j... the techinical aspects of your game demo are really worthy of merit...
swimming around the underwater grottos, shooting the weapons, the movement (mouselook needs a lil adjustment), exploring the level... the lighting, all really great...
but... and please take this as constructive... this lil demo is a perfect example of why so many people would hate to see another fps made...
now, i realize that this is just a demo and still a WIP, but... with the possible exception of shooting some very non threatening bots... i never really felt that i was ever threatened, or that i had any real purpose in being the first person here.
something is sorely missing...
it's that element, or combination of elements that made Medal Of Honor a breed apart from the run of the mill Doom, Quake fps wannabees...
i really don't know what to suggest... but i post this because the game is at a stage where it can still be made into something really fantastic...
maybe to solve a mystery, a puzzle, while being pursued by people, creatures, someone or something that offers a real threat...
maybe that would do it...
one of the older demos... the one where you had to get past the gaurds, and into the building... that one seemed a lil closer to having that elusive quality of being there... ofbeing threatened, and having to accomplish something.
also, the bots seemed to have more presence... they seemed more 'alive'... i don't know exactly why, but it has been lost in the current level demo...
hey, a few suddenly things come to mind ...
(1) the gaurds need to talk, in MOH they yelled "ALARM" when they spotted you...
(2) when you shoot em, they need to scream... and when they fall you gotta hear em hit the ground...
(3) ambient interior noises... mechanical sounds, creaking, something.
hey... i hope that there is something i have posted that can help, while the development is still at the stage where changes can be made without ripping everything apart.
just that one or two things need to be added to what is currently a nice graphics showcase.
good luck
--Mike
swimming around the underwater grottos, shooting the weapons, the movement (mouselook needs a lil adjustment), exploring the level... the lighting, all really great...
but... and please take this as constructive... this lil demo is a perfect example of why so many people would hate to see another fps made...
now, i realize that this is just a demo and still a WIP, but... with the possible exception of shooting some very non threatening bots... i never really felt that i was ever threatened, or that i had any real purpose in being the first person here.
something is sorely missing...
it's that element, or combination of elements that made Medal Of Honor a breed apart from the run of the mill Doom, Quake fps wannabees...
i really don't know what to suggest... but i post this because the game is at a stage where it can still be made into something really fantastic...
maybe to solve a mystery, a puzzle, while being pursued by people, creatures, someone or something that offers a real threat...
maybe that would do it...
one of the older demos... the one where you had to get past the gaurds, and into the building... that one seemed a lil closer to having that elusive quality of being there... ofbeing threatened, and having to accomplish something.
also, the bots seemed to have more presence... they seemed more 'alive'... i don't know exactly why, but it has been lost in the current level demo...
hey, a few suddenly things come to mind ...
(1) the gaurds need to talk, in MOH they yelled "ALARM" when they spotted you...
(2) when you shoot em, they need to scream... and when they fall you gotta hear em hit the ground...
(3) ambient interior noises... mechanical sounds, creaking, something.
hey... i hope that there is something i have posted that can help, while the development is still at the stage where changes can be made without ripping everything apart.
just that one or two things need to be added to what is currently a nice graphics showcase.
good luck
--Mike