JohnnyTheWolf on 7/10/2008 at 11:59
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I haven't tried the game, so it may be worth it regardless, but not being able to shoot while jumping sounds really sucky to me too. Yeah so they worked it in later on and/or balanced the game play accordingly, but so. They also used to make FPS games where you couldn't jump, doesn't mean I want to go back and play them nowadays, it's ridiculous.
Believe me, you don't really need to shoot while jumping in this game.
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I think the thread title needs "with MSPaint". I mean goddamn, that's one ugly game.
Ever heard of the idiom "don't judge a book by its cover"?
Good games don't need good graphics, especially when there are free, fun to play and have kickass sounds and music.
Koki on 7/10/2008 at 12:09
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Ever heard of the idiom "don't judge a book by its cover"?
When you get a book, is it to look at it's cover?
TafferLing on 7/10/2008 at 12:35
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I think the thread title needs "with MSPaint". I mean goddamn, that's one ugly game.
You may not like its graphic style but it is by no means an "ugly" game. The animations, the level design, come on!
NamelessPlayer on 7/10/2008 at 15:24
I don't think the game is atrocious-looking by any means. The developer was probably going for that Another World/Flashback art style-in particular, the flat-shaded (for the most part) characters and the detailed animation.
WingedKagouti on 7/10/2008 at 17:13
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I don't think the game is atrocious-looking by any means. The developer was probably going for that Another World/Flashback art style-in particular, the flat-shaded (for the most part) characters and the detailed animation.
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http://www.planetfreeplay.com/interview/24/) You aren't far off:
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I remember being inspired by the fluid animation in Alien 3 and Another World / Out of this World and thought I could try making 3D models and animating them and taking snapshots in flat-shaded parallel projection to render the sprites.
io organic industrialism on 8/10/2008 at 17:53
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Believe me, you don't really need to shoot while jumping in this game.
I know, the game is going to force me into the whole "ducking behind a bookshelf if it is available", and if there's no bookshelf, pointlessly taking fire from the enemies because there is no way to avoid it.
It's simplifying the gameplay into something that I don't enjoy
No thank you.
JohnnyTheWolf on 8/10/2008 at 18:57
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I know, the game is going to force me into the whole "ducking behind a bookshelf if it is available", and if there's no bookshelf, pointlessly taking fire from the enemies because there is no way to avoid it.
Actually, yes, there are. For example, against "slow" projectiles such as rockets, you can dodge them easily by ducking at the right time or even send them back to their owners with the right weapon. Common instant-hit weapons have also the habit of being highly inaccurate in the hands of enemies, lowering the chances of getting hurt badly.
And please, symplifying the gameplay? Allowing the gamer to shoot while jumping would actually be symplifying the gameplay. Right now, it forces the player to find alternatives to pure "Contra" style... even though it is still possible to play that way.
Anyway, your call.
d0om on 9/10/2008 at 11:28
you can jump and then shoot when you land, then jump again you know :p
Pyrian on 9/10/2008 at 21:01
...It's not like aiming mid-jump was ever particularly realistic. :rolleyes:
