* shmibs thinks that, before the the next contest, we should have a poll to see who would take part in what, and if at least 5 people say they would (in case 2 drop out), have that category be included.
also, here are my comments from judging things for z80:
CYANOID:
the difficuluty of getting this to function, plus the fact that it crashed upon exiting and erased itself, were
the biggest annoyances. having to be exactly aligned with a gap in order to walk through it also didn't help.
i liked the graphics, though, particularly the character's death, and the idea wasn't too bad.
Embers-Phoenix:
this game was easily my favourite, there were a few annoying things that weren't ironed out before the demo
was sent in, like the menu being very difficult to work with, the character walking through walls when moving
diagonally, and some of the enemies seeming to move away more often than not, but it still managed to draw
me in very well with a complete storyline/graphical experience.
META:
this game wasn't bad. the gameplay/physics seemed a bit bland, but there wasn't anything "wrong" with it, and
bugs and the like seemed to be mostly taken care of. gameplay was very organic, and the form swapping added
a nice touch.
RPS:
despite being Rock Paper Scissors, i thoroughly enjoyed z's game =). the graphics, numerous achievements, and
seemingly unpredictable AI were all brilliant.
Vortex:
this game would have had my top vote were we judging strictly on Artificial Intelligence. the enemy was
challenging, and the level generation was smart. it was somewhat confusing to begin with, however, and the
gameplay wasn't very exciting.
ZAMPO:
this game has a great plot and some wonderful gameplay ideas, but in its current unfinished and undocumented
state isn't very playable. i'm looking forward to seeing how it turns out, though =)
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