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Minimal Shooter

By robcozzens

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness367
Fun1363.56
Overall2383.51
Theme3253.77
Graphics3363.36
Mood3373.17
Audio3743.00
Humor5672.21
Innovation8362.76

Comments

kinzata 2013-04-29 04:20

Always love shooters like this! Nice style.

trentsterling 2013-04-29 04:21

15,000 high-score. I did this by hiding in the bottom right corner - but eventually I got killed!

namkcor 2013-04-29 05:47

Not bad, it's a little weird to move with the mouse and shoot with WASD though. Normally it's the other way around.

tomk32 2013-04-29 05:50

Finally a mad shooting game where I don't suck. Basically inverting the controls, shoot with keys and move with the mouse is an extremely smart move. And you remembered to add particles, they are rare this time.

zaszx 2013-04-29 06:27

Shooters are almost always good. Nice game.

svenardo 2013-04-29 06:31

Nice Robotron like feel, and satisfying particle effects.

orni 2013-04-29 06:40

cool little game
If you add some music, screen shakes and occasional enemies that shoot back, this would sell very well on smartphones

evelynjolli 2013-04-29 09:34

like the fluidity of the mouse movement but the wasd shooting feels harsh in comparison. fun game

khaotom 2013-04-29 10:43

This is awesome fun. Nice chunky impact fx. The controls feel amazingly good, I hadn't played a twin stick that controlled like this so it was awkward at first but now I see the truth in it. Good stuff!

ilovepixel 2013-04-30 07:15

This was a very fun to play game. Enjoyed it.

timtimtimtim 2013-04-30 07:15

fun simple game. well-executed. interesting controls. good job

thatwhichis 2013-04-30 16:25

Yeah, can't decide how I feel about that reversal of the typical WASD/Mouse configuration. It's freeing to be able to use the mouse for movement, but I agree "the wasd shooting feels harsh in comparison." Maybe just need to let it sink in a little more; next thing you know this will be the default control scheme!

rzfmzn 2013-04-30 16:27

I like the twist regarding the controls, at least I can`t recall any other shooter that moves in the mouse and shoot with WASD. =O)
Gratz

oniiram 2013-04-30 16:48

Very nice, I really like this! Add some background music maybe

sharbelfs 2013-04-30 20:31

Neon visual is very nice. And this kind of game is very addictive.

greenpixeldev 2013-05-01 04:58

The controls took a little time to get used to (I'm more used to shooting with the mouse and moving with WASD) but after I did, the game became pretty enjoyable and addicting! The art fits the gameplay and theme well! Great job! :D

xblinkedx 2013-05-01 05:00

As a fan of Geometry Wars I absolutely adore the style of this game, however the controls are the opposite of what I'd expect, I don't know if it's intentional, but it makes the game quite hard for me to play. Overall excellent entry though :)

snoringfrog 2013-05-01 05:03

The comparison to Robotron was very apt. This looks and sounds like it was strongly inspired by it, which is great. I only managed to get 11,200 points, but enjoyed it a lot.

reverso13 2013-05-01 21:12

Nice! i love the neon- graphics! =)

martin_monosys 2013-05-01 21:17

Reversal of mouse and WASD works fine, it's just a shame the ship is always a bit slower than the cursor, kills me every time... Otherwise, very good !!! :)

ltyrosine 2013-05-02 03:55

Had no problems with reversed WASD. A nice polished game, well done.

intripoon 2013-05-03 11:57

Nice quick shooter. I like the idea of exchanging mouse and keyboard. Usually you walk with the keys and aim with he mouse.

robcozzens 2013-05-03 22:53

Those are a lot of great suggestions! Thanks!

bvanschooten 2013-05-03 23:46

Fun game! With some better graphics this would be great. I see there is a lot of discussion about the controls. I actually like the reversed controls. Moving rather than shooting with the mouse makes me feel more in control.

cogcomp 2013-05-04 12:07

Great fun!

geepit 2013-05-14 19:38

Nicely done, was fun!