Brad, I think you should rethink having more then three cutscenes. The beauty of FPA is its simplicity, the just,open the webpage and play sorta thing. Mirrors Edge 2D only had one cutscene. Maybe you should limit it to two cutscenes. One where you win, and one for the start of the plot. Maybe a minicutscene for a death in the boss room, but that should be just about it…
[EDIT]: You changed the name of the post. Damn
You have to understand that I wouldn’t play World 3 myself if it had too many cinematics or any sort of convoluted plotline. I HATE when games take away control and hold your hand.
‘Oh look at the cool thing your character just did! Aren’t you just like, SO AWESOME?!’
This was a nice progress report. I love how deeper you are making the other characters, besides fancy pants man. One of the downsides of world 2 for me was the awkward bunny animations, but now you’re working more on that front, which is great.
The platforming is always delightful to watch. This is going to be a great game just to “play around” after you beat it. 🙂
Here’s a suggestion for FPM, though (even though you have loads of them already): At 1:03 he walljumps and backflips from the wall, thus facing right, just to hold on to a ledge on the left. There is no transition, so it looks a bit awkward, since he always hangs on a ledge facing THE LEDGE, so I think you should enable him to hang on to the ledge facing the other way, pretty much like you did with the walljumps, in which he can be facing the wall or the opposite side. This is also noticeable at 3:23.
I am probably just nit-picking, but since you are such a perfectionist, I thought you might want to take a look at this.
@electron I thought that too. I guess it’s just decoration…
@PONTO I agree about that rabbit. But it does look like Brad won’t have an animation like that
I, also, want the ninjas. TOOTHPICK NINJAS! TOOTHPICK NINJAS!
brad, awesome video…. but i was EXTREMELY dissapointed….
i cannot honestly belive, you didn’t let norris say hi…
i mean, all you would have ha to do was go outside and grab im’.
that would have my day… er, night. 😛
This was a really good progress report, I don’t see what all the disappointment is about. Those were some awesome animations of Rainbow-Beard, he seems to have a lot of character, I am definitely looking forward to that cutscene. 😀 But why didn’t you want us to know what he jumped from? If it’s just, like, a pirate ship, that’s not a secret: Every pirate has a pirate ship. 😛
… Unless it’s a SPECIAL kind of ship.
And on to the enemies, you say they’re too hard? Were you talking about the pirates specifically, or just that you have been working on harder enemies, cuz it would be really encouraging if you are already working on them. 🙂
For the idea, maybe during the game fancy pants man could use the pencil as a zip line and slide down a line at some point or do some other non-combat stuff with the pencil.
Also, what are you planning for the music? Are you putting in new music? Are you putting in old music? If so, are you going to remix it in any way?
i know yiou mean well, but as brad has said OVER and OVER again, he is in absolutely NO need of any more ideas for the concepts of the game, just feed back for the reports… thats all.
Very interesting, I’ve been following this for some time. (In fact, I followed and beta-played World 2 as well.)
Everything looks much more fluid, and it all flows very nicely. I’m also pleased that FPM can now backflip from a ledge hang instead of just straight jumping off, that little detail always irked me…
The rolling down a slope and off it is nice, but is there going to be a way to grab the edge so as not to fall off? It’d be quite inconveniant to accidentally roll off and end up near the beginning of the level you had just traversed, for example.
Since you’re all about making the characters more “real”, great job on Cap’n Rainbow Beard, by the way, would it be possible to get more FPM “standing around” animations other than the afro hair scene, and the eventual curl up in a ball and sleep? Something like jogging or backflipping on the spot, for example.
So yeah, after several years of following your games and site, I thought I’d chime in, because your stuff’s great and I wanted to say that. Your stuff’s great.
@j4ake: So do you think he should grab onto a ledge even with it’s really slanted?
And yes, it definitely want to make a lot ore idle animations, but those are easily the longest animations FPM has, so they’re not very high priority at the moment.
lol. “go watch cat pics. cats are cool. unless you hate cats… dont hate cats… (fairly fsirly in backround)… where’s norris?
lol brad not sure if im right or not or if anybody notice this before, but is it true that i see new door animation? well its nice… lemme watchh cat pics.
-raf
Yeah, Brad, the pirate animation is INCREDIBLE with a capital everything. I just don’t know how you do it. Well, I guess now I do know how you do it, but it’s still great. Rocked my socks off. Or maybe my entire feet. Or whatever. I mean, I do animation too, but I don’t ever think I’ll be that good.
Anyway, …ninjas?
Well, ninjas are enemies or at least NPCs (not entirely sure) but either way that means more sweet animation from Brad. That’s why I want to see them, don’t know about anyone else.
