One of my “hero” Flash games is LineRider. Here’s something put together by a student for his design class that becomes a viral hit, gets bought up by a development company to port to Nintendo DS and Wii.
Unfortunately, I’m not sure I like the direction it’s going. Check out this video:
https://www.official-linerider.com/en/movie/td%2526%2523039%3Bs-adventure
It seems they are suffering from a bit of next-release-must-add-lots-of-new-features-itis. And must-add-slick-graphics-and-sound-effects-and-character-development-to-make-it-a-professional-game-itis. I don’t think that the new graphics or the line riding dude’s stunts and woohooing constantly really add anything to the game.
Part of the allure of LineRider, from my viewpoint, was the immediacy of it. You drew a line, and the guy was riding on the line you just drew. It was direct interaction. According to one of the comments on the above link, from “Tech Dawg”, who made the video, “The lines are still there, believe me everyone, before you are SO quick to judge, when you are able to play it, you will understand.”
Maybe so, but first impression is that it’s just over the top. I would have bought a direct port of the original Flash LineRider to DS. I think many would have, and would have loved it. I guess I’ll probably still buy it when it comes out. But I think they should heed some of the comments on the above link, as many seem to be expressing the same opinion.