Nice - that video looks solid for sure..it definitely allows me to hang onto my high expectations for this game. Will be bought as soon as it's released!
Hmm, personally the video has kind of put me off. The players don't seem to move like they would normally do on ice, and I certainly wouldn't be able to put up with that big circle around the puck. I'm dissapointed
I disagree. I see whT you mean by the puck thing but as far as the player movement it looked pretty good to me. My main concern regarding player movement will be how the player does OTHER things WHILE moving.... Like passing, wrist shot, etc
Hi TheSeldomSeenKid and Spiral75, There's still time for us to change the red circle around the puck as opinion is divided in our office about whether we should have it or not. I personally don't like it but others think that it allows you to keep track of the puck a lot better. Be good to get a few more opinions on this from the TA forum. In terms of motion on ice - There is a trade off between making the game fun and responsive to your control inputs and the realism of the movement. Maybe we haven't got that balance perfect yet but our primary goal was to make the game fun and we'll continue to refine the animation/movement as we're planning to do regular updates after the initial release. We're committed to making this the very best hockey game on the iPhone/iPod Touch no matter who the competition is. Nigel
Anks Nigel for the reply!! I understand your point about making the puck easy to see. But my suggestion would to either make an OPTION to turn on the circle....or instead of a circle, make a puck trail so that players can see the path the puck travels in. This was done by FOX Sports when they used to broadcast alot of the NHL games. It was done so viewers could follow the puck on the tv easier as for the gameplay / player movement, i understand exactly what you mean. You can only do so much on an iDevice (compared to an Xbox 360 lol) and I agree that the primary goal should to make the game FUN and not to complicated. And besides, im sure you will get lots of input once the game is released which will help you plan any future updates or patches
I assume there will be beta testers who will provide input before release? It is often hard to make a comeback from egregious shortcomings if a game is released prematurely...
+1 Take this advice. Giving the player an OPTION is always better. If your colleagues have a divided opinion about it, then the people who buy the game will also have a divided opinion and therefore an optional red circle is the way to go. Regarding the player movement, I think it is fine. Especially seeing as the game is for the idevice, not a console. I don't think you should be concerned about the player movement.
Public beta test would be a good idea for certain. I of course would offer my services but on a serious note....this type of game really gets judged by people based on what they like to see or play in REAL Ice Hockey. I think you could get some very good input by inviting a few select people to beta test it
We take all feedback seriously and we enjoy reading your comments In terms of a beta test, we're really happy with the game and we certainly think it blows away all the competition on the App Store, so we've already planned to submit the game very soon. What I would like to suggest is that for the top 10 people on this thread who support the game with feedback we will give you each a promo code for the game once it is released (or paypal the cost of the game to you if outside the US). That way you get something for your valuable feedback and hopefully you will provide further feedback that we can put into the first updates for the game.
@ Distinctive games.... I can't say that I've made any comments in this thread but I can't tell you the obscene amount of time I spend returning to this site over and over, constantly checking to see if this game has been released yet. I play a lot of video hockey, from the retro stuff all the way up to modern day NHL. So I'd like to give my full support to this game and hope it 'lights the lamp' for all of you over at Distinctive Games. Good luck.
Thats an amazing gesture! But for me, I actually have no problem spending the money. I think its great to support game devs especially when they offer quality products!! I have been waiting for an ice hockey game for quite some time!! A couple suggestions... 1. An option to turn off icing and offsides. This will make the game easier for people who might not be familiar with ice hockey rules. 2. An option to play in portrait OR landscape mode would be sweet! I know it might be late to add this if its not already there. But similar to the console NHL games, to be able to play top to bottom OR left to right would be sweet
I second that. I have never understood what the hell icing is in ANY of the ice hockey games I've played
I'd suggest that you look through the thread and find a few folks who have posted good comments to date and provide them promo codes. They are the ones who have had great interest in the game and are likely to post their impressions.
Thanks for listening. I agree that there should be an option for having the circle round it or not. I understand what you mean about trying to get the balance right, and after taking this into consideration I agree that it's more important for it to play beatifully, than look great but be frustrating to play. I still think it should be released at £1.79 / $3 though
Seen as we're both from England (Manchester for me!) I think you should share the homie paypal love! Only joking
Also this depends on what hockey rules the game follows. In NHL rules, a player has to "touch up" which means that when the opposing team "ices" the puck, you have to make contact with the puck using your stick. However....if a member of the oposing team (the team that causes the icing or ices the puck) touches the puck BEFORE you do, then the icing is negated and play is allowed to continue. Once a team is called for icing, the play stops and there is a faceoff in the team who caused the icings zone. Now other leagues use a different icing rule. If you noticed in these past winter Olympics, the Womans rules for icing were the same as USA college rules. That is....if you send the puck over 2 lines to the end of the opposing teams side, then an icing will automatically be called. WITHOUT a player having to touch the puck. This rule is like that mainly to prevent players who are chasing after the puck to touch up....from slamming eachother into the end boards; thus causing injury
