Marvelously creepy atmosphere. The fog was well done, as was the monster appearing only in silhouette. The music definitely added to the spookiness. My only complaint would be that the monster always seemed to turn up too quickly for me to be confident that I'd figured out the game controls.
Reviews for "Hide"
Vyntershtoff responds:
Thank you!
I had doubts about monster appearence time. I think i can delay it a bit so player would be confident with controls.
Upd: changed it a bit. Now it starts follow you only when you enter the forest.
I just played a little, although I loved it! I was hesitant, but tried it anyway. Scary as crap, and very mysterious. The only thing I don't like about it is the controls. The up and down directions are wacked, it is not as sensitive as it should be. When I do press them though, it kind of constantly goes up. You'll just have to see. Otherwise good game!
Vyntershtoff responds:
Thank you for the review!
That's strange: i use standard controls from the engine. Do you have a stable fps?
Terrific programming and a great atmosphere! I wouldn't say I was scared so much as focused on watching out for hiding places, but my heart rate definitely went up trying to complete the game!
The ending was a little anticlimactic; I expected something to happen other than a simple "you did it". I was honestly waiting for the enemy to appear and kill you even though you won! Still, it was fun.
Vyntershtoff responds:
Thank you for the review!
"Terrific programming" Can't argue with that: i thought it would make AI even scarier :)
There is a lot of Horror that even AAA games don't have. It's a Lovecraftian style too (i don't know if served you as as inspiration, but this game have traits of a lovecraftian story).
The only bad thing is the enemy itself. There is a bug (or something like that) that allow the enemy to locate and kill me even if the character is covered.
Aside that, the game's good!
Vyntershtoff responds:
Thank you for your review!
Monster can detect you in the bushes in two cases:
1) He saw you hiding in them
2) You made a lot of noise so he checks the nearest bush if he thinks you might be there.
To be honest my main inspiration was the movie "Mist" based on King's novel.
Awesome! This game made me jump and almost scream when that thing came after me! Awesome work! I love the atmosphere, you made a 2D game scary, that's very hard considering it's from a birds eye view(sort of). The game can be improved, with the spider having footsteps and more accurate detection.