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SolarGun

By acrimiens

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness355
Innovation1553.68
Mood2313.47
Overall2483.55
Audio2843.27
Theme2963.68
Graphics3033.71
Fun3853.23
Humor8752.04

Comments

crawler-studios 2015-04-21 01:27

Keeps crashing but I like the concept and the look, also nice job making it in UE4!

funisfun8 2015-04-21 01:32

I really want to check this out but it seems to be crashing...

ragnarolis 2015-04-21 01:36

Was looking forward to playing it, the concept and art looks amazing. But, it keeps crashing after i barely do anything :(

2015-04-21 02:18

Hello Acrimiens.
I saw your post between all the submissions and decided your idea got really much potential.

To introduce myself, I am a young music composer for Film, Tv and video-games based in Los Angeles.
If you want to continue the development and you don't have a music composer, you can leave an e-mail: JulianSchuller@gmx.at

Great job!

acrimiens 2015-04-21 09:04

Hi guys, thanks for your answers. The problem is with the respawn. Respawn crash the game, we try to fix id today, thanks!

acrimiens 2015-04-21 18:37

We fixed the crashes in the game, thanks for waiting!

funisfun8 2015-04-21 19:23

Didn't get far but an enjoyable and interesting concept!

asobitech 2015-04-22 11:24

Really lovely use of light.
Solid entry.

lucatode 2015-04-22 11:50

Nice idea! Good gameplay!

arubino 2015-04-22 12:11

Wow. Nice idea and creativ concept, works well and i had fun playing it. What i would find nice is if you could shoot and jump at the same time, anyway nice entry!

heffjoker 2015-04-22 12:16

Your game and concept is very fun and interesting. I like the general art direction. You also made some great design choices (especially with the gun and being able to see each "bullet" that it has).

However, I think it might make the game a little less frustrating at times if you allowed the player to not withdraw the orb that they're standing on. I found myself guessing as to where to shoot (since everything is pitch black), but I quickly ran out of ammunition in order to traverse the level. If I could just jump on one orb, and collect the others, I think that would open up a lot of possibilities for level design in the future.

Also, I'm not sure if it is a bug, but I was unable to move through the first door after obtaining the gun. I had to "die" (step into the darkness) to get to the other side.

Great job overall!

jglrxavpok 2015-04-22 12:17

Really cool game!
I just found one problem while trying it: after retrieving your 'lightballs', for about a second any shot is cancelled.
Anyway, the game looks really good and the concept is quite interesting!
I'd be happy to see it as a full game!

mfep 2015-04-22 12:31

Respawn problem still remains for me, somehow i managed to get to the weapon (i had to jump a lot, this way, i didn't respawn), but after that, the same problem appears again and again. The concept is innovative though

rectangular-tim 2015-04-22 12:58

It feels a bit repetitive and jumping exactly the right distance is more difficult than figuring out where to place the lights. With a bit of additional work you might be able to turn this into a really fun and interesting puzzle game.

fate 2015-04-22 13:22

Really cool idea, reminds of the game Closure. Would be nice if you could shoot mid-air though, I found my self dying because of this quite a bit. Overall great game though :)

ainoraz 2015-04-22 14:19

I really liked the idea of this game! Great job!

acrimiens 2015-04-22 15:37

Thank you all for the feedback. We love to you this like the idea. Maybe later we propose to give out in steam, although we are currently very busy working on a multiplayer project in Mechanical Boss. Thx a lot!

vulkanmannen 2015-04-22 17:04

I felt frustrated in the beginning because it was hard to move, I jumped too far and it was hard to stop over the light circles. You should work on a nicer movement controls and I want to be able to shoot while jumping, it was really annoying that i couldn't. I enjoyed the game very much anyway, I think it was really good setting, the graphics was awesome! and if was exiting to play.

lochmann-apps 2015-04-22 20:01

Flashy! Wow, really like it, especially as I got it how to see my left shots! Great work, nice graphics good puzzles!

ithildin 2015-04-22 22:26

Amazing concept and awesome soundtrack, it greatly contributes to the mood. I love the idea and it's easy to see it developed into a full, Portal-inspired puzzle game.

Brilliant! :D

hambone88 2015-04-23 20:26

Awesome concept! I have been working with UE as well@

urbanhelsing 2015-05-05 19:18

I want to be able to fire in air

raroadkill 2015-05-07 23:38

Always great to see other unreal 4 games showing up in ludum dare.
Really liked this one, I think with some more polish you could have a really great puzzle game. Keep up the great work