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Bullet Hell Jam 2023

Hosted by Harman Kamboj, theChief, Game Dev Bois · #bullethelljam
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A jam submission

Random Space Shooter nb 254View game page

A space shooter with tank control
Submitted by yo_leris — 16 hours, 40 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Theme#673.3083.308
Visual#693.5383.538
Overall#1182.7692.769
Fun#1432.4622.462
Audio#2091.3851.385

Ranked from 13 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Did you use any third-party assets or skeleton code?
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CryptRatSubmitted2 years ago

Nice experiment, it's not easy to control but it's not meant to be. I'm not sure how different from Asteroïds it controls, I would need to play it right now to compare, but I prefer side scroller levels anyway so the results is fun to play. 

Thanks for sharing.

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A peaceful garden ?
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HonigBeeGamesSubmitted2 years ago

Super interesting movement system! Feels a little bit like controlling the ship in Outer Wilds, but in 2D. It does make the precision needed to dodge bulets very difficult, but the shield is forgiving enough that you don't need to dodge too much. I really liked the gradual introduction of gameplay mechanics, though I would have liked to see a little more variety in the level design. Also, I am not sure if it is just me, but I did not get any sound or music, was that missing or just on my end? Overall, great work, I would be really interested in playing more!

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Bounce Blast
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BrianDouglasIESubmitted2 years ago

Good use of a tutorial. Movement was very tricky.

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Beam Moo Up
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AbziSubmitted2 years ago

It is nice idea! Also it is helpful that you made tutorial. Good job!

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God Of Balance is not fair
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yo_lerisDeveloper2 years ago

Thanks for the feedback !

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madebygareSubmitted2 years ago

Great built-in tutorial. Asteroids style controls were a bit hard to get used to but it’s kind of fun. Some indication you’re charging the shield would be good too since I wasn’t sure it was working til it just popped up.

Nice job!

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Fish Hell
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yo_lerisDeveloper2 years ago

Thanks for the feedback ! I'll try to add more visual feedback next time as it is missing in multiple place, but I didn't thought of the time for charging the shield indeed.

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Unlabeled GamesSubmitted2 years ago

The controls are really slippery. It's hard to play unity you get used to it. But it's a cool concept. Good luck dude!

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Prey of Bunny
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yo_lerisDeveloper2 years ago

Thanks, I'll try to enhance the controls then.

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Adroit Conceptions2 years ago

things I like

  • nice graphics
  • momentum based movement
  • progressive introduction of mechanics

things I would change

  • move shoot to keyboard (mouse really isn’t used for anything)
  • allow holding down shoot to keep firing
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yo_lerisDeveloper2 years ago

Thanks !

This seems like good point where I could improve the feeling of the shoot, which I didn't spend a lot of time. I'm glad you enjoyed the movement!

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picnic.tmSubmitted2 years ago

I like the art and the shield reloading idea is cool! the controls seem like they're supposed to be slippery but maybe too slippery for me, maybe would get used to it with more time

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Bubble Baby: Boss Rush!
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yo_lerisDeveloper2 years ago

Thanks for the comment !

I think the controls are very slippery because I played with them on a large area without obstacle, and not with less space to move, so that might explain the way they feel. Also I wanted the player to either use the brake or do a half turn and accelerate again to slow down, but it's not very useful in a bullet hell I guess.

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Xin Jin MengSubmitted2 years ago

This is a wonderful concept! It feels more methodical than a typical bullet hell. Maybe if the walls weren’t hurting you, only bullets - something like Omega Race - would capture that frenetic feel. Thank you for sharing this with us!

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Zavala
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yo_lerisDeveloper2 years ago(+1)

Thanks ! I think the methodical feel is due to the terrible way of aiming for the shooting. The walls hurt you because I don't have any way to prevent the player from going outside the map X)
I think the movement would be better if you where chasing an ennemy than having static enemy. For another game jam.

Thanks anyway for the feedback.

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