Reviews for Jetpack Paladin

[Dioccino]

Definitely retro

This is definitely an old-school game, from the slow movement to the stubby little stab of the knight's sword and the predictable enemy patterns, even the fact that there's no checkpoints. Some might consider these to be negative aspects of the game but it really does pay tribute to the classic style of gaming on the NES. In fact it reminds me a lot of Wizards & Warriors. And since it seems like you were aiming for that kind of feeling, i can't knock it because it definitely brings back plenty of nostalgia and did entertain me.

I especially like the explanation that comes up when he hits spikes or water (the thorns are sharp. I cannot swim.)

[xdragonx10]

I Feel Bad For You

It's obvious you put a lot of work into this game, but you failed at creating a fun engine. That alone will cause this game to go from a potential 4.3+ to a lousy 3.6. Unfortunately there's not much you can do now that the game is released though.

Biggest mistakes I saw immediately:

Movements and Stab engine simply were not fun
Extremely long introduction before you got to play the game
No Checkpoints throughout a level, you had to start from the very beginning

Don't let this discourage you from making large games in the future, just make sure with the next one you make that you focus on the core game play mechanic before you make a large amount of content around it. I would suggest making a lot of small games to experiment before you go making something on this scale again.

[billybobisahobo]

A strange idea but creative.

A nice game, however i found it to be a bit buggy. At first when you had to stab the dragon thing it didnt work so i had to restart the game. When i 1st got the jetpack it gave me no fuel so i died :( and then i had to restart the level leading me on to say it would be good with a checkpoint here and there. The last complaint is that the music gets annoying after a bit. I would give you a lower score but i know it would be a good game if all these problems were not existing.

2ndself responds:

Dragon thing seems to have occured one one or two people, but I've never ever had it so I can't really do anything about that.

I am adding a checkpoint where you get the jetpack in level one, but it would be impractical to do this for all levels. Thanks for the review.

[evlbb2]

Hmm

Pretty nice, but rather difficult. I cant really get used to the jumps and its almost certain that you will die before you get used to the jetpack. Perhaps savepoints and such?

[headcheese419]

MEh

Its a fun game, a little slow paced for me, and when you die you have to restart the whole level over again. To owerboy371, its the prelude to show you whats goin on, its a movie, dont rate the second you start playing and flame the game. But fun game nonetheless