Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 8:30PM I've improved a lot of the mechanics of both the player and the enemies and have found myself tweaking a lot of the games puzzles to take advantage of the better engine. Doing an entire remake of my own game is providing me with a lot of opportunities to fix mistakes I made the first time around.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 7:05PM Treasure Adventure Game is almost finished! All the content is in the game, and there's been continuous play-testing going on for about 3 weeks. There are still small bugs here and there but they are really winding down, overall. I'm hoping to have a true public release (most likely still a beta release) in the next 2 weeks. If you want to know when it's available check back here or follow me on twitter.
Part of finishing TAG, was, of course, finalizing the sound-track. Robert stayed right on schedule and finished the last song for the game this week. Fittingly, the last song he made was the final boss music, which is absolutely phenomenal. It sets a great mood and incorporates many themes from other parts of the game. If you want to read more about how the soundtrack to TAG was put together, Robert Ellis updated his blog with a look back at his process.
To continue the theme of looking back. I found some really early screen shots of what eventually became TAG (the game was called Karma then). No one has ever seen these before. They date back to 2008, and I'm comparing them with that part of the game today.
Monday, October 19, 2009 at 4:57PM
Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at 11:43PM Level 2 (which is actually the only level I've worked on so far) is coming along amazingly well. I have all the puzzles worked out and coded. The only thing left is some tweaking and the boss room. There are now 4 global (meaning they can be taken anywhere) items in the level. There are also a number local items which can't be taken out of the room they're found in. Some items are just used as a "fetch this item" type quest, but a couple have an action associated with them which will help you solve the puzzles throughout the level.
I figured out how to make some professional looking shading and lighting effects. You can see the difference in the two screen shots below. This has opened up a lot of new possibilities for the game's graphics.
Karma, lighting effects, screen shots in Karma Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 2:50PM
Karma: The Game is a retro-styled platformer where moral choices guide your progression through six lifetimes. I am the sole director, desiginer and developer. Some graphics are currently placeholders, however in the final product all the graphics and art will be either original or used with permission. All sounds and music in the game so far have been purchased and are royalty free.
Planned features:
Karma, screen shots in Karma 