[rooter_lazy_as_well]

I guess if a Zelda clone that isn't even on par with Zelda 1 is what you consider fun, then yes, it's a great game.

[Joakim]

I have to agree, known to be honest and harsh, that this game really sucks.
I am sure it's not your fault Mandrake, but it's awfully slow as Rooter already stated.
This indeed ruins everything about a game, and I suggest you throw out your plans on charching for it until you switch to a better engine or make one yourself(based on a less heavy one or a library).
I didn't expirience the gameplay fully, as it was too slow, but it didn't seem very unique or fun to me. As Rooter stated, it's not at all on par with the old Zelda I, and less technically impressing - an accomplishment in itself :P

I have yet to see any game worth playing from Phyton, but I hope to be surprised one day ;) You can do better!

[Mandrake]

[Mandrake]

honesty is good. Keep telling me it sucks, i mean it, just as long as you guys say why it sucks.

Meh, no more PyGame for me after this though. It's too much of a headache.
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[LeoDraco]

I found it mildly boring, and the controls were unintuitive. An in-game description of the controls, and the purpose, would be a good thing.
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[bigmanjoneses]

Well, the gfx are nice, if small. The collision detection is kinda 'inaccurate'. If the sword-projectile is in the general vicinity then its a hit. Gameplay-wise unlimited projectiles are lame without powerups to get you there imo. Didn't like the character movement, steps are too large.

Fun? No.

Good music though.

[Happy]

[Rainer Deyke]

I'm not keen on editing a config file, but I'd rather edit a config file than have an unplayably slow game (which Crystal Quest is right now).

pygame is just a thin layer around SDL, and I can say for a fact that SDL, if used correctly, is fast enough. If pygame is significantly slower, this must be due to the interface between the SDL C code and Python and/or Python itself.

However, getting good performance out of SDL across a wide variety of computers is neither obvious nor easy. And there's nothing - short of using OpenGL for rendering - which can give SDL good performance when running in a window (as opposed to full screen).

[Sirocco]

I think, in all honesty (and this is definitely not what you want to hear) that the game in its current form is simple enough to rewrite using Allegro in very short order. Then again, if you can come up with a good fix for the speed issue, then this argument becomes moot.

What would I like to see?

1. The gameplay is simplistic, so I'd like to see usage of items or powers, or something to even things out. Perhaps go the Four Swords route and have numerous items that could only be carried one at a time. I get the feeling you've got more in store for the player, but the current demo doesn't convey that.

2. Variety of scenery. Like all of the Zeldas, each area in the world had a strong visual presentation in respect to the previous area (i.e. there was a large level of variation). The forest is good, and again... I get the feeling there is much more to the game than that.

3. A short range striking weapon, as opposed to a knife to throw. It would be nice to have a button to use a powerful close range attack, and another for a weak knife toss.

4. Blocking. Do I get a shield, or energy barrier, or something?

[Joakim]

This engine could hold potential, but fix the speed problem as fast as possible :)

I want to try this game when it's actually playable...

[mandrake_poop]

[janus]

Wow, it simply amazes me how utterly retarded some people can be. I'm impressed that the admins here exercise such restraint...

Anyway, Mandrake. Crystal Quest runs like crap on my machine. Can't get past the title screen - even that is very laggy, and I can't select any options (no matter what key I hit, nothing happens - I can't even quit by hitting the close button or selecting quit, I have to end task it). Are you using mixed-mode rendering or something? This is running really, really slow - even for pygame.

[LeoDraco]

[Bjorn]

Ok, I tried it on my 2 Ghz WinXP box, but it was unplayable. I really hope you'll be able to fix that, as it seemed like a nice game...