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But one of them doesn't say it's required. I can finish a level in Sonic without collecting all the rings, even though rings are a good thing.
The "coins are good" part doesn't imply that it's required, but the "take them" part does.
"Coins are good, take them all"
Not sure if you're looking for critique, and giving critique has sometimes been discouraged on HN, but: It's pretty good for a week of work. Though there's a difference between being challenging and being annoying. Many of the level design elements could be classified as a "dick move." An example would be not making it clear the goal is to collect all the coins until after the player has bypassed some of them and rea…
Thanks, I love feedback! You make some interesting points. About input lag, I'm a bit surprised. On my computer the input is super responsive. Maybe it depends on the OS/browser? I'll have to look into this. Gravity could definitely be better. I'll look at Cave Story then. I have only 5 short levels, so adding checkpoint will make the game too easy I think.
I have plans to make a faster 2D paced game this year and I'll go back to desktop and SDL for it. Especially since the SDL author joined Valve in 2012 and development pace has picked up again. Looking forward to run in on my Linux Desktop, Windows, Mac and a Steam Machine. I'm not sure I want to go any more cross-platform than that. Especially since mobile devices are polluted with low quality nickel-and-diming games.
I like your efforts though, keep it up.
Not sure if you're looking for critique, and giving critique has sometimes been discouraged on HN, but: It's pretty good for a week of work. Though there's a difference between being challenging and being annoying. Many of the level design elements could be classified as a "dick move." An example would be not making it clear the goal is to collect all the coins until after the player has bypassed some of them and rea…
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Coins? Levels? I can't jump out of the first hole.
Jump first on the left, then from there jump on the right. And you'll discover the hole game!
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No, "coins are good" doesn't mean "you must collect all coins." Coins are good in Mario too, but they're not mandatory.
"Take them" is still a direct instruction to take the coins. I wasn't confused.
As stated, coins are often optional in other platformers.
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Do you have a video showing off your game? It looks good in the pictures but I'm curious as to how it looks in movement. What are you developing them with?
I don't have a video, but you can play the full game online for free: http://ektomarch.com/panic/panic.html Unity is the best thing I've found for rapid game development. I also use Lua + Löve for a bunch of quick 2D games, but it doesn't run on iOS or Android like Unity does.