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A jam submission

The AntartesView game page

Submitted by Devidration, Zero_Kirai โ€” 1 hour, 58 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
VISUALS#94.5834.583
OVERALL#873.5423.542
EASY TO GET INTO#963.8753.875
THEME#1123.2713.271
FUN#1493.1253.125
AUDIO#1592.9172.917
CREATIVE#1673.0003.000

Ranked from 48 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Do you have any bullet or projectile in your game?

Yes

You added some projectile or bullet in your game

How does your game implement the theme? (If your game doesn't use the theme ignore this field)
Every 10 seconds, the attack mode changes

What was the size of your team?
2 people

Please credit the resources that you used during the jam (if you used any)
wind ambience, free sound and 8 bit pixel font

Credit all team-members that worked on this project (you can link itch.io/twitter/youtube/twitch)
https://zerokirai.itch.io

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Submitted(+1)

Great game! I loved the music.

Developer

Thank u so much, glad u liked it :D

Submitted(+1)

Loved it! The only problem I have with it is that in my opinion, the sound effects dont really match the rest of the audio. The music was nice and fit the setting and art well, but the effects stood out too much, even when I lowered them to be almost completely off.

Other than that: Gorgeous visuals, simple idea mostly well executed and overall a nice game. With some polish, a steeper difficulty curve and better audio balance I can see this becoming a nice game :)

Developer

sorry about the sound we kinda still new at trying to make sound and music. glad u liked the the game :D

Submitted(+1)

Solid gameplay and beautiful spritework !

Had some fun playing this one and there's some nice enemy variety too with the various blimps baloons and airships, and the moving clouds really add to that sense of going at high speeds in the sky, i just have one small issue with them in that they can sometimes obscure the view a bit too much, i think you should either have them with a bit less opacity or move them to a layer behind where all the gameplay happens rather than in front so you can keep the effect while not having it get in the way of the gameplay all thet much.

Other than that it's well made all around with some strong design both gameplay wise and art wise.

Good job to you guys :)

Developer(+1)

the transparent cloud was a mistake we shouldnt have put it in, my friend make an option to turn it off u could go to the pause menu and click the option, my friend forgot to put it in the menu option so dont bother checking it in the game menu. btw glad to hear u enjoyed it :D

Submitted(+1)

Haha well these kind of mistakes happen that's jam, still the cloud didn't feel out of place with the background, it was just a bit in the way cause it was in front of everything else :p still nice to know you planned the option to toggle it.

Developer(+1)

yea i planned to remove it when development but my friend decide to make it optional so i just go with it, need more better communication for the team. btw glad u enjoyed the game :D

Submitted(+1)

The pixel art is really good, and the clouds are also pretty nice, but the game itself is kind of lackluster. Everything feels sluggish (the player movement, the projectile speeds, the enemies' movement), there's never too much stuff going on, you just sit there holding space and move every once in a while, but are otherwise safe most of the time. The player projectiles clash with the pixel art, since they're like realistic/lighted up, they could all be done through pixel art as well.
As others have said, the SFX are pretty jarring, in particular the laser SFX. That's not one sound effect, you're overlaying the same effect multiple times until the volume reaches earrape levels, it should be only one looping sound.
The music is also rather odd. The menu has the same melody as the stage, but while the menu has a nice pleasant sound, the stage music is rough chiptune music. I don't see why you couldn't use the same track or something in a similar style for the game itself. And regardless of your resources, you CAN make pleasant sounding chiptune music (for free (or just, you know, acquire the necessary software for free)), it just requires learning how to do so (generally through stuff like Famitracker). The other option you have is using royalty free music of which there's a lot, just requires some searching.

Developer

thanks for the feedback! i kinda dont understand abt the bullet being not pixel art because everything was done in pixel art maybe my friend add some 2d lighting effect. about the sfx and the music we are not use to that so it wont be really good. about the music in the menu i made that music for the menu and im not really a music person i more of an art person and my friend remix it into chiptune idk why he did that maybe he want something different for the menu and the game i think it didnt work out, we should have put it the same. btw thanks for playing the game :D

Submitted(+1)

Hello yes it is me, I also think the sound is very loud. Awesome art design, but even with the sliders some of the sound effects aren't even affected. They're so... Harsh sounding. Even the music is extremely harsh. 
Also sort of unrelated but the huge banner on your game page confused me and I couldn't find the "run game" button because I thought that was it, and it was just taking forever to load, ahhaha

Developer

oh yeah sorry about the sound slider not working. we are still new at the making sound effect and music so it wont be so good. and yeah lemme change the banner sorry about that.

Submitted(+1)

Audio is a very easy thing to screw up, especially when you're new. I still screw it up on almost every project I work on, but making mistakes is the best way to learn! 

I was having a grumpy day yesterday, so I have have been overly critical, I'm sorry. I really did enjoy your game! The artstyle and polish on the visuals was amazing, and I love that you have to switch up playstyles to accommodate for the gun switching. 

