Tried V0.10, two-stick control is working correctly in this version. So much joy with two ArcadeR side-by-side. Glad you plan to further develop this game! Inserted some more coins :)
edit: if you wait for too long in Game Over Screen, "Press FIRE" disappears and you can't start a new game anymore btw. Intended or not :)
This game is awesome!
Very arcardy and very Amiga with it bitplane and copper trickery.
I'm unfortunately having a small issue in dual joystick mode. In Game there's autofire without touching the button and in the Game Over screen "Press FIRE" isn't working. These are old joysticks with no autofire option so quite strange.
Fun and addictive game and great to see how much additional polish it received since it's AmiGameJam Demo. I play it every evening on my Analogue Pocket (with CRT filter, brilliant!) before bedtime. Feels very complete in it's final, although I would surely support if it gets expanded somewhen.
Three minor things I personally would consider now:
1.) Mayor part of gameplay is to walk the right path to get the first hit on the monsters. However, when you walk against an obstacle you don't move since 'blocked' but enemies still do their turn.
2.) I like that two potions change their effect each time you play, but red potions should be health. It always is and I think this game is the only exception.
3.) To make the rogue playstyle more tactical: Instead of teleporting somewhere randomly, it may always teleport to an adjacent cell of an enemy and grant 100% hit probability for the first strike. Weaker than warrior but sneaky.
That's it. Congrats for release and looking forward to your next game, hopefully 'AMMIGGGAAAH' aswell ;-)
Astonishing that Scorpion engine is capable of producing code which runs pretty well on my stock A500 and glad to see how it's showcased here.
Guess parallax is, for performance reasons, not an option but the beautifully repixeled art makes more than up for it.
Controls could be a bit more slick, but maybe the original is just like that, i don't know. (my gold standard is Turrican II eversince)
Congrats and thanks for sharing this WIP! It's looking really good and is fun to play already. Finished on my first run and died early on the second :)
Two thoughts:
It would be great if the game kind of switches between a 'realtime' and current turn-based mode, so when contineously pressing joy in one direction the character doesn't shortly stop each tile and everything animates fluently. Not sure if that easy to do but imo boosts gameplay and presentation a lot.
There need to be some more gameplay elements like event driven doors, levers, switches, traps (maybe) etc. The floor spikes in one of the rooms indicate you have something in mind already.
In 1991, when I was 11yo I got my A500. Turrican II was the second game I owned and the first one I wished (I didn't ask for Lombard Rally really!). The game's graphics, sound and gameplay were inconceivable and significantly shaped my love for the Amiga to which I'm still, some decades later, somehow addicted to.
To describe my feelings seeing the *definite* version of the game running on my A500mini, my Vampire V4 and first and foremost my A1200 is purely impossible. What a gift!
Hope there's a way to give something in return, is there?! Have a great holiday season!
