Very fun and a good idea! I like the idea of upgrades based on arcade power-ups. I think you've done a great job in a lot of areas, and the concept is pretty unique!
Here's a list of my thoughts and feedback after unlocking everything and playing for a bit
I think the "Active Charge" power-up should either be more frequent or removed altogether. Your active already charges very quickly when facing groups of zombies, but it doesn't charge at all when fighting the tank for the most part. You could instead base the charge on damage done/hits instead of enemies killed.
Similarly the starter tank's heal is very powerful as a quickly charged active, making it much better than the other two. During the story mode, I barely lost and health and what I did lose was quickly replenished.
The Scout train's weapons in general could feel a bit better. The auto-cannon is solid as a primary, but it could do with a little more splash damage. It's very reliable against big targets that are up close though! The canister, on the other hand, doesn't really sell the fantasy of a giant shotgun. When only one pellet hits a zombie, they don't even die. The fairly narrow spread and lack of pellets makes clearing groups difficult sometimes too. Finally, the grenade is much weaker than the starter tank's healing, and doesn't do a ton of damage compared to how hard it is to land sometimes. As an active weapon that you (currently) can only use about once per boss fight, it's both underwhelming (doing about 3-4 auto-cannon shots worth of damage) and hard to land, given the projectile drop.
I think the starter tank is great, no notes. Solid weapons and an arguable overpowered ability.
The heavy assault, my beloved; the heavy machine gun feels great, and I like that it can punch above it's weight. The howitzer is very fun, though I feel like it should have an even larger cool-down but with a silly amount of splash damage. Make it really feel like a strategic choice, because the heavy machine gun does better DPS almost always. In that same vein, I think the artillery strike should have more of a realistic delay, but be more impactful. More splash damage/better targeting would be nice! It's also currently pretty much useless against cars or bosses as far as I can tell. I still love this train though.
Some other things I noticed/bugs
When I destroyed a windmill near a river, the ground under the windmill kinda "height-mapped" to the base of the windmill's debris. It's hard to explain, but it basically stopped conforming to the uneven terrain of the riverbed as soon as it was destroyed.
Not sure if this is intended, but endless mode seems to have less power-ups than the story (making it more difficult, especially since I got less health power-ups) and the second boss I got was two tanks and once plus cars, which was significantly harder than just one tank!
There is no visible timer for the fire-rate power-up. When I first got one, I couldn't even tell whether it was permanent or not. A small timer on the screen would help ease that confusion.
The zombies themselves could be a little easier to see against the background. I like what you're doing with the green heads, so maybe make more of them a bright green or the red/fleshy theme you've got going on with the vehicles.
Overall, I'm excited to see how this project progresses and what you make next! I also enjoyed your other game, though it's very different from this one!
Why does the game crash after it starts (it boots up fine, and the story presentation thing works fine too, but when the game starts it says fatal error and crashes)
reinstalled a few times, so honestly i dont know what's causing it. While my specs isn't that good, I have played comparatively much more graphically demanding games and they ran okay but this one doesn't for some reason
Awesome work, really glad to see you've kept up at it! Gave it a few rounds, I like seeing the modified weapon kits, it adds a lot of replay value. Keep up the excellence! Loved the original, loved this update, and really pumped to see what happens with the story in the future!
Can't wait for a full release ! This was amazing, and I really enjoyed feeling the build-up to bigger and bigger monsters. I think it would be cool to see it as more of a base-building game (i.e. upgrading the train), but I enjoy the gameplay loop as it is still !
I really hope this game gets updated! I am a big fan of WW1 and WW2 games and I absolutely love this game! Especially with the accurate battle train which was used in WW1. This is an amazing game and a really unique one! I really hope you update it!!!
An action packed game where you kill a bunch of zombies quick with power ups? I am sold! I enjoyed this game way more so, than I should've. It's the second game in my video.
I had a great time playing this game! The concept is so cool (plus I love trains!) and I believe it has A TON of potential! I mention some of my comments and ideas at the end of my gameplay. Keep up the good work! You have something pretty good here!
This is Bloody AMAZING, I need a full game. This is genuinely one of my favourite games of all time, this is brilliantly done and the way it sets up tension is amazing!!!!!!! 100/10
Buenas mira no se si es mi ordenador o un bug pero el juego al terminar de leer el inicio de la historia, el tren no sale de la estación y claro se congela todo, haciendo que mi Pc tenga que reiniciarlo, pasando esto cada vez que entro
This game reminds of the old arcade shooters would play all the time as a kid and brings back great memories of those old times, also since it gives you a different run each time you play it gives off a rougelike feeling to it and think the endless mode would be amazing if you made it into a rougelike!!!
