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Exocolony

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness365
Innovation1253.39
Theme1763.36
Fun2243.08
Overall2403.22
Mood2573.00
Humor3412.21
Graphics3672.97
Audio3692.57

Comments

jcmoyer 2013-08-27 01:58

Link is 404.

udo 2013-08-27 14:04

I really liked the idea. "Gravity" would also make for a great LD theme :)

lereveur 2013-08-27 18:17

I can't play. For any reason, the direction is moving so fast that I can't even go in a straight direction.

megashroom 2013-08-28 04:01

What a nice and relaxing game.
Shooting off from system to system was highly enjoyable, and became even more enjoyable when I realized that there was a map.
Fun stuff, I've always wanted to make a game about soaring into the black with great abandon, but I think you've outdone what I could.

bloodjohn 2013-08-28 05:29

Good idea. Funny play.
Love ballistic traveling in space =)

aschearer 2013-08-28 07:20

Neat idea, I especially like that you can "own" a planet if you discover/crash into it. The sense of exploration was the best part. However the ten seconds limit hurt the experience.

nicotr014 2013-08-28 07:24

Nice job... Neat little gravity game

truiton 2013-08-28 07:26

Great idea :)

zappi 2013-08-28 07:28

Clean mechanic. Relatively clear objectives. Maybe it was just me, but I wasn't sure how to turn off the jet engine.

Otherwise, great game! Fit the theme and was fun!

siegfur 2013-08-28 07:53

Just rocket flights from planet to planet for a long time is not enough to keep player's attention. Good concept, bad polishing. It could be more fun, if there was more options, like, building ships, upgrading planets, or meeting another races.

davidwparker 2013-08-28 16:45

Interesting little take on a colony game. It would be cool if you could do multiplayer and "battle" other player(s) for the universe...

Audio- I didn't hear anything.

dekart 2013-08-28 18:11

I really like the idea, but I didn't manage to land rocked on another planet, no matter how I tried.

backwardspy 2013-08-29 13:19

I really liked it. It's a nice idea with a lot of potential. In its current state it gets a bit same-y after a while, but it's still one of the better games I have tried so far. Great work!

orunbot 2013-08-29 15:03

Great little game. Solid mechanic.

darien 2013-08-29 15:31

I love the idea. If you develop this further, you could have something really remarkable!

matthias_zarzecki 2013-08-30 14:36

Cool idea! trying to get onto other planets is fun.

gre 2013-08-31 16:07

Very good gravity game, I like it!
Would be great if that "10 second fuel" could be paused, I only want to use fuel when I press UP, not having it always started.
Based on that concept a "moon landing" game could have been interesting.

vaelzan 2013-09-02 22:02

This is a really solid idea. I love the fact that you can slingshot using gravity wells :) Unfortunately I found it a bit too hard to control and thought the gravity was a bit punishing in places. I feel like this would be a pretty relaxing game if it didn't have the restriction of the 10 second theme. Also, is that an Australian flag I spot? :D

lightmarestudio 2013-09-02 22:04

Reminds me of Starflight, it's great!
I like the concept very much, although I do believe it would be improved if you could stop burning fuel and use momentum to get to planets.

manuq 2013-09-06 22:38

Good idea gre, I agree. That would enhace the game.

loxo 2013-09-11 17:27

Interesting and fun game concept. I like the idea very much. This could be a great multiplayer game or you could add some computer controlled opponents. Maybe it's possible to earn money for conquering planets. The money could then be used for equipment, maybe weapons or mines, to hinder the opponents conquering efforts.