Space Giraffe - Player's views, help needed, etc.

Zoot · Post by **Zoot** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:51 pm 0

RiK wrote:
Zoot wrote:Come, now, Stevie,

we are all excited about SG and, having been directed here, it's not unreasonable that we sort out our problems prior to release?

Maybe RiK or Jed or Gravy might set up a seperate "Get it Working" forum if it is an issue?
That's a thread topic, not a forum.

Bloody Mods

CarlBillen · Post by **CarlBillen** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:50 am 0

OK, I've played the tutorial and the main game twice now, and here's my impression:

Actually, my face isn't wide enough to contain my grin.

Initially I had a bit of trouble with 'when I could bull' but after some experimenting I think I get the hang of it. It was level 7 or 8 (Valley of the Bulls?) where I tried : "Hey, let's not shoot the stuff, hunt for the pods, and lets them crosses gather on one side... OK, got the pod, let's barge into the other side... MOO MOO!"

Really, that gave me such a childish bewilderment of "Wow, so that's how it is supposed to be!", really, that was amazing

. I was really laughing with glee!

I do have to admit that I forget to a) jump, b) remember that I can shoot in another direction with the right stick and c) have smart bombs...

And while at some levels I died and died again (without, at this moment, knowing why, but I haven't absorbed all "audio and visual cues" yet), I still did not find the action "frantic" at this point, and I know I will be able to do better with some more practice...

But the mix of sounds and visuals.. Mmmm....

(we need more wide grin smileys

)

And I managed to get my bonus level in my second game, and that was so relaxing and chilling... Perfect!

So initial impressions are "WOW

" while initial scores are still "Meh"

Excellent work guys! You may be immensely proud of yourselves, of creating something that nice!

Go kick the leaderboard server administrators!

PVB · Post by **PVB** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:09 am 0

CarlBillen wrote: Initially I had a bit of trouble with 'when I could bull' but after some experimenting I think I get the hang of it. It was level 7 or 8 (Valley of the Bulls?) where I tried : "Hey, let's not shoot the stuff, hunt for the pods, and lets them crosses gather on one side... OK, got the pod, let's barge into the other side... MOO MOO!"

Did you not play through the tutorial or read the play guide in the Help/Options?

I thought it was explained rather well.

Anyway, glad to see you're getting the hang of it.

CarlBillen · Post by **CarlBillen** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:37 am 0

PVB wrote:
CarlBillen wrote: Initially I had a bit of trouble with 'when I could bull' but after some experimenting I think I get the hang of it. It was level 7 or 8 (Valley of the Bulls?) where I tried : "Hey, let's not shoot the stuff, hunt for the pods, and lets them crosses gather on one side... OK, got the pod, let's barge into the other side... MOO MOO!"
Did you not play through the tutorial or read the play guide in the Help/Options?

I thought it was explained rather well.

Anyway, glad to see you're getting the hang of it.

Yes, it is explained well, but I must admit I didn't absorb everything (only most of it...) For some reason I was waiting for the word 'Power Zone' to appear so that I knew that I could bull

. Now I know it's acutally the line; the further away, the more bullage

And I now know why levels 5 to 6 or 7 are so hard for me: there are bullets there

. Too busy looking at myself and the enemies, that I forgot to watch the bullets.... However, at one moment I had no powerzone, the grid was almost full, and I shot a bullet, pushing the powerzone back, and well what happened next was not nice for 'the enemies'

So I am first trying to get the hang of it by playing the first levels a few times, before doing a big 'try to continue to the end' marathon... Practice makes perfect!

And skweek is first at the moment

CarlBillen · Post by **CarlBillen** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:13 am 0

Fuck me, this is so good

I now start dying 'out of greed', by trying to grab all the pods, shoot all the bullets, and try to bull as many as I can... I'm still not very good at that

I did notice that with some levels I do the 'FPS-look-around-the-corner' thing, by tilting my head in the hope of getting a better view

. It doesn't help though...

Is the 'Hardcore' leaderboard the one 'score gained when started from level 1'?

I repeat myself, terrific game!

PVB · Post by **PVB** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:30 am 0

CarlBillen wrote: Is the 'Hardcore' leaderboard the one 'score gained when started from level 1'?

I repeat myself, terrific game!

Wasn't sure about that myself.

Anyone care to explain what the various leaderboards represent?

DM2 · Post by **DM2** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 12:02 pm 0

Can you all stop playing for a while and post some more info, some of us are 'working' and won't get on it again tell late tonight

mickstupp · Post by **mickstupp** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 12:15 pm 0

I've just signed up to say... this game is a complete and utter load of genius. I fooking love it!

defsdoor · Post by **defsdoor** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 12:20 pm 0

I'm shit at it

On the webs that aren't linear I end up moving the wrong way when I push the stick and am upside down

I sit around stacking up bad guys ready to bull them - then realise I don't have a power zone or a pod

I get cocky and start chasing bullets to knock them off the web (looking for the 10 sneeze achievement) only to get there too late and die

But despite how crap I am (and trust me it's all down to me) I'm still enjoying playing it

legion · Post by **legion** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 12:26 pm 0

As PVB is busy playing space giraffe

Welcome mickstupp, to the fluffiest

forums

on the

net!

Jonesey · Post by **Jonesey** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 12:31 pm 0

Thank heavens I've taken the rest of the week off! It sounds like I'm going to need a lot of practice at this!

PVB · Post by **PVB** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 12:33 pm 0

legion wrote:As PVB is busy playing space giraffe

Welcome mickstupp, to the fluffiest forums on the net!

Thank ewe.

If anyone else spots some new people joining the flock, please feel free to welcome them in my absence.

PVB · Post by **PVB** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 12:38 pm 0

DM2 wrote:Can you all stop playing for a while and post some more info, some of us are 'working' and won't get on it again tell late tonight

Mini review by PVB:

Played tutorial, did a bit rubbish.

Played the main game, got 11 million.

Leaderboard (at that time) was not working (not game fault, MS), so score not registered.

Had more goes, trying too hard and barely awake; scored less than 3 million.

Had a break and more coffee; scored 7 million.

Felt pulse rate increase and adrenaline pumping while playing.

Conclusion:

Graphics (on HDTV) =

Sound (music & effects) =

Gameplay =

Score = Minter you CUNT / 10

SpookyElectric1 · Post by **SpookyElectric1** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 12:43 pm 0

Level 13's a bitch!

Gnarf · Post by **Gnarf** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 12:46 pm 0

CarlBillen wrote:And while at some levels I died and died again (without, at this moment, knowing why, but I haven't absorbed all "audio and visual cues" yet), I still did not find the action "frantic" at this point, and I know I will be able to do better with some more practice...

Yeah. You die horribly because you don't see the bullets when you go bulling and the like. Then you start looking, and you see the bullets :) Gotten to level 25, I believe, and there haven't been any level where I'm just dying horribly for no apparent reason. Just seems that way until I adapt, sometimes. Level 14 fucked with me for quite a while tho :)

Game's amazingly brilliant and awesome and amazing and awesomely great and such. Can't wait for cursed mandatory lectures of today to be over with :|