This was (and I fully intend this pun) an absolute blast to play! I had so much fun! The concept was great, the gameplay was smooth, the explosions were satisfying, and the ragdoll physics were brilliant.
I will definitely be checking out the challenge mode when that comes in, and if you ever do any story updates I'll be there!
Congratulations to the creators of this very good short game, I have really enjoyed playing it, I want the creators of this game to subscribe to my channel please, greetings to everyone from Spain!!
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Very fun and a good idea! I like the idea of upgrades based on arcade power-ups. I think you've done a great job in a lot of areas, and the concept is pretty unique!
Here's a list of my thoughts and feedback after unlocking everything and playing for a bit
Some other things I noticed/bugs
Overall, I'm excited to see how this project progresses and what you make next! I also enjoyed your other game, though it's very different from this one!
Quite good. Was worth the train ticket I paid for. c:
Why does the game crash after it starts (it boots up fine, and the story presentation thing works fine too, but when the game starts it says fatal error and crashes)
reinstalled a few times, so honestly i dont know what's causing it. While my specs isn't that good, I have played comparatively much more graphically demanding games and they ran okay but this one doesn't for some reason
game looks good though
As a huge zombie game fan, this hit the nail on the head! Perfect mindless fun. Very excited for the full game. Great job !
I made a video on your game if you're interested :)loved that u playedd this 1 bbro funny how diff it ran between my shiitt laptop vs ur pc also.. lol.. new endless mode tho u se it?!?!
i have seen it. not gonna do anything with it though. i like my games with closure ! lol
I might record videos of this
Awesome work, really glad to see you've kept up at it! Gave it a few rounds, I like seeing the modified weapon kits, it adds a lot of replay value.
Keep up the excellence! Loved the original, loved this update, and really pumped to see what happens with the story in the future!
Can't wait for a full release ! This was amazing, and I really enjoyed feeling the build-up to bigger and bigger monsters. I think it would be cool to see it as more of a base-building game (i.e. upgrading the train), but I enjoy the gameplay loop as it is still !
I really hope this game gets updated! I am a big fan of WW1 and WW2 games and I absolutely love this game! Especially with the accurate battle train which was used in WW1. This is an amazing game and a really unique one! I really hope you update it!!!
i can't even play it my computer keeps crashing but the game looks so fun and cool only if i could play it :(
this was alot of fun, Ill def check out an updated version later on
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An action packed game where you kill a bunch of zombies quick with power ups?
I am sold!
I enjoyed this game way more so, than I should've.
It's the second game in my video.
W game cant wait for the full release will it cost money?
wait for russian empire train ,more content and multiplayer
I had a great time playing this game! The concept is so cool (plus I love trains!) and I believe it has A TON of potential! I mention some of my comments and ideas at the end of my gameplay. Keep up the good work! You have something pretty good here!
So many WITNESSES!
loved,
Tried out your game!
can you mack one for 32bit windows?
This is Bloody AMAZING, I need a full game. This is genuinely one of my favourite games of all time, this is brilliantly done and the way it sets up tension is amazing!!!!!!! 100/10
This looks soooooooo fun. Can't wait for the updates and extra stuff you will add. This was an instant buy for me.
Buenas mira no se si es mi ordenador o un bug pero el juego al terminar de leer el inicio de la historia, el tren no sale de la estación y claro se congela todo, haciendo que mi Pc tenga que reiniciarlo, pasando esto cada vez que entro
BEST GAME IVE PLAYED IN A LOONG TIME!! I cant wait for the FULL GAME :D
Interesting. multiplayer (online?) would be an idea
I finally got around to playing this and it was awesome! Thanks for making it!
This game reminds of the old arcade shooters would play all the time as a kid and brings back great memories of those old times, also since it gives you a different run each time you play it gives off a rougelike feeling to it and think the endless mode would be amazing if you made it into a rougelike!!!
can't wait too see more in this game!! <3
This was (and I fully intend this pun) an absolute blast to play! I had so much fun! The concept was great, the gameplay was smooth, the explosions were satisfying, and the ragdoll physics were brilliant.
I will definitely be checking out the challenge mode when that comes in, and if you ever do any story updates I'll be there!
Very nice game would love to see where this game goes in future updates
The game feels great! If only I could play with others!
Traveling through the Zombie-infested dead zone of World War 1 makes me realize how HORRIBLE I am at shooting!! Youtube Link -
I had a fun time playing this and hope you can make a full game.
Please add much much more. It's very fun... I wonder what you could add, like multiplayer, or new enemies. It's very fun
Congratulations to the creators of this very good short game, I have really enjoyed playing it, I want the creators of this game to subscribe to my channel please, greetings to everyone from Spain!!