Transcending feedback into greatness

Hey bloggers, it's been a while hasn't it!

Well thanks to some helpful gamers I was able to identify and fix some very bad bugs in my game Transcendence. 

That being said, Transcendence v1.2 is up and ready to download in the description of my contest page: http://contest.gamedevfort.com/submission/88#.Vc5Y0vlViko

Now while this version won't be judged as part of the contest since is was completed after the August 7th deadline, you can still play and experience the game completely free!

Don't just take my word for it, these are some comments that have been left by reviewers:

- Graphics are strange but original - I like original!
- Some small control game bugs but nothing kicked me out so all worked well
- All in all a good game and I liked the sea effects and the animation on char and trees...It was better than screens made out....

-by Gary

- I really like the idea that the more you use a technique, the stronger it gets!
- I also really like all the menus. Getting more information on enemies and characters is always fun, and being able to re-assign abilities to different buttons is a very nice touch.
- To be honest, I’m not a fan of the graphics. But I will say there is a lot of detail in the characters/monsters, and the visuals do convey everything that they need to. Transcendence definitely does feel like it has its own style. I do like the small touches like the slight face on the enemy trees before you disturb them, and the Conjuration Spell effect looks nice.

-by Joshua Hallaran

-The Skill Leveling System is a great gameplay mechanic. I love how you put the effort to give different effects like increased speed and reach rather than just increasing the damage a little and calling it a day.
-The variety in characters. Every party member feels and plays differently.

-by CountBleck

Your opinion could be exactly the same or it may differ, the only way to figure that out is to check out Transcendence yourself and play the game.

Well that's all for today,  Enjoy! 

Transcending reality

Hey bloggers!

TRANSCENDENCE IS READY TO DOWNLOAD

http://contest.gamedevfort.com/submission/88#.VcVLyPlVikp

I had to make some last minute changes before the contest ended so I recommend turning the volume down lower if you keep it high, but other than that the game is fully functional and ready to download. This has been an epic journey for me and I'm glad to have your support. Well what are you waiting for. Go play it now! And make sure to vote for my game.

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Transcending breath into life

Hey bloggers!

Sorry for not posting for a week but I was busy programming and trying to finish on time.

I can officially say that the game is around 90% done.

I needed to take the time and figure out what to keep and what not to keep and whether or not I should try and finish the game as a whole or just make a demo version. 

I decided to make the full game so I focused primarily on the important things and getting some of special features working. 

Even though I have a lot done, I still have a long way to go, but rest assured I'm hoping to upload the game late Wednesday night or early Thursday Morning. 

Today I tried to focus on cleaning up things including graphics even though there is still a lot of programming to do. This the new title screen for now but that also might change.

For those of you who already saw my forest level, this is an updated picture, if you look closely you might see something interesting.

One of the special features I was talking about was a small Bestiary. The picture below shows one entry.

This a sneak peak of the water environment to hold you over. Fourth environment is in progress but seeing as were close to the end date you just going to have to play the game to find out what I looks like ;)

That's the update for today, I'll post another blog post when the game is uploaded and link it to the page. Thanks for taking the time to read this and I hope you enjoy the game.