Originally posted by S.N.N.1. The first attack (diagonal bullets) is fine overall. It's a fair introduction to the boss battle.
2. The second attack (white ball that drops and spreads into two waves) comes on a little fast and it's fairly difficult to dodge the first time. Might be worth slowing it down a little bit and then speeding it up later on in the fight.
3. I really don't like the green orbs. They're way too unpredictable and I found that I got hit by them more than anything. Couple them with yellow orbs, and the battle turns downright nasty.
4. The homing enemy idea is a good one. It would be kind of neat if it self-destructed or something after a few minutes.
5. Obviously the graphics aren't fully in yet, but when they are, will Doc Croc's little pod get gradually more cracked as you hurt him? Since you don't have an HP bar and since he takes a fair number of hits, I'd suggest some sort of indication to show he's getting weaker.
6. I'd toss the player a mushroom partway through the fight.
7. Additional attack idea: have the Doc throw beakers (similar to the KooPhDs). The guy is supposed to be a mad scientist after all, so it would be nice to see something a little more creative beyond the laser balls.
2. Sure, I can do that.
3. Unpredictable? They always aim straight for you once they turn yellow; as long as you keep moving, they'll always miss. :V Although I'll definitely admit that the final attack needs some work.
5. Yes, the glass bubble gets more and more cracked as you deal damage to the boss. (speaking of which, I finally figured out why the graphics routine wasn't working)
6. Fair enough; I'll have him spawn one once the initial four waves are done.
7. That's a really good idea, but I don't think I have that sprite. Could you send it to me?
Originally posted by S.N.N.Let me be honest though - you've been working on this for a very long time and you really only seem to post progress when I nag you to. Will you actually be able to use this feedback and start to post some fairly regular updates? If not, I'd suggest passing it on (though I'd hate to see that happen), or else this thing will never get done.
...to be perfectly honest, I'm not sure. Give me two more weeks and I'll try to make one final push to get this thing done; if that doesn't happen, feel free to pass it on to someone else.
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