Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD50 → Heat Death
By roofloorwall
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 267 | 3.50 | 23 | |
| Fun | 167 | 3.64 | 23 | |
| Innovation | 291 | 3.33 | 23 | |
| Theme | 145 | 3.95 | 23 | |
| Graphics | 281 | 3.50 | 23 | |
| Mood | 376 | 3.09 | 23 |
Excellent job. The gameplay of moving around & hitting the white shapes while avoiding the red ones is fun, &, while still a bit unexplained; I still picked up on it quickly. The theming of the star exploding is also well executed, & the ending cinematic of the star bursting out with beams of light was exceptionally well done.
Enjoyable loop, I liked the boost and crash mechanic. But I think it suffers a lot from a lack of audio. The loop would have been a lot more satisfying with a looping track and a few sound bites when you crash through something (even though we don't have sound in space!)
masterfully simplistic, this game fits the theme perfectly and is a lot of fun
Wow, I would definitely lose a bunch of quarters playing this in an arcade cabinet. The vector graphics are super nostalgic and the way it keeps introducing new types of mobs kept it fresh right up until I couldn't go anymore. Really great game, loved playing it. Thanks for the upload.
A hidden gem! Great concept! It doesn't take wonders to make a fun game and this is it! It would lack a bit of sound effects to make it more interesting, but the rest is great. I love the Steering Behavior of the ship and the narrative is so good. Congratulations!
Like the vector style visuals, has a nice stylised minimal feel, like the setting, all feels pretty polished. The core mechanic works nicely and is quite fun too. Was just crying out for some sound to add to the atmosphere and immersion. Only managed an extra 43s myself though. Solid entry.
Took me a bit to understand the mechanics, but after that I enjoyed it. I just wish it had sound!
Very simple and well done game. The gameplay loop is satisfying once I figured out what to do-especially when you're able to string up multiple hits via the use of the boosts. The graphics are simple but polished, with small flourishes such as the shaking of the star's surface as it gets closer to death, and the eventual explosion animation of the sun. The absence of audio is really what hits it most at the current point. Good job, overall!
I liked almost everything about this game, it's challenging but at the same time it's forgiving (bumping into stuff doesn't result in a Game Over, for example)... I think it would be nice to have at least some sound effects, but it's a great game even without them. The explosion effect was a really nice touch.
So simple but so much fun, like the variety in the asteroids, played it a few times and got 65 seconds as my time, could have used a few atari era sounds but sound is always last priority for a compo game. Well done, great stuff.
That was fun to play! Quite addictive. I like neon-like graphics. Well done!
I quite enjoyed the game, simple but really engaging
I liked the variety of enemies, the mechanics are simple but effective, how to make a level pass is equivalent to playing the full game is a genius idea~
Too bad the lack of audio, surely this would have made the experience much better~ The colors made my eyes hurt after a while~
Apart from this, everything was great, 30 seconds is a good time, the enemies behaved differently, the collectibles too, the movement was fluid, great job here !!!!
Wish there was audio and/or a skip function for the end bit. Like the art style although the transitions hurt my eyes but that's probably a me thing. Wish the squares were a little bit bigger. I kept ending up circling around them after I eventually figured out what to do. It was a little bit more frustrating than it was fun for me.