Posts by selmitto

  • Breaking Bad

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    yeah, I can't believe nobody got shot yet. The biggest injuries must be Walt's after rolling down the car seat. pff.


    I think Walk gave up too easily. Of course, the scene continues on the next epi, so I'm sure something cool will happen. But I thought "Walt Heisenberg-mode" wouldn't give a shit about having Hank killed and should stay hidden while his gangsta crew arrived to clean the shit out.


    Beautiful photography and great tense moments, though. Good epi, but the end got me a little disappointed

  • Industry Professionals Share Nuggets of Information

    omg how the heck did I miss this thread?


    - Design games that are fun and meet the requirements and then listen from the mouth of the company director, who previously mentioned he hadn't played more than 10 games his entire life, how they should be more game-ish.


    - Spend your time researching things to improve the workflow and documentation. Then, hold your tears while you get a promotion rejected because you spent too much time without Microsoft Word displayed on your screen and they say how you should spend your time better.

  • Indiegame - Hammerwatch beta/demo

    I'm about to play it.

    Who wanna join me?

    I'll check this thread in 10 mins. If nobody wanna hangout, I'll play by myself lol


    btw, hipshot! what crazily awesome post-effects you guys got there! O_O!


    edit:

    woooooh! the game is so fun and simple! loved the art style, the mood and the little secrets scattered around the level. I played as Warlock and got a combo upgrade. I could perform only a single combo, but I noticed its powerful effect. Gotta play more! Fun.

  • Grasp (indie game)

    Quote from Puddy

    Well, to quote myself from Facebook:


    Your game probably consists of many puzzles. Show people one of these puzzles.

    Simple yet good idea. I'll get someone to play it and make a video, so it would portray a more honest and fresh reaction than if I played it myself ...

  • Grasp (indie game)

    Thanks guys for the feedback


    Quote from Puddy

    How do you play it?

    • You move you character with the left and right directional arrows (optionally with A and D) and grab objects by holding the space bar.
    • You can release objects to re-position them on the same plane you are on, or move them to other planes that will be introduced on harder levels.
    • You can also swap planes, so swapping the first and second planes will create some perspective, making everything that's on the nearest plane be bigger and translated to the sides accordingly. Some puzzle solutions will only exist if the player combine an object of the nearest plane with another object of the farthest one. So, swapping planes is very important because they change the size and position of those elements on the level.
    • To juice things up, there's a limit of how many swaps you can do on each level before losing the game.


    Quote from Corwin

    My advice: spend less time showing and more time doing! This looks like very early stages still (or am I confused and you actually have it all playable and stuff?) and you should be using the time to develop and iterate, not to update a webpage with WIP comparison shots. Tweaking colors can come later, when it's all working. Don't run before you walk, at least that's what I'd tell you if you asked

    So, the game is playable. Not completely, at this point only the first levels are implemented as I'm developing more stuff daily. But, the game works


    -> Here's a question:How could one showcase mechanics/ levels/ etc of a puzzle game, with finite puzzle solutions, without "giving the answers"? As much as I'd like to record someone playing the first level, where anyone would be able to see the basic mechanics and understand the game, I don't think that'd be the best idea because who watched the video would know the solution of that puzzle, removing the surprise when playing the game afterwards. In other words: how could I show you guys how the game works/ how puzzles are solved in this game without spoiling everything?

  • Grasp (indie game)

    Quote from Sentura

    Is it antichamber? Because if it is I'll probably buy it. I don't think subtle color gradations are more important than getting across your puzzles more intuitively. #my2cents #ggwp #yolo

    No, it's prochamber!

    lol


    subtle color gradations? what do you mean? the black strokes I removed on that iteration?

  • Grasp (indie game)

    Quote from Taylor

    Looks pretty neat. How do you play Grasp? Is it similar to those iOS games where you're hunting for an object in the image?


    Hmm I'm not sure, but I guess not.

    I don't know iOS games like that. What game comes to your mind with that example?

  • WIP in WIP, post your level screenshots!

    Quote from 2d-chris

    a map without light is black, a photo without light is black, and movie without light is black, a room without light is black. Lighting is, and always will be one of the most important factors in artwork, when you start to learn how much thought and expertise that goes into lighting a scene of any media, it's humbling - learn lighting for one and you've got the basics of them all.

    Agreed. How could someone get better with lighting in general? Any good resources? (besides kicking ass at photography )