Working on a new game - need feedback

EatingMyHatEatingMyHat Member Posts: 1,246
edited November -1 in Working with GS (Mac)
Hi,

This is a new kids game that I started working on. Feedback and suggestions are appreciated...



The frame rate is actually very good, it is a bit slow due to the quicktime screen recording. Everything is recycled (clouds, letters, bullets..) and I guess kids will not notice the ship shadow over the hills...

Still to be done
- menu system
- letter "kill" sequence
- music and sound

Thanks for your comments!

Special thanks to POM for the Confetti.

GR.

Comments

  • xyloFUNxyloFUN Member Posts: 1,593
    right after i cried, I watched it again! it's ... beautiful!
  • EatingMyHatEatingMyHat Member Posts: 1,246
    Thanks @xyloFUN, I know that your apps are also focused at kids so it means a lot coming from you.

    GR.
  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188
    I love the look of it - and shooting letters to make a word is a great idea! Nice one! :D

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  • xyloFUNxyloFUN Member Posts: 1,593
    I love it too .... I WANT TO BE 3 AGAIN!!!!

    I usually don't get to look at games but I really like your implementation of the shadow :)

    Thanks for not shooting at cows!

    Can you try and add shadows to the trees and houses (maybe leave the one of the space craft shooter of ... just for a test)

    If you randomly animate the size of the green spheres (assuming they are not matte paintings), can achieve a little bit of a 3D look because the viewer is moving in and out of the landscape.
  • cbtcbt Member Posts: 644
    The only think is, the word looks like "chi cken". You need to put the letter "I" to the middle I guess. Not left side.

    But the game looks great fun for the kids.
  • DizkoDizko Member Posts: 498
    Screw kids, I think I want to play this game.
  • StormyStudioStormyStudio United KingdomMember Posts: 3,989
    yeah... I like the look alot...great educational but fun kids game.

    and frustratingly my mind must be running in a low gear as it took me forever to realize you were spelling out Chicken...
  • EatingMyHatEatingMyHat Member Posts: 1,246
    Thanks all for your comments and feedback. It seems that I need to work on more re-playability elements (kinda knew that one).

    @xyloFUN the trees and letters used to have shadows, it was very cute but was too busy on the screen. Maybe on the iPad version.

    @cbt I agree on the "chi cken" thing, the letters are aligned to the left so the bullet collision will not be in mid-air, but with the "I" is causes this gap. I need to find a low cost (memory) way to fix it...

    Thanks again,
    GR
  • OkyshoOkysho Member Posts: 158
    that's a really cool concept, but it seems a bit slow. The casual gaming market ( This market) has no patience, wants things to be incredibly simple and fast paced. It's a good idea, but it needs.... market optimization?
  • tabelortabelor Member Posts: 114
    slow.... very slow
  • EatingMyHatEatingMyHat Member Posts: 1,246
    I agree, it needs some achievements system and a big "why do I care?" element...

    I have some ideas that I'm implementing, this one was the early concept.

    BTW - speed is mainly due to quicktime screen capture... it is makes my mac book pro 'slow... very slow'.
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