Developer

oh its fine. btw glad u enjoyed it :D

Submitted(+1)

I know I'm far for the first one saying this but... the audio... Besides being too loud and covering the music, the sfx are just unbearable, even at low volume. I really don't get the need to add 8bit sound with every pixel art game, they just sound bad. Especially the laser sfx here, the weapon itself is so cool, but it was a relief when it was over lol. It's a shame because the art is really fucking great, the game is fun, the enemies are varied and the gameplay itself is smooth. I would love to play this again with better audio!

Developer

about the sound we dont pick the 8 bit sound effect the 8 bit sound effect is the only thing we know how to create and yeah the sound settings doesnt really work that well glad u like the art and the animation.

could u at least suggest some software or website to make or find some good sound effect that would be really helpful. anyway thanks for the honest review and a critical feedback really appreciate it.

Submitted(+1)

To create sfx, any DAW can work, Ableton Live, Reaper (free) and ProTools work really well, but any can do sound design. As for how to do it, there is many ways. First, you can create sounds with synth and vst, it's hard, and in that way yes 8bit is easier to do. You can also use something from a sound pack (sound ideas is one of the best) or a ripped sound pack from a game, then you modify it to make them fit in your game (with time stretch, reverse, treatment and effects, pitch shift, morphing, everything is possible to transform a burping sound into a huge explosion). This option is the most common in indie development. Finally, you can record sounds around you, and modify them the same way you can modify the sounds from an audio pack, but this time it's 100% yours. You have a lot of tutorial online on how to turn a sound into an other. Of course to record you need some equipment, but a Zoom H6 recorder isn't that expensive nowadays, and it's something you will use a lot. You can also simply contact sound designers, I'm sure there is a lot of them who would love to work for you on future game jams!

Developer(+1)

oh my god, thanks a lot i will check it out, thanks for the reply :D

Developer

Zoom h6 is really expensive in my country do u have other suggestion?

Submitted(+1)

maybe the Zoom H4n, it's around 200โ‚ฌ on Thomann, it's not cheap but it's a good investment.

Developer

im still 14 my mom prob wont allowed it and the differents of the currency its way too different like 200 euro is 3 million rupiah in my country if it was 6 million rupiah i could buy a motorcycle. idk if that explain the different my country currency is rupiah btw.

Submitted(+1)

oh wow yeah it's expensive... maybe try to buy it used, a lot of time used stuff is correct on the audio equipment (these things are solid) You can still start recording stuff with your phone, it will just not be as good sounding as if recorded with a pro audio device, but it'll be a good start. You can also train to modify sounds from youtube or sample websites

Developer(+1)

ah yes thank you i could do that just need to practice everyday and do some researching. btw thank you for being so informative :D

Submitted(+1)

A lot of people complained about the audio being too loud. That is true but I have a different opinion about it. I wouldn't use 8 bit sounds for this game, I would use something more realistic. I just think it would work better for it. Go Owlboy, if you know what I mean.

I do have ONE problem with the visuals however. The clouds make it too difficult to see anything. You don't have to change them, I would just give the bullets a higher contrast just so they are easier to see.

One more thing, I could forgive all that if the game just had more content.  I would give more weapons.

Developer (1 edit)

thank you for the feedback. I dont know what software to make music other than bosca ceoil sorry

 the cloud u could turn it off by going to the pause by clicking esc and click option, the title menu option doesnt have the option to turn off cloud my friend forgot to put it there and he the one that put the cloud blame him (hehe). 

there only three weapon becuz we dont want to put too much im worried that we dont have time we prob add more weapon and even boss battle if we still have time but were not fast enough

btw thanks for playing :D

Submitted(+1)

Your welcome!

Submitted(+1)

Many people have already talked about the audio problem so I won't go into detail on that.

Really good pixel art(specially that "flying structure" at the background). Sometimes the screenshake moves the camera from its original place, not a huge bug but it may annoy some people.

Although the game is quite short, is fun to play and if you add more variety to the weapon system, can make your game stand out.

Good job with the game :)

Developer(+1)

ah thanks for the feedback i make sure to tell my friend abt the screenshake. btw thanks for playing :D

Submitted(+1)

Loved the steampunk pixel art aesthetic, really well done! The gameplay is good but a little too easy, but aside from that and the issue others have mentioned with the audio levels, very solid game! 

Developer

thanks for the feedback! yea we got a lot saying the game is easy we will try to make the difficulty curve better. btw glad you enjoyed it :D

Submitted(+1)

Amazing visuals! Audio is pretty good, although a bit loud for my taste. Variety in enemies and weapons felt really nice. I had a lot of fun playing. Great job!

Developer (1 edit)

thanks glad you liked it :D

Submitted(+1)

Gorgeous Pixel Art - cool visual Story Telling with the Skyship-City. Enemies looked fun as well. Controlled well, but the Weapon Changing theme could have used some kind of indicator when it changes the weapon. But every weapon felt unique to play with. SOme SE and the Music were hit or miss - but overall a great experience.

Developer

Thanks for the feedback. I made the 10sec timer but sadly were out of time to implemented it in the game. but glad u enjoyed it.

