Aaaaa! for the Awesome/Musorqua Ugly Prototype #5

Based on further feedback, here's the final prototype (Prototype #5) for our now-confirmed 14th title. We've taken Aaaaa! and smashed it together with Musorqua. This is a beginning. We're Dejobaan Games, LLC, a small, indie game developer located around Boston, MA. Visit us online at www.dejobaan.com.

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• games
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• dejobaan
• musorqua
• aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
• reckless
• disregard
• gravity
• indie
• independent

[qiman2]

I know you won't read this, and if you do, I don't mean any offense, but do you have any non-falling games coming?

[dejobaan]

@qiman2 Yeah. Drunken Robot Pornography. But before that: More falling games!

[Azeltir]

I still don't like the sound the blue dots make, for whatever that's worth. And the sudden shift for the lead was jarring - perhaps a longer fade would work, but the songs seemed almost incompatible. Still! The gameplay looks really fun. I can't wait to see what bits of Dejobaan flavor will worm their way into everything.

Ben

[dejobaan]

Yeah; something more subtle for the blue blips, and maybe align the lead changeover to half a measure. Thank you for the thoughts!

[Maelorn]

With this level of complexity, I'd seriously recommend reducing the penalty for colliding with objects.

Death in Reckless Defiance of Gravity was fair and reasonable, but these levels look to be vastly more active, and an instant game over (especially looking at that spiral o' death from 0:43 to 1:10 ) would seem considerably less fun.

[dejobaan]

Right now, there's no penalty -- one of our interns suggested a score multiplier, and I'm thinking of basically just halving that if the player hits something(?)

[SakuraMaxx]

Just throwing out a suggestion: What if the fall speed started out slow, but would started increasing in speed if the music track got louder or more complex?

[VaelVictus]

My only fear for the prototype is its level of complexity. I'm a pretty avid gamer, so I'd just take up any challenge, but others may be put off. I'm sure you'll build up skill with great tutorials like you did with AaaAa anyway.

[ChazDragoon]

Looking good. I'm not sure if you guys know how or can do it but: If you can find a way to make levels generate themselves based on a music track that could add near-unlimited replay value since each level would be different because of the song...if that made any sense? (kind of like how Audiosurf does it only Aaaaaaa! Style.... :D )

[Maelorn]

Resetting your score multiplier to zero, and sending you spinning (similar to, or possibly a little worse than over-friendly wall hugging) seems perfectly reasonable.

Might seem too severe to go spinning even harder when you faceplant, but 1) your multiplier won't get any worse for subsequent impacts, 2) you were probably doing something pretty reckless (see: awesome) anyway, and 3) it's no fun if it's not risky. Just so long as it's not LEVEL OVER when you fail to pull off an awesome stunt.

[stompywitch]

That would take it from "quite cool!" to "totally awesome". If it's at all possible, yes please :D