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Deep Space

By too-lazy-cat

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall17562.8237
Fun15132.9137
Innovation15292.7437
Theme17342.7536
Graphics16102.8237
Audio1
Humor5823.0933
Mood3.003

Comments

pedrorocha 2021-04-26 18:05

I love it ! Well done !

juan-matias 2021-04-26 22:09

Hey, I can't access the URL, is it down?

too-lazy-cat 2021-04-26 22:23

@juan-matias no, working for me. can you try again?

mechamew 2021-04-26 22:50

This is for sure the first time I've been a spaceship that can eat things!

too-lazy-cat 2021-04-26 22:53

@juan-matias added mirror link to ITCH.io https://virtualdimensions.itch.io/deep-space-3

@mechamew Thanks, I wanted to do sometihng special :)

slowfrog-again 2021-04-27 08:52

Aaaaaahhh, a spaceship with teeth!!! I can't help laughing.

carpaccino 2021-04-27 18:20

SO much asteroid lol

too-lazy-cat 2021-04-27 18:23

@carpaccino honestly i spent more time drawing them then coding them..

kel 2021-04-27 18:23

om nom nom nom

ditam 2021-04-27 18:30

Very impressive for 12 hours and fiendishly difficult! I have no idea how to get to level 2 :)

too-lazy-cat 2021-04-27 18:36

@ditam Thank you, kind soul. Here is a tip, line up rockets, eat them all, burst the boss. Orange and Blue give you +20% dmg and +20% respectively for 5 seconds AND they stack. So you can burst it quickly. Mars is a little crazier but rovers there are colored the same way and give the same bonuses. Good luck!

getsky 2021-04-27 22:03

Funny graphics and a spaceship with teeth. I like it. Well done, Too_Lazy_Cat!!!

thewhiterice 2021-04-28 02:26

This game is difficult. I felt as if, somethings took a while to do. Like eating bullets, and shooting. I suggest maybe experimenting with the pace of your game. Otherwise, it is a good game.

too-lazy-cat 2021-04-28 08:47

@thewhiterice yeah, it was way too easy when the level was done, rockets were turning too slow and moving too fast so they couldn't hit a standing target. You could literally press LMN and don't move to win. So I added a coroutine that changes turn rate and speed over a lifetime so they aim better for standing targets and I think that tipped a balance way too much. Now missles turn much better at the start and slow down after 2 seconds and slow down even more after 5. Definately need more experimenting.

congusbongus 2021-04-28 11:33

Haha I love the angry planets, gives them a lot of personality Using a keyboard button would be better for shooting

hidjy 2021-04-28 11:44

Eating enemy missiles is a smart idea! I had a hard time aiming my mouth at the missiles, maybe a smooth acceleration would help.

duvey 2021-04-29 00:26

I really like the gameplay mechanics but the ramp isn't quite right. The eating mechanic is really cool when it works but it is so slow and now exactly clear when to eat them. Maybe make it a little faster and more obvious when you can safely run into them. Maybe start with smaller simpler enemies. It felt like I was starting at a boss fight. Love the graphics and sounds!

mharitsnf 2021-04-29 03:44

I love the mechanics where you can eat the projectiles! If I may give a suggestion, try giving a reason for eating the projectiles, like giving a power up or restoring some health. Otherwise great job!

obrunomarques 2021-04-29 06:43

Very funny idea , I like it a lot ! Congrats !

too-lazy-cat 2021-04-29 09:54

@mharitsnf they do just that. Blue - attack speed, orange damage, red - extra life. I was thinking to add it on a screen but that wasn't very high prio and i've ran out of time.

kaihyo 2021-04-30 11:31

Fun game. The eating animation is a bit slow, making it hard to missiles in comparison of the fire rate of the planet. It is a nice twist tho'. Nice job !

nisovin 2021-04-30 19:18

Cool game, I love the concept of eating projectiles, and the eating animation is very amusing. The difficulty ramp could probably use some tuning, and the eating mechanic is a bit awkward to time correctly.

generic-games 2021-05-03 13:29

A spaceship that can eat things? Wonderful! I really like this game because of the fun mechanic, and the art/animations are very polished.

Although, the time window in which you can eat projectiles seems quite small. Initially I was trying to run into rockets while the mouth was still opening, and it felt a bit inconsistent. I suggest you could make the ship flash when it is ready to eat projectiles, to make it clearer.

Screenshot_Deep-Space.png The satellites seem to stop spawning in the second level ^

too-lazy-cat 2021-05-04 08:20

@generic-games, glad you had fun. Consider it a payback for all time i've spent flying your elevator :)

oddballdave 2021-05-16 20:50

Ha! This is kinda wacky and whimsical. I have to admit that from looking at the screenshots I thought the game was going to be very basic. But there's quite a bit going on and it has a lot of character. It starts off feeling a little unfair but once you get your head around how to play it becomes more challenging than unfair. This one is a little hidden gem.

Good stuff :8ball: