Party of Four - Revision history

Azure at 01:18, 23 June 2021

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 == Links ==
-<videoflash>8nH99Ez7ad8</videoflash>
+<youtube>8nH99Ez7ad8</youtube>
 * '''[http://www.aderack.com/game-maker/java/partyof4.php Play ''Party of Four'' online]'''

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 '''Website:''' [http://www.mazeguy.net/more.html More Mazeguy]<br />
 '''Related games:''' none
 }}In 1997, [[Mike Perrucci]] was asked to provide for a college art class a "4D" interpretation of a comic that he had written and illustrated. The resulting game is a sort of a rushed effort. There is no in-game text. There is no sound. Monsters do no damage. There is no real distinction amongst the characters. The single level map consists of straight corridors built from just a few simple, repeating blocks. And yet, what's there is pretty intriguing.
 You can choose a character and play from start to end. The characters all have individual attacks, which aside from projectile speed largely amount to the same in the end. The monsters are all appealing and well-animated, with their own unique behaviors. Defeated monsters emit a nice burst effect, adding a bit of crunch. The characters may have slightly different walking speeds, though it's hard to tell.

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 }}In 1997, [[Mike Perrucci]] was asked to provide for a college art class a "4D" interpretation of a comic that he had written and illustrated. The resulting game is a sort of a rushed effort. There is no in-game text. There is no sound. Monsters do no damage. There is no real distinction amongst the characters. The single level map consists of straight corridors built from just a few simple, repeating blocks. And yet, what's there is pretty intriguing.
 You can choose a character and play from start to end. The characters all have individual attacks, which aside from projectile speed largely amount to the same in the end. The monsters are all appealing and well-animated, with their own unique behaviors. Defeated monsters emit a nice burst effect, adding a bit of crunch. The characters may have slightly different walking speeds, though it's hard to tell.
 [[File:PartyFour.gif|center]]

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 '''Release type:''' [[Shareware|Freeware]]<br />
 '''Release date:''' May 12, [[1997]][[Category: 1997]]<br />
-'''Levels:''' 5<br />
+'''Levels:''' 1<br />
 '''Author:''' [[Mike Perrucci]]<br />
 '''Website:''' [http://www.mazeguy.net/more.html More Mazeguy]<br />

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 : [[Mike Perrucci]]
-==Background==
+== Background ==
 ''I made this for a college art class. We had to draw a large comic page as well as a "4D" version of it. Mine was based on a group of four typical role-playing heroes that didn't always get along. The "game" half is really simple; the enemies are fairly stock and can't hurt your character, and the only difference between them is the distance his or her weapon travels. After finding your way through a cave, you arrive at the ruins of my old classroom. I've attached the companion comic that is required reading in order to make sense of anything. I think I got a good grade for this...  :D''
 == Links ==

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 ''I made this for a college art class. We had to draw a large comic page as well as a "4D" version of it. Mine was based on a group of four typical role-playing heroes that didn't always get along. The "game" half is really simple; the enemies are fairly stock and can't hurt your character, and the only difference between them is the distance his or her weapon travels. After finding your way through a cave, you arrive at the ruins of my old classroom. I've attached the companion comic that is required reading in order to make sense of anything. I think I got a good grade for this...  :D''
-==Links==
+== Links ==
 <videoflash>8nH99Ez7ad8</videoflash>
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 * '''[http://www.aderack.com/game-maker/java/partyof4.php Play ''Party of Four'' online]'''
-==Downloads==
+== Downloads ==
 * '''[http://www.aderack.com/game-maker/downloads/po4.zip ''Party of Four'']''' (106.2 kB)
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 [[Category: In-game menus]]
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 [[Category: Mike Perrucci]]
 [[Category: Top-down]]
 [[Category: Action games]]
 [[Category: In-game menus]]
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 The game looks great, and on the surface seems to promise some complexity. Presumably that was enough for the assignment, and all that Perrucci could achieve by the deadline. Also presumably submission put an end to any development.
-That's a pity, as what material there is in ''Party of Four'' is plenty good; it's just largely unused. Make the monsters a threat, put more attention into level design, maybe throw in some puzzles or traps, and you've got a respectable ''Gauntlet''-style action adventure. Add some meaningful distinctions amongst the characters -- either different specialties (speed, attacks, whatever) or unique powers that change the way the game is played, and maybe the paths available -- and we're entering classic territory.
+That's a pity, as what material there is in ''Party of Four'' is plenty good; it's just largely unexplored. Make the monsters a threat, put more attention into level design, maybe throw in some puzzles or traps, and you've got a respectable ''Gauntlet''-style action adventure. Add some meaningful distinctions amongst the characters -- either different specialties (speed, attacks, whatever) or unique powers that change the way the game is played, and maybe the paths available -- and we're entering classic territory.
 ==Story==