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Icarus

By jaakko

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall7462.8421
Fun6162.8421
Innovation6382.6821
Theme5723.2621
Graphics6752.7821
Audio3823.0521
Humor6331.6620
Mood5522.9421

Comments

splashshadow 2017-08-01 09:37

Not a friendly control but good game. Add screenshots to post.

meatmachine 2017-08-01 11:44

Liked the elite-style sun scooping for fuel, very cool mechanic. It seemed easier to lead the enemies into the sun (at least I think that's why they were dying) than try and kill them with my lasers. Enemy design was pretty neat!

reax 2017-08-01 21:25

Interesting concept, I like it.

spice135 2017-08-02 07:30

I like the style, music is majestic!!! Doesn't really suit the game but its nice

tkuusis 2017-08-02 12:47

Nice interpretation for the theme! The webGL version is bugged on my pc, the minimap is covering the whole screen.

surovyi 2017-08-02 17:52

Hey! Little bit confusing controls but, man, I like your music and idea :thumbsup:

coomzy 2017-08-02 18:08

Most of the UI went off screen, when I went into fullscreen. Keyboard controls weren't great, and shooting didn't work on controller for me :( I know it's a jam and time can be tight, but if you have a game that uses controller you should consider having a controller button to start the game so I don't have to grab the mouse to restart. I'm really sorry but I just couldn't kill an enemy! I tried lots of times but everytime I went to shoot I'd either be wildly inaccurate or it just wouldn't shoot. Not sure I full understood the mechanics either.

I really like your interpretation of the theme, if the game had been a little smoother I'm sure it would have been great fun, well done. Also music added a lot to it

ultrarat 2017-08-03 00:22

Icarus, Sun powered game, clever title. I think the charging mechanic maybe be clearer if the slider icons changed when charging vs when they going down maybe. I figured it out by accident really.

cttfow 2017-08-04 10:25

Didn't have any bugs even though I played the webGL version. Great concept, good job!

cole-and-jordan-studios 2017-08-09 22:07

Thanks for controller integration but there was no way to fire with a controller? Right trigger doesn't seem to work although I am emulating a 360 controller with a PS3 controller that could be my fault. I like the idea of orbiting the planet at the right angle except that the sweet-spot is extremely small. Also the controls are weird. Nicely done though.

theaspiringhacker 2017-08-13 01:44

Great game! Your game is the most impressive out of all of the games that I have seen so far. I wish that the keyboard controls were easier to use, though.

valphera 2017-08-13 13:56

Played it with a controller and actually switched to PC controls on my second run I liked the graphics, good job there, the music and all, the objectives arn't really clear but we figure out what to do so we're not stuck, good entry :)

irishbruse 2017-08-13 14:32

Interesting game liked playing it.