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dessgeega · Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 5:50 pm Post subject:

i am now.
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Cycle · Mac daddy Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 2767

Ok, well I like the game and I'm going to write about it the next issue, but I'll have to be HONEST ABOUT IT and complain about a few things since you're being compared to many other freeware games.
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daphaknee · Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 7:07 pm Post subject:

bleak · . Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 258

kindly take notice that the forums time is two hours ahead.
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daphaknee · Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 1:44 am Post subject:

NO SHIT BLEAK IT IS STILL PISSING ME OFF
adn now shes here
and waht teh fuck is she doing?
TAKING A GODDAMN NAP
THIS IS NONSENSE

Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

You clods are always taking naps! Whenever I am on AIM cossix tells me Daphny is taking a nap. You're like cats

fat, lesbian cats

Redeye · . Joined: 02 Oct 2006 Posts: 986 Location: filth

I am so happy for the happy that everyone is so happy about.

happy happy happy

My Love Explodes!

animatronic spamboozled chocolate mushroom props to anyone who can find a link to an mp3 of that
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daphaknee · Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 6:28 am Post subject:

he just says im taking a nap so i dont go OH WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO GET OFF OF THE COMPUTER MYTURNMYTURN

its acutally pretty clever

bleak · . Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 258

stop taking goddamn naps
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Worm · . Joined: 08 Jan 2008 Posts: 142

Napping is a pretty contemptible thing, especially when you're under 30.
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kirkjerk · . Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 1227

So, is this up for critique:
'cause first off I dug it a lot, and it was a perfect complement to the once-every-4-years leap day.

the pre- and post-art was kinky hot cute, but i got admit the Jill Off sprite reminds me a bit of Silent Bob's Bat outfit in Mall Rats.

I liked the use of color coding, and their rough correspondence with Save Points, I wish the mapping had been tighter (that is to say, more color changes not fewer save points).

Thinking about the control mechanism: that's directly taken from Bomb Jack, right? If it wasn't for that precedent, I would argue that "hover" rather than flap would be nice, or at least match the animation (or lack thereof!!) Conversely, maybe required repetitive finger motion is just so god damn appropriate for a game of this name, and I should relax and enjoy the physical pun. (Random self promotion: that aspect vaguely reminds me of my Java artpiece "Oh")

I had mixed feelings about some of the level design: on the one hand it seemed very well geared at guiding the player through new uses of the mechanic. On the other hand... it seemed a ltitle too geared at guiding the player through new uses of the mechanic, maybe a bit formalistic?

Still... well done, and kudos all around.
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SuperWes · Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 12:45 pm Post subject:

So when I heard dess was making a platformer the first thing I asked her was "how do you attack?" she said, "you don't" and I was like, "uhh, it's going to suck." But at the time there were a few things I didn't realize. Firstly, that the jump was implemented in a way that you're forced to concentrate on it so that you can learn the intricacies, and secondly, that it was 10 minutes long.

Now that I know these two things I don't really see how adding an attack mechanism (specifically a button) could improve the game. It would ruin the concentration you're spending on actually jumping and it would force the game to switch focus between platforming and shooting, since the two wouldn't neccessarily benefit each other. Also, I feel like the mechanic is explored to its full extent in the time of the game, and any more or less length would only hurt it.

That said, if she wanted the game to be longer, the only thing I can think of would be to add in new tile types and enemies. This would allow the player to explore how the base mechanic works in other situations. There could be a trampoline tile, for example, that allows/forces Jill to jump higher/faster. There could also be mobile platforms. Another option is lasers that shoot every few seconds, forcing you to time your jumps correctly. There could also be a tile that forces you to jump when you land on it. These things wouldn't neccessarily make the game better, but they would allow dess to make the game longer by letting her explore new platforming situations.

-Wes
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Adilegian · . Joined: 28 Jul 2007 Posts: 41

Posted this over at SB, but didn't get a response, so please help anyone.

Whenever I try to load the game, I get this:

How can I fix this so the game will work?

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kirkjerk · . Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 1227

I'll get behind the feeling that not every damn game needs at attack button.

On the other hand, this game is about one thing: movement. Your location, movement, and travel form entirely defines how the player interacts with the game. You could argue it's limiting, kind of like the old atari stick with its one button, but then there's always the counterpoint that sometimes crafts and arts are all about working within limitations.
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aderack · . Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 1105 Location: San Francisco

Unexpected error occurred when running the game. :/
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Dracko · . Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 2613

Also, an attack button would be utterly useless considering you're busy trying to, you know, dodge things.
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SuperWes · Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 3:44 pm Post subject:

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daphaknee · Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 4:04 pm Post subject:

dess sure does like limiting things

Cycle · Mac daddy Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 2767

KEEP IT IN THE BEDROOM
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dessgeega · Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 4:19 pm Post subject:

extrabastardformula · . Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 295

ATTEMPTING TO PLAY IT WITH GAMEPAD MAKES ME SAD.
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daphaknee · Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 7:31 pm Post subject:

Dess remember

Gothatron 5000

GODDAMMIT THIS IS COSSIX NOT DAPHNY

Cycle · Mac daddy Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 2767

hey cossix, i am the jill off champ, aren't i?

also, tigsource featured this. THEY LIKE YOUR ART, JAMES
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The Great Unwashed · Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:38 pm Post subject:

Notes from my first playthrough, in order:

1. Nice art, Harveyjam!
2. I am totally digging the neat tightness of this game's aesthetic.
3. Pressing escape doesn't pause. It quits the game entirely. This is a problem as I have now lost the last ten minutes of play. I hit escape thinking it would pause the game (as it usually does) and I could check the readme to find out something. Arrgh.
4. There's no way to skip the credits at the start, I keep hitting escape which is conventional for this purpose and it quits the game. Again.
5. The first yellow section where you meet the spiders, the reload point if you die is annoyingly far back. Seriously.
6. Jill is really fun to play as.
7. I actually quit the game out of frustration at the way the save points are spaced. I'm at the screen with the boxed-in walls and the countdown and I have to keep doing that annoying jumping to get up there again. I just want to be at the final screen and I'm sick of doing that jumping again and again.

I'm really impressed as a whole by the structuring of the levels and they way they introduce you to the jumping but the whole progression is so frustrating (please please please make the death sequence shorter, if you must have one at all - clumsy fucks like me die a lot and seeing and hearing the same thing over and over again makes me want to choke someone. Just blink out and start back where you were) that I had to stop playing. Saying "You'll die a few times" is a bit of an underestimation, this game is incredibly unforgiving and if you jump a mere half-a-second too late, or miss a ledge and fall down again, it's game over because spiders are in your face and you missed your one and only chance. Which is pretty annoying after a while.
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Cycle · Mac daddy Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 2767

(keep pressing z to skip the intro)
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The Great Unwashed · Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:49 pm Post subject:

I see! I don't usually tend to mash keys until the credits go away though - the escape key exists as this convention for a reason.
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Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

On the indygamer blog comments someone said 'is this the most played indy game of 2008?' and someone else said 'should be, it's awesome!' True.

Oh here is the link http://www.indiegames.com/blog/2008/03/freeware_game_pick_mighty_jill.html#comments

Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

Also the Czech Republic loves us! http://plnehry.idnes.cz/arkady/mighty-jill-off.html

daphaknee · Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 12:43 am Post subject:

i beat it finally!

SuperWes · Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 1:36 am Post subject:

Hey Dess, so I've been wondering... what will your classmates think of this? Will anyone even notice?

Also this weekend I've been working on a platformer that has no jump button, only an attack button! Our games will fight to the death (if mine ever gets finished)!

-Wes
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daphaknee · Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 2:26 am Post subject:

Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

There's been a lot of call for a version where the Queen and Jill take more clothes off the quicker you beat it! Also a number of people profess to be in love with The Queen! I think these characters can be called something of a success!

Patrick Alexander · . Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 123 Location: various

Reviewed!

http://www.eegra.com/pages/show/title/03_03_2008_Short_Review__Mighty_Jill_Off/

Really impressed with this game. I wish I'd made it. Sad

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