Comments on: Motion of La-Mulana

By: Eloyas

Eloyas — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:21:24 +0000

Is it me or we will have better control while jumping? I saw that Lemeza changed direction while jumping a couple of time and still went prety far… Also the fact that the double jump will be more “standard” is great. I don’t know how many times I swore while missing my jump because it only worked while going up.

By: Overkill

Overkill — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:58:18 +0000

Hmm, the way the bats animate in this is a little strange currently. They seem to flap in-place a lot, which sort of hurts the anticipation of when they’re actually coming at you. I think I prefer the way they acted in the original La Mulana where they’d not flap their wings until they actually started moving around the screen.

That said, I like the bat animations, I just think it’d make it harder to prepare myself for flying bats the way it is now.

Also, yeah, Algol, the bird/snake/shell thing need more detail. But I bet they’re placeholders.

By: Kapow

Kapow — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:49:47 +0000

>I’m not too crazy about the monsters that are pretty much just one shade of color

I’m guessing those are placeholder graphics and not the final version. That rolling mausoleum enemy (nozuchi?) looks even less detailed than the original.

By: Rixanu

Rixanu — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:56:18 +0000

Wow, the game is looking really great so far. I like the animations. They look very smooth, but still retain a classic feel to them. I’m starting to get very jealous of anyone who owns a Wii.

I noticed that enemies like the Algol and the birds aren’t as detailed as the skeletons and ghosts, but I’m assuming they’re the placeholders. I also noticed that the ruins seem to be darker, with a small aura of light around Lemeza, but you can still see everything. Is this just a way of emphasizing the fact that the ruins are dark, or is it something else? It’s a nice effect.

I also expected a delay, but it’s a big game, and I think you should take all the time you need to make this a great remake for everyone. Good luck, and keep up the great work!

By: Bucket

Bucket — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:47:29 +0000

Your work so far looks excellent, I won’t begrudge you for taking your time.

By: Nabe

Nabe — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:19:04 +0000

I’m happy to see at 0:14-0:15 that the area to the left is accessible, even though it is just a single ledge.

By: Abster

Abster — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:45:07 +0000

I’m also not surprised that this was delayed. However, I do like what I see so far.

By: GeminiSaint

GeminiSaint — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:47:09 +0000

Awesome video! Good job so far, guys! Keep it up!

By: Blechy

Blechy — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:29:26 +0000

Cool!
I also noticed no delay when you activate a rune.
And the craziest thing of all, when Lemeza jumped in the water, it almost looked as if he had full swimming control, like in a Mario game. Can’t tell.
I’m not too crazy about the monsters that are pretty much just one shade of color, like the creatures on the surface, or the lobster claw monster fellas in mausoleum.

By: Zarion

Zarion — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:04:46 +0000

The first 4 characters at the end basically say “Japanese release” and then the spinning character alternates between “decided” and “undecided”. 未定 being undecided, and 決定 decided, respectively.