Rite heres the game, Maze Game - App Dev, basically just want some simple user feedback, stuff like usability, comments, anything.

I realize its pretty naff, thats what happens when you leave things to the last minute

As its pretty last minute (report has to be submitted tomorrow) im willing to throw some hefty +rep at anyone who can give me some useful input.

Ignore the competition shiznit, its not real, the design spec said it had to be semi promotion so I just made that bit up to meet that requirement.

TIA

Bump...can I have some rep please my dear?

The game was a little hard for me I couldnt get passed the one red circle with the X on it. The game ends too soon, I got hit my one thing and game was over the controls wee very touchy, if you tapped the key for a little to long it would move were you didnt want it to. I like the game though, Its addictting

Initial thoughts...

For a quickly thrown together job not bad at all Just the two levels so far?

I know nothing about Flash games etc just for the record...

1) I would possibly make the start and finish a bit more obvious? Took me a few of seconds to locate the player character... could just be that im a bit lame :p lol

2) Maybe a bit of a pause between levels?

3) Something at the end... score screen or something...


Like i say... not that i know that much, just my £0.02


Mark

Thanks guys keep it coming

as stated.. start and finish more defined...

a legend.. to tell you how many points the blue dots give you...

Not bad, for being thrown together so fast. So heres the feedback:

1. As said before at first I could find my character, then i suddenly noticed it said start at the top right and the red thing moved when i press the arrows so yeah.
2. I really liked how you made the enemies in the maze move, as well as the lightning it really made it more i guess interactive?
3. I think maybe you can add i guess ranks for the amount of points you get like 1 - 100 = noob or something. 100 - 200 Novice etc.
4. Maybe add other things that give more points such as uh one pink dot that is 100 points that is extremely hard to get to, or something.

But overall the game was pretty fun, and good work for a last minute thing. If you have more time I think you could maybe make the enemies look like something maybe get a sprite or something. And maybe even make the character look like something so it'd be easier to recognize.

David

maybe a legond that says what everything does. I got pretty pissed when that purple dot came and killed me.

If you click instructions at the start it tells you, your enemies, but a legend on the side of the game would help too.

The controls are a bit too touchy. Maybe add acceleration based on how long the key is pressed so that when you just tap a key it's easier to move just one space.

Quote: Originally Posted by deere If you click instructions at the start it tells you, your enemies, but a legend on the side of the game would help too.

when was the last time you read the instructions to a game?

Yep, I didn't even see that button till you told me.

Thanks guys, some helpful stuff

Im gonna be developing this game over the summer, hopefully getting it up to around 20 levels, totally revamping the graphics with nicely themed graphics and making some other changes.

As has already been said, hard to locate the start and end, and then the controls are a little too twitchy. But other than that it's pretty self explanatory. Good work

Very nice game
Umm, I do have some suggestions.
Given that one hit kills you, perhaps to allow the user to have multiple lives? Oh, and when you die, how about restarting at the current level instead of beginning from level 1?
Other than that, a pretty good game.

Very nice for something thrown together quick. As has been stated, I'd make the start and finish a bit more defined; perhaps a sort of legend which you can read as a pre-loader? Even if the game only takes three seconds to load, a pre-loader would be a nice way of presenting the object of the game, defining the different characters, how to move, etc, and then letting the player click "start" when they're ready to go. Since you're developing it, in addition to extra levels with the current play style, perhaps you could add a time trial style? Where the goal is to get through the mazes as fast as possible, and the fastest times are posted on a leader board. Also, some kind of background music and/or sound effects would add some depth to play.

Good luck, look forward to seeing what you do with it!