The problem may be on the scoring mechanism being at odds with the control scheme. You say you want the game to be about not dying, rather than about killing, but you reward the player for killing zombies, hence the player will want to insist on being able to comfortably ...
Excellent article, definitely a go-to reference for any indie developer approaching the release of a game. Lots of really good insight, thanks for sharing your experiences Having played the demo, I can say it's an entertaining experience that left me wanting to play the full game. Keep up the great ...
In this day and age, there is the distinct possibility of being an independent game developer. Find your local indie game dev community, join, interact with people, offer to collaborate with other talented people, and build something great. You might have to work a minimum wage job for months to ...
Death spells are pervasive, and I don't really think they are any more terrible than other incapacitating status effects, like petrification, paralysis, sleep, charm, or zombie. Each has its peculiarities and nuances, but outside of games where you automatically lose if the Protagonist is KO'ed they aren't that terrible. Personally, ...
One solution to the problem would be to have the rating be done from inside the game itself. This would guarantee that the raters have downloaded the game and started it up, at the very least.
