Slime Squisher
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Joined: Wednesday, 7th December 2011, 20:06
Sunday, 13th January 2013, 06:50
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So I don't follow development too carefull; not usually. I don't actually generally play the nonstable releases of this game. That said, I've been hanging on the Crawl S-Z server for a while, and been dabbling lately. It occurs to me if I give no feedback then my criticism(s) and compliments will never get heard. So that's what this topic is for.
Also, I am going to avoid posting 'mechanics' stuff here and rather focus on other complaints/compliments I feel wont come up otherwise.
For starters, HOLY CRAP you've got some amazing new vaults in here! Loved the new '2-part' Lair:8 end. Mini-forest on one side, mini 'bear-chamber' on the other. Quite nice. Vaults:2 had htis really cool "grid" layout. Labyrinth in one of them, with this 3-square wide hallway in a '+' shape down hte middle chock-full of enemies. FANTASTIC! Brilliant, BRILLIANTLY designed and quite entertaining.
Aesthetically. . . meh; tomatoe tomaato. I think overall I'm not a fan of a LOT of the new tiles. Mostly it's just adjustment and I'll get over it - so no harm no foul. But there are a few specific things I dislike:
Black Mamba, Water Moccasin, and Viper all used ot be very similar looking, just progressively more 'dangerous' looking colors. Similarly ball python and the other snake were fairly 'light' looking. Their new sprites all look far harder to 'risk-stratify'. Black Mamba looks deceptively light/small. More like a worm than a scary snake. It doesn't look snakelike at all, actually. I'd very much like to see this improved.
I did not care for the sewer's new look. The water inside feels. . . just wrong somehow. Can't put a finger on it.
That's it for now, I'll keep editing/adding to this as stuff comes up. Also feel free to post your own feelings here as well.
-AHMAD
-AHMAD
Also, I am going to avoid posting 'mechanics' stuff here and rather focus on other complaints/compliments I feel wont come up otherwise.
For starters, HOLY CRAP you've got some amazing new vaults in here! Loved the new '2-part' Lair:8 end. Mini-forest on one side, mini 'bear-chamber' on the other. Quite nice. Vaults:2 had htis really cool "grid" layout. Labyrinth in one of them, with this 3-square wide hallway in a '+' shape down hte middle chock-full of enemies. FANTASTIC! Brilliant, BRILLIANTLY designed and quite entertaining.
Aesthetically. . . meh; tomatoe tomaato. I think overall I'm not a fan of a LOT of the new tiles. Mostly it's just adjustment and I'll get over it - so no harm no foul. But there are a few specific things I dislike:
Black Mamba, Water Moccasin, and Viper all used ot be very similar looking, just progressively more 'dangerous' looking colors. Similarly ball python and the other snake were fairly 'light' looking. Their new sprites all look far harder to 'risk-stratify'. Black Mamba looks deceptively light/small. More like a worm than a scary snake. It doesn't look snakelike at all, actually. I'd very much like to see this improved.
I did not care for the sewer's new look. The water inside feels. . . just wrong somehow. Can't put a finger on it.
That's it for now, I'll keep editing/adding to this as stuff comes up. Also feel free to post your own feelings here as well.
-AHMAD
-AHMAD
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Other: DEWz, DrWz, DjWz, GnIE, KeCj, SpEn, SpWz, SpCj, MuWz, FeWzx2, MiBe x7.
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15-runer: OPWz, DECj, DEWz x2, VpWz
Other: DEWz, DrWz, DjWz, GnIE, KeCj, SpEn, SpWz, SpCj, MuWz, FeWzx2, MiBe x7.
Crawl Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/BountyHunterSAx2
or vids: http://www.youtube.com/user/BountyHunterSAx <--
. And on the moth it's even more impressive. Definitely cooler to work with/around than the silent spectre.