mjau
2014-04-30 23:28
Tried playing with an Xbox 360 controller, but it didn't work (Linux version), so i used the keyboard instead.
Anyway, it's pretty minimal as shooters go.. Keyboard controls are a bit weird, but ok. I think the biggest problem is that the random enemy placement isn't very exciting, and it doesn't really change over time either. The game... works, does what it's supposed to with what it's got.. which is good! But there's no sense of progression or anything, it's just kind of there.
The music is nice! But.. you credit someone else for it, and the 48 hour compo is a solo competition, so i can't give you points for that. Sorry.
Good job on meeting all your set goals though =). More games should have parallax scrolling.
solifuge
2014-05-02 21:03
Congratulations on achieving all of your stated goals! Building a reasonable scope and implementing it all is really tough for an LD, so great job.
Your graphics look good. I always like a nice parallax effect in a shooter, and the color choices against the gray-black background have a certain luminosity to them--I particularly appreciated the marbled coloring on the player ship.
I played a few times and what I winded up feeling was that although it generally has a decent look and feel, the really sudden crash from screwing up in the game to the game-over screen was jarring and made it hard for me to learn how far I actually needed to be from the enemy bullets. The collision detection was a bit poor, but what made it difficult for me to learn to play around it was the zero-tick timing of that transition.
I had a good few minutes with it, though! Thanks for the game.