please direct all complaints with our decision to [email protected] 

LMAO

But in my book you're all winners   

i second that... i saw some examples of games that made sense... by that i mean the flow from the menu into the game was smooth and intuitive...  that, for me, is an essential...

next, i saw examples of games that 3DRAD is best suited for... linear, single disciplinary challenges... shoot it, drive it, fight it... things like that...  i've gotta simplify my sub game if i ever expect to get it done... or at least adapt it to something 3DRAD is better suited for...


what was missing in most of the games was immersion... graphics, sound, lighting... none of these elements  ever really combined to draw me into any of the games, with 2 possible exceptions... Rocket Rumble and Le Prix...

the starfield in  Rocket Rumble, combined with some nicely textured planets made me feel that i was actually traveling through the void of space... once i went past the planets i started to feel as if i was leaving the "safety" of the planets, going out into the unknown void... great job Roberto...  i could see you expanding this into a challenging space fairing game or a 50s era planet hopper...  this was my favorite and i would've voted this the winner...

Le Prix also excels here due to the graphics, especially the cars and the track... the one bad thing being the rails alongside the tracks... a different, none converging texture is needed...  while driving the car from the inside was most frustrating, sriving from the 3rd person view was a lot better... getting the AI issues fixed and adding a transmission would make this the basis for a complete and fun race game...

i was also impressed with the kungfu fighter side scroller... i too am challenged when it comes to rigging 3d characters,  a sprite based 2D scroller eliminates the need... but this game is more than this... it's just plain, fist smacking, ass kickin fun... and it could be more so with a lil more work... 3DRAD for 2D... yeah, it can (should) happen...

the top down whiskey runners of MoonRunner left me all thumbs... i only got one barrel of moonshine, i wound up getting my car stuck on top of a wall, another car eventually knocking me off and back on the road or else i would've never been able to get down... my final humiliation coming when the cop car crashed into me and ended my moonshine running career... sorry Grim, but this one was more frustrating that it was fun... i dunno what it is, but something was definitely missing...  or maybe i'm not a top down racer fan...

Dodge & Dash was another one that could've been fun, but i was all thumbs here too... the cam moving when the car dashed and dodged was too disconcerting for me... i kept crashing... better camera and controls needed here...

overall though, even the ones that weren't on my top tier were a lot better than i expected, and all could be easily turned into a ready to release game with a lil more effort...



To All The Competitors... THANKS FOR THE CHANCE TO "TEST"   THESE OUT...

--Mike

I can now say i'm offically gutted

No need to be gutted mate - everyone who has contributed has done brilliantly. You should be proud of what you've done.

All scores were very close and each and every project could go on to become a full game with a bit more work.

@ Mike - cheers for the feedback on all projects. Hopefully everyone will keep at their work and turn each of these into some great full games.

I've also updated the opening post with the scores now so people can see them at a glance.

Well i'm still gutted as to me i was last as the other 2 competitors never got the full time we did for there projects.  Also i was not only last but very far behind in score in comparison. So thats the main reason to be gutted

Would it help if I pm'd you all of the feedback we put together for your project?

When you look closely at the scores, you will see that it was only the 70's criteria (which was one of the major defining characteristics and hence criteria of the project) which let you down. Just as it did Roberto - you were both marked down heavily here.

The extra 4 - 5 points you lost here put's you inbetween - or on top of - both cypermethrin and I (Not a pleasant thought...  )

...and....erm....no disrespect to other competitors....you didn't come last

You gotta remember this is a wide ranging comp so lots of criteria come into play, if we'd all made the same sort of game then it would be a lot easier to judge.

Please don't be disheartened, you made an (almost) finished game, most on the forum never do, you've showed it to the world and they have played it....what more could we ask for here.

Look at it this way...there are over 4000 members of this board, ok not all active, but ...you came in second

hope you're not put off entering the next challenge

Also the only things in my game which i didn't make from scratch was the background noise and the textures of the coins which even then i did minimally edit. Also its the first slot machine in rad maybe the last who knows after all weve all managed to acomplish a lot of examples of games and the possabilities of rad and its full potential that we don't see often. While all of them got to be released at the same time. Also the community feels a lot more pulled togeather by both those who took part and those who have watched our projects come togeather. Hey we accomplished a lot so you can take my score and ermmm yeah just take it!

Shouldn't forget, thanks Grim and Cyper for setting this up and taking the time to give all games a score and stuff!

Not necessary mate - it's been a pleasure. Hard work - but still a pleasure. We do these challenges because we want to see what can come from the community here and try to give something back ourselves. We weren't even around when 3DRad had donations for added features or the time before that, so this is our way of contributing somehow.

You're a worthy winner Roberto - you have pm regarding your prizes.

Now please promise that you will continue with this project and take on board some of the feedback you have received... you have a game here that is almost commercially ready. Some more hard work and you could have something that becomes very popular. Keep up the really good work.