Game Club Playtest:

*This is the beta version of the game*

Observations

• Some players seemed to have some difficulties aiming and shooting. This might be because the crosshair UI we have was too small.
• Players seemed confused as to when to exorcised the ghost and how to do it.
• Since the bullets have gravity, if the ghost spawn a but further away, the player could never get hit.
• The ghosts started firing even before the player sees them, making them die before even seeing the ghost.
• Many players didn't notice the health going down.
• The ghosts can spawn right on top of the player, making it almost impossible to see.
• Some players walk around a lot, while some mostly stood still. This might be depending on where the ghost is spawned from the starting position.
• The players keep tapping even though the ghost is weakened and can be exorcised. This is because there wasn't enough feedbacks.

Feedbacks

• Not clear if you should tap or swipe so the playtester was doing both.
• Likes to walk around and explore for ghosts instead of in a closer space.
• Swiping not clear that you have to do so to eliminate ghost. Give visual indicator to tell player. Swipe to ‘catch’ ghost and maybe produce a net or object to catch ghost.
• Maybe have ghosts move slowly towards player if they spawn too far away.
• Vibration not very clear if you are getting hit or if you are hitting the ghost. Make this obvious.
• Lower the health of ghosts because tapping can get tiring.
• Would like map if distances are too long to see where ghosts will spawn.
• Have ghost float around and move around to make it more lively.
•  Have sound effects for the ghosts.
• Add feedback for when player gets damaged.
• Didn't catch the ghost disappearing when exorcising. Playtester thought the ghost just moved somewhere else.
• Interesting and satisfying game.
• Didn’t know they had to walk because the ghosts appeared too close to each other.
• Gravity on projectiles is more interesting and fun. It is more fun and challenging to have the projectiles with gravity.
• Perhaps incorporate in feedback and animation the ghost going to heaven and light coming from the sky when defeating it.
• Cute and exciting game.
• Does the game tell you how close the ghost is? Maybe the game should tell you how close the ghosts are.
• In terms of attacking, there’s not much choice and agency in choosing to attack or not.
• The ghost is too large. Make ghosts smaller so they don’t take up most of the screen.
• More feedback in general.
• There should be tutorial.
• The ghost health should have an indication.
• What’s the difference between power and health?’
• Power functionality not immediately obvious
• Wish that your projectile would appear from wherever you tap. Would be easier to aim with a crosshair

Wonderville Playtest:

*This is the alpha version of the game, before the final version*

Observations

• One player asked "What is that?" when seeing the ghost. Maybe the ghosts didn't look like the ghosts she was expecting.
• The game takes very long to spawn the ghost, which might because of that certain location.
• The ghosts were flying away instead of staying in one place, making them hard to track.
• The playtesters were walking around and looking at the map as intended.
• The ghost can spawn behind the players and attack them, causing them to die unexpectedly.
• UI doesn't disappear after tutorial is done.
• Ghosts randomly appearing after the screen closes and reopening it. This is probably the geolocation re-calculating where the player is in relation to the world.
• People try to dodge by crouching down although this is not effective.
• Sometimes the ghost didn't change color when it is weakened.

Feedbacks

• Polished game, feels complete.
• Prefers walking outside to look for more ghosts.
• Sometimes it is hard to see ghosts attacking you and you die unexpectedly.
• Prefers walking around outside, more immersive.
• Shooting a little confusing at first, got confused and would charge shots instead.
• Rare ghost is too strong, needs to be weakened.
• Aim cursor hard to spot.
• Enjoy the effects and particles.
• Not sure if its possible to avoid the ghost's bullets.
• Not sure when to swipe to eliminate ghost. When ghost turns black is not clear enough and some of them doesn't turn black.
• Not sure what vibrating means exactly.
• Shooting mechanic fun and interesting.
• Particle effects are fun.
• The simplicity of the game is good.
• Some particles get in the way of aiming at the enemy.
• Make enemy state changes more obvious.
• Add clearer feedback for when ghosts get exorcised.
• Add in more directional indicators for where ghosts appear next.
• Perhaps add text indicators for when ghosts can be exorcised or a screen indicator that changes color.
• Indicator and more feedback for exorcising and when ghost is weakened.
• Animate ghosts when it gets damaged to show how it gets injured.
• Good game, feels and plays well.

Before final version...

• Add effects to the ending screen
• Add audio feedbacks
• Fix the UI and exorcising bugs, like the ghost not changing color when weakened.
• Make the ghosts only shoot when they are on screen.
• Make the rare ghost weaker and smaller.
• Spawn the ghostd further apart.