Well, the Honor is mine criacuervos, i've played the Blood Fountain, and my opinion is this: At first sight it think it will be a scary horror game, because the title include the word blood on it. And the graphic from the screenshot i see is pointing to a horror game. And at the opening, there is a dog barking sound, but there is no dog to be found. But after i played it i think the your concept is a Horror-Comedy game, forgive me if it's wrong, because at the first and second level i play, it's a Pink Panther theme playing on the background. So the scary part are gone for me, puff! replaced by a fun atmosphere, i've played it several time trying to get through all the level, but it's too tough for me. I always ended dead in fourth level, the dark level where you have to memorize your way at the beginning, and the field of view is limited. (I swear, that skeleton have vendetta on me). Overall, it's still a good game, the control are in correct order, there is sound when you interact with stuff around you, and BGM all the way, the concept is good, you show that you can make A.I behaviour in different way, you can make player view limited in the dark level, and i like the stone you have to push in the beginning in the second level. Thanks for choosing me to give your game my opinion. I hope it will help you somehow.
Hi TheOslaf,
many thanks for playing my game and for the sound review! You are right, it is not and was never intended as a horror game, despite the name. It's more of a parody and it's meant to be fun. The dark level is a nightmare even for me, the little ghost outwits me more often than not, but there is a little cheat, that can come in handy, when you're fed up with the little scoundrel: press control + N (next), and if you want to go back press control+P (previous). It's a developer's tool, but I left it in the game deliberately, for testing and for hard moments. Give it a try, if you want, so you can see the whole game. This was my very first game and I made it with an old version of Game Maker (8.1) that is no longer available on the market, so it has many flaws and ingenuity (my game design, not the engine who still works perfectly).
I don't know if you like RPGs. In case you do, I'd like to give you this free download key for my second game Moonstone Deep, just to have fun with story and gameplay, no obligations. https://criacuervos.itch.io/moonstone-deep/download/G7WKNDTvzXMciIp_Frm7tXB_7LUR... It's good for 2 downloads.
Thank you very much. I like your reviews and have marked your thread, so I can read them. Keep up your good work and have a nice day!
Criacuervos, thank you so much for your gift, there is no single game genre that i dont like, i'm very pleased. I instantly download Moonstone Deep at the first chance i had, and also, i revisited the Blood Fountains and use the developer tool you told me. I have ride the tank, save the princess (well, sort of), listen to The Flinstone song, also the Celine Dion - To Love You More midi :D, The most interesting part in Blood Fountains turn out to be, in my opinion, is the choice, either you save the princess or kill the evil sorcerer, most of the time the path is Linear, and also there is a little (the water and the stone) puzzle beside action.
Now, for Moonstone Deep, i still just played it for a while, i think it is your trademark to combine 2D ad 3D sprites, like the guard and the tank in Blood Fountains, In here, i'm yearning to see all sprites to be a 3D one, the combined 2D background and 3D character is good, but the present of a 2D char is kinda obstruct the vibe for me. The story, the sound and music is interesting enough for me to keep playing, even i just played for a while, i sense like i'm adventuring in one of Dungeon and Dragon campaign, the banter between the elf and the dwarf is entertaining to listen and follow. I keep imagining it is Gimli and Legolas from Lord of The Rings. In this point, i still leveling up my party to defeat those rats in the mine. :)
Once again, thanks a lot for the gift Criacuervos, it mean a lot for me. Keep up making good games, and hopefully we can always keep in touch.
Hi TheOslaf,
thank you so much for your kind words! I'm very happy that you like the games, and that you gave me precious feedback, it means a lot to me! I too would like to keep in touch to discuss games; you can find me at criacuervos@bluewin.ch (when you have time and feel up to it, no stress). So we can discuss the 3D/2D sprites matter without boring the other players ... Once again, many thanks, have fun in Moonstone, and, as Geralt would say: Take care!
P.S. Try killing the evil sorcerer and rescuing the princess. It's possible!