[Challenge/Puzzle]Legend of Gardon

-Plot-

The peaceful world of Great fardure is about to get a "makeover" as four strange machines each built into the four sacred temples are pushing the planet apart. The culprit is unknown however the machines are working at full speed, Damaging the planet more and more each day!

Before anybody could react and deactivate these machines, Each of the temple elders mysteriously vanished as well as evil creatures infesting the temples as guardians.

Learning about this, The elder of the Temple that managed to survive capture so far under Juni's home village sends a messanger to her. Its up to Juni alone to deactivate the machines before the planet is permanantly Destroyed!

And here are a few screenshots.


Juni Meets the first boss of the level.
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/5319/screenie1.png

The forest village.
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/5319/screenie1.png


Hopefully it should be available as a beta soon enough! Hope you like it and by the way.

Please comment below!

Edit: The name has now been changed, Who is Gardon..? When the level is finished you shall find out.

Beta testers are,
-Utherdoul
-Aquatic Liger
-?

New Pictures have been added.

looks interesting, but why isn't the dialogue in a box?

Are ferns trees?

Lol, About the Dialogue i'm not sure. I just thought it was nice to have it written on since i pasted it in paint first.

And at Evil, I'm sure a fern is a bush or something similar. If it is incorrect I suppose it is always changeable.

a fern isn't a bush OR a tree. ferns don't have a vascular system, which means they can't move oxygen through their stems to their leaves... thanks botany 2100! (i'm a bio major ya'll)

a fern isn't a bush OR a tree. ferns don't have a vascular system, which means they can't move oxygen through their stems to their leaves... thanks botany 2100! (i'm a bio major ya'll)

You lost me at the start

I'l try and think of a better, more understandable name then.

Ok the name is now, The legend of Gardon.

Refer to the first post for details.

Wow, that looks nice! Small gripe, though, the giant fly kinda looks MS Paint-y.
Also, this reminds me of both Nifflas' The Machine and Star Fox Adventures.

Wow, that looks nice! Small gripe, though, the giant fly kinda looks MS Paint-y.
Also, this reminds me of both Nifflas' The Machine and Star Fox Adventures.

I was playing star fox adventures recently so that would explain that lol, And the machine idea just felt like a smart idea...I don't know lol

Anyway, The wasp was created In Ms paint however don't worry. It has been improved greatly. Thanks for the feedback too!

Quote from: Pumpkinbot on March 29, 2009, 00:13:42

Wow, that looks nice! Small gripe, though, the giant fly kinda looks MS Paint-y.
Also, this reminds me of both Nifflas' The Machine and Star Fox Adventures.

I was playing star fox adventures recently so that would explain that lol, And the machine idea just felt like a smart idea...I don't know lol

Anyway, The wasp was created In Ms paint however don't worry. It has been improved greatly. Thanks for the feedback too!

Your welcome. And Star Fox Adventures isn't as bad as everyone says, they're just not used to it. That was the first Star Fox game I've played, so I liked it. :3

I loved Star fox adventures to be quite honest... It was a great game, fun story, good graphics and the tests of krazoa were fun. (Who could forget the Test of fear?)


Anyway. Back on topic; here is another screenshot.



Juni talks to the Surviving Elder.
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/8391/screenie3.png

I'm currently crafting the First temple into shape so a beta should be avalaible soon enough.

Ehhh...honestly I don't like those screens at all, especially the GIANT MS PAINT FLY.  Still, the fact it has bosses makes it intriguing.

Ehhh...honestly I don't like those screens at all, especially the GIANT MS PAINT FLY.  Still, the fact it has bosses makes it intriguing.

Well i'm glad you commented on it at all, Criticism is always welcome, helps me improve the level to be more towards your liking so if you could replie saying how you would prefer it then i'm sure I will get right to it.

In the new screenshot, having the Elder say "Press down," kind of breaks the fourth wall.

Ain't nothing wrong with MS Paint! Although, this version of the fly does need a bit of shading or something... but as you've said it's been improved, I'm sure it'll be much more pleasing to the eyes.

On another note, most people seem to prefer shifts as being invisible, so perhaps that would be something to consider - it's a stylistic thing, though and I don't see anything wrong with it. Overall, looks promising.

In the new screenshot, having the Elder say "Press down," kind of breaks the fourth wall.

I thought at first it would help "newbies" to the series but since mostly people that have played ks before are going to play it, I suppose i'l remove that.

And thank you  Utherdoul! As you said yourself, Nothing wrong with Ms paint. I'm quite a newbie myself at tileset creation so considering how it has come out, i'm quite happy with the results. Anyway thanks for the feedback guys.