I really like this game, the idea was brilliant and the art design was stunning but I noticed that no keys ever land on the set of locks farthest to the right (at least while I was playing) and maybe the difficulty should increase more quickly. I can't wait to see more of your stuff in the future
Reviews for "Keeper"
It's a beautiful game with a very basic and easy-to-play style; very nice, really. My only complaint would be that the character moves too slowly to move to catch the keys; you earn one key for every four you miss.
Thought it was a little slow to start off with but then when the speed ramps up it is good fun. I like it.
Nice animation! Very juicy. The controls start off slow, but then they get faster and faster. I like that. I also like the very IDEA of the whole lock and key thing. Brilliant! I got a score of 61, after the keys started falling faster. No storyline, not much point, but a very nice piece of work none-the-less.
Oh, and I like the opening, too.
Huh, you know this is actually an interesting little concept. I like the whole "catch the key or it'll unlock what's below you" thing, which leads to the end after a bit. It makes me curious if it has any meaning behind it, or if it was just a neat idea that came to mind.
The gameplay itself I didn't find incredibly enjoyable, to be honest after catching the keys for a little while I grew a bit tired of it and let most of them drop so I could see what would happen if you fall. I was pretty surprised at how long it took for the game to end, which isn't really a great thing.
In the end it could be more polished with more fluid controls (player velocity and friction, not that hard to implement really) and with perhaps even a bit of narrative woven in with the gameplay. But it's a good job for a first project with as3.
This is a good overall tutorial on handling smoother movement:
http://asgamer.com/2009/as3-flash-gam es-for-beginners-more-advanced-charac ter-movement
I would also suggest taking a look at that from the beginning of the tutorial if you'd like, it may seem confusing if you program on the timeline, but it's really not that much different with setting up a document class like they did. It can seem pretty difficult in the beginning if you aren't accustomed to that though.