Saturday, July 20, 2013

Prominence

Prominence is a 3rd-ish person shooter where you shoot little bits of yourself to kill other enemies, which then turn into absorbable globules that make you bigger and, therefore, give you more ammo.  You shrink in size as you take enemy fire or go out of bounds.

I say "3rd-ish" because the camera appears to be embedded inside you.  I don't know, something about the angle is very weird...maybe it's because the camera is placed directly behind the character at all times, making you seem like a blue smudge mark on the lens.

Other than that, though, the central mechanic is solid and the gameplay is quite fun.  It's another one of those small, time-wastey games like Bossinabox or Claustrophere.  The shooting works well, and killing enemies is both challenging and satisfying.

I'm going to save us all some time and say that other than the less-than-beautiful visual style, the only real problem is the camera.  It's especially aggravating when you go out of bounds without even knowing where the bounds are.  The whole thing feels just a bit too disorienting.

All in all, it's a decent start but it needs a bit of tweaking.  That's all I got for today.  Until next time, stay big.

Links
Big Blob Kill Little Blob: https://www.digipen.edu/?id=1170&proj=26677