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Life is Money, Captain!

By luis-j-benitez

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall8213.1655
Fun7223.0856
Innovation10062.5355
Theme8582.9655
Graphics7213.2556
Audio6362.6055
Humor8312.2849
Mood9002.8354

Comments

luis-j-benitez 2019-04-27 08:33

As for today i cant work on it so ill start later

luis-j-benitez 2019-04-29 21:38

A link to the Gameplay https://youtu.be/gDiOCkyK5q8

vuvuzuellainc 2019-04-29 22:04

A little bit slow but good ideas ! Sounds are a little bit repetitive Graphics are nicely done! Keep the good work.

luis-j-benitez 2019-04-29 22:13

Thanks for the feedback!

kristinnes 2019-04-29 22:14

Felt like a shareware game from the nineties, in a nice way :)

luis-j-benitez 2019-04-29 22:20

Thanks :D

chilleh 2019-04-30 00:40

I love the style of the game and it fits nicely with the theme! The sounds seem to be repeating a little too much for my liking but overall it was a really enjoyable experience.

luis-j-benitez 2019-04-30 05:23

Thanks for the feedback @chilleh

carlsonandpeeters 2019-04-30 07:09

Good use of theme, gameplay felt a little clunky but I could see this being a larger game; definitely some cool ideas in there and nice visuals!

luis-j-benitez 2019-04-30 07:11

Yep, i see its clunky in the start. I just wanted the ship to be basic in the begging, next time i should give the player a more powerfull feeling from start. Thanks for the info!@carlsonandpeeters

r2d48 2019-04-30 07:13

Music is repetitive but not too annoying. Enjoyable game-play. Theme well exploited

luis-j-benitez 2019-04-30 07:43

Thanks for the feedback @r2d48

jeremia 2019-04-30 08:42

Great game, the core concept is really similar to the game I made with a friend.

Uunfortunately I encountered some bugs: * Buying the canoneer upgrade does not immediately display the level you just bought. * When winning the game and pressing replay, you win again after buying from the first shop, in which you only have 15 credits, instead of the real amount (The amount credits you see while shooting stuff, is always zero.)

camcam 2019-04-30 09:49

Fun game !

luis-j-benitez 2019-04-30 10:47

@jeremia Many Thanks for playing it all the Way !! I fix the bugs. noticed the one on the cannoner buy but not the one on the replay. Thanks again for the feedback

luis-j-benitez 2019-04-30 10:47

@camcam Nice that you enjoyed!

luis-j-benitez 2019-04-30 12:14

I uploaded the fixed minor bug version. Also keep the original file just in case.

* BugFixes v1.03

- Fixed Starting a New Game from Win Screen.

-Fixed Display of Cannoner level after purchase level 2.

r3l0ad1 2019-04-30 18:02

Amazing game, nice graphics aswell!!

luis-j-benitez 2019-04-30 21:43

Thanks @game-coder28 for playing it!

cocapasteque 2019-04-30 22:12

Nice game, I like the graphics that are kind of 90's :D The music is a bit repetitive but it adds to the 90's feeling. Neat !

darkguardsman 2019-04-30 22:19

eh pacing really kills it, wanted to love it as it matches one of my favorite classic video games. Especially with the old school graphics and mechanics. However, it felt so slow to move around and fire rate was not high enough to kill everything. Also might I suggest a .zip file for windows instead of rar.

luis-j-benitez 2019-04-30 22:31

Thanks @darkguardsman for the feedback. Yes im regretting not giving more speed to the ship. You can upgrade speed and fire rate. But maye starts so low.

beelzeboss 2019-05-01 08:42

Cool retro feeling. Like others said its a tad slow in he beginning, but other than that its very enjoyable.

luis-j-benitez 2019-05-01 09:14

@beelzeboss Thanks for the feedback!

oakwarrior 2019-05-01 10:16

Nice old-timey feel for this game, I like the graphics a lot too, plus the pew-pew is quite satisfying :) Overall a good job, I'd say!

luis-j-benitez 2019-05-01 10:30

Thanks for playing it ! @oakwarrior

thesunshineraven 2019-05-01 10:42

It was sometimes frustrating how slow my ship was shooting but I got used to it after a while. At first, I also thought that I was supposed to defend the outpost where I started but then realised I had to fly forward to finish the mission :D As others said, very 90'-ish feel.

luis-j-benitez 2019-05-01 10:47

Thanks for playing it @thesunshineraven . I hope you enjoy it!

designernap 2019-05-01 14:42

This will be funny considering what I just made.. but the music is kinda annoying ;) Aside from that, this is a cool idea. Good stuff!

luis-j-benitez 2019-05-01 18:53

Thanks @designernap

pixscope 2019-05-01 20:37

So much fun !

poffle 2019-05-01 20:52

The idea behind the game is solid but movement is a bit too slow. It was still fun for a while though. The music was a bit repetitive but instrument was fitting for a retro shooter. Nice effort!

luis-j-benitez 2019-05-03 06:36

Thanks for the feedback @poffle and @pixscope

2019-05-03 13:40

(Tested on v1.03) At first I thought I was playing space invaders xD Then I realized I can actually move forward.

The movement of the player ship feels kind of slow. Maybe some landmarks can help so that player can actually see that the ship moves forward by passing the landmarks. Other options are probably to make the ship actually faster or to insert some sort of boosting-overlay effect(tunnel vision effect and/or blury on the outsides of the screen)

I would have preferred a gun that can fire faster or at least in short bursts.

Overall nice & fun game :)

luis-j-benitez 2019-05-04 16:12

@smara Thanks for the feedbak. Yeah was a mistake giving the ship the low movement and the slow attack rate. Maybe after the LD voting i make changes to be more playable the speed and the attack rate. Perhaps after all my own testing i was used to the current state and i was going for level 2 speed and level 2 steering for the first.

petitpois 2019-05-06 05:34

Cool game nice graphics

acactus 2019-05-07 00:07

the ship textures are low poly, but consistently themed, and feel like 3d galaga. nice work on them.

masterkrepta 2019-05-07 01:18

I liked the low poly style. My only grip would be i would prefer faster movement.

luis-j-benitez 2019-05-08 17:32

Thanks @acactus and @masterkrepta . i will try yours!

lubaka 2019-05-10 11:02

Pretty fun game! Not the most original but i must say that the gameplay was pretty good! At first it was a bit clunky with the movement but after some upgrades it became pretty good and entertaining! The soundtrack was a bit too short and repetitive so i'd suggest some work on it but apart from that, well done!

jedineeson 2019-05-10 15:46

Clean work,well done! GG

luis-j-benitez 2019-05-13 08:54

Thanks for playing it @lubaka and @jedineeson

vinay-rao 2019-05-14 19:50

Classic shmup style, I like it. I do think that the base ship is a sluggish, but after a few upgrades it starts to feel better. That aside, the graphics and audio are nicely done.

Good job!