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From The Black

By arkeus

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall104.06
Fun34.19
Mood253.83
Graphics504.06
Audio523.52
Innovation3482.91
Humor4452.28
Theme5382.81
Coolness81742

Comments

sxpanda 2012-12-17 00:59

This game is very fun, but how does it fit the 'You are the villain' theme? I completed the story mode and it seemed like you were playing as the good guys.

arkeus 2012-12-17 01:49

[SPOILERS]

I'd call eradicating the last remaining humans from the planet earth as villainous from the human's point of view.

Most logical villains won't appear to be the bad guy from their point of view. But if you're on a ship carrying the last remaining humans, and are attempting to hail the first signs of life you approach to get resources, and they end up killing you... Wouldn't you think they were the bad guy?

I'll leave it up to you to interpret it as you like. :)

benproductions1 2012-12-17 02:26

Really good!!!

leafo 2012-12-17 03:56

So much content, it's INCREDIBLE! I don't know how you do it in 48 hours.

selectricsimian 2012-12-17 04:59

Good old fashioned space carnage. Very well executed

wuhao 2012-12-17 05:10

pretty fun!, but i couldnt figure out which is the enemy and which is the powerup

enfyrneaux 2012-12-17 05:12

Really, really well put together.

namuol 2012-12-17 05:43

This is definitely one of the stand-outs I've played so far. I even went through and completed the story (even though there's loads more to play from the look of it).

I kinda sucked so there was a lot of grind to upgrade my ship, but I really liked message you conveyed, here. Bravo!

arcantic 2012-12-17 06:36

I always look forward to your submission each dare, you always have addicting gameplay and great graphics. Never hit too hard on the theme though, but this time somewhat fit. Great work.

Pash 2012-12-17 07:27

Really great entry. Enjoy playing this one.

chainedlupine 2012-12-17 08:55

Is it me or does the enemies sometimes pop off a shot as they are dying? :)

Nice game, like the tons of abilities to upgrade. Quite challenging, too.

matthias_zarzecki 2012-12-17 10:24

Something mildy different, woo! Love the upgrade-system, as always :)

pinkmonkeyhead 2012-12-17 16:17

Great game! I felt bad at the end. Poor humans

bloodyaugust 2012-12-18 01:00

Wow. Extremely well polished for 48 hours!

kunonooni 2012-12-18 04:01

I really enjoyed this. At first I wasn't understanding how this fit the theme, and then I beat story mode and was like "I see what you did there...". Very well done sir, very well done! The bar has been raised a little bit higher...

therestlesstaxidermists 2012-12-18 15:20

Wow. That kept me playing for a good amount of time. Amazing for a 48 hours game! great job. But I suck at this game. :D

bach 2012-12-18 23:56

Fun! Some greatly satisfying moments in there. Top-notch entry as always.

georgebroussard 2012-12-20 02:24

Not a bad little shooter. Had fun with it, but I always lose track of the mouse cursor in games like this. Lot of upgrades and content for 48 hours. Good job.

rosypenguin 2012-12-20 06:40

Always look forward to your entries, Arkeus! This one was a pretty engaging, classic dual-stick shooter, and I enjoyed it a lot :D

hatscat 2012-12-20 14:12

So polished!! very well done! i had lot of fun, but i don't feel evil :p

tau7153 2012-12-20 23:28

First LD game I've got to hundred percent with! Amazing!

fishbrain 2012-12-21 11:09

Fun! Quite a nice slick graphic style too.

csanyk 2012-12-31 04:13

This game would be ROCKING if it had dual analog stick controls, like any good arena shooter:) WASD + trackpad on a laptop makes it SO hard. I really liked the powerup system and everything else about it, just add joypad support and it'd be 10x better than it already is.

soupy 2012-12-31 21:36

Great game. I liked the upgrade system and the feel of the game. I wish I didn't have to start at the absolute beginning each time I died until the boss fight. It just felt tedious once I was powerful enough for it not to be a challenge. That is a pretty minor complaint though. I liked the interpretation of the theme and the game was very fun to play.