Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD49 → Unstable Reactor
By gale-swift and TCastillo
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 589 | 3.63 | 31 | |
| Fun | 677 | 3.48 | 31 | |
| Innovation | 703 | 3.34 | 31 | |
| Theme | 1081 | 3.16 | 30 | |
| Graphics | 155 | 4.36 | 31 | |
| Audio | 481 | 3.51 | 28 | |
| Humor | 1177 | 2.06 | 25 | |
| Mood | 339 | 3.79 | 29 |
Looks great and I like the cooldown driven gameplay.. I wasn't quite able to figure out what was going on though. I couldn't quite make sense of the on-screen feedback and I ended up dead far too quickly to figure it out. I may come and revisit this one later because I feel like there's an enjoyable experience in here once I manage to figure out which buttons to click first!
I'm loving the graphics and the subsystems are rather intuitive so I almost instantly knew what is what.
Looks really good, though the skewed camera angle makes it difficult to see what's going on. I think the main cannon is missing a visual effect? It made a sound and the enemy frigate sort of fell apart, but I didn't get any visual feedback other than that. Nice job on the voice over too, though it does get a bit annoying hearing it every single time :sweat_smile:
I managed to beat it on my first try, but did fall below 50% health once or twice, so I'd say the difficulty is just right for a jam game, good job!
I wish the radar was more visual, as in an actual radar, and less a text box with some numbers, but I understand that this is time consuming and not a high priority in a jam. I just feel like with the graphics being as awesome as they are, it would have added that little bit extra.
That wormhole effect was very cool, the intro is fire. I think the Repair is OP, imo you could have the repair to charge until a certain level, and have the option to activate on the spot. The amount you have charged is the equivalent amount to the health you're given. The game is very polished and visually stunning by the time it took developing, well done.
For those who try the game, try starting out by creating bunch of fighters before even thinking of trying to charge the warp core, you're going to need something to defend yourself with VERY soon.
The idea is interesting, graphics and audio are good. But when I played for the first time I was overwhelmed with options and got killed immediately. Some kind of advice about what should be the first priority when starting would be nice so you don't die immediately.
Great concept and execution! I had a fun time playing the game. Ship models are outstanding, and I love the modulated voice effects.
Really awesome, a bit complex at first but after a few tries it clicked. I really like the visual aesthetic and I found the whole bridge command feeling awesome.
I think the VFX need a little more punch to really sell the epic space battle feeling, it would also help to see what's being targeted and dying if the vfx were a bit bigger and flashier.
Overall, impressive submission, awesome work!
The way it looks is way to impressive! It a nice merge of concepts, like a type of timed-rts. Initially was a bit confusing but on my second try it started to fit. I would recommend rebalance the time it takes for certain actions because it feels that randomness sometimes get the best of you. Great game!
Super, played for a very long time)
As others have said before, it was a bit confusing at the beginning, but the looks and music kept me playing! There is a bit of a lack of feedback of what you're doing, and if you are winning or not. After a while I knew what to do and I could win pretty easy. Overall a very polished entry, well done!
Such a fun game... i thoroughly enjoyed it... strong game built in such short time... even the music fit perfectly... but i am unsure how this is unstable... but a very well made game..
Epic! Would love to have more camera control especially the ability to zoom right out and see everything top down? Was pretty hard to figure out the best way to win haha. Maybe the waves could be less fast?
Nice work! Good modeling and I like the space feeling!
That was nerve-wracking (in a good way)! Felt like I was in an episode of Star Trek or Battlestar Galactica. Took some trial and error to work out a strategy and figure out some of the nuance of the different systems (e.g. I’m pretty sure each turret you activate lasts forever, but the fighters get destroyed pretty easily although they’re faster to activate. Finding the right shield timing to block bombs was kind of annoying. etc), but it’s fairly intuitive to learn. The game does a pretty good job of providing the feeling that you can stay mostly on top of things early on but as the waves build up, the shit really hits the fan and you have to scramble to make a last-ditch effort.
I really liked the game, great Art and fun to replay some game !
Quite a fun game! The gameplay is fun and the graphics are very nice. Im not fully sure how it fits into the theme but overall good job!
This is a surprisingly complete experience (I know, that sounds weird lol). But I mean, you have voice lines for all the actions and the intro, a bunch of counter options to react to the enemy, unique models for the different ships... it all makes a very cohesive experience.
Gameplay was pretty fun, though my biggest complaint was that a lot of actions didn't seem to have much response. Ex: the shield didn't make it very clear when it blocked something. On the other hand, the main cannon was _very_ clear when it worked (and the sound was very satisfying). On that note though, given the use of Kevin MacLeod's music, shouldn't audio have been opted-out of? It was a good selection and I know effort went into the voice lines, but doesn't seem fair to rate that category. Wish there was a better way than all-or-nothing. :confused:
Graphics-wise, the ship models/vfx were the strong point. Saw your post about using the Substance apps to make them (*surprise*, I used Substance too lol), they turned out well in my opinion. However, the UI could use a bit of work since, despite being plenty functional, the presentation just isn't quite as slick as the audio/ship models/vfx. Regardless, the fact that it had the voice lines and charging sounds to go along with it was definitely a nice touch.
Overall, a pretty solid game!