Post by: Peder 🚀 on 02 Jan 2016, 12:51
(http://i68.servimg.com/u/f68/18/72/89/38/u-ropa10.png)
"You are a young technician working in an undersea vehicle extracting minerals.
It's your first day, but a serious accident happens.
You are trapped.
Will you survive? Will you escape?
Be quick, chose wisely, time is running out..."
Team:
Atavismus: Story
Hobo: Gfx
Jonas Thiem: Music
Peder Johnsen: Code
French translation should come soonish... (until when is it accepted?)
[RAR] (http://univertgames.com/U-ropa/U-ropa.rar) / [ZIP] (http://univertgames.com/U-ropa/U-ropa.zip)
Post by: Kumpel on 02 Jan 2016, 13:30
I am stuck now though
Post by: AprilSkies on 02 Jan 2016, 19:13
downloading
Post by: Peder 🚀 on 02 Jan 2016, 19:27
Post by: CaptainD on 02 Jan 2016, 19:37
Post by: Charles on 02 Jan 2016, 21:46
I ran into a glitch once, where I wasn't able to exit from the 'what course of action should I take' segment no matter what choice I picked to do, and I had to start over, otherwise it was really good.
Post by: Atavismus on 03 Jan 2016, 12:35
I just finished it, you guys should be horse-whipped for making me brute-force that locker combination.Congratz :D
Be sure there is another way, listen to me.
Mind, there are three slightly different ends.
;)
I ran into a glitch once, where I wasn't able to exit from the 'what course of action should I take' segment no matter what choice I picked to do, and I had to start overDarn, we'll have to check this. I wonder if it's because you was dying? I mean, one gauge depleted?
Post by: KodiakBehr on 03 Jan 2016, 15:02
Post by: selmiak on 04 Jan 2016, 15:13
but it doesn't work. neither in uppercase or lowercase. Do I have to enter a username too? Or is there a twist to it?
Post by: Cassiebsg on 04 Jan 2016, 16:08
I found the ventilation password in the
but it doesn't work. neither in uppercase or lowercase. Do I have to enter a username too? Or is there a twist to it?
I haven't finished it yet, nor solved that one yet but...
But the fun part is finding out! 
Post by: selmiak on 04 Jan 2016, 16:33
Post by: Kumpel on 04 Jan 2016, 16:44
another problem on my end...
Post by: Cassiebsg on 04 Jan 2016, 18:56
Also spotted a bug, not a big deal though.
EDIT: Never mind the above, just solved it... more or less by accident...
Hint to those stuck with the bot:
Oh darn, it ended! :~(
Wish there was more, even if it was starting to get on my nerves... (laugh)
Oh, you might put a warning somewhere that you need to play the game with sound on! I had turned it off cause the alarm was killing my sanity... :P
Post by: Peder 🚀 on 04 Jan 2016, 19:07
Also spotted a bug, not a big deal though.
Thanks, this sounds like a bug indeed :)
Post by: AprilSkies on 04 Jan 2016, 23:59
Post by: Shadow1000 on 05 Jan 2016, 04:27
I have no idea what to do. All I know is that the player will die within a few seconds if I don't do the right thing
SHADOW
Post by: Atavismus on 05 Jan 2016, 08:41
Shadow1000:
HF! ;)
Post by: Shadow1000 on 05 Jan 2016, 15:05
Ok where do I find one? I would keep pixel hunting but the 5 second window before insta-death makes it impossible to even try to play.
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Thank you
SHADOW
Post by: Cassiebsg on 05 Jan 2016, 16:33
Hint for the padlock:
Post by: Shadow1000 on 05 Jan 2016, 16:49
Shadow, in that case try a) start from a previous save game, if you have one or b) start fresh. Shouldn't take you long to reach where you are and it'll save you time.
Hint for the padlock:
Thank you! I was able to finish the game with your help.
Once I finished it I went back to that puzzle and THEN realized what the hint means. A bit subtle but clever!
