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Space Repair

By abdul-zakkar and Adnonymous5

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall8113.4725
Fun6993.4525
Innovation13682.6025
Theme14252.5225
Graphics4463.9126

Comments

sotaroni 2021-10-05 19:12

Really charming game despite not being finished, simple satisfying gameplay loop that reminds me of the flash games of the late 2000s, even as it is I played it quite a bit. given the time to develop it further this could be a really amazing game, and i think it deserves merit for the obvious effort on display here.

abdul-zakkar 2021-10-06 00:02

@sotaroni thank you very much! Definitely agree with your comparisons to flash games. We definitely learned about time management and scope this time around as well :)

nobongo 2021-10-14 01:47

The art is really cute and I liked the simple animations. The game wasn't too unbalanced either once I got used to it a little bit. Going forward I think it would be cool if maybe the blue ones stole parts from you and attempted to carry them off. And maybe having a rest period to deposit parts would be nice if you wanted to make it more wave based. You have a good start here for sure!

ty-victorson 2021-10-14 02:27

The art here is great, the mechanics of the game all worked well, the only thing is I would maybe add some health to the player as things get hectic really quick and dying to one shot doesn't feel great! However you've got a solid game here even though its unfinished. Nice work!

adnonymous5 2021-10-14 02:38

@ty-victorson 100% agreed, we intended for there to be a health system, the current system is pretty bad

@nobongo What an awesome suggestion, thanks! Having to collect the gears in a timely fashion would add a really cool layer of challenge.

The game is pretty unfinished, we didn't have as much time as we've had for previous jams, but I'm glad you both see the foundations of a potentially good game somewhere in here haha!

sparkydoc07 2021-10-14 03:29

The game is good overall, and using the remains of you fallen foes to repair your machine is interesting. The art style is good and the isometric view is wonderfull.

A few suggestions: - Try to group enemies into waves so that the player has time to collect the gears - Maybe increase the play area so that the enemies aren't all packed in one area - Some kind of indicator that an enemy is going to spawn - The inventory could be made a bit more visible

Apart from that, it's a great game and can probably be made even better.

Off topic, but could you add a fullscreen option to the game? I think it would be more fun to play fullscreen

mithoskuu 2021-10-14 03:55

I tried playing but for whatever reason the player refused to capture my keyboard input so I could only sit in place and act like a turret, I like what I see though

fractale 2021-10-14 17:42

The game is a bit hard has the bullet of the yellow ennemy are the same collors as yours. and you have only one life. nice game

alvan-arulandu 2021-10-18 19:24

I agree with what people have been saying so far. I would like to be able to shoot the bullets of the enemies to defend myself if possible as well. Art, animations, and concept are great though!

adnonymous5 2021-10-19 03:00

@sparkydoc07 Thank you so much for the thorough comment! we one hundred percent agree with all of that commentary

@mithoskuu Aw man, sorry about that. Appreciate your kind words despite the sub-par experience

megalukes 2021-10-19 03:34

Interesting concept, a bit hard at first but I got used to it fast! I hope you guys finish it after the jam. Graphics are really cool and I liked the isometric view. Congrats!

barelyevengames 2021-10-19 03:44

I love the art, excellent use of color. Game is great!

rose 2021-10-19 04:37

A simple but classic game - dodging and shooting enemies will always be fun! I like that you have a goal of what to collect so you're not just trying to stay alive but actually targeting certain enemies. I found that the stars in the back were a bit distracting - they look similar to the bullets that the enemies shoot.

kristinamay 2021-10-19 15:09

I like this! the controls felt really good for a jam game.

animawish 2021-10-20 08:45

nice game! great graphics, and shooting the bots felt good.

wargon 2021-10-21 16:11

Good game with a future in mind. Do not give up its development. Also nice graphics)

rengo 2021-10-21 17:26

graphics are good. idea is nice. sound would be great. but dying on 1 hit is rough

zookatron 2021-10-21 18:03

Nice art style! Gameplay was a bit simple any way too hard at me, I have never been much good at bullet hell shooters and I had to play like 10 times before I was able to finally complete one repair, lol