Presentation Critiques Week 4

Game #12
Name of the Game: Aquila Balance

Arts: The artwork that they have is pretty simple and straightforward
Model they used: The prototype they that did was an online prototype that was played by 2 players
Things to consider: They did not test it out with paper prototype, there might be issues that they might have overlooked.
Mechanics: Aquila Balance is a strategy game; players play against each other.
Originality: It is not very original but overall it looks like a fun game

Game #13
Name of the Game: The legend of Chopstick Chung

Arts: The artwork looks pretty good. It looks like they will be using similar art work for their final project.
Model they used: They are creating a mini games, similar to many online flash games.
Things to consider: This group have also skipped the paper prototyping stage, they might have also missed some of the crucial components.
Mechanics: This is done in a 1st person point of view; players will have to catch flies with chopsticks.
Originality: This is a game that doesn’t takes hours to complete, it is a game that most people will enjoy.

Game #14
Name of the Game: Deep Field

Arts: Hard drawn characters, very original artwork.
Model they used: They used props to test out the paper prototype; it is simple and uncomplicated.
Things to consider: Maybe try to come up with something interesting? I think they might have simplified their game way too much.
Mechanics: AI attacks the player; player has to escape and avoid being attacked.
Originality: Its not very original, and it might be too plain as a game. Maybe add more content to their game.

Game #15
Name of the Game: Dynasty

Arts: Artworks are satisfactory, can spend a little bit more time on it.
Model they used: This team did a paper prototype; they have also incorporated the use of computer.
Things to consider: This team received a lot of feedback, maybe try to focus on the major ones instead of changing everything that was suggested.
Mechanics: Dynasty is an educational RPG game. Mini games and puzzles are incorporated into this game.
Originality: It is quiet original. Educational yet entertaining.

Presentation Critiques Week 3

Game #9
Name of the Game: Stick Ninja(Continuation)

Arts: Good job on the art illustration.
Balance: Excellent job of presenting the different levels and bonus level. (Four levels in total. Boss Bonus)
Model they used: They failed to mention how their game will be present in the final version
Things to consider: They might want to assign a set value for attack “damage”
Mechanics: Users/Players click to attack enemies using random weapons. This game is a combination of narrative and fantasy.
Originality: I like the idea of introducing random characters


Game #10
Name of the Game: Zodiac War


Arts: Overall, the arts are satisfactory
Model they used: There are a few issues that the team has pointed out; issues such as their paper prototype did not completely mimic the actual game itself.
Things to consider: Maybe they should consider making another paper prototype and test out all the missing components of their game.
Mechanics: Players have to continuously click buttons to attack enemies. It could get boring after a while
Originality: It is not very original.

Game #11
Name of the Game: CrackQuest


Arts: Not the most attractive looking arts.
Model they used: The paper prototype does not exactly resemble the actual game.
Things to consider: Maybe invest a little bit more time on the aesthetic aspect of the game.
Mechanics: It is quite difficult to understand. It is not clear
Originality: The name of the game is very original, but the game play does not match up to its name.

What I did this week

Week 10

What you have done this week for the project?

Transferring some of the concept arts (drawn) onto Flash. Trying to see what it looks like and test out the basic game mechanics.

Where and when you met with your group?

Unfortunately our team did not get to meet up this week due to midterms and busy schedules.


What you are going to do for next week?

I will be working with the concept arts that we have so far and try to recreate it in Flash.