Re: Pitch Black: Audio Pong!
@Queenslight yep, that was what I was doing in chrome, but for some odd reason after the paypal checkout it wouldn't let me hit the order button.
Oh well, now I've had a new experience, finding microsoft edge actually useful for something .
@Pitchblack, glad to get the game working. I'm really liking the nutty characters you play and strange environment (who'd have thought all these people take pong so seriously!).
The dopler effect on the ball movement seems a bit weird to me, in most audiogames you'd generally center a sound, rather than here it twice in different earphones, but it does give the game a nice space age feel and take a bit of getting used to.
The one miner problem I'm having, is I'm never sure who is hitting the ball when, since the sounds for your hit and your opponents' hit seem very similar and I've not quite cleared whether the higher tones mean the ball is coming or going, so the best method I've found is just to always centre the ball no matter what, indeed I don't know if I'm running into the same bug Conor mentioned, or if it's just my centering.
I did notice one rather odd thing, the background doesn't always change,when the opponent changes, which makes it a bit odd, facing the sort of terminatoresque guy in the farmer's field, but it's not a major deal.
I also notice that only with the first opponent are the 1, 2, 3, numbers spoken when you win or lose points, though the tones still play so it's possible to find out what's happened.
Other than this though, it's looking like fun, certainly the best audio landscape for a pong adaptation I think we've had, and a game that will take a little time to master, which is always a good thing.
One question I do have, is whether there is a set sequence of opponentts you can defeat to finish the game, or whether it is endless. I have noticed your opponents get harder, but there doesn't seem to be a level progression, indeed when you lose you seem to be able to just carry on.
Some stat tracking might be nice if possible, EG telling you how many matches you've won and how many to go, or, if it's intended that the game is endless, perhaps some tracking of wins/losses so you can keep a reccord.
Either way, thanks for the game.
I'll be giving it a page on our database as soon as I've played a bit more.
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