Currently adding a new enemy that is a bit smarter. It can jump to climb, has two types of attacks, one of which is stronger and makes it impossible to use a shield, and it returns to its zone if it goes outside of it. In the future, I plan to improve the AI of existing enemies too.
I just updated the demo version of my game, I think it looks like a small update for players, but I spent a lot of time working on it.
I added some options, key customization, and improved the inventory by rewriting the item usage system.
Do you like games about Mediterranean plumbers, ever-hungry shape-shifters or barrel-tossing monkeys? Then you might enjoy Sam's Journey on the NES as well! 😃
Sam got himself a Sizzler! 🤩 The British Retro Gamer magazine reviewed Sam's Journey on the NES and awarded it a score of 95%! A huge thanks to the staff! Glad you liked it! 😃
Update on the Sam's Journey Ultimate Edition: The delayed big boxes have finally arrived at poly.play! 🤩 With the puzzle now complete, shipping is planned to start this week.
I'm not one for "New Year's resolutions", but I am one for overly ambitious projects.
For 2023, Project365 is "One New Game Per Day".
Given that I have 634 unplayed games in my Steam account and {mumble} unredeemed bundle Steam keys, there's a reason my unplayed collection is tagged "Pile of Shame".
I'll pin this to my profile, and give a brief summary here each day (or x, if I miss x days due to work or stuff).
I'll play 15-30 minutes of (at least) one new game I've never played before (or played less than 15 minutes of). I'll give every game at least 15 minutes, even if I hate every minute of it.
I'm also open to suggestions; if you reply to this thread with a game, I'll schedule it, or tell you what I thought of it.
One of the things that's come up is that I have a bunch of games that I've played once, and not touched again.
Braid is a 2D platformer, with hand-painted artwork and an interesting time-reverse game mechanic.
Much like most arcade racers now, you can press a button on the controller to reverse time to just before you died, and try again.
The artwork is gorgeous, as is the music. However, I won't be continuing to play.
Braid is a game that turns 15 next month, and it's a little bit janky on newer hardware. That's fine though, because devs are releasing an anniversary edition next month that has an upgraded engine and brought the original artist back to update the artwork for the higher resolutions of modern systems.
Alex vs Bus (github.com)
A platform runner game for Android and PC in which Alex needs to catch the bus on time