Please review my game

Tinman764 · 07-03-11, 07:18 PM

Hey gang, I recently started a distance learning course for computer games designer. I've just got finished with the 1st release of the opening tutorial game they have you develop using game-maker and I've...deviated a bit from what they suggested.
What I would love is if some of you could spend a few minutes trying it out. It's still a work in progress and by no means finished and as it's just an opener to the main part of the course I don't intend on spending an awful lot of time refining it. But I have tried to make it fun... the original was boring as hell!

So anyway here is the linky - http://www.yoyogames.com/games/18080...the-clowns-wip
or if you don't want to download from the site I have a link to the current version stored in my dropbox in my sig.

Thanks!

kiwi_2005 · 07-04-11, 02:35 PM

I get the message 'Sorry Cannot find that game' from that yoyo page.

Platapus · 07-04-11, 02:40 PM

I keep getting a score of 404 even before I can play it.

Tinman764 · 07-04-11, 04:50 PM

doh! Sorry guys, I took that one down as I had updated it. Here is a link to the game in my dropbox - http://dl.dropbox.com/u/26806788/Cat...wns%20v2.0.exe

There is a tiny little bug... your score doesnt reset after each restart.
It's not a super awesome game, but I have tried to improve on the original to make it slightly more fun.

Thanks!

Penguin · 07-04-11, 05:34 PM

I like the idea to spice up an odd game.
However I think the query of the mouse movement and clicking is much too imprecise - I have my cursor movement tuned very quick and a high dpi mouse, so I usually don't have these probs to hit anything on the screen

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But good luck with your course, I hope you stick to it! Distance learning is all about self-motivation...

Tinman764 · 07-04-11, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Penguin

I like the idea to spice up an odd game.
However I think the query of the mouse movement and clicking is much too imprecise - I have my cursor movement tuned very quick and a high dpi mouse, so I usually don't have these probs to hit anything on the screen

.

But good luck with your course, I hope you stick to it! Distance learning is all about self-motivation...

I totally agree with the mouse clicking, it's something that everyone that tried it commented on. The only thinkg I could possibly do to fix it is to use a larger transparent background on the clowns I think.

Thanks for your encouragement on the course, I'm looking forwar to getting started on the more in depth stuff, but Game Maker is getting me by at the moment

07-03-11, 07:18 PM	#1
Tinman764 Chief Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: U-32's Wintergarten Posts: 325 Downloads: 182 Uploads: 0	Please review my game Hey gang, I recently started a distance learning course for computer games designer. I've just got finished with the 1st release of the opening tutorial game they have you develop using game-maker and I've...deviated a bit from what they suggested. What I would love is if some of you could spend a few minutes trying it out. It's still a work in progress and by no means finished and as it's just an opener to the main part of the course I don't intend on spending an awful lot of time refining it. But I have tried to make it fun... the original was boring as hell! So anyway here is the linky - http://www.yoyogames.com/games/18080...the-clowns-wip or if you don't want to download from the site I have a link to the current version stored in my dropbox in my sig. Thanks!

07-04-11, 02:35 PM	#2
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	I get the message 'Sorry Cannot find that game' from that yoyo page. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

07-04-11, 02:40 PM	#3
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,386 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I keep getting a score of 404 even before I can play it. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

07-04-11, 04:50 PM	#4
Tinman764 Chief Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: U-32's Wintergarten Posts: 325 Downloads: 182 Uploads: 0	doh! Sorry guys, I took that one down as I had updated it. Here is a link to the game in my dropbox - http://dl.dropbox.com/u/26806788/Cat...wns%20v2.0.exe There is a tiny little bug... your score doesnt reset after each restart. It's not a super awesome game, but I have tried to improve on the original to make it slightly more fun. Thanks!

07-04-11, 05:34 PM	#5
Penguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Rheinische Republik Posts: 3,322 Downloads: 92 Uploads: 0	I like the idea to spice up an odd game. However I think the query of the mouse movement and clicking is much too imprecise - I have my cursor movement tuned very quick and a high dpi mouse, so I usually don't have these probs to hit anything on the screen . But good luck with your course, I hope you stick to it! Distance learning is all about self-motivation...