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Feeling Alone

By idanmiller

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Audio2312.58
Innovation2432.71
Coolness31141
Overall3302.71
Mood3652.29
Humor3721.73
Fun3932.25
Theme4062.52
Community5012.11
Graphics5192.10

Comments

fr0sz 2011-12-19 12:51

The controls was pretty awkward. Exept that it was pretty fun.

gebirgsbaerbel 2011-12-19 18:44

Nice game, although it is extremely hard, I am always too slow :)

kosinus 2011-12-19 20:30

I've beaten it, and the difficulty seems right. I'll be honest, though, the controls and music made it a bit tedious for me.

stavu 2011-12-20 23:42

I love the idea :) the graphics are simple but they work very well. I really enjoyed the controls, but the thing that made the game hard for me was insufficient time...

winterblood 2011-12-21 00:10

Clever abstract theme interpretation, but really tight time limits and controls felt somewhat dead. I expected some inertia and a bit more room to maneuver so you could drift round corners shooting as you go...

easlern 2011-12-21 01:20

Awkward but fun. I think it's the most memorable game I've played so far. The concept is endearing. :)

idanmiller 2011-12-21 10:49

Thanks everyone :)

I think the problem with the awkward controls is the fact that you can't change direction while thrusting. This was important to the gameplay, I wanted the turning to take time so you'll carefully plan your path for minimum turns in order to shoot.
However, it is very unintuitive... I suppose I should have either gone with an astroids-like movement after all, or added some kind of visuals that would explain why the ship is acting that way.

joecool 2011-12-21 23:57

I don't like the controls, sorry, but interesting game. :)

mnem 2011-12-22 20:44

Nice game, but too hard for me :)

tritax 2011-12-23 05:09

What felt awkward, for me, was that turning while flying did not change your inertia. You continue in your old heading until you stop and restart moving.

eli 2011-12-24 09:30

really, really hard...! I also didn't understand that the feelings to be "shot" could be outside the track. So it took me quite a while to figure out how to pass the tutorial level!

Good literal interpretation of the theme. Very lonely feeling indeed, especially with the music.

summaky 2011-12-26 20:20

The game was too hard and the controls didn't help a bit: I just wanted to rotate *while* moving forward but instead I have to stop any time I want to turn, which means less time. The theme is also unfortunately missing from the game.

pierrec 2011-12-29 11:47

I think the main problem is you can't turn while moving (except for shooting). Because of that, it's very hard to win within the time limit.
But I love the idea and the realisation!