ikstreamivo 2017-07-31 09:45
Fun game, I liked your approach on the theme.
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD39 → AAAAASTEROIDS!
By teacapn
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.00 | 7 | ||
| Fun | 3.00 | 7 | ||
| Innovation | 2.60 | 7 | ||
| Theme | 3.20 | 7 | ||
| Graphics | 2.80 | 7 | ||
| Audio | 3.40 | 7 | ||
| Humor | 1.50 | 4 | ||
| Mood | 2.00 | 5 |
Fun game, I liked your approach on the theme.
Nice game! Was very interesting, put has potential to be much better :)
Reminds me of snake game, but the difficulty is the number of asteroids increasing. The pressure rise as well so it works well. Happy for you that you released your first game! :D
I couldn't control the ship. It kept flying to the left. Title screen effect was amusing. Nice job with GarageBand and BFXR effects.
@chris-coe - Sorry about that. The ship moving on its own is intended as it's always being pushed around slightly by the exhaust "bubbles". It just wasn't picking up your inputs. The game will default to analog stick controls if it detects a controller is plugged in, otherwise it'll be WASD. Not sure if there's a bug with controller support so I've uploaded a keyboard only version with the controller support removed.
Great bit of feedback about usability that I hadn't considered though, thanks! :)
Good job, congrats on your first LD! You hit all the factors, having a complete game with nice clear art, good sound effects, and even a nice pumping bit of background music, well done!
I liked the tactile feel of this game, with the character being pushed around by the asteroids and bubbles, giving a little extra feedback to the feel... rushing toward a battery and "bumping" around the asteroids on the way was interesting a different. I love when a game has a unique feeling to the controls.
Challenge was maybe a little light. I initially had some panic around weaving and dodging through the asteroids. But once I found that I merely bounced around them (and didn't notice them draining my power) I stopped caring entirely and then played on autopilot almost without regard for the asteroids. So maybe they need to crash into the player a little more or somehow be worth wanting to dodge, I don't know.
Your #1 sin is something you shouldn't repeat next LD: you released your game as an INSTALLER!! Many people do not accept installers, and just cancel out and don't play/rate that person's game. I make an exception for first-timers, but you will definitely get a lower response rate. Just imagine what it would be like if I had to go and uninstall 30ish games after every LD!
So nice work with a cool little arcade game that's well rounded and has nice polish especially for a first time! And welcome to LD, but plz no installer releases.