Well I have made a game it is quite basic nothing much it isn’t amazing but you can play it here Domain name for sale - M2H anyway so I submitted it to Wooglie as you can see and had to update it a few times due to bugs. But they keep putting it into the ‘In Development’ section. I’m not saying I think it is amazingly good its just that I have kind of finished it. I fixed all the bugs it has music. So I am not quite sure what else I have to do.
I have seen games on there which I pretty weird and not very interesting but is mine like absolutely rubbish.
Do I need more levels or is the game play not good?
Hey Chub, I just played your game. First thing I’m noticing is that it lacks sound. A little bit of background wind maybe, maybe even some background music while playing. And of course, you need sound when you collect the gems or when those turrets shoot. You might even consider footsteps while walking.
Also, I’m noticing that the loop of the background music doesn’t really match well. One thing you should probably do is fade it out and back in … or use music that loops properly.
Regarding the gameplay … well … I kind of liked that you have to jump to catch some of the gems. That’s nice. But the first time I died without really knowing why. Did I run out of time? If so: Make sure to display the time while it’s running out. The second time, I got to the end … it seems like the turrets only shot one time so maybe I was just lucky but then collecting the remaining gems wasn’t really a challenge.
Challenge the player a little more … and maybe add a few more levels (in this kind of game, I’d expect at least 10 levels … otherwise, it’s a “play it once and be gone” kind of experience).
Thanks jashan I think I do really need to make it a bit clearer to why and how you die as that seems to be what is baffling most people. Thanks for the sound ideas as I suppose a game is pretty boring without sound. I do really need to make finding the remaining gems more challenging I am currently working on that. About the turrets well basically there is a robot probe in between the mountains and it chases you until it reached you. So the reason for the turrets is that they will activate and destroy the probe. I need to try and convey game more clearly to the player I suppose.
Thanks for your help and hopefully I will soon have my game online in a couple of weeks.
Yeah, good luck … it’s certainly a good start. I didn’t notice the robot probe … that also something that probably should have a sound attached to it (a really annoying sound would be best, I guess).
Most people underestimate the importance of sound. Just as experiment - watch a movie without sound. And you’ll notice how important that is. Or play a AAA game without sound. It’s be less than half the experience
… and maybe add a few more levels (in this kind of game, I’d expect at least 10 levels … otherwise, it’s a “play it once and be gone” kind of experience).