New Game, Reflection, Recruiting

The game I worked on for the past year is out: HEIST. My chosen title has been taken, so I had fun with it.
In the Venn Diagram of gamers who enjoy 3rd person shooters and those who enjoy hard puzzles, I may have found the perfect combination that makes the set disjoint. I've received feedback with many pointers as to where I went wrong with my game - the main complaints being the clunky controls and difficulty level (would a walkthrough be worth it?). I appreciate the criticisms and thanks to those who reported bugs.

I learned a lot creating this game, but some improvements were set aside in the interest of moving onto something fresh - continually upgrading is a great way to make a project last forever. I am now looking to form a team for my next project. Doing all the components myself has proven to be much too time consuming. Some potential spots are: Artist, Animator, Musician/Sound Tech, Gamer. I have been actively searching out people, but the spots are by no means filled. If you're interested, have example work, and can commit to a large project, please contact me.

In the meantime, I've been working on a small game to be out in a few weeks.

I searched the NG Audio portal for all the songs I used in my game. I found a lot of good ones [CHECK THE CREDITS!] but had only so many spots. Some other fun songs I found:
Doumaaa - Russian Sunrise
The Merely Human - Russian Roulette
Citrina - Ya voz'mu sam - Metal
FKProductions - Face - Konflikt Mix
Lacrioso - U.S.S.R Goodness
DarthWeather - RA3 Theme: Soviet March
DamonRayne337 - Kaisar Soze Nuclear War

I'm at the pizza hut.

New Game, Reflection, Recruiting

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Luis 2011-07-26 21:47:09

3rd person games are tough to pull off in flash and probably why they are rarely seen so kudos on embarking on that endeavor.

Nicknclank 2011-07-26 22:05:44

You said you needed a gamer... is that like a game tester so he can look at bugs or minor problems? Or is it because you need someone to criticize you work?

Pikanjo 2011-07-26 22:05:44

All of that and more.
-Richie

Vert 2011-07-27 01:27:02

I.e., a gamer would be something akin to a beta tester and critic combined? I'd be glad to give a hand, if that's what you're looking for, as I like giving out detailed comments in my reviews, so this seems like a logical extension of that.

Pikanjo 2011-07-27 01:27:02

For gamer I am thinking primarily about initial gameplay design - how to make interaction/control easiest for users but also testing throughout the entire process. This would be someone who has played many and a variety of games. I've played very few games, so what people seem to 'expect' from games I am quite clueless about. Problem I had with Heist is that I asked for reviews after I had designed everything :/
-Richie

Nicknclank 2011-07-27 09:16:55

Sure, I could probably help beeing a gamer on my free time. Now, if I have an exemple of work... apart from playing a lot of game genres, not that much. But, I do want to help with it thought :D

MCarsten 2011-07-27 12:31:42

How long you took to develop HEIST's engine?

Vert 2011-07-27 12:59:08

Sure, I can probably do that. I'm an avid gamer and although I haven't actually created a game, I am at least familiar with the philosophy of good game design, so feel free to PM me whenever you want to discuss some idea and/or do some beta testing. As my reviews can attest, I do take the time to think things through before I write, so I should hopefully be able to provide constructive feedback.

14hourlunchbreak 2011-07-27 13:50:22

I'm at the taco bell.

Pikanjo 2011-07-27 13:50:22

That is correct.
-Richie

synoby010 2011-07-27 15:41:27

The title on first drink machine is wrong. (maybe it's irony, though. I don't know) It should be "%u041D%u0430%u043F%u0438%u0442%u043E %u043A %u0442%u0430%u043D%u043A%u0438%u0441%
u0442%u043E%u0432" or "%u0422%u0430%u043D%u043A%u043E%u0432 %u044B%u0445 %u0432%u043E%u0439%u0441%u043A %u0433%u0430%u0437%u0438%u0440%u043E%
u0432%u043A%u0430" or "%u0422%u0430%u043D%u043A%u043E%u0432 %u043E%u0435 %u0442%u043E%u043F%u043B%u0438%u0432%
u043E. %u0413%u0430%u0437%u0438%u0440%u043E%
u0432%u0430%u043D%u043D%u044B%u0439 %u043D%u0430%u043F%u0438%u0442%u043E%
u043A" which means (the last one) "tanl fuel. Soda".
Tank on russian is "%u0442%u0430%u043D%u043A", it is not translated.

synoby010 2011-07-27 15:42:22

Oh shi...
My comment is riuned!
Unicode in studio, please.

HeavyPerscription 2011-07-27 19:16:03

Well as fate would have it, I am in college for game production. I've been a long time fan of yours and I have extensive art talents. Aside from creating characters my brother and I can even create realistic looking textures.
I also have minor animation experience in flash, but nothing as impressive as your skills have provided.

My various art submissions can be viewed here
<a href="http://www.furaffinity.net/user/heavyperscription/">http://www.furaffinity.net/user/heavy perscription/</a>

I've yet to post any of my textures, but I will have examples ready if you are curious.

(also, if you are gonna make another 3d game, may I suggest unity? It is a free game development engine which is easy to pick up and use)

ms1992 2011-08-09 19:35:00

is this in game?