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Ouroboros

By vippe and mikael-larsson

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall11553.2520
Fun7853.3620
Innovation12042.9420
Theme6303.7720
Graphics12543.0020
Audio10162.6218
Humor2.0015
Mood13852.7118

Comments

ordineu 2020-10-05 21:30

Pretty fun game! I liked your take on the theme! You're stuck in both a physical loop as well as a game loop lol

joedev 2020-10-06 11:58

Haha another Ouroboros! Great minds think alike ;) I enjoyed this, I like the per-round upgrades, they kept me playing for longer than I intended as I wanted to see how powerful I could get. I also like how subtly the snake closes the loop inwards, I didn't notice until it had almost killed me! Good stuff

szabe 2020-10-07 22:30

Nice and simple!

fc85057 2020-10-07 23:27

Good shooter with simple but super effective mechanic! Clever take on the theme and nice use of the Ouroboros concept, integrating it both thematically and in the gampeplay. Controls also worked well. I did accidentally click on an upgrade I didn't want a few times because I was still clicking away at the last enemies. A slightly longer delay could possibly help.

gabriel-dias-oliveira-de-almeida 2020-10-10 23:17

Great game and great art. I love this style!

flying-dog-fish 2020-10-10 23:21

Simple but fun with a nice progression in difficulty.

adjo 2020-10-22 20:25

Really like the art style, and fun game :)

rhoff95 2020-10-26 19:45

Great game! I really like the idea of a shrinking arena. My main critique would be that the primary loop starts off way to slow. Player movement speed, bullet speed, fire rate, etc. all felt super slow. Additionally, the upgrades were not significant enough for me to really care or notice them. They mostly felt like a small percentage improvement? Id rather choose between 2X fire rate or 2X damage, and then be able to change my strategy. Getting 5% improvement for anything is not enough to offer an interesting decision since it will almost certainly not impact the players strategy. I would suggest polishing the primary loops, just walking and shooting with no upgrades before adding in anything else. Although the snake is cool, I think a game with a better core and no looping-twist would be more fun. Great work!

sondy 2020-10-27 19:59

Great game! it was a neat idea and well implemented! The gameplay loop gets a bit repetitive after a while, though. I do like the concept of the loop closing in, however!

chesschaser 2020-10-27 23:00

Couldn't find the part to rate :(. Really liked the game. i think it's good how you can upgrade. The flashing red when hit is also nice. Great work!