militantmilo
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Just a small request: could anyone who's played the game confirm the "bug advisory", that is, has the game been crashing at start up if the included fonts are not manually installed?
Awareness Episode One (Complete)
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I love your game Milo but what the frick? The end came right as I was really getting into the game. I won't inquire into what personal matters forces you to cease production but awareness really leaves you hanging off a cliff. Still the game carries an air of professionalism the whole way through and as a stand alone game it is still fantastic. Not that it doesn't have its shortcomings.
Obviously as people stated the presentation of this game is it's strongest appeal. As far as visuals go, you used original tilesets that look real good in game although some of the maps were very sparse. I am not sure if that was because they were not finished or not. The use of the particle system in this game is the best I have seen yet and it gave the more dramatic scenes a much bigger impact. While most of it is eye candy, I wouldn't mind learning some of the tricks you used.
The story is also very strong which is important since the game lacks much gameplay. The whole blend of fantasy and history didn't rub off on me too well at first but you soon learn that the historical context isn't that important. The samurai character really feels out of place though.
Dialouge is above average though it still sticks to some of the RPG cliches like the character that stutters around pretty girls. Personalities are decently fleshed out considering the game is fairly short.
The weakpoints of this game are the dungeons (or lack thereof) and the battles. The dungeons are pretty standard walk to the end and pick up items along the way fair. They would of benefitted from some puzzles or anything to differentiate them from all the other dungeons out there. The battles were also extremely bland with the old man being ridiculously overpowered compared to the other characters. They felt like they were just thrown in there as an afterthought. Fortunately the excellent ost made them bearable.
All in all an excellent effort. If another episode DOES come out sign me up as a beta tester cause I want to see more of this series. I hate to see wasted potential.
Obviously as people stated the presentation of this game is it's strongest appeal. As far as visuals go, you used original tilesets that look real good in game although some of the maps were very sparse. I am not sure if that was because they were not finished or not. The use of the particle system in this game is the best I have seen yet and it gave the more dramatic scenes a much bigger impact. While most of it is eye candy, I wouldn't mind learning some of the tricks you used.
The story is also very strong which is important since the game lacks much gameplay. The whole blend of fantasy and history didn't rub off on me too well at first but you soon learn that the historical context isn't that important. The samurai character really feels out of place though.
Dialouge is above average though it still sticks to some of the RPG cliches like the character that stutters around pretty girls. Personalities are decently fleshed out considering the game is fairly short.
The weakpoints of this game are the dungeons (or lack thereof) and the battles. The dungeons are pretty standard walk to the end and pick up items along the way fair. They would of benefitted from some puzzles or anything to differentiate them from all the other dungeons out there. The battles were also extremely bland with the old man being ridiculously overpowered compared to the other characters. They felt like they were just thrown in there as an afterthought. Fortunately the excellent ost made them bearable.
All in all an excellent effort. If another episode DOES come out sign me up as a beta tester cause I want to see more of this series. I hate to see wasted potential.
militantmilo
Member
ArtBane said:
Yea, the endgame didn't turn out exactly as I hoped. I was going to include 2 more dungeons related to resolving the "What the heck is at Via Aurelia?" plot point, but I wasn't able to finish in time.
P.S.
Oh, and, about the soundtrack. I just want to make clear: regarding the naming convention I used, I wasn't trying to take credit for music I hadn't composed by not using their original names. It's just a lot easier when making cutscenes if song titles are deliberately descriptive.
(im taking a break, I'll try to maintain mirrors one and two though. will be back)
Skyla Doragono
Sponsor
Um... I think I'd love your game more if it didn't almost crash my system? O_O;;
Seriously, I got as far as the pretty flowery speech... and then the game crashed and took out half my desktop.
Seriously, I got as far as the pretty flowery speech... and then the game crashed and took out half my desktop.
Skyla Doragono
Sponsor
Ahh... Ryan, I have a OGG codec, not to mention practically every codec for media known to man. If it's music or movies and it doesn't work on here, there's something wrong.
Skyla Doragono
Sponsor
Maybe later. I don't feel like missing half my desktop again anytime soon.
Despain v.1
Member
why are you bumping a topic that isnt even yours
@Despain: I bumped it to ask a question.
@ryanwh: Zunk you!
@ArtBane: Good question. I'd like the chair of electricity with a slab or ribs...
But yes, you are right. Unfortunately mines worked only the first time I downloaded it now I keep getting the Auto-Font-Install bug error-whatchamuhjigger so I can't savor its beauty any more -_-
@ryanwh: Zunk you!
@ArtBane: Good question. I'd like the chair of electricity with a slab or ribs...
But yes, you are right. Unfortunately mines worked only the first time I downloaded it now I keep getting the Auto-Font-Install bug error-whatchamuhjigger so I can't savor its beauty any more -_-