what do you think my game needs?

jimbo340

i have brought the gs geo wars template from deepblueapps and im wondering what people think it needs adding.

RP

I don't build off templates, but since it's a Geometry wars-like game you have a lot of area you can play with using common geometric shapes as weapons and enemies.

Make the art your own. Along with what's swapping what's found in the template, add new backgrounds. Like top down vector graphic stylized cities, landscapes, astroid fields. Change up the control designs etc.. Everything in this template should be easy enough to replace with custom graphics without the need to create a lot of detail, but if you want to take it up a notch, you can loose that look and go with filled character sprites, backgrounds etc.etc. Check out some of the old school shooters like Time Pilot and Time Pilot 2 for some reference.

Add sounds! Music, lasers, blasts, explosions and more.

Build a little storyline of theme to go along with you game and main playable character.

In the end, there is tons you can do with it, but get some inspiration and reference from things that inspire you to make games, then decide what direction you want to head in.

jimbo340

@Rp thanks!

JN38

Find other games similar to the template. Study them, buy them if you have to in order to see the differences between them.
A feature in one may work in another to make the game play better.