Castlevania SotN V1.1a

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» Date:[c] 「09/Mar/2013 13:32:45」

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Verdict + Boss fights + Combat system - Lacking terrain - Polishing needed

Remove the inventory's voice.
Improve the intro, I almost fell asleep trying to read all the text. Add more cutscenes perhaps.
Also the beginning is awkward, at least use fade out/in.
The terrain could significantly be better, there's green trees on outland tiles, the castle courtyard seems a bit derpy, add more statues and different tiles, the grass tiles don't do it justice. (+the blue fire looks bad on those fountains)
Most of the warcraft voices you've used really don't fit. Like in the castle entrance cutscene: "Greetings"..... "Your soul is mine". AWKWAAAAAARD.
This is really just intended for Castlevania fans, the gameplay gets repetitive after a while and the terrain's just always the same scheme and doodads.
The bosses are fun though, but the easy mode should be easier.
I like how the combat system works and to let the player have access to a powerful hero in the beginning is a refreshing idea.​

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[JesusHipster]

Just saying - I will not download this without screenshots. Allmost noone will.

 

[Radicool]

Just saying - I will not download this without screenshots. Allmost noone will.

Agreed. People want to know what they're downloading, before they download it. Screenshots is a good way to show people what your game's enviornment and gameplay looks like. Also, a description of the storyline would be nice.

 

[Broffrey]

Thanks for the input guys, I added a few screenshots.

 

[Deliveranz]

awesome! I tried different maps of castlevania, i think this is the best

 

[ic3_water]

You should use Alucard model

 

[RayChaos]

Rework the Counterattack please.Cause alot of units in WC3 had varying attack animations and fps,so don't expect everyone able to counterattack.Or to even time it.

You can make it into some sort of stance that deals weaker damage on successful counter.

And also,rework the inventory system,I cant seem to access it

The models of Dark Kael warrior didnt fit in quite well....and wasn't he supposed to use a Rapier?

 

[Broffrey]

I think the counterattack is fine, but I probably need to explain it better in game. It has nothing to do with the units' attack animations. It triggers if u time it before they start their animation. In this way, you have to predict the enemy attacks to pull off successful counters. It may be difficult to pull off but when u do, it is extremely powerful. I had to make the window of timing a counter small enough so that spamming the counter ability would be very ineffective; however, It is definitely possible to pull it off consistently in-game if you get the hang of it.

As for the inventory system, I understand that it is definitely clunky. I designed it a very long time ago and haven't gotten around to improving it. To access an item in the inventory, drop it on the ground and it will appear under your hero.

In SotN, Alucard used a variety of weapons, not just a rapier. I do understand that the model isn't perfect; however, I don't make models myself and I haven't found any models within Warcraft III or within the Hive workshop that fit better than that model.

 

[Broffrey]

Thanks for the feedback though, it is much appreciated. I'm definitely taking note of all the things I need to improve. I want to a release a much more polished version of the map in the future.

 

[violette07]

im a fan of castlevania. i find this game good. maybe 3.7/5? round up to 4. the thing is. not many people plays the castlevania games thus they may wonder what the hell is happening by the time the game starts as you play belmont although explanations are after that. nice game though. more improvements! try making a castlevania map from aria of sorrow. thanks!

 

[deepstrasz]

-the invetory/backpack/hero that looks like a box has a soundset (talks)
-Summon Spirit stuns units; if cast from the right distance, the target will not come to retaliate
-Death has what!? LOL
-why did the Worg reappear after losing the items?
-funny, the hero can attack doors but nothing happens
-Slogra's stun...
-there are places where the hero can teleport on the walls and from there to other places that are not supposed to be reached yet
-clicking the backpack's icon leads to the left down corner of the map

Pretty much boring to kill reappearing enemies. But, it, at least, has some gameplay variety.
3.5/5.