Introducing the official spriter
First of all, thanks to all the people who sent their work.
The criteria I used to choose among all the very talented people is how good they captured the style, and made sprites that would fit perfectly into the game.
So, the official spriter of the AM2R project is: Hyrule_SwordsMan
You´ll find some of his previous work in his Blog
Here are some new versions of enemies you´ve already seen:
Gunzoo in a test room
HSM is now focusing on the enemy sprites, while I code the AI. I also took some time to balance out the stacked beam system, it was too overpowered.
After all the enemies are done, the Metroids come next... and that´s where the fun begins.
The criteria I used to choose among all the very talented people is how good they captured the style, and made sprites that would fit perfectly into the game.
So, the official spriter of the AM2R project is: Hyrule_SwordsMan
You´ll find some of his previous work in his Blog
Here are some new versions of enemies you´ve already seen:
The new yumbo
The first Tsumuris you find
Moheeks in the first tunnel
Gunzoo in a test room
HSM is now focusing on the enemy sprites, while I code the AI. I also took some time to balance out the stacked beam system, it was too overpowered.
After all the enemies are done, the Metroids come next... and that´s where the fun begins.
Comments
kojote/giana's return devteam
ps: depending on your status, we may consider releasing our work at the same time, to gain plenty of attention ;)
That's a terrible idea. All you'd end up doing is stealing thunder from each other. Release at least a week apart, a week's worth of bug-testing never hurt anyone.
- Metroid: Obliteration
(Pretty much the same as your "Metroid: Eradication)
- Metroid: Annihilation
(Same thing as above)
- Metroid: Second Mission
(I swore I heard someone say this, so I'm just passing it on)
- Metroidmon
(Pokemon reference! Haha just kidding)
I think it sounds good, and fits the lonely/dark atmosphere of metroid rather than "metroid carnage" or "obliteration" or any gory massacre name.
I don't know how hard that is to do for game programing, but I thought it would be a nice touch.
Or you could add in a new feature. Like upon returning to samus' ship, you could have logs with subtle refrences to hidden locations or a simple easter egg depending on how many metroids you've killed. It would be hard not to annoy the hardcore fans, but totally badass if done correctly. Then people could be like "woah, I wasn't expecting that!" Metroid games do have their awesome twists :)
Oh forgot to mention: you're awesome!
Some cutscenes would be nice, Keep it simple like in the Metroid Fusion style, where you have literally only a few shots for the appearences of special enemies (like the first time you'll face an Alpha/Gamma/Zeta/Omega/Queen Metroid), and an introduction and ending.
Beyond that, try to stick with the isolated feeling that made the game work. Keep the space pirates uninvolved and leave Samus as the only sentient non-feral being on the planet.
Oh, and if possible, try to provide an explanation for her return to no items. In Super Metroid, it was implied that she deactivated them and they were then destroyed in the lab. We have no idea why she's missing things in Metroid 2, though. Perhaps they were donated to the Federation for research?
While the demo is great, the music doesn't give off a Metroid 2 feeling of isolation and eeriness. Also techno-Ridley...nuh-uh.
And remember to make Omega Metroids very massive and fearsome.
I wonder when you will finish a next demo version or the full one ;)
nice job to you!
Also, as others have said, needs moar creepy music. A suggestion; maybe you can fill one of the ruins areas with fossilized chozo skeletons (and preserved corpses in medical cells, perhaps), metroid resin, and signs of ruin and decay, but remix the upbeat, happy-sounding ruins music from M2 for it. Will totally fuck with players' heads.
For the most part, though, the music should be creepy.
Metroid Timeline
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VoLsw1YdJM
Metroid e-Manga
http://metroid.wikia.com/wiki/Metroid_e-Manga