(oh, and I was just kidding about the ninja dissing. :P)
@HS – *counts animals* We have four: 2 cats (Chuck and Norris) and 2 dogs (Nellie and Maya). I’d been begging Brad for a ferret but promised him if we ended up with Nellie that I’d stop. I still bring it up every now and then though 😉
I have a pretty cool idea that relates to the use of squiggles…i was thinking when you get a certain amount of squiggles you can do one special move on an enemy like you can ride a spider for like 30 secs or like take a mouses gun and have like 5 shots take a pirates sword for a bit and have it be stronger than your pencil and a different move relating to each creature…i know in your previous vids you said you were done making moves but i thought you might like the idea so yah…
ps. i really appreciate how you are keeping the fancy pants fans like updated unless all the other game programmers when you just check gamesites randomly and see that the sequel you have been waiting for just game out
this is a quote from what i said “i know in your previous vids you said you were done making moves but i thought you might like the idea so yah…” so maybe you should have read it all instead of trying to be a douche bag…
Brad, I think you should rethink having more then three cutscenes. The beauty of FPA is its simplicity, the just,open the webpage and play sorta thing. Mirrors Edge 2D only had one cutscene. Maybe you should limit it to two cutscenes. One where you win, and one for the start of the plot. Maybe a minicutscene for a death in the boss room, but that should be just about it…
[EDIT]: You changed the name of the post. Damn
@wallross: The beauty of World 3 not being Final Fantasy XXXVII is that they’re either really short or you can just walk away from them 🙂
[edit: Yeah, I realized that made the site less searchable… But you may still vote teh fifen!!!]
@wallross: Have a little faith! More like it’s a video game not a ride at Disney World amirite?
As MW2 (single player) pats you on the hand and promises you you’re having any effect on the game at all.
You have to understand that I wouldn’t play World 3 myself if it had too many cinematics or any sort of convoluted plotline. I HATE when games take away control and hold your hand.
‘Oh look at the cool thing your character just did! Aren’t you just like, SO AWESOME?!’
A game should be a journey, not a story.
Bah 😉
@Rehyzi: He probably didn’t go there because he didn’t wanna show off too much…
WHAT??????
Great report, really shows off all the effort you put into the animation. Also, the end is epic.
@WR earlier post: I’m sure Brad will add an option to skip them.
And I liked being able to see the development process of your animations, really does show a new light to the animations of FPM.
This was a nice progress report. I love how deeper you are making the other characters, besides fancy pants man. One of the downsides of world 2 for me was the awkward bunny animations, but now you’re working more on that front, which is great.
The platforming is always delightful to watch. This is going to be a great game just to “play around” after you beat it. 🙂
Here’s a suggestion for FPM, though (even though you have loads of them already): At 1:03 he walljumps and backflips from the wall, thus facing right, just to hold on to a ledge on the left. There is no transition, so it looks a bit awkward, since he always hangs on a ledge facing THE LEDGE, so I think you should enable him to hang on to the ledge facing the other way, pretty much like you did with the walljumps, in which he can be facing the wall or the opposite side. This is also noticeable at 3:23.
I am probably just nit-picking, but since you are such a perfectionist, I thought you might want to take a look at this.
Cheers. 🙂
I just have one question; What’s that weird little wall made out of hash-marks? It doesn’t look like it affects you at all :/
@ponto,i agree
P.S.Brad this friday you should put the ninjas in the video
@electron I thought that too. I guess it’s just decoration…
@PONTO I agree about that rabbit. But it does look like Brad won’t have an animation like that
I, also, want the ninjas. TOOTHPICK NINJAS! TOOTHPICK NINJAS!
brad, awesome video…. but i was EXTREMELY dissapointed….
i cannot honestly belive, you didn’t let norris say hi…
i mean, all you would have ha to do was go outside and grab im’.
that would have my day… er, night. 😛
This was a really good progress report, I don’t see what all the disappointment is about. Those were some awesome animations of Rainbow-Beard, he seems to have a lot of character, I am definitely looking forward to that cutscene. 😀 But why didn’t you want us to know what he jumped from? If it’s just, like, a pirate ship, that’s not a secret: Every pirate has a pirate ship. 😛
… Unless it’s a SPECIAL kind of ship.
And on to the enemies, you say they’re too hard? Were you talking about the pirates specifically, or just that you have been working on harder enemies, cuz it would be really encouraging if you are already working on them. 🙂
P.S. I see you fixed the problem with the “Zs”.
Hi, I have an idea and a question.
For the idea, maybe during the game fancy pants man could use the pencil as a zip line and slide down a line at some point or do some other non-combat stuff with the pencil.
Also, what are you planning for the music? Are you putting in new music? Are you putting in old music? If so, are you going to remix it in any way?
@toad72:
i know yiou mean well, but as brad has said OVER and OVER again, he is in absolutely NO need of any more ideas for the concepts of the game, just feed back for the reports… thats all.
Very interesting, I’ve been following this for some time. (In fact, I followed and beta-played World 2 as well.)
Everything looks much more fluid, and it all flows very nicely. I’m also pleased that FPM can now backflip from a ledge hang instead of just straight jumping off, that little detail always irked me…
The rolling down a slope and off it is nice, but is there going to be a way to grab the edge so as not to fall off? It’d be quite inconveniant to accidentally roll off and end up near the beginning of the level you had just traversed, for example.
