First of all, love the name of the game. Very honest. I like the color design of the game, very appealing I think. Tone the white glow down on the ball a little though. I always add to much bloom etc myself on my post processing until I get feedback telling me to turn it down haha. Adding some audio (music and sounds) would also be a nice touch.
Onto the games biggest problem. The AI predicts where the ball will be far to fast. Even if the paddle is at the bottom and the ball is going to be upwards, the AI can still make it to the top before the ball even get's there. It also knows exactly where the ball will be if it bounces from the wall, so it doesn't bother chasing all the way. To solve this issue and give players a chance, I would simple add a delay to the AI prediction function of where the ball would be.
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I appreciate the feedback. I think I need to figure out a way to better communicate to the player how to play more effectively, like a training mode or something. I'm curious how you ended up locating the game?
I was getting similar complaints from family over the AI seeming impossible. The thing with the ai is that it has like a 0.2 second reaction speed, which makes it more likely to screw up the faster the ball is moving. The key to winning is predicting where the ball will be and moving your paddle into position preemptively, before the ball has even started coming back at you. I feel like it's extremely satisfying once the ball starts going really fast, so it's kinda essential for the AI to be fast enough to play at those speeds.
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Some feedback for the game :)
First of all, love the name of the game. Very honest. I like the color design of the game, very appealing I think. Tone the white glow down on the ball a little though. I always add to much bloom etc myself on my post processing until I get feedback telling me to turn it down haha. Adding some audio (music and sounds) would also be a nice touch.
Onto the games biggest problem. The AI predicts where the ball will be far to fast. Even if the paddle is at the bottom and the ball is going to be upwards, the AI can still make it to the top before the ball even get's there. It also knows exactly where the ball will be if it bounces from the wall, so it doesn't bother chasing all the way. To solve this issue and give players a chance, I would simple add a delay to the AI prediction function of where the ball would be.
If you want me to play test future releases or updates, just contact me on itch or on my discord page. My discord link is on my profile page here on itch.
Keep up the good work :)
I appreciate the feedback. I think I need to figure out a way to better communicate to the player how to play more effectively, like a training mode or something. I'm curious how you ended up locating the game?
I was getting similar complaints from family over the AI seeming impossible. The thing with the ai is that it has like a 0.2 second reaction speed, which makes it more likely to screw up the faster the ball is moving. The key to winning is predicting where the ball will be and moving your paddle into position preemptively, before the ball has even started coming back at you. I feel like it's extremely satisfying once the ball starts going really fast, so it's kinda essential for the AI to be fast enough to play at those speeds.
I don't really recall the ball speed adjusting that much when I played the game.