Hi, I had great time and gained lot of insights on my weaknesses trough the Java4k challenge. So when the 7DRL 2013 was announced, I was in.
I stripped down my year old project and started a new roguelike game. Sadly, the same problem has arisen, technically and visually I'm happy with the result, but the gameplay is lacking.
Now I want to use it as a base for a really polished and finished game (true chances are slim ).



If you are interested in the 7DRL version, you can get it here.

Any comments or critique are appreciated.

I'm using LibGDX so an andorid version is also plausible.

My first impressions :
- the abbreviated title for your game, T.H.A.D., is very confusing. With such a title, some sci-fi game is expected, whereas it is not the case at all. Why don't you stick to True Heroes Always Die ? I find it much better and actually not so long  ;
- the introduction story is very obscure ;
- the place where the game starts is a bit confusing. It feels like the player is already into the middle of some dungeon. You may add a lot of green to your starting level, with some grass and trees, and let the surface ruins of your old structure in black and white ;
- I found your game screen far too large ;
- I was not able to pick up items laying on the ground, using the [ENTER] key. The user interface for the inventory is deceptive, as it suggests that the mouse can be used to select items, whereas it is not the case ;
- it seems that some diagonal moves allowed my character to go through some pillars and buildings ;
- using colors into the event message list would improve a lot its readability ;
-  you may improve a lot the sprite of the main character ;
- surprisingly, I found that Fear4K had more impressive graphics, without even considering its visual special effects. Its procedural generation gave better results...

Hi, I was playing with visuals and animations last couple of weeks, so here is a new WIP image.  I'm still prototyping interesting tactical combat, dialog system,  character progression etc. etc.

And I'm slowly moving away from simple roguelike...

please tell me you're making bodies stay on the ground through successive playthroughs, that'd be both gruesome and amazing.