I like the idea here and the application of the theme adds a new coat of paint to the asteroids concept. I really struggled with the actual gameplay though as I found it very hard to hit enemies and I would often get killed by an asteroid as soon I changed areas. But the core here is solid and with a little polish on the rest, I think it could be fantastic.
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The kes-sol run's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme | #49 | 3.321 | 3.321 |
| Overall | #68 | 3.143 | 3.143 |
| Audio | #75 | 3.036 | 3.036 |
| Graphics | #83 | 3.321 | 3.321 |
| Innovation | #83 | 2.964 | 2.964 |
| Gameplay | #85 | 3.071 | 3.071 |
Ranked from 28 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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GitHub repository url
https://github.com/hendrikras/the-kessol-run
Comments
Cool game! I enjoyed the gameplay and thought the physics were impressive. Nice work!
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PowerLess HotelI like the "asteroids"-basis mixed with the "find your way" gameplay.
I managed to finish it in the 6th attempt, those damn black holes... *grrrr :)
Nice clean graphics (cool, you used SVG as i see on github) and soundeffects. The explosion particles could last longer. I guess, you are calculating the lifetime of the particles based on fixed values not delta-time-dependent (as i did not find any calculation of "time since last update" in your code)
But its a good game!
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Power Down - 13kBNice game. The gameplay overall felt really challenging - would even say difficult.
I think either the energy could run out slower or the ship could be turn around by following the cursor.
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Of Power And MightThe sound effects are very well made, i love the controls i can even feel that i am in space, i think the gameplay is very well balanced. I love the details - that the black hole gets bigger and also that when it eats an asteroid it spawns smaller pieces of asteroids, I even died because of it once.
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The white blood cell - Last hopeGreat game loved playing it, I found it a bit to challenging at least for me :)) but it was addicting
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Chrono SwitchLike the minimalistic graphi, very cool. Nice inertia and physic for the spaceship. The game is clear and it's plays smoothly. Very good work.
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Firefly Cafépretty solid overall, i had a bit of a hard time controlling the player but i can see it being a really cool Speedrunning game, just slap on a timer and it's already mad replayable.
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Sorcerers Watchtower (Tech Demo)Pretty fun little game! I had it full screen and it was a little confusing with seeing the entire background fill the screen, but the gameplay was in the upper left quadrant. I really like the player mechanics and the particle burst for your velocity. I didn't get very far since I kept dying as soon as I followed the arrow, but I managed to destroy a few enemies and asteroids. Cool game overall!
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Power StationI like the tense feeling of going to the next screen and hoping not to explode. Really catchy sound effects.
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PokeMadamsI like the concept for this theme (racing against your dwindling power) but man I have the worst luck, cause I kept dying immediately to the TIE fighter on the second screen.
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Cult of Taal-zuzI like the art style, and you can’t go wrong with asteroids. I like the power twist you added, and the black holes are dangerous! The game is a bit difficult. It would be cool to have a shield around the ship, which can be powered down by a bullet, but also powered on after a short while, or give the ship some extra health points. Being killed by one bullet is tough. Good work.
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Puckit!
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