A few questions (hammers, lightning and secrets)
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2019 7:39 am
Bought the full version of Electric Shocktopus over the holidays and played through it; loads of fun! I do have a few questions now, though:
1) Do the lightning-hammers on the walls have any gameplay effects? In the editor they're listed in the "Basic" section, not as Decor, but I haven't noticed whether they do anything special.
2) The Electric Shocktopus is shown generating a powerful electric field, so strong that there's visible lightning and that wooden crates and portraits he touches are instantly destroyed on collision, and we see the Magnetic Yeti run away from him in the opening scene. I assume this is an ability similar to but stronger than the power of an electric eel or ray. Hypothetically, if the Shocktopus were to touch someone (such as the Yeti, Tux, or Italian plumbers) while charged, is it safe to assume they'd be toast?
1) Do the lightning-hammers on the walls have any gameplay effects? In the editor they're listed in the "Basic" section, not as Decor, but I haven't noticed whether they do anything special.
2) The Electric Shocktopus is shown generating a powerful electric field, so strong that there's visible lightning and that wooden crates and portraits he touches are instantly destroyed on collision, and we see the Magnetic Yeti run away from him in the opening scene. I assume this is an ability similar to but stronger than the power of an electric eel or ray. Hypothetically, if the Shocktopus were to touch someone (such as the Yeti, Tux, or Italian plumbers) while charged, is it safe to assume they'd be toast?
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3) The bonus playable characters are a really cool idea and a fun feature for TestTube fans. That said, their sprites, especially Velocity Raptor's, are significantly larger than Shocktopus', while having the same hitbox, which is kinda confusing. They also don't have wall-stick animations. This obviously isn't a priority but I wondered if there's a chance of revised graphics for them eventually. Additionally, it occurred to me that although the character and the overall look of the game change, the music stays the same. It'd be really neat if the tracks from their games could be included.