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Laser Command

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness369
Audio294.00
Fun663.86
Mood723.81
Overall1743.67
Graphics1983.69
Innovation2543.53
Theme5993.58

Comments

sanojian 2015-12-14 07:28

Nice game. Its fun to line up combo shots. Some kind of score with a multiplier for combos would be fun. Its maybe a little too easy. When I lost on purpose, it still gave me the victory.

tensoplast01 2015-12-14 07:45

Nice game, fun, but the challenge isn't too difficult..

projectx593 2015-12-14 07:48

The way the music changes based on the laser is great - I found myself keeping my laser charged even if it wasn't needed just to play with the music.

terrabalt 2015-12-14 08:08

Nice game. could be a lil too easy, though

gafblizzard 2015-12-14 08:09

There's a lot of good stuff going on here! Nice graphics, nice sound loop, and very clever use of the two additional themes that mix in depending on which button you hold down.

I kind of wanted to hear what BOTH would sound like mixed together.

If you wanted to take this further in a full game, you could do neat stuff with combo bonuses and maybe upgrades. I was fun lining up the laser to hit multiple enemies.

ncannasse 2015-12-14 08:11

Nice, but the pace is a bit slow. Sound effects would have been better too :) I like to music

ianh 2015-12-14 08:12

I really like that thing you're doing with the music! I found myself shooting to the beat. Maybe an opportunity for a musical combo system? :)

honcho 2015-12-14 08:14

Fun! combo shots were satisfying to make. Adding in little variation was great.

bogden 2015-12-14 08:59

Neat, well polished. Would have been neat to see more uses for the 4 bases.

rantt 2015-12-14 17:41

I love how you mixed the music in with charging the lasers, very nice touch. Fun game, great job!

jakob37 2015-12-14 19:26

Very nice game! I especially liked how certain parts of the music got louder when you charged the laser.

I missed what you wrote in the description about skipping levels, so it was a bit too easy for me.

hexagore 2015-12-14 20:01

Nice music and love the visuals although oh my god is this game crying out for glowing stuff and trails and particles :) Couldn't work out how to skip btw!

pparke 2015-12-14 21:06

I enjoyed the laser charging and having to match the enemy with the type of laser used. The music was great. Could have faster progression or more variance in enemy strategies but those are just polishing. Nice work :)

voider 2015-12-16 03:33

Great game idea. It's really fun to play it. Congratulations!

jamesmowery 2015-12-18 05:52

This was very fun. I enjoyed it, so good job. One thing I felt that could have been added, or would have just been cool in general, is if I could have fired both lasers at the same time. Maybe just require it to take much longer to charge, but it could combine into a super shot if you have enough time.

kennethlng 2015-12-18 07:31

Love the art. Cool style. Difficult game, but very addicting, ended up playing longer than I thought I would haha.

thecatspajamas 2015-12-19 10:03

A fun twist on missile commander. I like that you have to match the color of the enemy, and that different charge levels affect different enemies.

lonestranger 2015-12-23 06:25

Interesting twist on the Command game with the two laser types. I was in no way good enough to get through Easy, but I can see the potential with a little more lead time or some other balancing between charge time/enemy toughness.

loxo 2015-12-28 21:43

Good game! I like the simple graphics and the great music. It's fun to play and gets rather challenging in higher levels, but it gets there only slowly. I wonder if some sound effects would improve the game.

clabbage 2015-12-29 05:07

Really fun and pretty game. I loved the sound and audio.

ac7 2015-12-29 06:02

Good concept and well-polished given the time constraints. The music was awesome!

commanderstitch 2015-12-29 06:09

audio and mood are fabulous! i expected different things as the level progressed, but it seemed like the same things. Still, that music changes were fun!

aflatminerstudios 2015-12-29 06:29

So much juice packed in here for a mere 48 hours. Music cues based on laser, clean visuals, great twist on the genre. Nice work.

mango-man 2015-12-29 07:20

Fun game. The graphics are very charming, they remind me of carbine rifles in Halo. :D Laser sound effects would be nice. Lining up combo shots is very satisfying.

topaz-studios 2015-12-29 07:44

Really cool audio :)

tacohej 2015-12-29 09:27

++ Graphics looks great. Very weapon juicy charging animation.
+ Gameplay. The way you charge up and tries to achive combos is great, giving it a more strategic feel rather then just button mashing.
++ Music. Great track, very suiting for the theme. Nice use of different track based on weapon

- To many lives. Even when you are doing terribly, you have a high chance of winning since losing all bases are rare.
- Sound effects - Would be nice!
- Difficulties. For this kind of game, I think only "Normal" would be enough since the game gets harder with levels.

Overall great job!

drinkadriu 2015-12-29 09:57

So addictive and interesting

zenmumbler 2015-12-29 11:19

Nice missile command and ikaruga mixture. Consistent art style, just missing some good meaty sound effects.

samh 2016-01-03 11:05

Interesting mechanics, it was a pretty enjoyable experience. Aiming was a bit too easy; I’d have liked more diversity in enemy patterns, maybe.

bocodillo 2016-01-05 00:39

Very solid game. Fun, good looking and the music suits it well. Good job!