Gods Deluxe

eMTe · Post by **eMTe** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 16:11

Looks like this remake of Bitmap Brothers game is finished. Classic levels are almost fully finished (readme vaguely says something about them not being 100% done, but it's yet to check), there are two sample levels and editor which I havent tried yet. Gods looks like Gods with animation being maybe a little crappier, but I blame my memory for this. Several tweaks are included and original bugs were fixed where needed.

Developer: JOTD

Download:

http://pagesperso-orange.fr/jotd/gods/

Post by **Chroelle** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 17:08

Great...Then I need to sink my teeth into this.

eMTe · Post by **eMTe** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 13:42

There are several minor and major gameplay differences. As JOTD admits in readme some features havent been implemented, because he wasnt able to trigger all bonuses yet (speed bonus for example). Also, game is easier - snakes in level 2 are easily destructible, while they were responsible for majority of deaths in world 3 back then. Some monsters appear in different places and flying creatures follow different patterns.

Game is buggy. Minor bugs: monsters stuck in walls, keys not working on chests and such. One major bug: dragon in level 2 doesnt drop the key after being killed. I finished level 2 twice and each time I couldnt grab the key = I had to quit.

This all makes me think again what's the purpose of such remakes. Great job was done indeed to make perfect copy, but even if it will become perfect it'll still be a copy. Programming exercise. It's called deluxe version, but technically it's just a buggy remake. Amiga original is widely available and fully playable on modern computers, so I dont see the point of playing this version - let's call it XP one.

Some games shouldnt be remade at all.

Pater Alf · Post by **Pater Alf** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 14:51

As far as I can see it's still an alpha version (0.4+). It's playable but I expect many bugfixes and improvements in the future.

About the sense of remakes: Well, I think it's just for playing the favourite games of childhood times again in a technically advanced version. And making todays children and youths aware that there were games with great gameplay out there, long before technically perfection in graphics and sounds came and killed most of the fun...

eMTe · Post by **eMTe** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 15:29

You cant advance Gods. You face the finished game here. You can tweak it in some parts, but it wont change anything. Creativity output is on par with cracking the game and making fancy intro. Useless.

Pater Alf · Post by **Pater Alf** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 17:56

But can you play the original game on modern machines??? If you can' that's your answer why a remake is needed...

eMTe · Post by **eMTe** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 18:45

Yes, you can play Gods on modern machines without trouble.

I'm not talking of remakes in general, but about remakes that add nothing to original game. Moreover, the game we are talking about has cult status and author honestly admits that he wants to copy the original as close as possible. I can understand remaking old title that is buggy, has outdated graphics/sound or some features not well implemented; remake - if it's well-made - pushes idea forwards. Here we're talking of identical copy. I can understand author's pride from remake, but what casual gamer has from it?

I dont criticize Gods Deluxe as a game, I like it. I just dont like the idea behind it.

Post by **Chroelle** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 2:20

What we have here is a true gem of a remake. Gods was always good, but this makes me relive the days of yore, where I played this to death, and still never completed it.

A great game!

Drasir-Vel · Post by **Drasir-Vel** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 18:07

An update. All classic levels are complete + 3 extra. Current version is beta 0.7.

eMTe · Post by **eMTe** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 10:34

I havent changed my mind about faithful remakes, but my evil soul welcomes all extras.

But what Id really love to see is an editor.

Drasir-Vel · Post by **Drasir-Vel** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 14:55

Actually there is a level editor now.

This is quite a good platformer. But sometimes you have no chance of avoiding the enemies.

eMTe · Post by **eMTe** » Fri Dec 21, 2012 0:55

I play it now and my general thought is that the deluxe version is easier than original. I don't have monsters in Gods memorized as precisely as in Chaos Engine, but I can bet that in original game monsters who shoot wall-penetrating projectiles appear much earlier than in this version. Also, speed was tweaked imo - game is much faster now.

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