Does my game suck?

[BlueBoots]

Serriously people; I've asked for advice and critiques and the rest of it, and everyone seems to be kinda nice, and cautious, and not really to the point...
So I just have to say it.

Does it suck?
http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/jimsaund/demo.html

That's the base of it, yeah there are preloader bugs, yeah, the sound takes 2 clix to turn off, yeah it's unfinished.

But overall, it's not that bad is it???

[Skinny_T]

these people were say good things because its a good game. I wasn't too keen on the graphics and the amount of bugs in the game but afterall it is a demo. It's coming along great and you should be proud. One problem I has was I couldn't chat up the librarian. I was very upset.

[tommythewolfboy]

Very nice and all, but did I miss the bit that tells me what my objective in the game actually is?

[CanadianGuy]

Yea I don't know what the point is either.

[SeiferTim]

Er..... um.... Well graphically, it looks good, but I have NO IDEA what is going on, or what I'm supposed to do, and how to do it...

[McGiver]

As I am an Adventure hater, I found this rather confusing than fun, but that was what I thought about Monkey Island too.

[fester8542]

Its kinda trippy but what the hell are you supposed to do?

[thediablo]

Ok...

i like McGiver Sig Game better

:S

Sorry, but i just dont understand what to do

[McGiver]

i like McGiver Sig Game better
thx, but this is no competition. I can't say if I like it or not, if I don't know what to do.

[SeiferTim]

Give us some instructions, so we know what the goal is, and then we can properly judge... :D

[MxNecromancer]

these people were say good things because its a good game. I wasn't too keen on the graphics and the amount of bugs in the game but afterall it is a demo. It's coming along great and you should be proud. One problem I has was I couldn't chat up the librarian. I was very upset.
Yeah seriously i really wanted to ask her out to lunch

[Millad]

Your game suck =)

I dont understand a thing. These sounds hurt my ears.
What more can I say!

[MxNecromancer]

Your game suck =)

I dont understand a thing. These sounds hurt my ears.
What more can I say!

OUCH!!!!

[McGiver]

I wouldn't say it sucks, but its just not enough to say.

[telekinesis]

Your game suck =)Watch it Blastboy! :a:

[fester8542]

Your game suck =)

I dont understand a thing. These sounds hurt my ears.
What more can I say!

LMAO!

That was ruthless

[Millad]

Ok sorry dude, I like your game. :drool:

Sorry admin. The guy wanted a truth answer. Look at the question it self.

I did not mean to, its the game.

[telekinesis]

You don't have to like the game. Just have enough respect for the fellow members to not destroy every ounce of their self-esteam.

[porpous2]

You don't have to like the game. Just have enough respect for the fellow members to not destroy every ounce of their self-esteam.i think the guy didnt want people to be nice in the first place.... whatever. The one thing that agravated me most of your game is that the grraphics were just copied jpegs or look liked it. If you want it to look real, make it look real, those dont, if you want it to look cartoony make it cartoony... the inbetween just didnt look good to me.

[McGiver]

everyone is talking about a guy. from the avatar I guess "he" was a she.
@blueboots are male or female?

imo the _roots of the game aren't that bad as everyone is saying. I was just confused because I didn't know what to do.


Your game suck

I dont understand a thing. These sounds hurt my ears.
What more can I say!
not that funny, just rude

[Millad]

everyone is talking about a guy. from the avatar I guess "he" was a she.
@blueboots are male or female?

imo the _roots of the game aren't that bad as everyone is saying. I was just confused because I didn't know what to do.


not that funny, just rude

DOES MY GAME SUCK ?
I gave him a answer.
YOU think its rude I dont care. :b:

[Adam]

she's a she

[McGiver]

DOES MY GAME SUCK ?
I gave him a answer.
YOU think its rude I dont careI still think it was rude ;P :)

[radioxromance]

hmm yah I'm going to agree that it's sort of frustrating to not know what to do. Seems pretty cool... I think I must need a new computer worse than I thought though cause it seemed to lag a lot, is this something that just happens in larger flash games? I only have a few windows open and not running any programs really

[Millad]

Hate me for that then

[El_Thierro]

Your game suck
You geame suck? YOU GEAME SUCK?!
Are you a Korean under there? ;)

[McGiver]

Hate me for that thenFor sure :bad: :P

[telekinesis]

For sure :bad: :PYou have it all wrong!

It's "Fa Sho!"

[BlueBoots]

Ha! I knew I'd get replies! My evil plan worked after all!

Yeah, sorry for not giving any background info, but it's not really a game... It's like a shell I guess. Think of it as a building block. It's based in NZ (Duh) and focuses on a community of Magi; which by joining the game you become a part of. It's a combo adventure game/RPG. It's kinda weird...

As for the demo, I made it to show off on presentation night, rather than actually be played. So I had to complete the graphics etc, and avoid clicking on any buggy parts!

Speaking of the graphics whoever said (I can't remember names... Sorry) that you didn't like the combo of bitmap/vector, thanks. I worked hard to acheive that 'inbetweeny' look. The interface is a combo of paintings and photos with vector and the 'rooms' are all fake 3D (hand drawn in flash). I have some perpestives to clean up; and the ever so hot librarian is actually just a height test, but now you said that maybe i'll stick with that style of drawing (I was attempting to make my characters a little more realistic...)

Last but not least:
I am a GRRL!

