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Speculum

By joszs

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Innovation543.4719
Fun303.6020
Theme1002.9520
Graphics343.8020
Audio1142.6319
Humor1612.3614
Overall573.4020
Community533.3611
Coolness2041

Comments

zlash 2011-05-02 14:27

I made it to the robot boss, but after some attempts, I couldn't beat it. Otherwise, it was fun!

crackerblocks 2011-05-02 23:32

cool concept. couldn't beat the boss either. not much room for mistakes.

covenant 2011-05-03 12:05

Yep, same as previous, but very cool game! :)

jhelle 2011-05-03 19:03

Beat the boss by huggin a corner. Nice game !

djcsdy 2011-05-05 20:01

Lovely graphics, and some clever gameplay mechanics.

I really like the design and rolling animation of the main character and friendly NPCs :).

I'm also very impressed with how much you managed to get done in such a short time.

I found it too slow-paced to be fun, though, and the music is a little atonal for my taste. Also, the interpretation of the theme is too literal to be interesting, but at least you didn't make a Zelda clone.

The choice of name is... odd.

the-jack 2011-05-05 23:12

Oh man this was great! With a few more cannon types, some extra levels, a couple of sub-bosses this could really have legs.

Great work, and congrats on finishing!

qrunchmonkey 2011-05-06 03:36

I too couldn't beat the boss. There doesn't seem to be a great angle to reflect the shots back at him. I think I got a few hits, but it seemed pretty random.

elbowroom 2011-05-06 11:20

I really enjoyed this rather easy game and then I got to the boss and oh my that was challenging.
I loved the graphics and ambiance, the music contributed to the relaxing feeling. The game is well made, the boss is a big difficulty spike but it can be defeated with planning so it gets two thumbs up.
Overall a very lovely game.

I think there are some minor issues with the mouse control over the blue shield, it is especially noticeable when the *spoiler*
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last boss turrets are firing rapidly from both directions.

eli 2011-05-07 12:32

Destructible walls ... boss fight ... a rolling protagonist ... what more could you want???!

Great clean tileset, fun mechanic. I especially liked the multiple heights to the level (ie. underground) - it was pretty surprising.

Not a hard game, but I don't know if how I won was "right".

frib 2011-05-09 12:32

Cool mechanic, but aiming was a little hard at times, especially at the boss. But maybe that's a good thing, or else it would be too easy. Very enjoyable to play, though. Good job.

quickfingers 2011-05-13 22:38

I really enjoyed it! Managed to beat the boss aswell, just hid myself in the right corner of the room and it was easy enough. Charming game though, shame the music was so off key, kind of grated after a while, but still think it's better than just having silence

jesse-chand 2011-05-18 01:53

The graphics remind me a bit of Rolando. XD