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Escape from Arachnea!

By guardaro

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall2223.9641
Fun814.1041
Innovation8453.2941
Theme4463.9241
Graphics6033.7841
Audio1543.9741
Humor6092.9532
Mood6153.5736

Comments

peche-et-tradition-1867 2020-10-05 17:13

really nice life feedback

gorr 2020-10-05 17:18

I like this game. It has nice control, style and sounds. Gameplay is exciting

matthewdavisgames 2020-10-05 17:20

Really liked the amount of elements that included the theme!

helekopeter 2020-10-05 17:23

Nice game. Good to hear some actual music after playing so many games with just simple chiptune sound effects (mine included). I really like the leaderboard too. It gives the game a lot more replayability.

zypo 2020-10-05 17:26

LOL wow you kept me going with that high-score list! I was determined to hit first place (even though someone else will probably do better than me)... Great game!

guardaro 2020-10-05 17:41

@zypo So, you dare to knock me off the top of the leaderboard and then come in here to brag?

JK--Congratulations, dude! You've got brutal reflexes and mouse skills. I'm glad that you had fun.

thewustache 2020-10-05 17:44

I like it :) It's fun to play and individual runs don't go on for too long, perfect for a jam. The fact that health is represented by the glowing net in the background is really cool. It does does a better job at conveying urgency than any health bar ever could. And the backing track, voice announcements and leaderboard are also pretty neat :thumbsup:

The weapons appear to be surprisingly well balanced, which is really impressive. None of them felt underpowered compared to the others.

The enemies also compliment each other nicely. The small green ones regularly force you to switch your focus over to them from whatever you were firing at.

I feel like there are some more opportunities for juice, e.g. screenshake, more sounds, maybe some kickback in the direction you fire, things like that. You probably don't have to worry about that too much, though, there is already plenty going on :)

colejparker 2020-10-05 18:30

I like it! A lot of the weapons feel very good, and the mechanic of making the enemies smaller as they approach really switches up the typical strategy for this type of game.

smiley 2020-10-05 18:34

This game reminds me of my basement.. Spiders everywhere ;)

very nicley done :) THe music is catchy and the graphic looks great. I don't have anything to complain about actually.

Extra bonuspoint for implementing an online high score list :)

kisk 2020-10-05 19:36

it's a really fun game i love the simple yet pleasant art style and all of that glowing effect, recommended

warrrkus 2020-10-05 21:37

Really cool entry. The online scoreboard is a great addition. The different weapons are also good for replayability. I'm will be definitely coming back to this one :) Good job!

matchamaze 2020-10-05 23:17

Had fun with it! Reached the leaderboard! It needs a bit clearer communication between the game and the player. What adds points/speed, how much helath I have and so on

tayo 2020-10-06 03:16

Had a lot of fun with this. Different weapons are cool, the color change of the BG and the speed it moves really do a lot for the immersion. The music a just the kickass icing on the cake. Could not find a slider for sound/music (Did I miss it?) Great entry!

lectvs 2020-10-06 03:31

The music in this game is really good, and I liked the techno/retro vibes from the background as it changed with low-health. High score system was a nice touch, though it would be cool to see where I placed even if I didn't make the top 10. We'll see how long YOURNAME can reign supreme :)

velocitycss 2020-10-06 09:34

I need to keep playing but I must play other games :0. tottaly hooked. The Leaderboard is a great touch :V:

qui 2020-10-06 09:45

I really love this entry. I love the elegant design and mechanics. The fact that each enemy has its own strenghts and weaknesses make the decision interesting. The leaderboard is a cool addition.

pomo 2020-10-06 15:29

If anyone beats the flipping hightschore you come and tell me ok ? Thanks for submitting it! -PomoTheDog

jake-marks 2020-10-06 17:07

Very fun, and intense! Played it on my stream, here's the VOD: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/762084580

guardaro 2020-10-06 17:49

So, @arthurds... about that...

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stanimir-velichkov 2020-10-06 19:41

It's fun and intense! I like it! Hope the spiders in my room won't avenge me. 😁

diego-teran 2020-10-07 03:53

I liked the background, sound effects and having different weapons. At certain points it felt that I couldn't defend at all haha

jonathan-lorenz 2020-10-07 10:07

I hate those small green spiders! Nice little game. I like the fact that there are multiple weapons, it adds to the replay value! I would have liked to have a crosshair to make it clear where you aim. The music was cool too. The only criticism I have is the disparity of the graphisms between the pixel art of the spiders and the non pixel art of the background. Good work overall!

melektaus 2020-10-07 18:06

This game make addictive (in a positive meaning). And the BGM has such a catchy tune. :smile:

webox 2020-10-08 02:42

Really nicely done!! Great game!! Very addictive, the music was a bit too loud! maybe add a volume slider! Nice job, a solid entry

guimoliveira 2020-10-08 02:48

Cool game, sounds are really good. Good job. :)

2020-10-09 03:58

Good game with a arcade feel with a bonus of a high score table. Kind of reminds me of a reversed version of Tempest. Great job!

amkingtrp 2020-10-09 15:30

This was great; volume was a bit high, but the gameplay was spot on (e.g. with the increasing difficulty at a good rate) and the options for different weapons was a really good idea.

mmiddleton 2020-10-10 19:41

We played this on stream ([twitch.tv/saphirako](https://www.twitch.tv/saphirako)) and had a grand ol' time!

**What went well:** * Visual feedback for the health is smart * Different weapon design is very creative * Music sounds great and the SFX fit nicely with the visuals

**What might need a second look:** * Having some sort of visual indication of where I'm aiming might be useful * Having the ability to control audio-levels would be nice to have

Someday, maybe, I'll manage to hit the leader board. 😭 Excellent contribution to the jam. Congratulations!

coleslaughter 2020-10-10 20:31

[Thanks for being the guinea pig on our disaster of a stream!](https://www.twitch.tv/videos/765835341?t=00h15m25s) :smile: I actually had a lot of fun with this one. The concept of your score being tied to the speed of the game was super novel, and I loved being able to choose my weapon (even though I kinda screwed myself by picking the shotgun, lol)

I also loved the visual flair with your health being indicated by the color of the background. All-in-all, nice job!

blue-pin-studio 2020-10-11 00:59

Well made game and it was fun to play! The addition of leaderboards was a nice touch as well. Could have used a bit more enemy variety and guns to spice it up a little bit but overall very good!

neithr 2020-10-11 05:48

The game is so addicting! Love also you can choose your gun to suit your play style.

ursagames 2020-10-14 03:09

Your game was played on my stream ( https://www.twitch.tv/ursagames/videos ) on 10/13. Thank you for sharing your game with us! You can find the timestamp of when your game was played here: https://tinyurl.com/yy4oycvv The queue was empty, so I moved on to the games marked "only play when present"

guardaro 2020-10-14 18:55

Thanks for playing, @ursagames! Sorry that I couldn't catch it during your stream, but I hope that you had fun!