*Snipped valid points on the trend towards negative reviews and why it can be harmful to dialogue*
At least one of those graphics in the game seem to have been stolen. The person who developed that lead character model, which looks pretty good all told, CERTAINLY did not develop, nor was consulted, about those blood splatters on the HUD, nor the red gore effects. The level is fairly well designed, but the lighting is dizzying in it's contrasts, is overall way too dark, and does need more caches of ammo or at least glowing items (since the ammo and health packs are still largely symbols hovering over the floor, they might as well attract the eye visually as well, but this is just a suggestion.) The programming of the game is a bit wonky and definitely needs more polish- the counter should not go so low as -9998, and pauses and breaks should be introduced to facilitate accessing menu screens and access to the gameplay in general- when Jim started play he was ALREADY under attack. I agree with Jim's sentiment that the monsters have no rhyme nor reason, at least at this point, but would be interested if there WAS a coherent reason provided why the Mummy, Nosferatu and regular shamblers were all over the place in the same universe- Serious Sam and PainKiller both had numerous unrelated monsters tied together by a story(loose as it was in Serious Sam, I admit), so I'm not ready to dismiss this seeming lack of cohesion just yet. But I am skeptical of said explanation's existence...
In short, I wouldn't pay for this game at this point, especially if it's being sold as a final build. As an Alpha, I feel it shows some promise, and could eventually become something entertaining in the low-end price range, with a lot more work on the HUD, a coherent narrative with clear goals, balanced level design and tweaked mechanics.
As an aside, I tend to lose all respect for those who steal, so unless I'm mistaken, I do think that this developer needs to re-evaluate their company policy. If I were the artist, I'd demand a patch fix removing my art permanently- I'd demand a compensatory payment/percent of sales, but I suspect the former would benefit me more in the long run.
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I did laugh when Jim was laughing in the third video, though. That dude was ANGRY.[/quote]
One of the issues (bought up solely in passing, however) is that this isn't an alpha, beta or early-access game-is being sold as completed content.