Submitted(+1)

What a great pixel art style, damn!! Cheers! 

The game is also quite nice, but I think the SFX is a bit too loud (even adjusting it). But anyway, what a great game :)

Developer(+1)

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it :D

Submitted(+1)

Beautiful visuals. Gameplay is fun, there is some enemy variaty and different attacks can destroy some projectiles.
Only sound effects are a little loud, even after turning their volume down to like 20%.
I think the game needs bosses for some more variety (if there is a boss I didn't reach it).

Developer(+1)

thanks for playing. yea the sound slider kinda don't work well. We were planning to add boss if we have extra time  but we didn't. btw thanks for playing our game :D

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

I love the steampunk aesthetic, and this game really delivered for me. I've seen at least a couple games already with the changing weapon shmup mechanic, but I think your game does the best of the ones I've played. All the guns felt distinctive, satisfying in the own way, and crucially, forced me to change the way I played in order to use.

The only big disappointment for me was the audio. I actually ended up turning my sound  off completely because I found the sounds to be really grating even with my audio turned to its lowest. I also just felt that the sounds didn't match up well with the steampunk aesthetic.

Nice work though, overall I thought it was great! The aesthetic is beautiful and the game is fun as well.

Developer

Thanks for playing. yeah the audio settings was kinda rushed and ended up not really working. btw thanks for playing the game :D

Submitted(+1)

Visuals are amazing! That logo really pops. I also like the changing weapons mechanic. I'd like to see the new difficulty curve/maybe a boss design!

Developer(+1)

Thanks for the compliment. I have planned to make a boss but when I was thinking it, I want to make sure the game finish first then we could add more stuff if we had time and we don't. we kinda running out of time when making the difficulty curve so the difficulty kinda stay the same. btw thanks for playing the game :D

Submitted(+1)

Awesome design (I felt a steampunk theme, am I wrong?), with a nice sound and a nice variety of weapons. The only thing that was causing me more problems were the foreground clouds, sometimes they get very intense. But nice one. Out of the 3 long runs I made, got a max. of 52

Developer

Glad u like it and yes its steampunk. the foreground cloud u could turn it off by pressing esc to pause then click the option, the menu option doesn't have the option my friend forgot to put it in there and I told to remove the foreground cloud but he decide to make it optional, so I put a message in the description how to remove the cloud  I wish it could've been more noticeable. btw thanks for playing :D

Submitted(+1)

I've played this yesterday and today again, because I didn't have the time to make a comment, but here I am. The visuals are really interesting, and the idea by itself is really cool. However, playing today I couldn't fire with left click for some reason, space bar saved me but the control layout feels a bit weird with it, maybe Z for shooting and arrow keys would have been better. Also, when changing weapons, I don't see too much feedback, so I'm shooting with a weapon then BAM, another one pops up like, with no room for strategy. A timer and some sound/visual feedback would be way nicer.
The default SFX volume could have been a little been lower because it feels obnoxious at times, but I'm glad there's a slider to change it.

Developer(+1)

Thanks for the feedback. we should add more controls sorry about that. I also made a timer asset but my friend said he doesn't have time to do it and yea the slider kinda work if u try to turn it all the way down it doesn't turn off the sound completely. btw thanks for playing the game

Submitted(+1)

No problem :)

Submitted(+1)

Really great artwork, everything felt like it had a cohesive artstyle and that did a lot. The weapons were fun to play around with as well and also had nice variety!

Developer

Thanks! Glad you like it.

Submitted(+1)

I really love the art, in the short time of the jam you really created a world that just feels nice to hang out in. Gameplay could've been a bit more challenging, I quit after a while because it was quite easy didn't look like it was about to change

Developer(+1)

thanks for the compliment. the game does changed when u killed more enemies a new type of enemies spawn there is 5 different enemies and yes the game is still easy we will try to make the difficulty curve better next time. btw thanks for playing :D

Submitted(+1)

great idea! fun games and theme. the sprites look great, and if it was a painting or a static piece of art i'd commend you on your choice of colors. however, the kind of desaturated palette, especially the off-whites, are shared between both enemy models and the background. it makes it difficult to see things clearly, especially with the clouds in the front which are very occluding. further, i think the game would be more fun if you could increase the "pace" by making the player ship stronger and able to take down enemies faster. that's just my two cents though! would love it if you could check out my game as well, it would be great to have your feedback.

Developer

thanks for the feedback! 

the pallete was from lospec and here is the link (https://lospec.com/palette-list/colordome-32

the enemies being not visible becuz  im limiting myself with the color pallete i should've add an outline sorry abt that

and the transparent cloud u could disable that by going to the pause by pressing esc and go to the option the menu option doesnt have the cloud system my friend forgot about that and the transparent cloud was his idea i told him to remove it to make the bullet more clear but he decide to make it an option.

making the ship stronger will overlap the 10 second idea of changing weapon but we could make it stronger but we running out of time at that moment.

and i will try ur game btw thanks for the critical feedback

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