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Chromatic

7 years ago

Demo 2.0 available ! (or how to enhance UX)


Hello everyone ! I’m very pleased to announce the release of a second demo for Chromatic featuring some small but needed changes !

What I did is that I collected all the feedback I received about the game since the release of the first demo and I outlined the best request and I actually implemented them in game !

For example, most people would not understand how to play the game and that’s true that even if the game has an intuitive gameplay overall, the first attempts can be quite confusing. To palliate this problem, I implemented a new visual color guide (that shows in the first wave) that will help you to aknowlegde you must fire with the opposite color. Because this is the core of element of gameplay, I wanted to explain it more but I didn’t do this tutorial first because I thought the color index you see at beginning was sufficient, but I was wrong. An image worth 1000 words :

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I included a special textual guide (image file) that will also explain the core elements of the game !

Also I know that alot of you struggle to withstand the huge natural hazards as Black Holes or Supernova. The problem is that the player isn’t recognizing those beautiful things as dangerous, so I added a new “Alert” symbol that will flash when one of those hazard will be on screen. I have to remember you that Black Holes are the only natural hazards that can be killed (with any color) and the other ones are disappearing over time.

Furthermore, because this game is so new and freshly developed, the balance (damage, health, points, enemies…) is not perfect and some hazards can be unfair for the player. I tested, tested and retested the game and nerfed too strong things that were very annoying. But it doesn’t mean the game is easier ! It just means it’s more fair to you ;)

A very needed buff was the Chroma-Laser rotation speed. I increased it quite alot so it enhance the fluidity and the range of your decisions on intense moments as boss fights !

If you have any constructive comments/feedback or hype about the game, please post them and don’t forget to share the love <3

Thank you for your support and have fun !

-Marc



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