Elysian Shadows

Well, this is the current game im working on, its a 2d platformer made using C++, SDL and all its lib's such as SDL_gfx, SDL_mixer etc...

I started working on it a few weeks ago, and as you may have noticed the sprites/tiles, look like S*%/% since im not a pixel artist.

Here, some images:





and a video :



sorry for the audio quality, im using my laptop's mic so..

Hope you guys enjoyed, feel free to give any suggestions!

lalacomun wrote:Hope you guys enjoyed, feel free to give any suggestions!

Looks great man! Only suggestion I have is.. have you ever looked at Visual Studio Express Edition?

I used Code::Blocks for a few years, and it's a great IDE, but VS is light years ahead and a much better tool (once you make past the setup hump of getting something to compile).

It's looking awesome man. Maybe you could find some free tilesheets online to use as placeholder graphics though (maybe one of these? http://randomhoohaas.flyingomelette.com ... -mslug.php)

The bullets made me think of metal slug. It might just be a waste of time but I always think it's more fun to look at nice graphics

Looks awesome, dude. One of my first games (NULL), just used untextured graphics and colored rectangles, because I couldn't draw for shit.

dandymcgee wrote:Looks great man! Only suggestion I have is.. have you ever looked at Visual Studio Express Edition?

I used Code::Blocks for a few years, and it's a great IDE, but VS is light years ahead and a much better tool (once you make past the setup hump of getting something to compile).

Seconded. Your current IDE of choice is quite substandard.

Falco Girgis wrote:Looks awesome, dude. One of my first games (NULL), just used untextured graphics and colored rectangles, because I couldn't draw for shit.

dandymcgee wrote:Looks great man! Only suggestion I have is.. have you ever looked at Visual Studio Express Edition?

I used Code::Blocks for a few years, and it's a great IDE, but VS is light years ahead and a much better tool (once you make past the setup hump of getting something to compile).

Seconded. Your current IDE of choice is quite substandard.

Well, just installed Visual Studio 2010 express, now im linking SDL to it and, actually the NULL game inspired me to start this project, i first saw it on "Elysian shadows team previous proyects" but im pissed i never saw a gameplay of it

layhooo wrote:It's looking awesome man. Maybe you could find some free tilesheets online to use as placeholder graphics though (maybe one of these? http://randomhoohaas.flyingomelette.com ... -mslug.php)

The bullets made me think of metal slug. It might just be a waste of time but I always think it's more fun to look at nice graphics

Well, i think the original but still crapy art is part of the game, i think that with other games art it wouldn't be the same thing, i dunno its just a feeling i have

lalacomun wrote:Well, just installed Visual Studio 2010 express, now im linking SDL to it

This has to be the first post in history that has no questions between "install Visual Studio" and "I just installed Visual Studio and linked to SDL".

bbguimaraes wrote:

lalacomun wrote:Well, just installed Visual Studio 2010 express, now im linking SDL to it

This has to be the first post in history that has no questions between "install Visual Studio" and "I just installed Visual Studio and linked to SDL".

LOL! i think that was the main reason why i never used Visual Studio

EDIT:

Finished! SDL and its lib's are correctly linked to Visual C++ 2010

lalacomun wrote:

bbguimaraes wrote:

lalacomun wrote:Well, just installed Visual Studio 2010 express, now im linking SDL to it

This has to be the first post in history that has no questions between "install Visual Studio" and "I just installed Visual Studio and linked to SDL".

LOL! i think that was the main reason why i never used Visual Studio

EDIT:

Finished! SDL and its lib's are correctly linked to Visual C++ 2010

This guy gets a goddamn medal. He just did it on his own...

Falco Girgis wrote:This guy gets a goddamn medal. He just did it on his own...

He definitely deserves a medal... Done.

Well, it's an honor for me to carry this badge - "VS setup wizard" - thanks!