SHADOW
Post by: Atavismus on 05 Jan 2016, 20:16
Post by: Cassiebsg on 05 Jan 2016, 20:58
Padlock:
Post by: [delete} on 06 Jan 2016, 06:30
Post by: Shadow1000 on 06 Jan 2016, 15:45
Overall, the game was a great experience. The graphics and environment are really good for what you are trying to achieve. There is a good number of a variety of puzzles, most of them well-designed, especially for a short game like this. It's obvious that there is a lot of attention to detail.
If you plan to further the game, here are my humble suggestions:
- I don't mind games where the player dies. I think that in some contexts such as a boss fight or a specific timed puzzle then that's ok. However, I would seriously reconsider the constant and (seemingly random) instadeath. In my opinion it really detracted from the game and I don't understand what the thinking behind it was.
- Having a dead end in a game because of the design is a real no-no, especially if the player doesn't realize that he/she is at a dead end. The flow of the game should just not allow that. If you don't know what I'm referring to, please see where I got stuck in a previous post. I don't want to give away too much but if it's not clear then I can send you a message.
- Some of the puzzles were a bit poorly-developed. For example, the point at which you have 4 choices on the screen and had to just choose with no idea what will result is not a puzzle! It's a guessing game with a "read my mind" feel
With adequate independent testing (i.e from people outside the development team) I am sure that these issues would have been ironed out. I completely understand that the nature of MAGS entries is that there is not enough time to produce a game and have it developed and tested as much as a full release, so overall I'm quite positive on this game. My comments are merely the thoughts of one player in case the developers are interested in some feedback to take the game further.
Cheers
SHADOW
Post by: DangerDanger on 06 Jan 2016, 19:48
Overall, I really enjoyed the game, backstory (emails), the graphics and several puzzles.
oh! I found a bug: the character could sleep-talk (to describe things) ;)
Post by: Cassiebsg on 06 Jan 2016, 20:48
and speaking of text and color... would it be too much to ask to add an outline to the text? It gets hard to read, specially the bot's lines since it's a darker shade of green on a dark background.
Post by: Peder 🚀 on 07 Jan 2016, 17:54
I would seriously reconsider the constant and (seemingly random) instadeath.
Having a dead end in a game because of the design is a real no-no.
.Some of the puzzles were a bit poorly-developed. For example, the point at which you have 4 choices on the screen
Nice idea about the padlock Cassiebsg! :)
Post by: Shadow1000 on 07 Jan 2016, 20:01
Thanks for all the great feedback Shadow!
Most welcome! I'm glad you didn't take my points as criticism!
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The point is that there's nothing the player can do such as not touch the cable or some other action to PREVENT the death. When I said "random" I didn't mean it literally.
As far as timed deaths, King's Quest III has a timed death section at the beginning where there is a timer and the wizard comes back at a preset time and kills you unless you put everything back where you found it. I hated that :) I'm not saying there's no precedent but you might want to poll other users as to whether that makes the game more fun or not.
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Understood completely. There's just not enough time when you're working for a deadline.
Take care
SHADOW
Post by: AprilSkies on 08 Jan 2016, 16:58
Great atmosphere and AMAZING gfx!!! you did a great job guys!
Post by: blur on 08 Jan 2016, 21:20
The point is that there's nothing the player can do such as not touch the cable
or some other action to PREVENT the death. When I said "random" I didn't mean
it literally.
Post by: Shadow1000 on 09 Jan 2016, 23:51
The point is that there's nothing the player can do such as not touch the cable
or some other action to PREVENT the death. When I said "random" I didn't mean
it literally.
I didn't realize that. Thanks for the tip...I'll try it if there's a re-release!
I wasn't just talking about that part of the game, however. My main intention was the first part of the game where the player would just die.
SHADOW
Post by: Monsieur OUXX on 21 Jan 2016, 13:10
?3 things that could be fixed very easily:
1. When you control the bot, it's still Siegfried getting up and talking when describing some objects (for example when you click on the ore with the bot, siegfried says "a lot of heavy ore is covering the airlock"). Cassie said this is not a bug, I'm sorry but it's definitely a bug.
