Pain of an update!

Well we have decided to update Lemmy Lizard...The controls were proving to be too slippy and seemed to be spoiling the game experience. In all honesty we should have changed this before release but after 3 failed gos in peer review I think we got a bit too eager to get it up on the marketplace. I think we'll definitely be learning from our mistakes for the next game, which we're going to try and squeeze in to the DreamBuildPlay competition. Who knows how that's going to work out though. Getting the update through peer review this time round is proving to be tough. It feels like an eternity despite being only a few days! Hopefully the improved controls will make all the difference though :)

ON SALE!

Lemmy Lizard vs The Mecha-Eggs is officially on sale! We are very excited here at Wytchlight HQ as we saw an article on the App Hub mentioning a delay in publishing. We had only recently published the Publish Now button and so thought we'd be waiting a few days. I was twiddling my thumbs so thought I'd take a peek at the Indie games list and there it was! Lemmy Lizard for sale!! It's so awesome I don't know what to do with myself! Such a great feeling to have it up on the marketplace after 9 hard months of work. Lets hope it pays off!

Additional features

Well, unfortunately we were pulled out of peer review again but it appears to be a blessing after all! We put the game up in playtest as per the last time we were pulled and have had two people playtest Lemmy in quick succession! Both made some valid suggestions and we have now set about implementing them. D is currently working on a new feature, a mini guide of how to play the game which you can pick up in game. We've also changed the jump/land animation within the game as several people had commented on the fact that you couldn't immediately jump after landing! The weeks in between putting the game back up for peer review have proven to be incredibly valuable :)
On a non-work related topic D and I went to see 'The Woman in Black' last week. It was very good. We both like a ghost story and Harry Potter, I mean Daniel Radcliffe, held the film up really well. I'd highly recommend it! We also bought a game on Steam on the cheap called 'Killing Floor'. Basically you're in a team and you kill lots of zombies. There are lots of different maps, lots of baddies and lots of guns! It is immensely fun!

Playtesting

Well, decided to put the game in playtest after all as we've had to wait longer than originally expected to put it back up for peer review. Unfortunately we haven't had anyone playtest it yet and are due to take it down on Tuesday for peer review so it hasn't thus far been as beneficial as we had hoped. We have playtested 4 games so far and D is doing our 5th as I type. Interesting mixture in lots of different stages of the process! Again it's nice to help out fellow developers and offer suggestions.
Had a bit of  a disaster yesterday with our car. It was snowing and we skidded across the road. Fortunately it was fairly quiet and there was nothing coming the other way. It has now transpired however that there is something wrong with our brakes, you can tell when they start to make a clunking sound like they are being dragged across the road, so a trip to the garage is in order. Not the best timing as we are looking to move house soon but I'm hoping it won't be too costly...No snow today though, in fact you'd never know that it had been snowing at all! Alas our cat was all too aware that it was snowing and therefore proceeded to literally crap where she ate!! Just goes to show how alien snow is to the UK when your cat is afraid of it...then again, our cat is a bit of a wuss :)

Peer Review

The game has been in peer review for just under a week now and someone has found our 1st bug :( Good to catch it quick but disappointing all the same. Seems to be fixed now so fingers crossed there'll be no more problems...I must confess this is proving to be one of the hardest parts of the whole game-making process. I know D and I have to be patient but after 9 hard months of gaming we just want it done and out on the marketplace. Luckily App Hub members are very supportive and more than happy to offer suggestions. There's a really nice sense of community. We didn't realise that there was a PlayTest option until the 11th hour so next time we may just put the game straight on there rather than ask our friends to test it.
We have enjoyed peer reviewing other people's games this week also. Knowing that they are in the same situation it's nice to help out. Really cool variety of games up as well! We'll keep you posted about our peer review. We've got to wait a few days now before we can put Lemmy up again, not sure why but hey ho!

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Following on from my previous post we have just posted Lemmy Lizard up for peer review so if any App Hub members fancy giving it a gander do feel free. We have got the champagne open and are currently enjoying the moment!

And it's done!

Believe it or not the game is going off for peer review tonight! Even got a bottle of champers on stand by!! Posted a last minute vid of Lemmy Lizard on YouTube if anyone is interested:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei57b2oJDiM&context=C37cbfafADOEgsToPDskIn0WtuEzh38SHpMlKjsdIS

Should be out in a month or so! We'll keep you posted!!!!