Three Bobs - Game for Windows, Linux and iPhone

**WILL** · 13-06-2011, 06:54 PM

Just got it for my iPad and I really like the game mechanics. Very innovative. Kind of like a cross between Eggerland and The Lost Vikings.

I do have some testing advice for you too though:

Lots of little artifacts along the borders of your textures. Will need to clean those up or your players will have fits.
Controls are the one thing holding you back. I have to touch and hold my finger down for 1 or 2 seconds to get each guy to move, which is really annoying after a while. I'd rather a D-pad to use instead. Maybe add a toggle for controls in settings?
Swiping is not very accurate either. Though it is sometimes faster, I have to do it each time I move 1 space which is also very annoying after a while or when it glitches and I go the wrong way.
When I click on buttons for options, you are making me click on the actual text, this is hard to do when it's moving and may make people think your UI is unresponsive. Better to use the whole button graphic instead. It'll make for an easier UI too.

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Screenshot showing artifacts on my iPad

**Relfos** · 13-06-2011, 07:51 PM

Thanks for your advice, I really want to improve those small things that can make a huge difference. Sadly that texture bug still happens sometimes, I have a function that takes lots of small textures and stitches them together, but sometimes it introduces those strange borders. I will try to fix it soon.
More people also asked for a on-screen pad to control the characters, I'll add one.

And yes, you found one of my inspirations, Lost Vikings!
I did not know about Eggerland though, but from what I've seen, it also seems to have similar concepts