The next step for GLOBE TROT

Many thanks to all of you that have played, rated and left feedback for my game. Hopefully I have returned the favour.

For any of you that haven't seen it yet, here's my entry:

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https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/globe-trot

After reading all the feedback, I have created a list of what I will do as soon as the judging ends:

  • Fix the camera - this is my biggest problem. During the jam I should have fired up Geometry Wars 3 again and paid more attention to how they move the camera. I should NOT have allowed the camera to rotate with the player. Big mistake!
  • Fix the audio - when there are lots of enemies on screen and they are all firing at you, each one starts a new sample. I should have kept track of how many sounds I was playing and put a sensible limit of the rate at which new sounds could be played.
  • Allow restart immediately at Game Over - like some of the most addictive games out there, being able to restart immediately is very important. I regret not including this and it's probably one of the biggest lessons I have learned from this jam.
  • Show the player's score at Game Over - an oversight - but funnily enough, people want to know how they did when they die!
  • Make the player's death BIGGER! - Feedback from @hegemege suggests that the player's death should be more "spectacular" and I like that idea!
  • Support PS4 controller - When @occultone played Globe Trot in his live feed (1hr 17min in the video below) he was playing with a PS4 controller...and it did NOT work at all! So I need to sort that out!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr-ZBj_dJa4

Thanks for reading and happy gaming!