Can I get some opinions on my game?

Hey guys I'm an indie designer for XBLIG. If possible could some of you look at this vid and tell me if the game looks good?

http://www.youtube.com/user/gameDesignerAlpha

If Im not allow to post links to my own game forum mods feel free to delete my post (never saw anything saying I couldnt do this and it is an xbox 360 game so this seems like the right section).

To be honest it looks like one big, confusing, cluster**** but it also looks way better than anything I have ever programmed in my life.

Awwww, I thought we would be able to play it.

As posted above it looks very confusing. It wasn't until about half way thru that I actualy figured out what was going on. You're the ship in the middle firing ... hang on no I'm still confused. Are the orange/blue things bullets or the jet? and what's with the solid line thing?

Also is this being developed for X360? If not you should probably post it in the generic games thread or a blog and not here

http://au.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_topics.php?board_id=314159266&tag=general-forums%3Btitle%3B3

Well you can change the direction of bullets after they leave your gun... if that makes any sense. So with the press of a button the bullets will go foward or back. Depending the mod you equip you may control bullets in different ways. You should be able to play it in a few weeks, the trial will be free :) I'm just trying to get some first impressions. I guess the feedback in not all that bad, but more, wtf is going on? Dont worry it will have a tutorial.

"Also is this being developed for X360? If not you should probably post it in the generic games thread or a blog and not here"

Yes, for XBLIG. The indie game service on xbox360. Its not a retail title, but yes it will be on the xbox 360. Havent had the thread locked yet so guess I'm ok, but I'll try to do it the right way next time, just post on my own profile I guess.

Looks interesting, why do the bullets and stuff change colors though. I think that's what made it confusing. I was like "Woah, Psychedelic" :P

do you have some keys so we can try out the title?

do you have some keys so we can try out the title?

adamlovesu

No promo codes, yet. Need to get the game through peer review which should take another 2-3 weeks. But I guess it would be a good idea to give out some codes to get the word out on the game. I really need to work on the promo side, because very few people even know my game exists. The trial mode will give you the first 5 levels and it will only be 80MSP; so you wont break the bank on my game :D I could see giving away 10-20 codes to try to get the word out, or that could have no impact. I really have no clue (this is the first game I've even worked on to completion, I'm a total newbie when it comes to the promo side of things).

Sorry:

Trial = free 5 levels.

Full = 80MSP, 25 levels.

It looks kinda clusterf***ish but fun.

OMG, I'm having a seizure.

It's very strange looking.. If I buy a game I wanna feel a level of control between the buttons I'm pressing and what's happening on the screen and I feel like you wouldn't really get that in this game since it's too confusing to tell what's going on. I would change up some of the colors and things like that.wwervin

I can understand that. You know what... I should probably show some more vids that show the equipment system... The thing is you can equip your ship with different mods/weapons/ammo. So not all weapons are as confusing as that. Dual sabers are very easy to use for example, you just spin in the direction you want to hit, and you can spam ammo without using mods if you wish. The trial will be free, so you are saying based on that vid you would still not even try a free trial (that will have a tutorial)?

youtube so slow today =/stealthedhawk

Yeah, noticed that too :(

Just wanted to say the game does run at 60FPS on the xbox 360. There is only slight slow down during some heavy pixel effects at times, but its a much smoother game then the videos make it out to be.

[QUOTE="wwervin"]It's very strange looking.. If I buy a game I wanna feel a level of control between the buttons I'm pressing and what's happening on the screen and I feel like you wouldn't really get that in this game since it's too confusing to tell what's going on. I would change up some of the colors and things like that.tanaka_k

I can understand that. You know what... I should probably show some more vids that show the equipment system... The thing is you can equip your ship with different mods/weapons/ammo. So not all weapons are as confusing as that. Dual sabers are very easy to use for example, you just spin in the direction you want to hit, and you can spam ammo without using mods if you wish. The trial will be free, so you are saying based on that vid you would still not even try a free trial (that will have a tutorial)?

Hey guys I'm an indie designer for XBLIG. If possible could some of you look at this vid and tell me if the game looks good?

tanaka_k

It looks like it has potential, but right now it's a bit confusing and hard to tell what's going on. Maybe make it less chaotic?

[QUOTE="wwervin"]It's very strange looking.. If I buy a game I wanna feel a level of control between the buttons I'm pressing and what's happening on the screen and I feel like you wouldn't really get that in this game since it's too confusing to tell what's going on. I would change up some of the colors and things like that.tanaka_k

I can understand that. You know what... I should probably show some more vids that show the equipment system... The thing is you can equip your ship with different mods/weapons/ammo. So not all weapons are as confusing as that. Dual sabers are very easy to use for example, you just spin in the direction you want to hit, and you can spam ammo without using mods if you wish. The trial will be free, so you are saying based on that vid you would still not even try a free trial (that will have a tutorial)?

[QUOTE="tanaka_k"]

[QUOTE="wwervin"]It's very strange looking.. If I buy a game I wanna feel a level of control between the buttons I'm pressing and what's happening on the screen and I feel like you wouldn't really get that in this game since it's too confusing to tell what's going on. I would change up some of the colors and things like that.wwervin

I can understand that. You know what... I should probably show some more vids that show the equipment system... The thing is you can equip your ship with different mods/weapons/ammo. So not all weapons are as confusing as that. Dual sabers are very easy to use for example, you just spin in the direction you want to hit, and you can spam ammo without using mods if you wish. The trial will be free, so you are saying based on that vid you would still not even try a free trial (that will have a tutorial)?

Ok, I get what you are saying there. I guess thats what the trial mode is for! The first level is a tutorial that you can replay and it just has bullets. I also made sure that the first couple levels are a bit easier, so people have a change to get a handle on the controls.