Ranked #1802
160 Points
Dear Roasters!I am publishing a bomberman clone that I wrote in Unity (currently it runs on Android phones & tablets). It's my first public game and I would like to get some merciless and constructive roasts.Official text from Google Play:Do you like bomberman games? Then don't wait and help the alchemist Bomby to find his stolen jar of pickles in the new Bomby Man game!Beat 36 levels in 5 worlds and fight various bosses on the quest for tasty glory. Or just have fun with playing random-generated levels in the quick play mode.
Hi! Here's my roast, enjoy it :)
- I found controlling the car very difficult: after a couple of tries I barely made it to the second turn. Maybe it'd be better to decrease the difficulty (limit speed, increase grip...) at the beginning of the game and wait until the user gets a grip around it. In the end, controlling the card should be "enjoyable and satisfying"
- it'd be great to have more "spice" in the game: maybe some bonuses that temporary increase the car grip, or that add temporary boundaries to the race track...
- the amount of ads was too high for me considering the fact this is an indie game (but maybe that's because I had to always restart)
- extra one: have you also considered turning the car with the phone gyroscope?
Great, finally someone roasted my game!
Let's take a look at it:
I like bomberman games, but I was not really happy with the ones that you get on google play (either they are infested with ads or they are just 1:1 clone Bomberman/Dynablaster that are ok to control with a gamepad/keyboard, but are sub-optimal with the virtual on-screen joystick).
Story/protagonist: I believe people mostly don't play casual arcade games for story. Ever heard of Super Mario Bros? Or even the original Bomberman game. Simple game + simple story.
Number of levels: how many levels would you expect? The original bomberman has 64 levels, but I found them very repetitive. I decided to implement lower number of levels, that are a bit more diverse (different sizes, worlds, special levels, boss levels).
All in all, thank you for your roast! Still, I was hoping for something more constructive (like the other roasts of yours: lot's of roasting, but not much of a valuable feedback :/ ).
PS: Please recommend my game to your grandma, she sounds like a pro-gamer. I wonder how many levels she beats! I'm serious :) You know, It'd be awesome to have some downloads from other people than friends/family!
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