2014 January Tournament: Darkness

[NightOfHorror]

Alright guys, I am sorry for not being on recently, and I meant to post this earlier, but I forgot. This is the first tournament of the year, and I hope it is also the first with an award ceremony which there must be 4 submitted games to happen.

I am excited as this month's theme is Darkness as chosen by the voters. Last time we had Darkness, Jagmaster and his game won: Mine-Bot- viewtopic.php?f=4&t=12296&p=87230&hilit=August#p87230

There is only one rule and that is everyone, but the master judge can enter, but if a judge enters, he/she can not judge their own game, so I will message the master judge, unless they are me, how it works.

Theme- x/10- how well does it follow the theme of this tournament? If the theme total is less than an average of five points, you are disqualified.
Originality- x/10- Is this a new game, or is the same one that we always play and see?
Creativity- x/10- Do they use the elements in this game to enhance game-play?
Title- x/10- If you saw the title of this game, would it make you want to read the back?
sound- x/5- Do they fit in with the graphics, story, and overall, sound good?
music- x/5- Do they fit in with theme, story, action, and overall, make the tempo of the game?
graphics- x/10- Do they appeal to you, do they fit in with the theme, are they a good fit to the story?
game-play- x/10- Is this something with replay value, is it addicting, is it something that is was worth playing?
overall- x/20- How do you feel about this game as a whole?
Judge Total- x/90- The judge grading this must add up the above total to get one grand Judge Total.
Judge Bonus- x/10- Colorful (The bonus must enhance the game, if you just put it in, but it adds no value to the overall feeling towards the game, then the bonus will not count).

Master Judge Rubric:

Master Total- x/90j- j=number of judges- Master Judge adds up all of Judges' score to get one grand master total.
Master Bonus- x/10j- j=number of judges- Master Judge adds up all of Judges' score to get one grand master bonus total.

The deadline is the 11:59:59 of January 21st. If there is 4 contestants, judge week is 22nd-28th, and the award ceremony is 29th-30th.

If you want to be a judge, say so on this topic, or pm me, or if you see me on chat, you can tell me on there. Judges, do not release scores at all and do not judge until judge week.

Have fun and get started!

[AliceXIII]

I'll be participating good way to start the year off! I entered in darkness last time also but was limited on my time but nonetheless submitted something not what i truly wanted but something.

The only info i'll divulge about the game for now is that it'll be a Top Down Shooter(TDS). No title thought up yet just have the game play and story thought out, letting the title come to me for now.

I'm looking forward to other entries in the tourny!

[NightOfHorror]

Cool, already 1 possible contestant; I will ask, will you try to fit in the bonus at all in your game?

[lcl]

I'd love to participate, since I've never attended but have always liked the idea of these competitions. But I'm afraid I can't because I may not have enough time currently.

But I would like to be a judge

[AliceXIII]

I'm thinking on it now i can't say for sure if it'll have the bonus or not.

[NightOfHorror]

Well the bonus is just a tie-breaker, as I am sure you remember, so don't feel pressured to do it if you can't find a place for it. Alice, I am really excited to see how your game turns out as I know I was impressed with what you did with your last game in the time you were able to actually work on it.

lcl- that would be awesome. I still am debating if I am participating or not, but sadly I have no ideas, and I am not one to make games quickly.

[Hares]

I would like to participate too.
I am working on a side scrolling platformer that fits the theme. The title is Paraoh's Secret Chamber.
As I don't have much time to work it, my goal is to have at least one level finished before the end of the tournament.

[sonicforvergame]

i am in
i always wanted to enter one of your tournament but never had a chance (too much thing to do)

[Goettsch]

i will participate too,my game is named: Darkness-Unleashed

[NightOfHorror]

What does this make now,
4 possible contestants
1 judge (I will probably join as master judge, as I have no inspiration to make a game sadly).
I am already happy with what we have now. I hope you all get your games done in the next 18 days, as I really enjoy these games.

[lcl]

4 possible contestants
1 judge (I will probably join as master judge)

I'm included in that judge number, right? I mean, I just wanted to make sure that you know I'm willing to be a judge.

Anyhow, I have one question.. IF we suppose that I would be taking part to this competition also as a contestant, could I use code from my earlier project?
And with this I don't mean a single if-condition or anything like that. I mean a whole game engine. But I would of course make new graphics and everything, it
would be a completely different game, just some old codes recycled. I'm asking this because I would like to try making a game based on a pretty huge engine I already have done. If I'm not allowed to use the code from that earlier project, I would have to abandon this idea because I simply can't pull off the whole engine off the top of my head in a few days. xD Then I would just have to think up another idea.

Seems like lcl noticed a tasty pun..

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[NightOfHorror]

Yeah you are considered a judge, I just haven't put me down as one yet, and if you are a contestant, then as long as it is a different game, you can use whatever resources you have. Also, you can still enter and judge, as long as you are not the master judge because percentages are used if a/or judge(s) enter which master judges handle with.
Possible Contestants:
-AliceXIII
-Hares
-sonicforvergame
-Goettsch
-lcl

Judges:
lcl
NightOfHorror

[lcl]

...what NightOfHorror just wrote. ^

Okay, it's all clear now, thanks.

[Goettsch]

here is a screen about my game,it is 45% done
note:the screenshot shows only a small part of the gameplay

[NightOfHorror]

Looks pretty interesting, I notice the shop system with monsters, so you don't have to answer, but I am guessing, also based on your name, you take role as the monsters who are attacking villages or something like that. Just my guess.