vexer Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Hello I am new to this community. I have been working on a sonic game and have made a trailer for it on youtube. The link is below if anyone wants to take a look. The video is kind of poor quality though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarkSS Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Some bgs are very hard on the eyes while others look very good! My largest complaint was that you should really play around with multi-level paralax to give your backgrounds a greater sense of depth ( super foreground elements are always nice too ). Well, actually, another complaint was that you need to update your bg positioning AFTER the camera is moved! This way, you don't get any stutter when the camera scrolls. In regards away from the backgrounds however, the game is looking rather well. I'm guessing you're going for a sheer extendedly original Sonic experience rather than changing things up to a whole original plotline and gameplay, which is fine by me ( and should be socially acceptable considering we're about Sonic fangaming ;> ). Welcome to the forums, enjoy your stay, and feel free to post screenshots next time for those less willing to check out a video. =] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rael0505 Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Very interesting! Some of the graphics are really nice, but like Lark said, a lot of them really hurt my eyes. Some of the color combinations just don't work well at all. Can we expect a demo any time soon? Also, Lark... could you expand on how to fix that issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanGameRevolver Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 looks pretty interesting really...some parts looked really neat but some other parts looked kind of rushed or strange...it looks kind of mixed with good and sloppy parts...but I'd have to say I'm looking forward to it and its hard to judge how well it will play from short clips like that. (not that I want a demo or anything...I generally try to wait for more complete versions) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vexer Posted November 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Hello again and thanks for the feedback. I decided to take larks advice and add some screenshots. Also I will have layers in my backgrounds and have already been working on it. The pictures are below: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sslaxx Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Nice looking screenshots there, vexer. Showing some promise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squallff8 Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Really nice game!Evenwith old sprites it looks awesome!Great work! Good luck with completing it! Only one suggestion:Change "Axiom" word in LOGO to better design.I think it looks poorly And,btw there will be some ports of it?For PSP for example?There would be great playing it on PSP... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sslaxx Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Nothing's finished yet, so there's plenty of time to change the logo should they want to. Suspect it's either MMF2 or GM, so ports are unlikely... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJGameFreak Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Nice work so far vexer. one part of this that grabs me is that it looks and feels like a real Genesi sonic game, unlike a lot that just look like a computer game. Hope to see some more shots here, the ones you posted were good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vexer Posted November 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Thank you. I am trying to make this game just like the original 2D sonic games with the classic sprites and moves and no new characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJGameFreak Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 As long as my guy knuckles is in it, I don't care about to many of the other characters. but It would be nice to see some Chaotix in this, Knuckles chaotix graphics were just as good as the sonic CD grapchics, plus the sprites are original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarkSS Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Also, Lark... could you expand on how to fix that issue? I'm guessing you're talking about the issue I noticed and mentioned in the spoiler tag? If that's the case, it's really no biggy at all. Predicting that the game was made in MMF2 ( since the title card's movement looks exactly the same as what's used in Worlds ), it's just a matter of checking the event order. When you bring up the event list, everything at the top of the list is ran before everything at the bottom, or in other words, whatever comes first is ran first. ( There are of course exceptions for fastloops as they pause the normal execution process to handle every event with the "on loop" condition, but the order that these "on loop" conditions are ran is still sequential. ) If the camera is positioned after the background is positioned, or the events for the camera positioning are after the events that position the background, then the stutter problem will arise as the camera will be able to "get ahead" of the background. To fix this, simply move the events that position the background below the events that position the camera. With the camera being moved first, the background can then be positioned with the camera before the scene is redrawn ( the scene is redrawn every time the last event in the list is executed ) so that when the scene updates, you'll see the background in sync with the camera and hence, no stutter. tl;dr : Make sure you only position your background layers AFTER the camera is positioned. This is also true for anything that is positioned based on the camera's position. Just know that you can't position something to the camera if you don't know where the camera should be for that frame yet. ;> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverbounD Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 what are you using to make this game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Password Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 It's definitely MMF2 with Sonic Worlds. Nice game! I will look forward to this. I love the graphics you've made for this, and the previous posters have said what I was thinking, basically. Btw, you don't have to use attachments, try uploading images to a site like imageshack.com and using (IMG)link here(/IMG) (with [] instead of () ) PS - Welcome to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vexer Posted November 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 Thanks. You are right, I am using Multimedia Fusion2 and Sonic Worlds to make my game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarkSS Posted November 27, 2009 Report Share Posted November 27, 2009 @Password: You can still use img tags with attached images, you just right-click the attached link and copy the link address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverbounD Posted November 27, 2009 Report Share Posted November 27, 2009 I had hoped you were using GM I'm all alone over here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarkSS Posted November 27, 2009 Report Share Posted November 27, 2009 Ironrind and Pro ShadowBlaze can always keep you company. ;> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobiethian Posted November 28, 2009 Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 It looks pretty good. I can't wait to play it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted November 28, 2009 Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 I had hoped you were using GM I'm all alone over here... Forget about me? On the topic, though, this game looks badass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverbounD Posted November 28, 2009 Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 Spike I didn't think you were working on Sonic Panic anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sslaxx Posted November 29, 2009 Report Share Posted November 29, 2009 Spike I didn't think you were working on Sonic Panic anymore. Doesn't mean he doesn't use Game Maker still (or that he isn't working on other stuff)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted November 29, 2009 Report Share Posted November 29, 2009 Spike I didn't think you were working on Sonic Panic anymore. Very slowly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candescence Posted November 30, 2009 Report Share Posted November 30, 2009 Game Maker? Bah, I'm the only person who uses Construct around here besides Avi. when will dami finish the Construct version of his 360 engine, god Anyway, this looks rather interesting. Good luck with your project! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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