Reviews for CavernNauts [Alpha Demo]

[ericfugler1011]

It's good but lacks some things.

Cons:
-The music is to high strung i feel dungeon level rather than boss would fit better.
-the shift clicking gets a bit finicky about what constitutes a shift click.
-walking is to slow and the alternative swinging get overwhelming at the speed it can go
-needs maybe a second or third track to switch to at the end of dungeon level
-needs more open areas for swinging
Pros;
-the gameplay is fun swinging feels very liquid and easily adaptive to new environments and characters
-what this brings with the short development is very functional and great fun.

overall it's worth my time to finish but there are a few things that could be improved
4 stars
+ + + +

Seppyb63 responds:

Thanks for the review man, means a lot.

The shift clicking was one of few options we had really. not everyone has a gaming mouse, so for the most part we are limted to 2 mouse buttons (3 if you count the middle, but even then not everyone has one :O ), so we had to make a choice. The games intended to be played with a 360 controller, but in my opinion, you the the most control and accuracy with a mouse.

Walk speed is purposfully slow, to get people into the air, but as you say, we haven't really provided many areas of free swing. The original prototype had larger levels, but its harder to gauge your space when you can't see what your aiming at. Its kinda a trade off.

Again it's only a demo, a testbed for an idea we've been playing around with.

[jamie1789]

It's a fun game to play, I enjoyed swinging around everywhere instead of walking.

Seppyb63 responds:

Cheers man, We're kinda obsessed with grappling hooks. God knows why haha

[Terracorrupt]

Great idea, so much can be done from just one mechanic. Also love the changing characters function and the hub world and level system.

Seppyb63 responds:

Thanks man, much appreciated :)

[makehimanoffer]

Love the cave diving feel to it. Nice twist on some awesome swinging gameplay.
I'm a big fan of zipping over swinging but it's all relative. Very cool.
CommanderNaut's chin is god.

Seppyb63 responds:

Swinging looks better, Zipping is more effective. I for one love gaining momentum by swinging

[ShinyS]

Enjoyable game to run around in. Looking forward to the real thing! I liked all the mechanics, especially the zip!

Seppyb63 responds:

Thanks man, glad you liked it :)