Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Construct 2

Construct 2 is really cool engine where you can build a nice 2D game without much coding ( really basic basic stuff when it comes to coding don't storm out when you read the word coding )

following a tutorial on their page I finished a shooter game within an hour maybe even less and even in the end added few of my own elements to the game it was so much fun to see graphic finally brought together in a game :D

this is the link to the game : https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21508031/Shooter%20game/index.html

the graphics are not mine its just downloaded to follow the tutorial.

this is the tutorial link as well : https://www.scirra.com/tutorials/37/beginners-guide-to-construct-2/page-1
and the download page : https://www.scirra.com/store/construct-2

you can get the free version which include having 100 events ( lines of code for actions and what not )
very good to make a simple game and explore the engine before buying it and it is cheap as well.

Enjoy! :) I know I did :)

Saturday, November 23, 2013

Crysis 3 Review ( personal opinion )

Since am a Crysis fan and played Crysis, Warhead, and Crysis2 I just could not help not playing Crysis3 which every good gamer friend warned me not to do, but am hopeless, Camo Suit with crossbow i just couldnt help it.

finished it in one day? i regret playing it why?

1- the game isnt long as the 3 previous parts where you keep asking your self if the game has an ending ( specially crysis 2 )

2- even on the hardest difficulty it doesn't offer much challenge and you can go through the game with new issues.

3- weak game play as well, Crysis 2 offered a lot of different paths in the same level to go through  but this one nope it didn't and finishing the whole game with the crossbow? too overpowered that makes the player never even think of picking another weapon ( i sure didnt use any until i come across a boss fight )

4-they didnt handle the natural environment  well where you find these trees in the corners and you think u can hid in them and it turn out to be a blocked texture.

I jumped behind a train when i was following pycho and i got stuck believe it or not, and a lot of open space which you see and cant go to.

5- how did I forget about the story! you see? it was to shallow that I even forgot about it, the story was very weak and meh comparing to the other crysis games which made this game look like any other commercial meh game.

My guess is that Crysis3 was made not for story telling not for game design, but for showcasing Cryengine 3 



the good things about Crysis 3

the new graphics of course since they are using a new engine, the visuals of it was kind of cool.

the crossbow if it wasn't over powered it would have been cooler but still a nice weapon to experience using it in a high tech game made the game feel more like Rambow,  and it felt like you are actually hunting them, but again! overpowered.


over all if you like Crysis and you just like design aspect and you are the kind of player who get wowed by graphic, play Crysis3 if not than dont expect much of it.

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

bad connection and screwed up hand

HI guys

in the last few days was epic busy for me, one was trying to get my broadbad connection to the new place ( hopefully by tmrw will be done ) and my hand... my drawing hand has failed me, it turns out that i have carpal tunnel syndrome and now am wearing a splint on my wrist and this thing is technically a damn cast, the doctor said i should wearing all time for a month! a freaking month and if it is not going to work i might have to go under the knife to fix that hand... guys! if you are a digital artist, a 3D artist get ur self a proper workstation, proper mouse, mouse pad with gel wrist rest and good keyboard that makes your hand comfortable or you will screw your career.

now i got a new mouse and mouse pad and using my left hand for the mouse and also learning how to draw with the left hand but believe me guys this shit is not easy and am struggling a lot to do it.

wish me luck. stay healthy and get healthy workstation!

am out!