Polishing
Here are some comments suggestions regarding the polishing of the game, as of 0.5 RC.
First, about the winning screen. The winnin
Bad:
- The winning screen overall feels a bit bland.
- No sounds, effects or anything exciting
- Game always shows you the highest medal earned in this level so far, not the medal actually matching your run
- Every relevant information is small
Suggestions:
- If you improved your time or recordings, display “New best time” or “New best recordings” and/or an appropriate indicator (except on first win)
- Also display your previous best time and/or recordings when you improved them
- Highlight the time/recordings count if they have beaten the time/recordings goal
- Show BIG medal in center (+medal name) which is the medal of your run
- Also display your current best medal (for comparison)
- Add button to load last save slot
- Make the “F3” key work in this screen
- Play cool sound for each medal
The general idea here is this: The biggest focus should be on the medal, time and recordings of THIS run, while the other information is in a bit smaller font. The most relevant info should be easy visible.
Level selection menu:
It's fairly decent as it is right now, simple and does the job. It still might benefit from some improvements:
- Make level tooltip display level preview
- Also add medal goals in tooltip (if there are any), just like in the bottom right
- If your best time/recordings have beaten the goal, highlight them somehow (by icon, color, background color, etc.)
- Add an indicator to show whether a level set is an add-on or official
Feel free to post your own remarks on polishing.