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Planetary lunacy - a game about a satellite in space...

By jamie-simpson

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall3.838
Fun3.918
Innovation4.008
Theme4.258
Graphics3.418
Audio3.407
Humor2.665
Mood4.097

Comments

pedro-augusto-ruppenthal 2020-10-06 14:49

Nice game! I'm a sucker for spacey things, so I guess I may be a little biased :) but it was fun!

darcytimms 2020-10-06 18:47

Love the in-depth simulation of travelling in space, definitely going to continue observing space safely from the ground!

josephdevelops 2020-10-07 09:10

Kinda lot to learn for a game jam game. I think there it a lot potential. I also didn't like getting lost in space... maybe a trigger when you get too far away from the sun would be in order? I can't get back so why doesn't it just restart for me?

jamie-simpson 2020-10-07 09:24

@josephdevelops thank you for your feedback, I agree there is a lot to learn, but its one of those games that take time to understand, it is of course - a space simulator. also getting lost in space is one of the many fun outcomes of exploring the vast universe, sarcasm aside - there is a restart button in the pause menu.

rgilpt 2020-10-07 10:30

@jamie-simpson one the first level I am not sure if it is correct because I did a "stable" orbit and in time the spacecraft went to the planet. The second level seems ok and the physics felt more real. KSP is one of my favourite games and I got the KSP feeling :D not sure if you did the theme although when you orbit you are in a loop :) Great work and have fun! :)

jamie-simpson 2020-10-07 11:28

@rgilpt thank you for your feedback!, not sure what you mean by the physics felt more real in the second level because its the same in every level. but alas I'm glad you took the time to play my game.

rgilpt 2020-10-07 11:53

@jamie-simpson I think I know what was the problem: in the first level the planet orbit a sun that you can't see. That confused me.

If you pass in my channel I can explain better: https://www.twitch.tv/rgilpt

abdul-zakkar 2020-10-07 21:41

Cool game! Controls were cool, and the fuel limitation made it a fun challenge. I agree that there may be a lot of learning to do, but I did not mind. Also, for some reason on level 5 I tried imaging the north stars but it was not increasing my percentage. I was able to image stars in the tutorial so I'm not sure why it did not work in level 5. Also I would like an indication of which levels I completed on the level select menu :) Overall very creative and fun to maneuver between planets.

jamie-simpson 2020-10-07 22:05

@abdul-zakkar thank you for taking your time to learn my game, I will look into the problems you mentioned

elysiagriffin 2020-10-11 21:26

Thanks for submitting your game for me to play on my livestream! Sorry for the dropped frame choppiness!

If you’d like to rewatch the playthrough, you can find it here:

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/767510655?t=0h20m13s

Good luck on your ratings, see you next LD! :D

💜 Elysia Griffin AKA Button Feedback Lady

https://www.twitch.tv/elysiagriffin