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Element Fighter

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness371
Innovation3033.20
Graphics6512.63
Fun7112.54
Mood7662.36
Humor7691.48
Audio7721.35
Overall7952.63
Theme8272.26

Comments

coblynau 2013-12-17 19:53

Nice idea behind adding multiple types of shields. :)

jsjwooowooo 2013-12-17 20:04

Absorbing right type of bullet really cool idea, but hampered by the fact it takes so long to switch absorption modes. Also, it is super hard to absorb one type amongst all the firing that is going on, but anyways, I really liked the idea!

foul 2013-12-17 20:18

Really, really hard game. I had difficulty with shooting and once started to shoot all the ammo was wasted fast without significant visible damage to the enemy. I ended up chasing only one color because it was difficult for me to digest all the elements on screen and switch my color at the same time, but this is a meter of skill thought. Also there ware moving stars in the background that additionally distracted me. The game needs balancing a bit in order to become more appealing.

ptsnoop 2013-12-17 20:21

A very complex game for a 48 hour game jam, with multiple different types of AI, artwork for different spaceships, particle-effect physics, and even a perk system. Very well done!

tobbez 2013-12-17 20:30

I kind of like the idea but the game need some balancing.

postmodestie 2013-12-17 22:42

Nice, old-skool feel with new ideas, but it would benefit from an easier beginning, with less bullets on screen :)

zebi24 2013-12-17 22:59

Much work in this one... well done! :)

darkhunter 2013-12-19 17:48

Very original idea, but it suffers from uncomfortable controls and slow shield change vs too many enemies at times. Surely it could become more even with adding some audio.

techblogogy 2013-12-19 18:42

Nice idea, but game is unbalanced

darkcoder 2013-12-19 18:46

Cool concept, though I didn't like that shooting caused all your ammo to get discharged.

chrismingay 2013-12-19 19:03

Love the graphics and movement in the game :) Innovative game mechanic too. However... changing colour was too slow rendering it almost useless as a power up. I found myself sticking with one colour and dodging everything else.

daveloper 2013-12-22 18:48

Functionally a good top down shmup, however the sheer amount of bullets and modes that you could switch between makes the game to unwieldy to really have fun with.

lordhellmax 2013-12-22 20:10

I agree with other comments, the idea is nice, but there's kind of too much going on to be able to work it out.

jarnik 2013-12-22 22:55

Great concept, I like it! Would love to have the color-switching a bit faster.
Though I'm a shooter noobie, so I didn't get very far.

gnargle 2013-12-23 18:06

This is a VERY difficult game. Ikaruga had a similar concept, but that game used two bullet types for a reason - any more and you lose track. I had trouble even shooting (all the bullets seemed to shoot out at once and do no damage) and seemed to absorb a lot of stuff I didn't want to either. GOod effort, though.

bukt 2013-12-27 16:42

Can't download it ((((

tommakesgames 2013-12-27 18:00

Download error from file host.

lucentbeam 2013-12-27 18:05

As others have said, it's a really good and interesting idea - it could just use with a little balancing. Shield swap speed, number of enemies, and perhaps some extended controls? Constraining to left/right made it pretty tough.

smash-ball 2014-01-01 04:39

Bukt and tommakesgames: I tried it, and it works fine for me. I'm not sure what the problem you are experiencing is. Perhaps MediaFire was temporarily busy/down?