2. Make both siegfried and the bot's fonts brighter. And why not, add an outline.
3. When an inventory item is selected (and used as the cursor), then right-clicking anywhere on the inventory should unselect that item (the cursor should go back to "neutral")
Post by: Kumpel on 21 Jan 2016, 13:27
How:
Post by: Monsieur OUXX on 21 Jan 2016, 13:56
But...With the bot???
Post by: Kumpel on 21 Jan 2016, 15:02
Post by: Atavismus on 21 Jan 2016, 15:21
You can do it with the bot. ;)
Post by: Monsieur OUXX on 21 Jan 2016, 15:38
I've just tested. You can do it indeed. that's a relief.You can do it with the bot. ;)
Post by: ThreeOhFour on 23 Jan 2016, 21:34
Also, great graphics! I especially love that cool spinning fan. :=
Post by: diedericky on 26 Jan 2016, 08:28
Post by: Atavismus on 26 Jan 2016, 08:46
Some stuffs will be fixed and the game translated in french.
Doing a playthrough on YouTube but i'm stuck. Youtube.com/diedericky but i'm stuck. Put the box down but cant reach the alarm..Cool Diedericky, thx:
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Post by: diedericky on 26 Jan 2016, 09:19
Thx guyz for the kind comments. :)Man im probably an idiot . trying your suggestion on the door but iets nit opening..
Some stuffs will be fixed and the game translated in french.Doing a playthrough on YouTube but i'm stuck. Youtube.com/diedericky but i'm stuck. Put the box down but cant reach the alarm..Cool Diedericky, thx:
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Post by: Atavismus on 26 Jan 2016, 09:43
Man im probably an idiot . trying your suggestion on the door but iets nit opening..
Nah, don't worry ;)
HF!
Post by: Blondbraid on 26 Jan 2016, 22:00
Has 1984 been a source of inspiration for this game? :)
Post by: Atavismus on 27 Jan 2016, 02:06
I just finished the game, and I must say that I rather liked it's story and atmosphere. Gotta agree with the previous comments that the instant deaths and the locker code puzzle was a bit unintuitive though.Thx Blondbraid. :)
Has 1984 been a source of inspiration for this game? :)
About instant death, imo, it's not a problem, as we added autosave/autoload (but maybe I'm wrong hehe).
About the locker code: yeah, sorry, we had no time to find a good way to give a proper clue.
About 1984: it's the must in the dystopia genre (and there is at least one direct reference* to it).
Still, U-ROPA is more an uchronia.
Anyway, thx to all players for their comments, really appreciated and important to us! :)
It makes us want to keep doing indiegames. ;)
*There is another reference based on a must SF novels.
Post by: Blondbraid on 27 Jan 2016, 16:31
Thx Blondbraid. :)Yes, I saw the quote on the plaque on the wall! The game did a great job of creating a totalitarian atmosphere as well as making me curious about the outside world, and I was hoping that the protagonist would make it out safely by the end of the game. Rooting for an indoctrinated servant of a dictatorship is a rare thing in games. You say that the story is inspired by historical events, and it really shows (Especially with the names!). If there ever is a sequel, I'll be sure to play it! ;-D
About 1984: it's the must in the dystopia genre (and there is at least one direct reference* to it).
Still, U-ROPA is more an uchronia.
*There is another reference based on a must SF novels.
Post by: Atavismus on 27 Jan 2016, 18:02
The game did a great job of creating a totalitarian atmosphere as well as making me curious about the outside worldI'm really glad to read this, coz that was the point.
It could sounds like an evidence, still, imo, games need to tell a story and create an atmosphere, especially point'n'click.
MAGS (and jams in general) are a great way to learn, experiment, train for bigger games. ;)
Thx for playing, thx for giving feedbacks, thx for the support! :)