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- The controls<\/strong> turned out better than planned<\/strong>. We originally had tank-style controls, which (as you’d imagine) did not feel intuitive and were unnecessarily difficult.<\/li>\n
- The way the elements interact<\/strong> came off pretty much as intended<\/strong>, with each having their usefulness.<\/li>\n
- We did pretty well on time<\/strong>. We were wrapped up on mechanics (for the most part) by Saturday afternoon and by Monday it was just bug-fixing.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n
What went not-so-well:<\/h2>\n
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- The art could have been so much better<\/strong>. I’m still learning as a 3D artist and my attempts to make a decent animated, humanoid main character fell flat, leading to the ball we have now.<\/li>\n
- We could have explained the elements a little better<\/strong> instead of just dropping the player into a level with all three at once. For example, we’ve heard that the Fire element should survive lava like the rock does, but in this case you’re not a fireball – you’re on fire, and that’s why you’re running faster (because it hurts).<\/li>\n
- We could have used more\u00a0 sound effects<\/strong>. We often struggle to nail this element in a Ludum Dare, but this time I felt their absence to more than usual.<\/li>\n
- The new web version seems to be giving some people issues,<\/strong> which I don’t think we can fix at this time.<\/li>\n
- I nearly broke everything on Monday afternoon<\/strong>. I was trying to fix one small bug with the ice and broke that mechanic completely, resulting in a few hours of trying to fix the game.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n
That’s all for now. Thanks to everyone who’s tried ShiftyBalls, and to those that haven’t, give it a shot<\/strong><\/a> and leave us a comment – we love feedback!<\/p>\n
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- We could have explained the elements a little better<\/strong> instead of just dropping the player into a level with all three at once. For example, we’ve heard that the Fire element should survive lava like the rock does, but in this case you’re not a fireball – you’re on fire, and that’s why you’re running faster (because it hurts).<\/li>\n
- The way the elements interact<\/strong> came off pretty much as intended<\/strong>, with each having their usefulness.<\/li>\n