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Cosmic Commander

By unorthodoxgames

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Innovation1383.34
Theme1503.41
Overall2103.29
Fun2443.04
Graphics3253.13
Mood3602.70
Humor4681.61
Audio5051.47

Comments

anachron 2013-08-27 01:11

Good space battle game, thankfully there appears to be no friendly fire.

sittaman 2013-08-27 01:31

Very funny. The 10 seconds fitted perfectly with the turn based gameplay, great work!

pixelfan 2013-08-27 10:53

awesome idea, i love graphics, but i missed sounds :(

william_edwards 2013-08-27 10:54

Really like the sprites :D Beautifully drawn.

mrroboman 2013-08-27 11:03

Nice Game! I like how you used the theme for setting up the attack. Good concept. I would have liked to be able to scroll around the view to see enemy ships when making my preparations. Also, I thought my ships were acting a little silly firing at nothing for seven seconds after their targets had moved. :) I did win though. Woot!

kristof 2013-08-27 11:04

Very nice strategy game. Sometimes I would have liked to see more of the battlefield. But I guess that would make it too easy. Very good!

truiton 2013-08-27 12:54

Nice game, there is room for improvement, but there's a big potential for a very fun game :)
Is there a way to move the screen around?

gsmproductions 2013-08-27 13:00

Very very nice game, and one which I would love to see expanded. There was a bit too many ships the first time around to really grasp quickly what was happening. But with a difficulty curve well adjusted, or a tutorial, this could be really awesome! (Oh and with sound too :) )

unorthodoxgames 2013-08-27 13:32

Thanks for all the awesome feedback!

For those wondering, you can move the camera around with the WASD keys.

teamflare 2013-08-27 15:39

Nice, abit hard to grasp but nice :)

p4nurge 2013-08-27 23:08

Excellent idea, nicely executed. Would have been great if the view were zoomed out just a little. Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed this!

tainted_code 2013-08-27 23:15

Good game, and should have friendly fire ;)

thermite 2013-08-27 23:32

Nice concept, and surprising amount of depth

umu 2013-08-27 23:36

That was a lot of fun! My MOBA skills came into play very strongly and I felt like it was pretty easy, but for a single game that's probably good. I would play more of this.

I sure do wish that it had sound though.

olafurw 2013-08-28 00:07

Not exactly my game type, but I get the appeal and it's well impliemented. Specially for LD.

thebluerage 2013-08-28 00:28

All I can say is... fun!

kad 2013-08-28 00:32

I felt like a tiny ship taken by the waves at times. Like, "noo dummy, go back, the red ship is running away" =p.

Fun game ^^

hoqjed 2013-08-28 00:40

Nice job for 72 hours, especially for coding AI.

teamquadratic 2013-08-28 00:55

Insanely fun and original. I would have loved to see that as a multiplayer battle game.

unorthodoxgames 2013-08-28 01:03

We'd love to do multiplayer, among some other improvements!
Thanks for all the feedback everyone!

derosa 2013-08-28 01:14

Nice one. Not a gender I like but I do appreciate it. Thanks!

feffers 2013-08-28 01:16

Took a bit to get the hang of it, but decently fun once I figured it out.

solifuge 2013-08-28 01:29

What a simple, pretty, and cleverly made game! It wasn't very difficult (I've won every play-through) but the concept of a strategy game that combines the micromanagement and action of real-time strategy, with the strategic thinking and planning of turn-based strategy games, is very cool. Nice work!

zlowrance 2013-08-28 02:06

Great graphics and fun game. Great job!

supercannon 2013-08-28 02:13

Cool concept. Kind of easy but otherwise a great game.

fgielow 2013-08-28 02:15

Movement its a bit difficult, bet very well made for the time.
Nice idea, very different.

jayjay122 2013-08-28 02:16

Very cool! It was awesome to see this one as you guys were developing it in the posts =D

jwolf 2013-08-28 02:22

This is a rather interesting and fun strategy game that you have here. It definitely could use some sound effects, though.

I don't want to overstress this, because the game is fun enough as it is, but (for future projects?) consider taking a look at some of the audio tools and generators like BFXR or others mentioned on /compo/tools/. You can crank (useable) stuff out more quickly than you might imagine, and don't really require any technical knowledge. They're definitely worth the time spent.

unorthodoxgames 2013-08-28 02:32

Thanks! The lack of sound is definitely something we regret, and we'll be all over those tools for any future projects (and if we return to work further on this!)

reaperguy 2013-08-28 14:04

Really like it, and some sounds and some upgrades for the ships and it will be awesome

ratalaika 2013-08-28 16:44

good job

jason 2013-08-28 17:36

Thats cool. I definitely like the turn based approach. Maybe a collision zone around a ship to keep them from getting so close to each other would help keep the battlefield spread out. Would be cool to have a way to zoom out too. Definitely a good base to move forward on!

capro 2013-08-28 18:11

Very well made game. I love this. :)

sengi 2013-08-29 12:37

Great game! Some sound would be also nice)
Anyway, suits theme perfectly!

volute 2013-08-29 21:56

Great idea ! Perfectly fits the theme.

thriek 2013-08-29 23:06

I really liked this, could make for a grat tactical sci fi. though music or at least sound effects would have been nice!

tomcooper3d 2013-08-30 00:02

nice work this game plays quite well

lcarpentier 2013-08-30 16:13

I like a good spaceship battle. You are definetly onto something, I enjoyed playing yoru game.

tamat 2013-08-30 17:12

Great idea, maybe movements are too slow but I liked a lot the concept.

raiyumi 2013-09-04 06:33

Really nice game, would like to see more. :)

daanvanyperen 2013-09-04 14:04

Nice game, reminds me a bit of the starwars boardgame that I can't quite remember the name of.

oldpeculier 2013-09-04 21:04

That is pretty darned sophisticated for a weekend game. Cool!

theholychicken 2013-09-05 10:12

I just love strategy/tactic games like this!!
The AI still has room for improvement but the gameplay is just pure awesome!
Great work!

zyxer 2013-09-08 15:45

Wow! Awesome game concept! I love the strategy-aspect of the game. Great job!

infernet89 2013-09-14 15:50

Very innovative idea! Controls are a little bit complicated the first time, but after 2 restart we can get used to them.

mekuri 2013-09-14 17:08

As you commented on my game, we went for the same concept, so I can only say "I really like the idea!". Good job.

porglezomp 2013-09-14 21:25

Managed to win immediately after my last ship was destroyed. Love the art, fun game.

I do wish you had some keyboard shortcut for next.

porglezomp 2013-09-14 21:25

Oh wait you do have one.

paperblurt 2013-09-15 15:32

This big feels huge. Turn-based is a favorite. Good job, but maybe a bit slow start..

kirbytails7 2013-09-16 03:47

Not too bad. Audio would be nice.