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Evasion

By mactuitui

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness3313
Community813.25
Fun853.25
Audio1003.00
Theme1103.45
Innovation1173.35
Overall1253.25
Humor2861.73
Graphics3922.10

Comments

fireslash 2011-08-23 14:43

I liked the guard mechanic, but got stuck on the fourth level. Fun game, liked the use of lighting.

31eee384 2011-08-23 21:53

Heh, I couldn't get past the level called "you can do it!" :)

Cool mechanics, although one thing I noticed was that you can't tell what you can see when the light's shining on the same place. Take your screenshot, for example--the faint gray is what the player can see, but you can't tell that you can't see around the corner into the room with the light in it.

It's a cool game, though. The simple mechanics are fun, once you get used to them.

tgijsola 2011-08-24 01:51

Nice! I like the graphics style, and the lighting system is really neat.

Reminds me a bit of the game 'Frozen Synapse,' but more stealth-y.

johanar 2011-08-24 07:16

A little bit like Monaco :) You ought to continue working on it and add different kinds of missions, items, skills and so on. Could turn into something really cool

rudy 2011-08-26 15:54

Press any key. Escape. Game exits. :)
Good concept, simple implementation. Neat lightning. Lacks detail and graphics.

mactuitui 2011-08-27 06:29

@31eee384
Sadly java2D does not like blending at all... If I were to continue this, I'll use OpenGL to get a lot of fancy effects for free!

cosmologicon 2011-08-27 16:01

I think the game is pretty well balanced. I had trouble on the last two levels, but I finished them after I stuck with it. It runs great even on my slow machine.

nuria 2011-08-30 17:03

Couldn't get this to run. BAT file didn't work, running JAR directly: Failed to load Main-Class manifest attribute from j1.01.jar (Win7, 64-bit)

shigor 2011-08-30 20:25

I like it, nice working mechanic (although I'd prefer guards without eyes in their back), nice difficulty progression. Very good entry with very nice music.

mactuitui 2011-08-31 09:27

@nuria If the bat did not work, I suppose you do not have Java in your PATH. I will make a single .jar package that should work ASAP. Sorry for the inconvenience.

@Shigor I wanted to implement fields of view for the hero and the guards, but that would require blending, and java2D does not like it. As I said before, with a small bit of OpenGL, everything would have been possible! I'll definitely implement FOVs if I were to continue this. Thanks for feedback btw!

ointment 2011-09-04 12:37

Nice difficulty progression, fits the theme, feels very polished. Lots of fun from a single concept.