A very solid and polished action puzzle game. Great presentation, great sound, and a quick game loop make for a fun and non-frustrating experience. Probably my personal top pick. Well Done!
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Non-Stop Space Probe's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme | #20 | 4.108 | 4.108 |
| Fun | #28 | 3.757 | 3.757 |
| Visuals | #35 | 3.973 | 3.973 |
Ranked from 37 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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No worries, in response to a similar point in other reviews we're pondering the idea of maybe having a speed setting in future versions. That way players of higher or lower skill levels can set the game how they want it - or even complete all the levels at various different speeds for replayability.
2 years ago(+1)
Haha, we didn't design the game for ease-of-cheeto-eating but we're very pleased to hear it came through as an unintended bonus! :P
2 years ago(+2)
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
That feedback is useful, but it's also definitely a tough balance to achieve. Because the resetting the level every time comes with its own problems to be solved: everything snapping back to its start position at once can be visually jarring, so we could hide it with a fade-out fade-in... but then that adds time to the game between attempts which might be frustrating.
I do agree though that it seems just more universally "fair" if the player is presented with the same challenge every time they die, rather than all of the obstacles being in different positions every time. It's something we'll have to think long and hard about for a solution!
2 years ago(+2)
Thanks Evan - as I've just posted in a reply below it might be a cool idea to add a speed setting in future to make the game more inclusive / accessible and add some replayability (because players could always start easy and then play again at a harder speed later). Something to think about :)
2 years ago (+1)
Wow wow wow! - This gem has blown me away - I started testing it out, to review it, about 2 hours ago....
Before I knew it, THIS happened... ;)
I'd say that's a sign of an incredibly fun, addictive game! - LOVED it...
Graphics (including the neon effect, and those BEAUTIFUL rocket particles (gonna have to try and re-create that effect, it's mesmerising!)), presentation, sheer amount of gameplay, GREAT (and devious) levels, and the professionalism blew my mind...
Agree with others that maybe a different music track would help the game, and I found the ship speed a little *too* fast for my liking (Made it a little too frustrating at times, although everything was silky smooth, and beautifully smooth and tight controls), but yes, an AMAZINGLY polished and addictive submission, I love it!
Well done both... ....5-5-5! My Jam favourite so far.... :D
2 years ago(+1)
Wow! Thanks, that's a particularly glowing review ;)
Yep music-wise we definitely need more tracks in any future version. I think it fits the game well but a single track on repeat over 40 levels / 2 hours is bound to get annoying eventually, so in agreement with you there. I also wonder whether we could add difficulty levels or accessibility settings in future... so maybe you could choose the setting of your ship's speed. It would add replayability too I guess - players might want to retry all the levels in gradually higher speeds!
Thanks for the review and the useful feedback.
Hey, no problem! - credit where it's due! :D ...and I see what you did there, ha ha! ;)
Good point about speed! - You have a few options I guess? - Game speed - ie. everything slows down a bit, but the same solutions / strategies, albeit with a slightly more sedate pace... ....or ship speed, and that would completely change the timings and strategies for certain levels, giving additional challenge / replayability - Maybe you could have different types of probe classes for the different speeds, maybe even slightly thinner, wider, longer etc too, affecting difficulty / easiness!
Again, a beautiful game, simple to pick up, very hard to master! - and those particles.... Mmmm!.... :D
2 years ago(+1)
Thanks! :) Yeah as with my reply to a comment below, will definitely be looking at re-ordering the levels in future versions based on how many fails made in each one when testing.
2 years ago(+1)
Thanks - and you make a very good point! For future versions I think what I'm going to do is play the game through a few times and then re-order the levels based on how many times I failed each one... I'd have done that for this jam if I had more time. Heck, I could have implemented some anonymous analytics to pull that data from everyone's playthroughs if I'd had an extra week haha. Feedback much appreciated, cheers!
2 years ago(+1)
Thanks! Yes we're hopefully releasing a more detailed version in future and it will definitely have an options menu with volume control :)
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