Looks...well, the gameplay looks fine, just the use of really basic pixels with no shading and what looks like blurry, JPEG images makes it look very bad.
We're hoping to submit it somewhere in January. DGH94 has been busy with his new game (he got a Mac for Christmas ), which is why he isn't active with the screenshots and news. We're using .png files in the actual game, if enough people want I can upload an updated screenshot. Also, there will be shading in the actual game on the enemies and bosses. If 3 people request for a screenshot, I might show one, and even tell you something nice about the boss, which I think you will like.
Stop it with the 3 pesos! Okay, so here it is: It's still subject to changes and there will definitely be glow later on. It's hosted at my website (yes, I'm an iphone coder ). The effect about the boss (I think you'll like this ) is that, he'll pulsate. If you don't know what that means, it means he'll enlarge and shrink, like he's breathing/pumping. I might get a video of this cool effect up if you guys are good boys and girls. Remember, most of these things are subject to changes, so please give your opinion! Should the interface change? Should we change the ship image? Monster image? You guys decide, and post your opinions in this thread. Do note that even though the player is white-colored in the image, it's color is customizable, with those sliders we talked about earlier.
The power ups are suppose to appear one at a time, but for testing we're making them appear all together. So you think they should be bigger?
Thanks for clearing that up. My advice is that the green bar/text looks very ugly, if you could try and change that it would look better. And the background could be better. but otherwise looks a lot better.
Sorry for my absence guys. Both froggy and I were on vacation for the holiday season, so progress was at a stand still. But with both of us back, we are thus back to work, including your suggestions and listening to your opinions. We thank you for hanging in with us and following us every step of the way.
I'll like to add that this is close to completion and about all that is left is the secret world and the handbook...I've said too much.
Hey guys, how is it coming along? I love the retro look to it so it will be a definite buy for me. Btw, how many people are working on this?
2 people, just me and DGH94. He's busy with midterms but we're trying to get it out as soon as possible. P.S. You're supposed to be a tester.
Background I think you should go with a pixellated background with a preset pattern (different for each level) with parallax.
