Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD53 → USPS United Space Poostal Service
By fabdynamic
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 363 | 2.88 | 23 | |
| Fun | 380 | 2.54 | 23 | |
| Innovation | 389 | 2.45 | 23 | |
| Theme | 362 | 3.02 | 23 | |
| Graphics | 307 | 3.09 | 23 | |
| Audio | 138 | 3.52 | 23 | |
| Humor | 263 | 2.52 | 21 | |
| Mood | 297 | 2.92 | 23 |
Pretty neat arcade-style shooter, I love how you have to be precise. Kinda confused on the click and drag control scheme? Feels like it could've just been a mouse movement to move the ship and then click/space to shoot, but that's just me. I read your devlog and I'm honestly surprised you still managed to pull through despite all those outages and data losses!
I don't seem to be able to use the space bar to shoot (it just makes the page scroll down), so I can't really play the game since I'm playing on a laptop with a trackpad.
I like the concept. The ship movement being instantaneous feels too non gamey :) But reading your devlog its great that you at least managed to Publish. Keep it up!
i figured out how to rapid-fire by hitting both RMB and space a bunch, which was cool
I have read the devlog, rough! Good job on delivering (no pun intended) the game after all!
I like the retro style of it (Art and sounds) as for the gameplay i have some feedback: - Player ship should move automatically as the player moves the mouse (without having to hold the button) - Fire should be on RMB Those two can be summaried to: Dont fight with player habits! It's losing battle most of the time - I was confused when i found out that you can actually place more than one package in one ship, feedback suggests that one is enough - with that being said i would recommend implementing some minor randomness like: Distance from the player, speed at which it moves, amount of airlocks on the ship, length of it, direction from which it comes or maybe even things like: amount of ships at once or add a counter how many packages given airlock can hold
I really enjoyed the music and sound effects you included in the game. I'm sorry to hear that you encountered some difficulties during the game jam. One suggestion I have for improvement would be to consider making the controls more user-friendly. For example, it might be helpful to adjust the controls so that the player doesn't have to continuously hold down the left mouse button in order to move.
Cool concept, given the challenges you had to face during the jam ! Glad you managed to get something ready. It does feel kind of repetitive, but that's pretty much expected for a Compo and when you end up without a working computer ^^ Using the mouse actually makes it quite simple to aim without too much effort. You just keep the mouse cursor somewhere near the ships' path, and shoot when the ship reaches the cursor at a specific spot. I would have used arrow keys to move, and spacebar to shoot. But overall, GG for managing to get this entry published. Cheers
Cool concept, given the challenges you had to face during the jam ! Glad you managed to get something ready. It does feel kind of repetitive, but that's pretty much expected for a Compo and when you end up without a working computer ^^ Using the mouse actually makes it quite simple to aim without too much effort. You just keep the mouse cursor somewhere near the ships' path, and shoot when the ship reaches the cursor at a specific spot. I would have used arrow keys to move, and spacebar to shoot. But overall, GG for managing to get this entry published. Cheers
Nice projectile training! :D I love the retro vibe, the visuals are super pretty - especially how you did colour on the big ship! As I understand you went through a lot of trouble while making this game, but if you will continue to develop it, I think it would be nice to add different ships that go with different speed, and maybe when I already sent supplies to a ship, it would fly away very very fast so I don't wait too long for the next one :) But overall I enjoyed the game, it felt very meditative as it is now, and kinda addicting ^^' only got 54 out of 100 in though :") ending.jpg
First and foremost, I just want to say - the fact that you pushed on through all of those shitty situations (power outages, broken computer etc.)... I genuinely have a lot of respect for you making it in the end!! That's awesome. I'd have given up three times over.
Anyway, the game! I was mostly focused on the aesthetic when I was playing, which I find to be simple but somehow captivating! The dithering on the spaceship, the shiny gradients on the text... It gave me an oddly nostalgic feeling and I'm not 100% sure I can put my finger on why. Either way, I really enjoyed it!
I had a good bit of fun with USPS, and I'm looking forward to whatever you make next time! Keep up the great work!! :grin:
It is a thing and you got it done. Kudos. The loop quickly became a bit dull and maybe having less would have kept the tension up a bit. Like 3 shots and you have to make them all type of thing. It quickly became a grind with such a high number.
Got bored after 15 points, but nice job finishing the game with all the problems you ran into during the weekend! I like the sound + music, gives a happy vibe.
Seemed slow until I realized I could hit the same airlock multiple times. This feels like a really good start, I would love to see what you would've accomplished without so many technical difficulties!
The retro shooter vibe is very well executed. The music is great! I agree with other commenters that it can get a bit boring and repetitive, but it runs well and it's a great base to add on more features later if you want to!