mrexcessive 2014-04-28 04:43
Sorry was expecting run in browser version on web link, can't run or rate.
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD29 → Underwater mayhem
By jarob22
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Sorry was expecting run in browser version on web link, can't run or rate.
Congratulations on first graphical project in C++! I know that can be daunting.
If you wanted to explore the graphics library more, I think a high value effect could be implemented for the monster spawn event, perhaps a scale from 0% to 100%. I got a little confused at first when I grabbed a monster and it seemed to merely teleport from one location to another (it was actually a new monster).
The game could probably also benefit greatly from some improved physics and AI. Maybe add some inertia to the player and barrels, make the barrels obey buoyancy below water and gravity above water, and have the monsters follow some sort of jellyfish logic, a la Mario. For example, every two seconds, they pick a random upward/sideways direction and dart there, and otherwise they just gain downward momentum due to gravity.
Some form of difficulty progression could help too, as the player gets a higher score. More barrels, faster moving monsters. There are probably all sorts of creative options, such as monsters that try to get nearer to barrels or something.
Being able to view your score *after* losing would have been nice, as well as having a way to restart from within the application, rather than letting it auto-exit and then have restart the application manually.
Oddly, I'm getting
./run.sh: line 3: /home/nathan/Downloads/ld29_jr/Underwater_Mayhem: No such file or directory
when I try to run it.
The graphics are completely functional, with a clear distinction between the player, objectives and hazards sprites. The turn-based control (similar to asteroids) takes a little time to get used to, but works reasonably well otherwise.
The game could benefit a lot from increasing difficulty, for instance by increasing the number of barrels over time. Right now, once you have to control down, the challenge is gone.
Andy pretty much hit all my main points already. Congrats on getting something working in SDL!