mark_ffrench 2011-08-22 12:13
Me likey! Made me want to smash up my keyboard a little bit though :) - couldn't get up to escape velocity (is it possible??)
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD21 → =-=Solar Escape=-=
By lenthan
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theme | 60 | 3.67 | ||
| Fun | 135 | 3.05 | ||
| Graphics | 173 | 3.10 | ||
| Overall | 253 | 2.86 | ||
| Humor | 286 | 1.73 | ||
| Coolness | 311 | 1 | ||
| Innovation | 328 | 2.45 | ||
| Audio | 371 | 1.00 | ||
| Community | 523 | 1.13 |
Me likey! Made me want to smash up my keyboard a little bit though :) - couldn't get up to escape velocity (is it possible??)
Fun game! I'm reasonably certain it's impossible to win though...
Really enjoyed the quick play, 31k distance. Bit short lived but a very cool concept - I wonder if it could be expanded into something more. It could certainly be a mobile game,
The red asteroids are difficult to spot at higher speeds, to the point of making the game frustrating. Hitting planets for speed was also fairly counter intuitive at first.
I like the slingshot effect (though at first I was worried I would be atmo braking). agree that the asteroids are hard to avoid at high speeds- maybe some indicators before they arrive?
cute graphics. the victory condition is kind of interesting, it provides a natural difficulty curve. it is too hard to win or lose though.
Ha! this reminds me of www.kongregate.com/games/FreakyZoid/run-from-the-sun but in a more simplified control way.
I like the natural difficulty of the planets getting harder to hit the faster you are, but man does it get really really hard up there toward esc velocity. maybe increase the rate of earths as the velocity goes higher?
I beat this game fifty times.
It's a nice concept, but too pale imho. And I couldn't win =(
The way the objects teleport onto the screen rather than scroll into it is rather annoying.
Fun to play, good match with the theme of the competition. You may want to be careful about the asteroid placement though - they are very often right on top of the planets, which makes it feel like there is no way to win. Early warning systems (or blue planet indicators) would help a lot.
54710, yeah! Fun to play, but I'd really like to see someone beat the level, as I'm quite certain it's impossible. :]
Also, the source link is broken. Should be (ha! the power of deduction):
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/589602/ld21/source.zip
Cool game but not enough content.