Like minigore, but not like minigore as in it will have levels, finding keys and such and overall a lot more depth than minigore. I think it looks awesome.
Hey guys, I've been hard at work designing levels and missions for Max Adventure recently. Here's a screenshot of the level I've been working on the past two days. The main goal of this level is to rescue your friend Chad, who is hiding out at the church. Since he's a wuss, you'll have to escort him to safety, all while fighting off the onslaught of aliens. It's pretty cool. The middle empty areas will be a graveyard around the church. Rescue missions are just one type of the many different missions in the game. We're always looking for other cool ideas for missions. Would love to hear your ideas! -Keith
xD looks like a great dual stick shooter, and i love the puzzle elements to it. and of course shooting aliens is always good. and it looks like there's a comedy element to it too since you a little kid saving the world. i think a cool mission would be to get like beamed aboard the mothership and you have to escape tons of aliens. some boss levels would be awesome too. oh and are you guys planning to make a survival mode?
did someone ask for cool ideas? have no fear cubytes is here!! some initial thoughts: -should max be all alone in this adventure? -maybe max has a pet? -maybe he meets interesting characters along the way? with a "Codenamed: Kids Next Door" vibe going for it (ps i have a little brother he used to watch that show) other thoughts: -maxs loves to tinker!! why not tinker with alien technology? a la hack, activate, or destroy stuff -steal an alien space ship! -boss battles -L4D style standoffs (which could be spun off into a survivor mode) -collect Twinkies yesss Twinkies (apparently aliens looooove Twinkies) they can work similar to pipe bombs from L4D -if Twinkies are implemented... you can have lure missions or capture missions where you have to capture diff types of aliens for research or something... -generic protect/defend type missions not rescue because the aliens are trying to destroy/capture something/someone (and thus not attacking max) and max has to stop them -mini games? some aliens may be very eccentric and perhaps instead of trying to kill max they want to challenge him instead? it's an alien pride thing you wouldn't understand shall i keep going?
Way ahead of your Boss levels and survival mode, check... Plans to go to the mothership also in the works. It's our own level editor we built in parallel with the game. You mean like different hats and outfits and stuff? We've thought about it, but haven't' included anything extra yet. What type of stuff would like you to see? Max already has some friends, Chad and Lizzie that you meet in the game. Steal a spaceship? Check. Boss battles? Check. Survival mode? Check. Hhahaah the Twinkie idea idea hilarious, I'll think about how we can include something like that. I think we'll also have to defend missions where you have to defend something (like your tree house) from waves of aliens. All great ideas, keep em coming! Aren't they always ;-)
glad to hear it . twinkies could be like a speed power up, and then make cookies an invincibility. it would be cool to have some secret easter eggs like a dog who you can secretly find inside a house and who follows you around everywhere. are you planning to do like get money upgrade weapons or anything like that lol honestly i dont care either way but im just curious. it would be cool to have a little kids rocket that you launch out into and sort of do that same thing except your in a ship battling alien ships. tree house defense mini game or level would be awesome. some mini games would be nice too or level types ex: do the destroy all the alien spawn thingys mission and you get the level type unlocked in an arcade mode so you can go back and do it again on an easy medium and hard level.
hahahaha yea the "twinkies idea" was waaay random, and actually in hindsight they would work more like bile bombs from l4d2, unless they are like radioactive twinkies that explode or something... also it sounds like you guys got this covered for sure!! check checkity checked!!! all i got so far is: -collect hidden screws scattered throughout the entire game to unlock the legendary automated super awesome robotic dog named "Sparky" essentially a NPC character that follows max around blasting/attacking any alien that dares to attack max. you can also get upgrades for Sparky by collecting stuff or purchasing them at a store or something once you have unlocked him... thats it for now (might have to consult with mary j for this) but if i come up with anything new and interesting ill def stop by and share it with you guys!!
not a bad idea with the robot dog... a cool thing would be you collect candy in levels then you stop by a kids store who will give you like a leather jacket or a top hat for a certain amount of candy.
Great ideas everyone! Keep em coming! We may do some night levels. Haven't decided yet. What kind of visual upgrades do you want? We've been thinking of doing something like your twinkie idea. Some object that you drop that acts as a decoy. Not sure Hostess would like us calling them Twinkies™, but could easily make them something else. We've been thinking of having a pet. It likely wouldn't be something that would follow you around permanently, but a temporary powerup of sorts where it follows you and shoots at enemies while you walk around. We do have an in game store where you can buy things and upgrade your weapons etc. We will have a defense level where you have to fight off waves of enemies to defend a spot. Cool ideas! Hehehe, that would be neat.
for night levels id make it dark but there are street lights on then aliens glow a bit and maybe you can buy a flashlight from a store and that will light the way just make sure it doesnt run out of batteries . that would be cool. i think the idea of sweets for helpfulness would be great. lollipop shield puts an orb around you for 15 seconds which will deflect all attacks and choclate will make you go faster and ice cream will heal you and a twinkie will distract zombies etc. as for the pet id love it but i think itd be something that be nice not to kill them more as to fetch items. ex: you shoot an alien which is far away and it drops a twinkie. you press a button and max says fetch boy the dog runs out gets the twinkie and brings it back to you. in the game store as a currency i think pieces of candy would be good. i love a good defense level. especially if they add it to an arcade mode sort of thing that makes it so you can play till you die. i have to say you guys have come up with a one of a kind plot and game and its easy to do lots of cool stuff with it and make it very unique. good job do we have any time period that it will be released like a month or two month and how much would it cost?
For upgrades I was thinking you could actually go into Max's treehouse. There would be one room at first and it would be empty or dirty. As you play along, I was thinking different paint jobs on the outside and random signs/posters for visuals. There could be a shop that you can buy items from to add stuff and weapons? to the treehouse. Also all the people you save would either use it as a safe house or visit. Also there would be a group of kids who like construction that you rescue to help up the size by adding rooms? Another group that are techies would add electronics and integrate alien tech? As for Max, I like the idea of buying random clothes and accessories for him (ninja Max?)... Easter eggs: Harbor Master anchor pieces hidden around, or part of an uniform, finding pieces would give Max an object to show it's been collected (arcade machine for treehouse?)... Just a few of the ideas I thought of, I have many more too!
I'm sorry if this has already been asked, but is this universal? If not, will there be an iPad version? Either way, I'm very excited for its release. It's looking really good! Keep up the good work, Imangi!
