This looks amazing - will be downloading it soon! Shame it won't be for my everdrive lol Seriously good work and thanks for sharing
Oh, that, it was changed to the new one just a few days before the release. I did it because I wanted to see the new sfghq logo get a little bit more popular around sfghq and, of couse, get more people to use it. Btw... how dafuq did you find it? U key has been completly distabled in this game.
That was a ninja release! How come it didn't get as much attention and display as the previous games? Downloading it now!
Guess it's becuase I released it with no warning that I was going to. Unlike ATS And yes, now I'm able to use the ninja move: "Ninja release" ... Too bad that's not a good thing.
I don't think you nailed the concept of combining a roaming 2D world and powerups. It seems the only way you progress is to be shoved around until you get the thing that breaks the obstacle blocking a path. So far it's more or less directed and you don't get let loose to screw around on your own. Little is done to reward exploring or using powerups in a creative manner, and the level design is sparse and lacks a compacted design to it. That was my worry with BTS aftermath, and it extended into here too. Meanwhile I dig how lighthearted it is and the art is fantastic. With more stuff going on I think it could work much better though.
All the decisions in this game were made with a reason though, still, I can totally see why they woudn't work for everyone. Thanks for the feedback dude.
Okay, by the way the game is really awesome, and there are so many levels. Good job LakeFeperd, I'm going to complete it when I have time (so I have more things to say). I didn't use any debug keys, I just hacked my way to that title screen.
Are there any differences between the included version of Aftermath, and the version you released before? I remember that the older version wouldn't save, and so I lost interest in finishing it since I had to restart every single time.
From what I've played it's a nice game. It's what I expected BTS Aftermath to be and a lot more. As I'm sure several people have pointed out to you already, the levels are very sparse and spread out. Maybe it would be a good idea to take a good, hard look at the way you design levels going forward. Right now, they resemble Hot-Wheels tracks with occasional platforming sections scattered throughout, or Dimps levels without the cheap hazard placement.
I got stuck here. Like, STUCK STUCK. There is an invisible platform here and no way back but to die and start over and the save point.
@GT Koopa No, you're not stuck. You missed something, Still, that is a glitch, but it's not game breaking. @ Kharen I'm sorry to say that is the same one you played before. @You-Are-Pwned just... how???
I appreciate the work, but I have to agree that the whole idea of powerups to open new paths is not suitable for a speed based game like sonic, even so I really enjoyed the beautiful art. I would like to ask something, may contain spoilers for the story so: Spoiler in the prison when I had to control both characters to open the gate, by pressing both switch. In one jail I found Gerem inside and tried to talk to him but doesn't work. is that a glitch? sorry but I forgot to take a pic
That screen is still in the game, and LakeFeperd didn't remove it. All I had to do is make a few RAM modifications to force load it.
From what I'm experiencing, the zones essentially have a separate "forwards" and "backwards" path which keeps things simple enough for navigation. I dig the change of pace, and at the same time I'm wondering if mixing things up in some of them where it was more of one level that you could go backwards or forwards through with the classic top/bottom routes might have mixed things up a little. The intersections with 4 exits kinda do this, as does the castle and sky empire bottom area, but that's more of one route than multiple routes bi-directionally. edit: Watching Mega G's stream actually did cement that opinion somewhat - the number of times he went on the "return" path and followed it all the way back to where he started was pretty comical, and having the two paths at least intersect a few times might have helped. I think people just need to more properly grasp the concept of 'hey, the camera is facing this way, so if you go right, you'll end up at A, and if you go left you end up at B" which is a little different from a classic sonic game where you typically just trust the level to take you to the end even if there are sections that double back leftwards. Overall I'm really impressed, and I really wanna see what you can do when you're no longer limited by toolset and had more manpower than just yourself to execute your ideas. Not gonna lie, I do feel that a lot of the time you put unnecessary limits on yourself!
