm looking for some feedback on my current game. It is a retro platformer for PC, Mac, Linux and iOS. You can find a demo of it here. And a video of early gameplay . It's still pre-alpha, so there is quite a lot of work left to do, but I am happy with how it's going. Please let me know what you think. Cheers!  |
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Emme
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« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2012, 04:51:52 AM » |
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Awesome !!! I love the art style and the gameplay ! Soooo cute.
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Charybdis
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« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2012, 02:53:31 PM » |
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Awesome !!! I love the art style and the gameplay ! Soooo cute.
Thanks Emme, glad you like it. Do you have any reccomendations for making it better? Someone suggested I make the main character more memorable. I agree, but not really sure how to do it. |
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« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2012, 03:14:55 PM » |
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Awesome !!! I love the art style and the gameplay ! Soooo cute.
Thanks Emme, glad you like it. Do you have any reccomendations for making it better? Someone suggested I make the main character more memorable. I agree, but not really sure how to do it. How about a trilby hat (slightly slanted), which the cat keeps 'weapons' under there for use at different times.....such as a ball of string to roll out and defeat enemies) Or a 'mayhem' mode where his claws come out for a few seconds (possible invulnerability)? Oh, and thanks for checking out my music....it would be great to work on something with you in the future. |
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« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2012, 03:47:10 PM » |
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Awesome !!! I love the art style and the gameplay ! Soooo cute.
Thanks Emme, glad you like it. Do you have any reccomendations for making it better? Someone suggested I make the main character more memorable. I agree, but not really sure how to do it. Give him a bitchin' top hat. |
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« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2012, 06:43:07 PM » |
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Hehe, actually, the character in another of my games had a top hat: http://www.scylla-games.com/games/blibblob/In fact, the cat in this game is female. Her name is Felina. My daughter suggested giving her a bow, but then she'd be way too much like Hello Kitty. |
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Emme
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« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2012, 03:07:43 AM » |
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Well, spontaneously, I would maybe add something to its motion, like some sort of ghosting effect or a little trail.
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Charybdis
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« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2012, 04:47:00 AM » |
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I just added an idle animation for when you are standing still and more frames for a smoother jump. It does add a certain something. At the end of each world you are rewarded with a new ability, for example to hovering, shooting, and clinging to walls. I will freely admit that it is hugely inspired by . I bloody loved (and continue to love) that game! |
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« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2012, 03:02:28 PM » |
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I just added functionality for rendering out a full level for promotional meterials and cheat/walkthrough guides. Here is level 4 of the demo. It's an early level, still fairly small. http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/126/nineliveslevel04.pngIt will be a lot more useful for the later levels which are going to be vast. I am putting in secret portals like new zealand story to make it easier to traverse the later levels. I may even make a huge poster from a collage of all the levels. Now that would be cool. |
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Charybdis
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« Reply #9 on: July 23, 2012, 04:00:28 AM » |
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Just added another gamplay video here:
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Charybdis
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« Reply #10 on: July 24, 2012, 06:35:53 PM » |
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And a new
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« Reply #11 on: July 24, 2012, 10:19:22 PM » |
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Hi everyone I have just made a kickstarter campaign over at indiegogo: http://www.indiegogo.com/nine-lives?a=745265If you are feeling generous and would like to help a little indie developer, please consider donating. If you can't or don't want to donate, I'd appreciate a simple tweet or facebook message in that direction to spread the word a bit. Or perhaps just subscribe to one of my feeds. Thanks guys |
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« Reply #12 on: July 25, 2012, 01:26:56 AM » |
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Hehe, actually, the character in another of my games had a top hat: http://www.scylla-games.com/games/blibblob/In fact, the cat in this game is female. Her name is Felina. My daughter suggested giving her a bow, but then she'd be way too much like Hello Kitty. Sometime, it's not just the look that made the character memorable, it's also what the character does. If the character does something memorable people will remember that character... but I don't know what that could be for your character yet... sorry. Also, the cat does look like a male cat more than female cat. Probably because she has a belly and walks like a dude. |
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« Reply #13 on: July 25, 2012, 05:15:41 AM » |
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Also, the cat does look like a male cat more than female cat. Probably because she has a belly and walks like a dude.
True true. Need to feminise her a bit. Cant rally paint eyelashes in a single pixel though. Hehe |
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« Reply #14 on: July 26, 2012, 02:09:40 AM » |
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I love that's it's colorless  Gargoyle's quest is indeed a great source for inspiration |
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« Reply #15 on: July 26, 2012, 02:43:14 PM » |
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Here is a screenshot of another boss. It needs polishing but will be the boggest boss in the game, but not the deadliest.  |
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« Reply #16 on: July 26, 2012, 05:58:17 PM » |
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YES.
YES TO EVERYTHING HERE.
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Charybdis
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« Reply #17 on: July 26, 2012, 06:06:13 PM » |
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YES.
YES TO EVERYTHING HERE.
hehe, I take it you approve Cheers |
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Charybdis
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« Reply #18 on: July 26, 2012, 08:26:34 PM » |
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I now have demos for windows and mac on indiedb, so please check it out. And if you like it, please check out my indiegogo campaign. It hasn't gotten a lot of love yet, but I'm hoping that will change real soon. Thanks everyone |
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caou
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« Reply #19 on: July 27, 2012, 01:24:53 AM » |
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Which OSX version do you target? I tried to start the game on snow leopard (10.6.  but it just crashed... |
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