Ascapen Prime

Category	Rank	Score
Theme	49	3.73
Humor	79	2.79
Fun	101	3.18
Overall	112	3.32
Coolness	183	3
Graphics	186	3.05
Innovation	212	2.91
Audio	365	1.08
Community	389	1.83

nizan 2011-08-22 22:59

I actually really liked this, when the twist came and you started running away I actually went "Hah!" :D

klare 2011-08-23 01:37

Fun, though I can't get past the overdrive mode. The blocks are coming so fast that I can't react in time, especially when I'm dealing with meanies in front of me.

Maybe if there was epic music I'd be able to keep going :p

six 2011-08-23 02:32

@Klare
Agreed on music, a punishing dodging game like this pretty much needs an epic soundtrack to keep people at it. Too bad I'm rubbish at music.

And a small tip: the spawn rate of the barriers actually is dependant on how far left you are, so if you hang closer to the core, less will spawn (but it's easier to be knocked into it :P ).

nitram_cero 2011-08-23 05:08

Nice game!
It would have definetly benefited with some SFXR/BFXR sounds.

mes 2011-08-23 09:19

great job. i really like the presentation of the plot and the simple but nice graphics. wish it was wider so i could see the walls coming and have enough time to dodge them.

asiekierka 2011-08-23 10:13

2 stars on audio as I firmly believe no audio is better than bad audio.

localcoder 2011-08-23 12:14

I like the story progression - the set up and reversal and overdrive. The signs marking the distance to the exit are a nice touch too.

The difficulty was perfect for me - I won on my first attempt, but I felt like I was going to lose the whole way through. It was delightfully stressful...

johanar 2011-08-23 12:45

I think I crashed with every single gray obstacle hehe

wbobeirne 2011-08-27 14:35

Tough game, but the regenerating health made it just forgivable enough to complete. The difference in speed when shooting and not shooting made for some good fight-or-flight decisions. I feel like the obstacles were a bit too big considering their speed though. Would love to see some sound on this one.

Awesome entry.

pekuja 2011-08-27 18:40

Wow, it's really hard to dodge the blocks. I mostly just focused on the little satellites that the core was launching and hoped that maybe I'd be able to dodge at least some of the blocks with luck. Cool game though. I really like that you start it as a regular shooter.
Btw, I got the Portal reference from just "WOOOOOOOOOOOOO <SPACE>", not sure if that was intentional.

siebharinn 2011-08-28 01:56

Nice entry. I kept slamming into blocks though. :(

andrew-2 2011-08-29 11:31

A shooter where you run away from the boss? I never saw it coming! :D

Dodging the obstacles is very hard though, the limited space doesn't leave much for manoeuvring.