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Crystalien: Mega Blastar

By gurbx

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall1933.6324
Fun1503.6524
Innovation4192.9723
Theme2273.6524
Graphics144.3424
Audio2983.0423
Humor4382.3020
Mood923.6423

Comments

xclementx 2017-12-07 14:13

Super fun, well done ! I like the way of controling the tank, its works perfectly. Very adictive !

triastase 2017-12-07 14:22

Very well done! The only thing I don't really like are the controls of the tank, but that might be me. The game is also quite hard, but with some practice it's super fun! :)

james-studd 2017-12-07 22:29

I liked the controls and the art was super nice too, especially the particle effect following the tank, really cool. Only problem I had was it seemed quite difficult :D

icxon 2017-12-07 23:23

Pretty nice visuals. I'm fine with the tank controls. But I'd like to see more powerups like missiles, lazers, etc. More mayhem with a particles party!

Here is my playtest:

https://youtu.be/bZmHTmOoBuU

dimesto52 2017-12-08 00:12

nice management of the light which increases the stress. but a small text "press space" above the portal would not have been superfluous

arron-fowler 2017-12-08 08:51

Slick, nice graphics and controls work nicely once you get the gist. Not sure how to score points but I enjoyed the ramping up if critters and the mood of the lighting. Good job.

ambi 2017-12-18 10:33

Pretty cool shooter. The particle effects and the lighting especially was very nice. More enemy variety, behavior and AI would have been good.

gurbx 2017-12-18 12:19

Thank you! all for your feedback I made a post jam version of the game that takes it into consideration.

@icxon Thank you for the play test! Really cool to see how others play your game! I added a bunch of power ups, new enemies, and made a level up system in the post jam version, and basically redid the whole gameplay to make it more flashy and exciting.

@dimesto52 There really is no point in pressing space when entering the portal so I removed it all together in the post jam version.

umsingelopugmanco 2017-12-18 13:25

Pretty impressed this was made on 48 hours! Congratulations! The only thing that bugged me really was that I couldn't distinguish the front from the back of the tank, but since I was almost always rolling forward that didn't affect me that much.

I didn't play the post-LD version, but more enemy types and powerups would be nice. Also, when you get low on health there isn't much to put you back on the game.

gurbx 2017-12-18 13:37

@umsingelopugmanco Thank you! Now that you mention it, its actually really hard to distinguish the front from the back and I should probably make it more obvious. Thank you for pointing it out! I've added health packs in the post-jam version, along with more enemies and power ups!

huvaakoodia 2017-12-18 15:21

Competent top down shooter. The gimmick is thematic, but not exactly exciting. A standard wave based system would achieve a similar difficulty curve: monsters get more numerous and dangerous as time goes on.

The graphics are great: nice lighting system and fancy particles. The enemies could look more menacing, less like oversized cockroaches. The sound effects do their job.

The post jam version has a lot more going on for it. Drops the thematic connection completely, which is a good move. The ratings are for the jam version.

Overall: *Average (3.0)* Fun: *Average (3.0)* Innovation: *Above average (3.5)* Theme: *Good (4.0)* Graphics: *Great (4.5)* Audio: *Average (3.0)* Humor: * Nonexistent (1.0)* Mood: *Average (3.0)*

nekoballs 2017-12-18 17:42

Looks pretty, really like the lightning! Great for 48 hours. Needs something extra though, gets a bit dull after a while

space-man 2017-12-18 22:32

Very nice graphics, the lighting and all the particles were great. Game was fun too, I haven't tried the post jam version yet but it sounds like it would help it stay fun for longer. I was briefly confused at first as to which end was the front of the tank, but because you never really stop moving it didn't end up being an issue.

belowparallel-ian 2017-12-19 01:44

Great graphics. Nice audio. A lot of juice. I really enjoyed this one. Great job.

2018-01-17 09:42

Very well made game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 40 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecGDWM6QdpE