UPDATE: Added web build! Unfortunately, HTML5 support in Unreal Engine 4 is still experimental, so a 64-bit browser is needed, and even then there may be issues. I was only able to get it to run using Firefox Nightly 64-bit: https://nightly.mozilla.org The Windows version is still recommended. Blood particles are toned down a bit in the web build (no GPU particles), and there's no gamepad support.
Warning: The Stickman Cometh contains blood and violence, though it's mostly cartoonish.
The Stickman Cometh is a 2D Shooter. It has a silhouette type art style, with a Max Payne-like bullet time mechanic.
Controls: ---------
Mouse/Keyboard -------------- Move : WASD Aim : Mouse Jump : W / Space Shoot : Left Click Focus : Right Click Restart : Enter Exit : Escape
Gamepad ------- Move : Left Stick Aim : Right Stick Jump : A Shoot : Right Trigger Focus : Left Trigger Restart : Start Exit : Back
Tools: ------ Engine: Unreal Engine 4 Art: Maya LT and Photoshop Audio: Ableton and Native Instruments Komplete
I really liked the game. It was really fun and I felt like neo when dodging bullets with focus on. Graphics were okay. I really liked the music; it really set the mood for the game. I just really loved the focus option; made the game really fun.
Stickmen are nice! Nice music, nice graphics! The game is interesting, but it is very hard! I would consider adding barrels or walls or some place to hide. I'd like to have a score counter as well. Well done!
Web version does not work on Windows (tried Firefox and Chrome, fails with 404 on some jsStorage.js file). Since the Windows version works fine, you might wanna just take down the Web link?
Anyway, cool bullet-time effect ;-) But why make such a game with the Unreal Engine? seems overkill to me.
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woz10 Dec 2014, 21:21
Thanks for the comments everyone! I know there are some flaws as people pointed out, mostly because I ran out of time. I'm glad people like it though.
HTML5 support is still experimental in Unreal, and Firefox Nightly 64-bit is the only browser I found that it works on. It's mainly for Mac or Linux users, though I haven't actually tested it on either of those.
I used Unreal because I think it's an awesome toolset, even for a game like this. I probably could have made it using something else, but I think it would've taken longer to get the same result. I also wanted to play with Unreal's skeletal animation system, which is amazing. Not too mention I didn't write any code, I just used Unreal's visual scripting system, Blueprints, which is great for quick prototyping like this. (I am a programmer though, and I'd probably convert the scripts over to C++ if I made this into a full game)
Awesome game concept, good art and clear mechanism. The time slow effect is sooooooo cool, great job! Also enjoy the BGM a lot, give the game an epic feel (the alone hero? :D
This didn't load for me in Safari. It got stuck at the end of 'Downloading Data'.
The error console says:
[Error] Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 (Not Found) (jStorage.js, line 0) [Error] Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 (Not Found) (favicon.ico, line 0)
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Nice music, nice graphics!
The game is interesting, but it is very hard! I would consider adding barrels or walls or some place to hide.
I'd like to have a score counter as well.
Well done!
Anyway, cool bullet-time effect ;-) But why make such a game with the Unreal Engine? seems overkill to me.
HTML5 support is still experimental in Unreal, and Firefox Nightly 64-bit is the only browser I found that it works on. It's mainly for Mac or Linux users, though I haven't actually tested it on either of those.
I used Unreal because I think it's an awesome toolset, even for a game like this. I probably could have made it using something else, but I think it would've taken longer to get the same result. I also wanted to play with Unreal's skeletal animation system, which is amazing. Not too mention I didn't write any code, I just used Unreal's visual scripting system, Blueprints, which is great for quick prototyping like this. (I am a programmer though, and I'd probably convert the scripts over to C++ if I made this into a full game)
The error console says:
[Error] Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 (Not Found) (jStorage.js, line 0)
[Error] Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 (Not Found) (favicon.ico, line 0)