Ok... May I please have my pants back now? It's cold out here.
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Well, as they all say, eat bits of your big elephant instead of eating the whole thing at once and then have a huge stomach ache.
You have both done a great job. I really can't wait to see how your future will turn out. In fact, I would have love it if primary was ported to a gaming console (xbox 360? PS3?)
Don't let anybody let you down. You guys are impossible.
Awww you are too sweet Dave Im going to miss you telling me to start over all the time :3
And damnit, you WERE ALWAYS RIGHT GRrRRrrrrr
It's always cool to see these little behind the scene things. And you hit the nail on the head with level design being difficult. Anybody can make a level for a game. It's a whole other story to make a GOOD level. Over the last weeks I've been making level designs for a platformer I'm working on, 24 levels. Not easy to come up with fresh concepts for every level. Anyway, great game, and good luck in the future.
Well I read through the whole thing, great read.
And the game turned out really well! I am happy for you that you finished it.
Not a flash developer in any sense but I did enjoy reading all of that. As a player, I prefer WASD to arrow keys anyways so that's fine. Also, I think it's fine to be "branded" as that really doesn't detract from anything at all and it may make you more money or something. Same with ads for the most part, even if they like, come between games in some sort of multiplayer flash game and stuff. Maybe like 10-15 seconds or something. More money for developers means more games for players, yeah? Happier developers, too.
Flash games may not seem like a big deal, but I think they're taken for granted so much. All these whiny bitches whining and bitching about the littlest things. What if there were no flash games? If these nice developers didn't take their time to make these games so you can sit on your fat ass and not even enjoy them.
You know, I always given you a hard time about your animtion tutorials, and your robot dress up games. But you blew me away with the work you put into primary. Congrats. And a well made, well thought out game.
I am really glad that I was able to impress you with some of my work, especially since I know that you are brutally honest with your opinions. I have to admit that for the most part you are usually right. I hope that Primary has finally earned the popularity that I seemed to have inexplicably gotten over the years.
Very nice! Hope you're still working on the bugs I PM-ed you about =)
I have some other stuff that came up before I can fix the time trial bugs, but I will fix them before Monday.
The smooth art makes this game. I've played many games similar in concept to this one, but the art hear really stands out to me. Its just so smooth! I hope freelancing works out for you. One of the nice things about working for yourself is that there is no limit to how much you get paid; the harder you work, the more you will make.
Incredible work. Your effort really is obvious; the game feels enormous. I haven't finished it yet (or even passed the half-way mark), but I can't empathise with your comments about level creation. For the vast quantities of level editors I've used (case in point: last year's obsession with "Spewer's" level editor), I feel like my problem would be having too many levels and not enough game. On the other hand, I've never made a game and really have no idea what I am talking about!
Nice game. I've been reading the reviews, and it seems like this game isn't left-hand friendly. That seems to be its only MAJOR major issue. I'm right-handed, but maybe compensating for both kinds of people would really help.
It's a fun game. However I'm not sure how to get the awards that I wasn't logged on when I got. When I logged on, I didn't get the achivements I had unlocked. I got color blind, the boss thing and another thing I don't remember.
Will there be a sequal? Secondary?
Game wasn't buggy for me. Awesome game, Jack. i love it.
Make a sequel "secondary"
Starogre
great to hear from you dude. i'm glad you didn't bail out :) cus it was an awesome game. wasn't buggy for me, the art was great, and the music change per character was fascinating as well. amazing job guys!
JackSmack
I hear things are going well for you with Closure, I only played the flash version but it blew my mind. Thanks for the praise coming from you that means a good deal.
I never really came close to bailing out on the game, I just seem to have two gears, full speed and off. Glad to hear the game was not buggy for you, I think you and three other people. :D