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Cortex Control

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness285
Fun1813.58
Innovation2483.56
Theme2743.69
Overall2813.47
Audio3083.16
Mood3143.22
Graphics4343.22
Humor7952.25

Comments

justinmullin 2015-04-20 03:07

Cool idea, but very very hard in an unpleasant way. Might benefit from mouse aim rather than relying on 8-directional shooting?

siryakko 2015-04-20 20:00

Great idea and graphics but for me the controls are a bit frustrating sometimes

awpteamoose 2015-04-20 20:00

Awesome idea! It's somehow too hard to aim, which makes game harder in a inconvinient way.

duck 2015-04-21 12:45

I think I just spent about an hour messing up the last level and trying it again. I found the controls to be fine; if I felt like it was difficult because of the controls I probably wouldn't have bothered finishing it - but no, I was just being crap :) Nice tense feeling to it, especially when there's only a few enemies left to clear. Would be nice if the music was a bit louder in relation to the sfx, but that's a minor issue. Really enjoyed it!

junber 2015-04-21 16:10

Nice concept and quite fun but as the others said a bit too hard.

pauljs 2015-04-21 16:10

Awesome d&r ! But hard !

grillaface 2015-04-21 16:12

Dang how do you kill the last enemy? Fun game I liked the aesthetic a lot. Cool music!

frc_ol 2015-04-21 16:15

great!
difficult game,but very fun!

bace1000 2015-04-21 16:15

Very fun but very difficult! I like the idea of mind control. I think you could have made a easier game with it though!

smiley 2015-04-21 16:16

yay.. another libGDX game :)

a bit difficult especially with only 1 in health and enimies that targets you very easy.

great graphic

nikteddy92 2015-04-21 16:27

Woo this is really nice! I really like the core mechanics!
Music is good and graphic too. Well done!

javabot 2015-04-21 18:15

really difficult, but loved every second.

trappytrap92 2015-04-21 18:16

The idea is cool, really hard too play, and that's a think I love. You should consider keep working on it and close the product (with a menu, etc)

sydan 2015-04-21 18:21

This was really fun. I enjoyed every moment playing it, even failing was satisfying. The entire system was intuitive and easy to grasp yet brilliantly challenging and engaging. If I could as for one thing it would be for a new mechanic to turn up, some new way to develop the idea but the game is also brilliant in its simplicity.

stephan_h 2015-04-21 18:24

That's very cool. I like the mechanics a lot.
I thought it was a bit hard but I kept playing so maybe it was exactly right.
Graphics are OK, but display of a dead enemy should be clearer/faded out, so that distracts not anymore.

rectangular-tim 2015-04-21 20:02

Awesome game. I didn't really mind the aiming. It's just sooo hard. I with there was a way to know how long the mind control is going to last and it's a bit unfair, that the guards have a seemingly infinite range of vision. I never beat the third level. Anyway, well done.

markusfisch 2015-04-21 20:06

Quite tricky but once you get the hang of it, it's fun. Well done! Only the music is a bit too dull for my taste.

scorched 2015-04-21 20:34

Want multiplayer ;D

scorched 2015-04-21 20:35

Also, web player hangs at the beginning of the loading for some reason

phocker 2015-04-22 03:56

petty neat idea - but very hard to play - i can imagine playing this on my old 2600

careless 2015-04-22 17:53

I will beat this! Then I will score it

careless 2015-04-22 18:41

One of the most fun so far, played it for ages, got to level 4 or 5 and still have the tab open to try and get further.

Once you get used to dodging bullets, killing and moving the guy out of the way so you can survive its not so tough.

graphics and sound didnt matter so much as the gameplay was great

terraneola 2015-04-24 15:05

Nice concept! Very similar to Messiah game :)

aidarbek 2015-04-24 20:31

This game rocks!!!

somnium 2015-04-25 07:59

Nice game! I love the mind control mechanic, although some kind of indicator of when it runs out would be nice.

Tense, and quite hard!

daltostronic 2015-04-26 20:12

OH DUDE! this is cool! It's actually really hard, but I really love the use of theme :)

rialgar 2015-04-26 21:27

needs a countdown to know how long the mind control lasts, otherwise it is great. Difficult, but I like it that way.

themeorch 2015-04-27 16:30

This is a really neat mechanic. I couldn't figure out how to know when the mind control was going to wear off, which resulted in a lot of frustrating deaths. If you provided that information to the player, perhaps as well as a visual indicator of when you are close enough to control an enemy, I think it would go a long way. As it stands, I still really enjoyed playing around with the mechanic. Nice job!

ceosol 2015-05-02 05:36

Great entry. It ranks up there with the bests I've played. I'm being a little nitpicky here, but it would have been a lot better not being so blocky. There was very little chance to hide since all of the corridors and walls are just as big as you are. But still, it has amazing potential for further development. I would totally play the finished product.

wilbefast 2015-05-03 10:57

Interesting concept. The game may be a bit too hard I think :S You might want to introduced a slight delay or inaccuracy on the enemy shots, or slow down their bullets: computers can fair at a speed and precision which seems unfair.

kipelovets 2015-05-03 11:05

The gameplay is really cool. As others commented, the interface is lacking some indicators, but it still is a very fun to play and engaging game.

2015-05-05 02:47

That was awesome! Hard!! But fun!

taro 2015-05-09 01:44

Cool stealth game. Played for quite a while and completed it.

hitchh1k3r 2015-05-09 20:02

The gameplay reminded me a bit of Hotline Miami, it was an enjoyable challenge to attempt overcoming each level. Because the player dies so often though (at least I did), I'd suggest shortening the respawn time, that way you can immediately try again.

gelisam 2015-05-09 20:44

Maybe I just didn't figure out the strategy, but I felt like there was too much luck involved and not enough skills.

arcturusdeluxe 2015-05-09 22:19

Cool concept, but a bit overly difficult. Once an enemy is active they seem to shoot and kill you very quickly, even from the other side of the level. Nice simple pixel art and music create a cool sense of mood for the game. Solid entry overall.

jakob37 2015-05-10 09:56

Nice game. I enjoyed both the atmosphere and the gameplay. Could maybe have a bit more gentle initial levels? I made it though the first, but gave up on the second after dying repeatedly.

eemmbbeerr 2015-05-10 10:33

Don't listen to them! It's not hard, it just need some practice. It was cool when I looked around and saw that all the corpses were lying on the floor.