Broken Allies

raven 2017-12-07 09:40

I find this game's mechanics quite... weird. Firstly the player will be stuck for everything you can do. Then there is no feedback for how long(or how much time left I need) the player need to finish an action. The spawning system and enemy firing system is also too unpredictable so that a very common problem is when the player is stuck somewhere waiting for something to complete then an enemy suddenly appears and shoot the player to death. Also there is no feeling of burden by having more and more allies. Maybe there should be more thinking on game mechanism before really working on it.

shemokam 2017-12-07 17:28

Thanks for the feedback @raven! Im not that good with jams dead lines "^_^

BUT I still have alot of ideas and UI improvements to add, I`ll add all your notes to my to-do list :)

the burden feel happen when you carry too much scrap because that`ll make you slow down... but I have to think more about this to make it more obvious

raven 2017-12-08 01:17

@shemokam

I see. I tried for 10+ times and it is very unlikely that the player would have a lot of scraps under current mechanism. The player has to place allies all the time to reduce the possibility to be shot, or the gameplay will end very quick generally.

Anyway, looking forward to your new ideas :)

tolmera 2017-12-09 20:54

Interesting game, plays nicely though it's a bit hard to get started

zachary-shah 2017-12-09 20:56

I like it! simple mechanics, nice simple art style. But I need more upgrades! advanced turrets would be fun and spice up the game play. Please play and rate my game at https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/39/crazy-power-rush

shemokam 2017-12-09 21:24

@zachary-shah the original plan was to have 3 different tanks each with their own pros and cons

I wrote the code and it works but due to balancing issue I added only one type, but I plan to add all three types plus other mechanics

I`ll play your game tomorrow morning, thanks for your visit :3

[PS. you posted the wrong link "^_^]

dodormeur 2017-12-18 17:36

If this game had more polish, it could be nice; The mecanics are interesting, but the whole game need more polish; for exemple, the font is blurry, the difficulty curve is kinda weird, and the gameplay is a bit simple.

But it is an achievement to have made a game for the compo, congrats for that :) (and I have tested the compo version, I don't know if the problems were corrected in the post-compo version)

giusex27 2017-12-27 22:32

The game was really hard on my first three tries but once you get the hang of it it starts being much simpler and easier (BUILD MORE ALLIES!). The graphics were ok too. Very nice little compo entry. Congrats on your entry! And thanks for helping me out with mine too!

dumivid 2017-12-28 12:40

Sorry, can't let a quality review, don't have enough time, just want to help to get out of danger zone. Overall i think game is good, keep going. Happy Holidays.

explorer 2017-12-28 13:23

The download is broken for me for some reason, leaving feedback anyway to prevent danger. This should be the 20th rating, congrats :)

edit: Jam version downloaded fine. The game is very hard, basically I can't waste a moment of my time and need to do everything perfectly to succeed.