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Ethereal

By pixlwalkr

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Audio184.12
Mood144.23
Coolness350
Graphics884.08
Theme1094.17
Overall1833.65
Fun5093.12
Innovation6552.85

Comments

sydan 2015-12-14 03:27

So relaxing!! Loved the audio, the only thing I wasn't keen on was the shooting mechanic... it just didn't fit with the peacefulness of the world. I was hoping for something more zen...

klbrazil 2015-12-14 03:34

I like the audio, nice art aesthetics!! 5/5!!

aamatniekss 2015-12-14 12:30

The art is very pretty, and together with the music, the game is super calming and relaxing. :) Nice!

jaj 2015-12-14 16:02

I agree that the shooting didn't really fit with the mood of the game. Other than that it was really soothing and not too hard.

spotlightor 2015-12-15 02:03

Fun game and I love the art.

fisilva 2015-12-15 14:31

Really solid game, I love the atmosphere, especially the music. I would prefer if it didn't have the shooting, but awesome anyway

diel-mormac 2015-12-16 01:51

Relaxing game!
Responsive controls and lovely concept!

Nice work dude!

local-minimum 2015-12-16 15:53

Very nice simple and soothing game. I enjoyed the feeling of floating around the the world. It might have been nice if the targets sent out a long-range ping of sorts to help guiding towards them, but it was easy enough on the levels I played that it wasn't necessary. The ease of flight, I would say almost made me feel like there should have been a negative effect on colliding with any wall, not just the spikes. The shooting seemed a bit wonky right if one got hit first, but that was no big thing. Also the particles kind of felt like they didn't come from the engine of the ship (especially when turning). Besides those small details, it was a very well made and enjoyable game. Great work.

sience 2015-12-16 23:47

Very nice color palette you have choosen! It looks very smooth and clean.

jupiter_hadley 2015-12-17 15:11

Beautiful graphics and music. I included it in my Ludum Dare 34 compilation video series, if you’d like to check it out :) https://youtu.be/DppxuiW8XzY

randomhuman 2015-12-17 18:00

Your Mac build doesn't work with the itch.io app because it is rar'd. Rars are bad for mac software anyway because they lose some of the file permissions and can't launch until you go fiddling around in their internals. You might want to just upload the .app file directly, they are already compressed.

randomhuman 2015-12-17 18:17

Very pretty, minimalist graphics, and great ambient music to go with them. I like it! I would for sure play a mobile port of this.

onionblitz 2015-12-18 12:31

Loved the atmosphere. It was quite fun doing some "zen drifting" while trying to dodge those bullets, hahah. Great job with this. :)

xanjos 2015-12-18 18:43

Pacing is pretty slow (The game maps seem a bit too large) but I like the ambient design approach that you were going for.

vitasamode 2015-12-20 17:56

Such a soothing entry. This is one of my favorite entries. There's so much I love about this game I had to make a list:
-Design
-Aesthetic
-Audio
-Mood
-Pacing
-Mechanic

Thanks again for also sharing your source code I could learn so much from this since I am learning Unity as well. Truly inspiring especially since it was a compo!

pixelpotions 2015-12-23 15:00

Awesome graphics and sound! There was a little discord between the mood and the gameplay (relaxing vs shooting) but nonetheless a great entry!

tribrain 2015-12-23 18:07

Nice game!, so relaxing, i enjoyed the graphics!... the controls are great, keep it simple, well done

geckoo1337 2015-12-31 14:30

Great with a pleasant mood. However it could be improved by another gameplay - something more frenetic with bounds. The aesthetic and the music are polished. Thumbs up ++

ac7 2016-01-04 01:49

Cool game. I think the player "ship" moves too slow and therefore the movement is too easy, but the atmosphere of the game is very nice anyway.

decayconstant 2016-01-04 02:27

Very clean graphics and nice audio (though the song seemed a bit melancholy).
Backtracking to find the shards was sometimes a bit tedious; maybe you could add a sprint mechanic by holding both buttons?

ghostbomb 2016-01-04 02:55

Love the artstyle and music.

It would be nice if you could maybe hold both buttons to make the character go faster.

themadknights 2016-01-04 11:30

Nice level design. The mood is strong in this one, graphics are simple but beautiful and in general an awesome game despite the simple mechanic