Since you’re all about making the characters more “real”, great job on Cap’n Rainbow Beard, by the way, would it be possible to get more FPM “standing around” animations other than the afro hair scene, and the eventual curl up in a ball and sleep? Something like jogging or backflipping on the spot, for example.
So yeah, after several years of following your games and site, I thought I’d chime in, because your stuff’s great and I wanted to say that. Your stuff’s great.
Yes, J4ke, Brad DOES have great stuff… he really does!
@j4ake: So do you think he should grab onto a ledge even with it’s really slanted?
And yes, it definitely want to make a lot ore idle animations, but those are easily the longest animations FPM has, so they’re not very high priority at the moment.
lol. “go watch cat pics. cats are cool. unless you hate cats… dont hate cats… (fairly fsirly in backround)… where’s norris?
lol brad not sure if im right or not or if anybody notice this before, but is it true that i see new door animation? well its nice… lemme watchh cat pics.
-raf
@hamcheese362: Door animation’s the same as in World 2. Maybe you really do need to go play World 2 again 😉
Sorry, I do watch the videos. I didn’t remember hearing about the music but I might have missed it.
Yeah, Brad, the pirate animation is INCREDIBLE with a capital everything. I just don’t know how you do it. Well, I guess now I do know how you do it, but it’s still great. Rocked my socks off. Or maybe my entire feet. Or whatever. I mean, I do animation too, but I don’t ever think I’ll be that good.
Anyway, …ninjas?
Its always ninjas… and if not then pirates… and if thats not it… zombies
@HS – ach!!!! Shhhhhhhhh
And stop with the ninjas eeeegh
Sweet!
Hey, you dissin’ the ninjas? They work hard at whatever they do, probably. They’re my…homie…dawg…dudes.
Well, ninjas are enemies or at least NPCs (not entirely sure) but either way that means more sweet animation from Brad. That’s why I want to see them, don’t know about anyone else.
(oh, and I was just kidding about the ninja dissing. :P)
Fairly has a point… STOP WITH THE NINJA REQUESTS! lawl
Hey FO… how many pets do and Brad have you have xD (completely non-W3 related)
@HS – *counts animals* We have four: 2 cats (Chuck and Norris) and 2 dogs (Nellie and Maya). I’d been begging Brad for a ferret but promised him if we ended up with Nellie that I’d stop. I still bring it up every now and then though 😉
a Ferrett?
And how much more animating do the pirates need. Unless of course your fixing the hole in their arm…
Or your animating RainbowBeard…
Yeah, his left our our right…
Or maybe thats deliberate and you’re going to put something like a parrot there…
Haha, no, I honestly don’t know why there isn’t arm there…
@FO – DUDE! I’VE ALWAYS WANTED A FERRET… they bite hard but they ROCK!
And if i did get a ferret I would have named it Han Solo…
@Hugh-Studios: Han Solo? If he bites shouldn’t you call him Chewie?? lolololololololololololol Star Wars humor.
@Hugh: Don’t you mean Dudette?
Sheila? Hugh, are you an Aussie?
I WANT NINJAS
p.s- what are the new enemies going to be, i am desprate to find out!!!! FPM 3 IS GOING TO BE AWESOME!!!!!!!!+10000000000 AWESOMES.
Well. Rheyzi, Brad already said that the ninjas aren’t going to be in the next couple of reports.
If you’re that excited bout World Three, then do what this guy did… http://www.truploader.com/view/396206
Chewie doesn’t bite, he pulls arms off. Rarrarrar!
land! lol
I was cutting PVC pipe… sliced my hand… looks really cool! And no im not aussie… i is from ame-rika
@J4ke: Touché…
so brad how come on the W2 demo it shows FPM falling over when you get to the tip of a platform and that didnt mack itz toh wurl too?
Because it wasn’t an animation(apparently)It was some glitch that he(apparently)fixed.
how was it a glitch if the sprite didnt appear anywhere else i the game… he didnt fix it…
I have a pretty cool idea that relates to the use of squiggles…i was thinking when you get a certain amount of squiggles you can do one special move on an enemy like you can ride a spider for like 30 secs or like take a mouses gun and have like 5 shots take a pirates sword for a bit and have it be stronger than your pencil and a different move relating to each creature…i know in your previous vids you said you were done making moves but i thought you might like the idea so yah…
ps. i really appreciate how you are keeping the fancy pants fans like updated unless all the other game programmers when you just check gamesites randomly and see that the sequel you have been waiting for just game out
Thanks for your time
David
@dutyman – IF YOU WATCHED THE VIDEOS, BRAD SAID HE DOESNT WANT IDEAS! so… FAIL
Thanks for your time
Hugh
Yes. Why does nobody pay attention to the videos!
@Hugh-studios
this is a quote from what i said “i know in your previous vids you said you were done making moves but i thought you might like the idea so yah…” so maybe you should have read it all instead of trying to be a douche bag…
@J4ke
Thanks man… like it said i was just giving an idea no harm
yah jousting would be Hilarious
@Hugh-Studios: So much anger… >:O
GAAAAH!!!!!!!!! (rips a pillow)
(hands pillow to Brad)… for you. lol