Impressive work, but...
[+] Music with main menu, excellent job on the mood-set! Gave me the exciting chills, ready to rumble!
[+] Nice impact-sounds on attacks, makes you feel like giving some serious bitch-slaps that will last for weeks. :P (Also a huge plus on all the other sound effects. =D)
[+] Easy and good interface, alltime access to a menu.
[+] History Records... =) And data removal! ^___^ (+ All the other video, audio and control options! =D)
[+] Smooth animations and very good looking Character graphics.
[+] Easy & smooth controlls with cool variations in combo's
[+] 4-Player Multiplayer! Awesome!
[-] 2 vs 1 is impossible to counter attack... (Even with parrying, I've tried many times...)
[-] Block from direction is tricky for you alway get hit when in middle of 2 enemies. (Especially inconvenient on Hanks final stage)
[-] Almost all challenges have the same type of condition, defeat enemy by killing them. Could've set: "First team to collect all the ... items wins!" or "First team to get ... kills wins!" (I did like the "Survive 2 minutes" & the "Crush Allow" challenge!)
[-] Could've put more things in "Deposit" for a higher replay value. Extra's like concept art, music, 2nd outfits, etc.
[-] Too bad there's no "Handicap" option in "Versus" mode. Can make things alot more interesting or fair when you're planning a 3 to 1 match.
[-] Other options like "Pick-Up" rate or list aren't available that also effect certain challenge and player need to set a battle of how they see fit. (So there's a shortage on options for "Versus" play)
[-] Majority background art doesn't match with the quality of the Character art. It's not 100% clear (yes I have the highest quality set ON)... Be consequent in quality, don't quickly finish stuff! (This doesn't include the style differences of the artistic setting)
[-] There is NO balance in the survival mode. You won't receive any HP after a kill or the HP Pick-Up droprate is almost 0. You have no advantage that makes you last a little longer than a normal VS game. On a certain point you're just jumping around waiting for the next pick-up that could save your life or hopefully get you a kill...
(This means the "Punishment-Reward system is a bit rigged in Survival)
Actually, there is no ballance what so ever in fighting more than 1 enemy on
your own. (Except for the Henchmen)
This is actually a huge flaw in the game, it's all about balance with a fitting
challenge level when facing different conditions.
[-] Action camera can be a pain in the ass, but it does a serious action to the experience. Too bad it affects my battle overview, on some moments I can't see myself on the screen while everybody else is in the action. Every character must be visible at all time during the battle (excluding the stage fall-offs).
I hope this feedback is useful to you guys. Remember, I judge on Skill Level...
NOT on professional level. Even though it has validated itself as a full grown,
worthy game that has reached a certain professional level.
If you guys are interested in further tips or more in-depth Game Design feedback about your game OR design methods, feel free to PM me. I would
be glad to help you guys further out.
Don't forget I really enjoyed playing this game, and I'm still playing it which
means it has a high replay value already. My overall impression of the game
still stands with "AWESOME!", I like party fighters like these. ^___^
The concept works really good.
Keep up the good work you guys, just keep on creating new things. And
don't forget to prototype alot. ;)
--- Please let me know what you think of this feedback. As a Game Designer
(& Developer) I'm also still learning from other people's feedback. --- ^___^
Double thumbs up!
Regards,
Erik van Wees
