Steel Saviour Episode II

[Moderator]

21:30, 14th Sep 2011
Vengeancekael:
Status: Approved
Review

Gameplay:

The map is a lot of fun, there are different weapon/ammo types and special pick-ups like bombs and shields, etc.
The game gets harder over time and new units get introduced. Every unit is also unique, its behavior, its movement and its ammo type.
The controls are also smooth and the hotkeys are bound to fitting keys.

Terrain:

The background environment seems really huge, the way you've made the wall with huge rocks. However it's quite empty apart from that, the terrain is plain and there aren't any moving things in the background. You could have also added some fire trap models in the background, etc.

Other:

A decent map description on the hive and also a neat loading screen image.
However the preview image's quality is too low, try replacing it with something else or the same image but with a higher quality.

Some suggestions:

*Show a game message with the controls in the beginning
*Add a fade filter image (red circle) when you get damaged

Overall:

A really neat map, can be a lot of fun, not too short or too long. However it can still use some improvements, like the terrain.
Rating: 4/5

 

[MrMoonCrow]

I loved it!!!!!!!!!
5000/5

 

[KuWe]

Very cool map! I enjoyed it alot and Machinae Supremacy ftw!

 

[Kl3sk]

You MUST be kidding me! Another unique map that breaks the monotony of day-to-day uploads on the Hive ? I have to review this. If not tomorrow, the day after that. For now, I'll play this like there's no tomorrow!

 

[Vengeancekael]

Review

Gameplay:

The map is a lot of fun, there are different weapon/ammo types and special pick-ups like bombs and shields, etc.
The game gets harder over time and new units get introduced. Every unit is also unique, its behavior, its movement and its ammo type.
The controls are also smooth and the hotkeys are bound to fitting keys.

Terrain:

The background environment seems really huge, the way you've made the wall with huge rocks. However it's quite empty apart from that, the terrain is plain and there aren't any moving things in the background. You could have also added some fire trap models in the background, etc.

Other:

A decent map description on the hive and also a neat loading screen image.
However the preview image's quality is too low, try replacing it with something else or the same image but with a higher quality.

Some suggestions:

*Show a game message with the controls in the beginning
*Add a fade filter image (red circle) when you get damaged

Overall:

A really neat map, can be a lot of fun, not too short or too long. However it can still use some improvements, like the terrain.
Rating: 4/5

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I also added some keywords to the map.

 

[Luffy]

OMFG episode 2 finally!!! downloading right away! are you planning to bundle them into a campaign when you finish with all maps? maybe some resources of helicopter gets saved throughout chapters, or maybe you can even make a special market chapter to buy some stuff.

 

[DENJ]

Vengeancekael, do you think I should write somthing on the loading screen? All information including controls I put in the Info menu, didnt you notice it?
What do you think about the ending and final boss?
Luffy, no, Im not planing the campaign

 

[Luffy]

final boss was hard for me lol, because there were already a two-armor fiends as mini boss stage before that and I used up some of my lives

 

[Vehster]

Official Basic Review of V3H -


Terrain 10/10 - Nicely done
Concept & Idea 6/10 - Has been done before but still done nicely.
Triggers 0/10 - Corrupted
Object Data 0/10 - Corrupted - Don't feel like using a mpq tool to extract data atm.
Overall Map Data 5/10 - Could use some custom models and a interface... as well ^
Estimated effort spent into this 9/10 - Seems you put a lot of work into it judging by the massive amount of triggers.
Playability & Improveable 8/10 - It is fun for the first ten games, try randomization?

Overall Mark - 38/70 =)

Any questions about the review, just ask and I will answer.

Suggestions -
Well it is simple, add a re-playable value for the moment.

 

[hellboys12345]

OMG! This is awesome! Wouldn't have come to my mind in a million years this would ever exist! Great Job! Keep it up?

 

[shadow2632]

Awesome, keep working on it!!!

 

[maddeem]

I'm testin this for sure, fuck yeah.
Good job. I'll put up a better review after some hard core playin =p
Overall very fun game, I can see myself playing this few more times =p
Terrain was nice, though I didn't know what to do at the start.

 

[hellboys12345]

Hey, DENj.. Can you tell us how much health the boss has? Was playing with a friend and got his health so low you couldnt see the red health bar. and then we died...

 

[DENJ]

hellboys12345, if 1 player Boss has 17500 hit points, if 2 players then 35000

 

[solomon409]

I LOVE THIS. The nostagic feel of the old arcade sidescrolling shooter is awesome. 5/5

 

[crehym]

Epic! Definitely 9001/5
Played this one with a friend, and the first part too and they are indeed enjoyable. Though they are kinda short. Suggestions: merge them and create more random 5+ levels ^_^

I sense that this is the spark of 2D Warcraft 3 games.

 

[DENJ]

I sense that this is the spark of 2D Warcraft 3 games.

Once I was thinking so too.

 

[meatfactory]

Great map, I had allot of fun playing it!

 

[StaticMan]

shooter games like this one make me wish for some controller support lol. oh how i miss my gradius!

 

[Statharas]

Now THIS is a map.

 

[Sverkerman]

Looks awesome!

 

[thename80]

Good。

 

[Garfield1337]

Really fun to play. Awesome atmosphere!

 

[Acorn511]

This is one of the most creative maps I've seen for warcraft III. It certainly deserves more attention!

PS: if you can add custom units like planes/spaceships/tanks and a more modern feel, it would be EPIC!

 

[Nephlim]

it's completely new in wc3 and a lot of fun!
i really enjoyed it. 5/5 and nothing else.

 

[deepstrasz]

Have to have skill no doubt.

 

[Maximum_Evil]

Like ur other map, me and my friend really enjoyed this. But we got stuck halfway through? we did it twice, with different difficulties and we got stuck on the same spot?