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Overcharged

By catspawsgames

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall6953.3233
Fun6543.2233
Innovation7462.9832
Theme7473.2132
Graphics2144.1133
Humor8652.2527
Mood8102.9632

Comments

machocodes 2017-12-05 16:26

Fun game to play

mess110 2017-12-05 17:02

Really good game! I tested the linux build. To get it running, I had to `chmox +x Overcharged.x86`. The controls were really smooth, the effects were great. Damn, I forgot my highscore, but I really enjoyed it.

I would like to see healthbars for enemies, but I guess you don't see that IRL

interpol 2017-12-05 17:05

Ok. There should be some sounds. It's a 3D shooter and the sound could be quite useful to hear the enemy.

I liked the gameplay, it reminds me of old Quake-like shooters. But there are no indications that I've hit the enemy. That's making it not so immersive as it could be.

But nice try. You know, I thought it was UE4, not Unity. I don't know why, maybe because of postprocessing.

catspawsgames 2017-12-05 17:07

Thanks! I planned to change color and intensity of enemies "cores" with damage, but didn't have time to implement it - really easy task so I left it to last 2 hours, which I instead spent trying to make a working build ;)

catspawsgames 2017-12-05 17:14

Regarding sounds and hitmarks - I totally agree, these features are necessary but, sadly, time run out. If I decide to polish it further in the future, those would be my first priorities. It looks closer to UE4 because of linear colorspace along with PBS rendering and, indeed, post-processing. I think UE just does that by default while you need to switch a couple of things in Unity.

sgadrat 2017-12-05 21:21

The graphics are beautiful and the idea of the battery (A munition stock that you have to use) is super interesting. Great work!

abilean 2017-12-06 00:32

Definitely pretty. And controls really well. Hard game but fun. It is sad not to have sound, but I'm extremely impressed at how much is in there... a few days goes by so fast.

mateusculpo 2017-12-06 00:32

I liked the theme, I did not listen to music, or I accidentally turned it off.

2017-12-06 00:44

Love how it looks! Controls felt sluggish and it was unclear what my goal was.

hertz14 2017-12-06 01:37

I could only play for a short time because even on low settings my laptop can barely handle it, but the visuals are very nice- the lighting and colour really capture the feel of the game theme and objectives. Like other people have already commented, it suffers a bit from lack of sound but the premise of the game itself is solid and fun, and it fits the theme well. Nicely done!

notspaghettigames 2017-12-06 02:41

Visuals are incredible! I like the concept of the game. Maybe with a UI or startup screen, with a more clearly defined goal you would have an amazing game to show off.

Check out my game if you would like! https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/virus-detected

elitegoliath 2017-12-06 02:50

So the Mac version works, just so you know. However, there was no sound. Not sure what was going on with that.

The graphics are by and far the best part about this game. Very well done there. However, it isn't very playable. The controls are too sluggish. Also, when your shots connect with...things, there is no feedback. By that I mean I had no way of telling what shots were doing anything to anything. Also, the UI was missing a little context.

seanbeans 2017-12-06 02:52

Really good mood, although without music (you can put the excuse that in space there is no sound beacuse the lack of oxigen, lol). Good job!

mahalis 2017-12-06 03:00

This is impressive - the gameplay's unusually elaborate considering the amount of work you clearly put into the graphics. The enemies are really well-differentiated; there's enough variety there to demand actual strategy when dealing with them. I spent a fair bit of time confused about what was going on and why my guns weren't firing, so it could probably use some clearer feedback... overall, though, this is an ambitious and well-executed idea. Nice job!

versatile-box 2017-12-06 03:28

The best game I played so far. Really nice AI!

furet 2017-12-06 03:52

This is a neat concept. First off, love how it looks, especially the weird architecture, and details like the ship above and how enemies dissolve. It took a few tries, and at first it felt like too many enemies too soon. But once I figured out what it takes to move fast and survive, it's pretty fun.

themadstrauss 2017-12-06 21:11

I enjoyed a lot the game. Easy to play and have fun. The enemies were fantastic.

I think that my UI crashed (the bars were not moving)

Great game!

junber 2017-12-07 21:57

I had a lot of fun! But the game would have been greatly improved by having feedback for whether you hit an enemy or not (visual or audial). I got to 1302 before dying. The graphics were really cool.

stefan-richings 2017-12-09 10:27

Really cool game, some very nice visual effects in there. The energy weapon beams are very cool. Look forward to seeing your next one!