I liked it. First time downloading an indie project on the Unreal Engine. I do gotta say though, it REALLY requires you to optimize your computer. Once I did that, the game worked well. Though... It was a little too dark for my eyes. Honestly picked up the gun also and didn't know how to shoot the Feather Dead agents either. BUT what I could see in the darkness led to some good atmosphere. Also seeing the enemies glow really helped. And hearing your voice in this game was a blast!
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I’m honored to be the first!
Unreal games look great, but they really demand a lot from the computer to make it happen. Just one of those trade offs!
Shooting the gun is left click. I did try to shoehorn in instructions for that at the beginning of the game but a voice queue would have been better. I would have done that but I ran out of time. 😞
Sorry about the lighting - I tried to keep it from being too dark but I’m still working on fine-tuning those skills. And thanks for the compliment on the voice acting, that means a lot coming from you. 🙂
Thanks for the feedback, and I’m glad you enjoyed what you saw!
It's okay. I think the lighting is just a me thing. I am on the spectrum so muted colors naturally jar me, especially if they are dark (Mauve, and Peuce are my least favorite colors funnily enough). It's kind of why I usually can't sit through most horror games on 3D engines funnily enough.
But yeah I even joked with someone your game updated my graphics card on the computer I inherited from my Dad (he had it since 2013).
A voice cue could work wonders but I worry it might feel kiddish doing that since I only heard it in Sonic the Hedgehog games. It might be the only choice I guess. Your voice naturally was nice to listen to before getting into a stealth mechanic like that.
Also, I gotta be honest the jump from RPGMaker to Unreal was pretty big for you. I kind of have that anxiety if I decide to jump from RPGMaker to RenPy as I still haven't quite mastered eventing in the former. But that jump makes me happy for you as well. You seem to have a strong grasp on it and I hope it helps you improve on other engines as well!