biocrust 2017-08-01 08:49
This looks fantastic
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD39 → XenoSiphon
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.57 | 9 | ||
| Fun | 2.85 | 9 | ||
| Innovation | 3.00 | 9 | ||
| Theme | 3.71 | 9 | ||
| Graphics | 3.57 | 9 | ||
| Audio | 3.00 | 9 | ||
| Humor | 2.00 | 6 | ||
| Mood | 4.00 | 8 |
This looks fantastic
The game is kinda hard to play with the keyboard controls and it took me a while before I actually managed to defeat an enemy. Good work though and nice mood.
Holy moly, those creatures are WEIRD!
Likes: - cool graphics mood, cool animations - excellent title - creepy monster design - plays quite well with gamepad - EEEEEEK ALIEN EGGS!
Try differently: - the fighting could use some visual feedback, like screenshakes, when I punch or shake monsters off. - the more interesting parts of the ship are somewhat tricky to find, as the corridors are very much alike
Overall: - gloomy alien creeper that gives you a feeling of helplessness - Life Support Terminated
Cool game! the only cons I can see are 1. FPS Lags sometimes, (but I turned the graphics down to fastest and it ran a lot better). 2. The camera angle does not let me check out all the cool art, like in the background and stuff.
Opening a door to a xenosiphon nest was genuinely unnerving the first time around. Less so later of course.
I could not find the escape pod, even when playing again. The closest I got was a window to outer space. *Freedom so close!*
The audio fits like a facehugger and the graphics, while low tech, do convey the scifi horror aesthetic. That Nostromo spacesuit is marvelously blocky!
The only issue I have, apart from there being no clues as to where the escape pod is located, is the controls. Cane (surely that is a suitably off brand name for him) moves like a tank and the combat controls have no weight or desperation to them. More shakycam and xeno guts please!
Good entry in the Xeno series (this is just the first of many, yes?)
Hey @gamezero, and @mildmunitions - [you put your game on my list to play](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/39/end-of-time/whos-not-had-any-love-link-your-game-for-me-to-play), and [I streamed the play-through on Friday](https://youtu.be/-DEvWdMWCKk?t=4367), If you're interested in watching how it went, unfortunately I got a bit lost, and I'm not great with suspense/horror. I think I had some issues with the ability to fight the huggers off, I don't use/own a gamepad, so the keymap might have been designed for that?...
Anyway, it was a nice solid game.
Nice game, with a good mood, but I can't find the exit, anyway this game is a good jam entry with great graphics.
Neat game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 39 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gzd4DGHkRKc