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Unstable Potion
By giuyyt
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| Category | Rank | Score | Count |
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| Overall | 1300 | 3.04 | 24 | |
| Fun | 1141 | 3.04 | 24 | |
| Innovation | 957 | 3.11 | 24 | |
| Theme | 1420 | 2.54 | 24 | |
| Graphics | 1284 | 2.72 | 24 | |
| Audio | 848 | 2.93 | 24 | |
| Humor | 929 | 2.64 | 23 | |
| Mood | 1344 | 2.61 | 23 | |
Comments
giuyyt
2021-10-04 20:53
This is from author:
the Extraction code(提取码) of Baidu cloud disk(百度云盘,即https://pan.baidu.com/s/1dXq5EaNth6Jo0LskWYQpsQ) is:froy when i upload the game,i cannot upload the word description of this game;but now it can be uploaded,so i write description here:
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You are a chemist who is chased by a evil Lord with his monster minions.Their only goal is to make you die.So,you use your Cannon to kill those monsters and use your unstable potions to strengthen your Cannon.
When you kill a monster,you gain one "raw material",which can be used to create one "primary potion".If you press Q,you gain a blue one;If you press W, you gain a orange one.The only way they can be used is being combined in a specified order and you click your RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON so that a "final potion" will be created.If "primary potion" is not used in 2 sec,they will volatilize because of their instability.
When you have a "final potion",use it quickly by clicking your LEFT MOUSE BUTTON otherwise they will volatilize just as "primary potion".Your "final potion" will different according to the order and the type of "primary potion" which form your "final potion".
There is no win or lose in this game,all you have to do is to get a high score as much as you can.Have fun!
Soundtrack of main menu and game scene is composed by AIVA (Artificial Intelligence Virtual Artist): https://www.aiva.ai
giuyyt
2021-10-04 20:53
talas
2021-10-05 06:53
Little fun, the only point that frustated me, it the life time of the potion and final potion, it dispear to fast, you can't prepare and keep it :(. Else, it's a good little game =)
I was a little down on this game at first. Having all the enemies be green spheres and a gun that barely makes noise left a kinda bad first impression. It took me a little while to truly understand how potion mixing worked, and until then I got my pounded pretty mercilessly. That said, once I really started getting the hang of the potions and using them I was really enjoying myself. To the point I declared I would strive to break 1000 points. Well, here I am at 3360 points. I think the potion mixing is the real core of the game, because there's so many little ways you can mess them up, but it makes mastering them all the more satisfying. So yeah, this is a pretty fun game.
By the way, forgot to say also, the sound the monsters (bottles?) make when you kill them is very satisfying.
Definitely agree with mistercheezy above that I was turned off at first by how hard the game was. But I was hooked in once I learned how to use the potions. A cool and unique mechanic, and really fun!
vsi
2021-10-06 08:20
Liked the graphs,gj!
Nice little game :)
Nice submission! A bit harshy graphics and sounds are not in balance, but overall quite playable game :) Thanks!
I don't have enough coordination to play this game. It's too fast and to keep up with the mixing and using the potion. When i am able to finish a potion i also am already dead.
That said, the concept is interesting, i'm just sad i can't keep up with the game's pace.
I played for a few tens of minutes but I always died right away. I haven't seen the instability in the game. Despite everything I enjoyed! good job
yotamco
2021-10-06 17:33
I liked the game! I think the idea is really cool and fun. I liked the aspect of getting better with each time you play. It was a bit hard to see the enemies because of the color and the angle, I don't know if it was intended. I think making the graphics clearer would help focusing on the gameplay which is really good. Good job :thumbsup:
Pretty cool to try! I loved shooting the potion wall things :D nice job :)
The potion concept is a bit hidden and easy to ignore. Once I figured it out, I liked it.
A fun little game, well done!
If the game is not on full screen you cannot see the instructions to press T to show up the potions combinations, i only realized that there was supposed to be one because of the print screen here.
Other than that is a good concept and the gameplay is enjoyable, good job!
bbqyqyqy
2021-10-11 15:47
The usage of potion is creative!