instead of having 3 different hands for the health bar, you could try to turn this into 1 hand that shows number the fingers based on your health. To make it even more readable, you could even change the color of the hand based on your health.
A neat way of spicing up the game for steam would be adding some enemy types. Like faster but weaker zombies, zombies with shields that can block the ball so you'll have to ricochet the ball to bounce behind them, or even a boss that does something unique like a summoner. You don't have to add these ideas but I just wanted to throw in some options cause this looks like a super fun game idea
All awesome ideas! I'm definitely planning to incorporate a lot more variety than the game currently has, and that will probably include a lot of the things you mentioned, so look out for the next dev log!
Great devlog and your game has a great foundation! I'd recommend looking into the Baseball Superstars series for inspiration, its a Korean baseball rpg for mobile platforms that does an amazing job fleshing out a barebones baseball game into a full on rpg (at least in the versions I played like a decade ago). Could be a good source of ideas for turning your current version into a full fledged game. Keep up the great work, always rooting for a fellow GM dev!
I really like the thick outline style, i also noticed that the life is represented with fingers and have 3, and since the game has a baseball theme it looks like you start with 3 strikes and loose when it reaches 0, but that is opposite to how baseball works, imo it would be nice if you start at 0 and increase it till 3, and instead of Game Over you could say something like Strike Out, just a suggestion though, everything else is perfect, good work
Honestly I really wanted to try for lore in SAS, but didn't cause I was burnt out. Imma try for this project, but it's hard to imagine how much unique story you can fit into a game about baseball and zombies lmao
it seems like a fun game i can imagine me playing it while on a road trip on my 3DS, i think if it's imported well into a mobile game i think it has the potential to be n.1 for at least a week or something like that
this game is really fun and charming and unique but kinda difficult lmao. like i averaged around $80 at the end of the first wave but the available upgrades are all around $200. also maybe add some s in between waves because it can stop suddenly while youre near an enemy and then restart and you instantly take damage. some balancing could help a ton, though also because i have a skill issue lol. im excited to see this game progress!
Definitely, I didn't want to spend way too much time balancing the game for this release because I knew the next version was going to add so much more content. Hope you look forward to the next version, it should be much more balanced by then!
Really cool game! I’m surprised this vid doesn’t have more views. What if you added more bats, like a metal bat that could hit the ball faster but had slower swing time?
Thanks! There actually is a metal bat upgrade, but it does something different than what you suggested, it damages enemies nearby when you hit the ball. Cool suggestion though!
Sorry for the raspy voice and vocal fry! I recorded the voice over while recovering from a throat infection, so my voice wasn't in the best condition!
Random question, what pixel art editor do you use?
@@Wafflezx I just use the GMS2 pixel art editor!
@@jbroook Thanks man!
Does anyone else like the art style? Something is very comforting about it.
instead of having 3 different hands for the health bar, you could try to turn this into 1 hand that shows number the fingers based on your health. To make it even more readable, you could even change the color of the hand based on your health.
A neat way of spicing up the game for steam would be adding some enemy types. Like faster but weaker zombies, zombies with shields that can block the ball so you'll have to ricochet the ball to bounce behind them, or even a boss that does something unique like a summoner. You don't have to add these ideas but I just wanted to throw in some options cause this looks like a super fun game idea
All awesome ideas! I'm definitely planning to incorporate a lot more variety than the game currently has, and that will probably include a lot of the things you mentioned, so look out for the next dev log!
Great devlog and your game has a great foundation! I'd recommend looking into the Baseball Superstars series for inspiration, its a Korean baseball rpg for mobile platforms that does an amazing job fleshing out a barebones baseball game into a full on rpg (at least in the versions I played like a decade ago). Could be a good source of ideas for turning your current version into a full fledged game. Keep up the great work, always rooting for a fellow GM dev!
I will give it a try, something tells me I'll play the hell out of this game 🤔
this is an awesome game man, im excited to see it keep growing. looks like a lot of fun, keep up the dev and the logs !!
I really like the thick outline style, i also noticed that the life is represented with fingers and have 3, and since the game has a baseball theme it looks like you start with 3 strikes and loose when it reaches 0, but that is opposite to how baseball works, imo it would be nice if you start at 0 and increase it till 3, and instead of Game Over you could say something like Strike Out, just a suggestion though, everything else is perfect, good work
You caught me haha, I know nothing about baseball, I just did the healthbar in way I thought would be easy to understand. Thanks for playing though!
proud of you for using more than one color,
and don't worry there will be plenty of bugs ✨🔥
thanks mom
also, later levels could have larger or different rooms,
would love to see some more attention to story in this game too
Honestly I really wanted to try for lore in SAS, but didn't cause I was burnt out. Imma try for this project, but it's hard to imagine how much unique story you can fit into a game about baseball and zombies lmao
man youtube algorithm cooked with this video🔥 i would liketo see it on steam tho😶🌫️
Very soon! Hopefully by October 👀
it seems like a fun game i can imagine me playing it while on a road trip on my 3DS, i think if it's imported well into a mobile game i think it has the potential to be n.1 for at least a week or something like that
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Cool game! keep going bro
this game is really fun and charming and unique but kinda difficult lmao. like i averaged around $80 at the end of the first wave but the available upgrades are all around $200. also maybe add some s in between waves because it can stop suddenly while youre near an enemy and then restart and you instantly take damage. some balancing could help a ton, though also because i have a skill issue lol. im excited to see this game progress!
Definitely, I didn't want to spend way too much time balancing the game for this release because I knew the next version was going to add so much more content. Hope you look forward to the next version, it should be much more balanced by then!
Really cool game! I’m surprised this vid doesn’t have more views. What if you added more bats, like a metal bat that could hit the ball faster but had slower swing time?
Thanks! There actually is a metal bat upgrade, but it does something different than what you suggested, it damages enemies nearby when you hit the ball. Cool suggestion though!
@@jbroook oh cool! Gl with your game. :)
The playspace is a box, you don't even need to deal with collisions...
fair point lol
very good game. very good music. very addicitve.
the game is VERY fun I did a few runs and it's very unique
Thanks for playing!
Great video bro, keep up the good work! Btw what program you're using to make the pixel art ?
Thanks dude! I just use the built in sprite editor from GMS2 to make my art. For bigger sprites, I use aseprite
Its look nice
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@@jbroook is this all i am to you
@@byte287 sorry door game
@@jbroook its okay skellies ain’t scary
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