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Best Games Factory game I've seen so far

Seeing how it was Games Factory, I wasn't expecting much since they're usually crappy quality, but this was pretty good!

Only comments, work on jumping. The double jumping area is impossible to do. You can't double jump over it. I've been at it for a long time and still haven't gotten past. It pretty much makes the game unplayable

I would also suggest you add more sounds to it.

After fixing the jump issue, I would like to see the rest of the game since it's impossible to get past that part.

AVeryCoolGuy responds:

THANKS for the feedback, this game did have more sounds but most of them were copyrighted so i had to take them off to put the game online. The jumping is tricky, but I assure you it is masterable! None the less I will try to fix this!

[Droid Grids0.17(Outdated)]

Could be better

Not sure if you used the game factory widget to make this since it looks amazing like something made from it.
Things to improve on

Graphics:
Just shooting isn't aligned with your hands when you move.
Movement is blocky when you change directions.
Also, give instructions more clearly in the front. Make sure to state that in the menu you need to use arrow keys.
Make your font look more professional. Using the standard font like that doesn't help your image much.
Menu Background would look nicer.
In-game Stats text- this just looks terrible. Maybe make a sort of HUD for it. I'd advise you to look at other games for an idea on how to show these stats.
Also, perhaps little tool tips when you get new weapons so you know their effects better.

Things that were good:
Two players :) great idea!
Weapon progression is good, as well as tossing grenades different distances.
Custom controls is a great thing, could lead to the possibility of more than 2 players perhaps.

There's definitely potential here. Reminds me of Boxhead 2 play, and I would definitely play this w/ my bro once it's more streamlined.

glider521al responds:

Hey thanks for the feedback:
I'll definitely change the font (Maybe Calibri) and see what I can do to improve the U.I.

I've been told that the instructions are more of an unnescessary long manual, listing each object and tips for interacting with it. I'll try and make the gameplay more intuitive. I could probably cut it down to:
-What the controls are
-How to Strafe/use special abilities
-What turret ports and forcefield bridges are
-That the objective is to kill as many enemies as you can before you die.

I agree that graphics definitely need to be improved, and they will be once, all the gameplay features are polished and added in.
I've never heard of the game factory widget, 95 % of this had to be programmed from scratch in AS3 (which, you'll know is damn tedious work).

As for local co-op and controls:
I've been told by some people that they wanted mouse controls, which provide far easier handling, at the cost of local co-op (and vice versa).
I may end up keeping both, but give the player the option of mouse controls in a 1 player game.

To all the other players out there, tell me which you prefer...