[McGiver]

Fa Sho

[Millad]

Fa Sho
EYE u MCGiver man. dont play like you are something.
shut it up or I will shut u up.

[SeiferTim]

EYE u MCGiver man. dont play like you are something.
shut it up or I will shut u up.
whoa.... I sure hope you are kidding there....

[Millad]

whoa.... I sure hope you are kidding there....

MCGiver realy piss me off :a:

are you planning to band me from here 2.

[themos]

Lol @ Blastboy's RAGE!

[McGiver]

MCGiver realy piss me off
sorry, I didn't mean to piss you off
Smilies should show I wasn't serious :)

[grinch]

Meh,
I don't want to start any problems, but I think that is rude about her game sucking BBoy...
I think the game interface is cool, and the graphics look great too. But like everyone else said, I'm not to sure on the real objective of teh game ;)
Keep it up Blue!

[MxNecromancer]

shut it up.
watchin a bit to much Homestarrunner there aren't ya?

[nobody]

I actually really like it. I like when I see games that focus more on the content and what's going on than making it look pretty. It looks like it has lots of potenial, and it'll be cool to see it completed. Nice job :)

[radioxromance]

watchin a bit to much Homestarrunner there aren't ya?There is no such thing as too much HSR!

[BlueBoots]

Fo shizzle :)

[BlueBoots]

This has to be the most interesting, and actually useful thread about my game so far...

Now I need your help with coming up ideas, so I want you to...

Imagine your a mage with a cool staff, and you've been challenged to a duel. It's in this really cool room, like a mini stadium, and there's lots of lights and fun chanting and stuff. Before your duel, the Duel Overseer (Ref) deals you some cards, called 'Item Cards'. They're all objects in the room. You pick two, and attach some spells from your SpellDeck to them. Now you enter the room, and face your opponent. You both have to pick a card, to place face down. You know, from watching others, that both spells will be flipped over at the same time.

What kind of spell would you want to cast on your opponent?

[themos]

A plague of genital warts?



But seriously, some kind of spell that effects the opponents stats. Or a spell that allows you to steal on of their spell cards at random and keep it if its better than one in your deck?

[BlueBoots]

A plague of genital warts?

But seriously, some kind of spell that effects the opponents stats. Or a spell that allows you to steal on of their spell cards at random and keep it if its better than one in your deck?

Tee he he, genital warts, he he he...
Yeah, I assumed most people want to reduce the others stats! (Called Mood points) But I like the steal card idea. See, I'm playing around with the idea of a virtual TCC in the world I showed yall before. At the mo I'm trying to figure out the 'classes' or types of card I need to invent to make the game worthwhile, so I need to figure out what people actually want to DO to their opponent. (Keep in mind all the content has to be suitable for children)

So far I have Item cards; Summon Cards; Enchantments; Heal/Cure and Morph?(Need a name) cards.
Item cards can be objects in the room, or you can use a Summon card to access an Item from another place/dimension. They each have different properties, but overall you can Enchant them, hide other spells in them, or use them as is to made the mood of your opponent worse.
Summon cards just summon, you need different types to summon different things.
Enchantments enchant things! You can make items fly, move, bring them to life and all sorts. You can also enchant your opponent. Enchanments wear off.
Heal/Cure's are pretty obvious, they up your mood.
Morph? cards change the appearence of something. Actually, the structure of something, but anyway. These cards grow your opponents nose, give him wings, make an item they're using sprout hair. Fun stuff :)

But what if you want to do something I don't have a class for?!

[.Matt]

hey dude i think everyones games are good because i really cant make anything soo... urs is really cool especially because its an RPG-type i guess.

- Matt

[BlueBoots]

...focus more on the content and what's going on than making it look pretty...


I'm sure you're being nice, but I gotta wonder...

[BlueBoots]

*bump*

It's allowed...

[CanadianGuy]

Okay so you really want comments eh?

Well, your game isn't really a game. The graphics are awesome but what satisfaction do I (the user) get out of playing it. Give me some points, a magic wand.....anything!

How about you give me a slingshot so I can shoot at various things in the library and I get 'cool' points if I can pick up the librarian?

[SeiferTim]

BlueBoots: I think what your lacking is a solid plan of action. You should probably write up a Design Document, spell out each, and every specific bit of detail you want to incorporate into the game, then work from there. It almost seems like your breaking the first rule of my tutorial (http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/gamestory.htm)... ;)

Once you know what you want, then we can tell you how to reach that goal, and how to improve....

[BlueBoots]

Lol Tim, that's funny. Anyways...

I should have really titled this 'Do my game graphics suck?' (Tho it's not as catchy...) because that's really the kinda thing I'm looking for; like I said in my earlier posts it's a shell, and mini-games will be built into the overall 'world' (Of which you see a sneak peek in this demo). Like in the Library, clicking a certain book or area will open a game up (In the same window) which you can play; if you choose to...

[nobody]

I'm sure you're being nice, but I gotta wonder...
Sorry, didn't even see this

Actually that was a compliment, just a very poorly worded one. I like your game because it has content, and I wasn't putting down your graphics at all. I see a lot of games that don't make sense and suck, but they look good, and I was just saying yours didn't do that. There I go with the poor wording again. I actually really like your graphics, and I should have made that obvious, but I guess I didn't.
No harm intended at all, I like the game, it's great :thumb:

[BlueBoots]

It's all good xxvviii, I was bein' cheeky really *blush*