Game:
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Iteration
FEEDBACK AND FOCUS
We received a lot of feedback last iteration regarding our somewhat dry and confusing theming. The point of the game wasn't exactly clear either, both in terms of the plot/story, as well as the game goal (successfully completing the level). Everything seemed unnatural. The menus were boring and looked like placeholders, and all textures in the game were prototypes which made everything bland. We needed desperately to focus on theming, juicing, and direction.
CHANGES FOR BETA
Main Character
-Add death animation
-Add a reasonable background story for the main character and all the heist.
Guards
-In planning stage, the guard's current action is displayed beneath their icon
-All guards are robots controlled by artificial Intelligence, which means they are vulnearable to EMP attack.
-Guards can carry box around.
Door
-All the doors are controlled by transformers near them.
-Robots (guards) can go through doors but humans cannot.
Traps
-Logic is redesigned. All traps are achieved by EMP attack.
-(Previous Freeze trap) If EMP is placed around robots, they get stunned.
-(Previous Distraction trap) If EMP is placed on Transformer, doors that controlled by that transformer will be opened. Robot guards around the transformer (within 10 - 20 meters) will be attracted to the transformer. And they will start to repair it.
Dialogue
-Dialogue is much quicker and skippable
-Shows up during playing phase now as well
Prison Break Heist
-No longer contains confusing planning phase bits
-Much shorter (no one likes tutorials)
-Added title pan at the end of level
-Now starts the game, then leads into the planning room (previous main menu)
Main Menu
-The "main menu" is now a room, where the player checks out heists they could look to pull off
-These heists are presented on whiteboards and include The Warehouse Heist, The Bank Heist, and Training
-Gives the player choices, no longer just "heist 0, then 1, then 2"
Warehouse Heist
-Added textures for everything
-Guard carrying crate mechanic added
-Much more interesting level decisions
Bank Heist
-New and final heist added (need polishing)
Go play it!!!
WHATS NEXT
Next iteration, we're hoping that the game needs slight juicing changes, and some small balance changes. We have gone back and forth on whether sprinting (with shift key) is a good idea or not. Some levels also seem a little too difficult. Lastly, the heists need to seem a little bit darker. Having a heist in broad daylight makes no sense.