I managed to beat it once I realized there was no real reason to ever detach from the rapid fire carriage, final score 5825. Maybe there’s a better strategy involving more detaching that would yield a higher score but I’m not seeing it personally.

Overall I really like the concept, the art and sound is really polished considering the time frame. I’m a big fan of the look and feel of it and the gameplay was pretty compelling as well. It all works well as a whole and it’s quite competently scoped and executed.

Wow! Beautiful game!

The visuals and the sound are amazing, especially for a game jam. I see that you have several team members, so that makes it more understandable. Otherwise, I would be really doubting how you guys put this together. It's insane! I would love to learn more about the development process.

I like the concept of being attached to a ship that's moving. For a game jam, the gameplay here is really solid. I think you guys should keep working on this. I think you could turn this into a more level-based game with checkpoints, introduce more enemy types, give more of a reason to leave and reenter the ship, have the ship change speeds, rotate, switch directions, etc.

I had a situation where enemies were attacking the part of the ship that was off screen, and while I could hear them, I couldn't see the damaged part of the ship or the enemies attacking it. I like the size of the camera zoom, so I wouldn't change that. Instead, maybe make the sound for the enemies attacking off screen distinct. Also, you could add a UI showing the ship and which parts of the ship are getting damaged.

Another idea is to lower the health for the player's ship and for the enemies. This way, the player would have to respond quickly to threats, and the threats would only last very little time. But if the player messed up, the consequences would be almost immediate. Pair this with frequent checkpoints and immediate loading times, and you have a fast-paced experience. Of course, this is going to make the game more challenging. I understand why you would want to keep the game more balanced for a game jam. But as a full game, I think this time-to-die change would make the game even more exciting.

Congrats to the team on this submission. I think you guys will do well.

I would love to hear your rating / comments on my game as well, so I can know what to improve.

Obviously very pretty :)!! Though it's quite hard to aim in the 3D moving environment and there's no reason to ever leave the comfort of the ship. Other than that, nicely done!

Small note: please mark the download as Windows, it really helps the Itch app users like me and Mark :P.

Those are some awesoommmeeeeee visuals.

The game looks great! I really like the concept, I just feel like you didn't push it far enough. Like, most of the time I didn't have a need to deattach from the train. So, most of the time I spent attached to Rapidfire, firing enemies like a turret without even moving. If only there was a real need to deattach, like to pick up a repair kit or a shield for your train or a powerup. And another thing is that near the end the amount of enemies if way too much, in my opinion)

I really think you should continue developing this game after the jam ends. It has so much potential, hell, I would even consider buying it. For me it feels like a nice twist on a TD genre, where you're defending a moving objective. It can even be a roguelite, where every run is unique by collecting some random powerups and going through different bioms. I mean, there are so much possibilities with this game )

Pretty cool idea! Really well done within the timeframe.

With some more polish and getting the enemies to attack more parts of the ship (Mostly every enemy attacked the front) and some clearer abilities you could have a great game on your hands!
Well done

Wow, that was really fun! Great idea! Work on the polish, and if you add more content, that could be a very impressive game! Nice job in this short period!

Really nice! I immensely enjoyed it, felt a bit overwhelmed at times, but the satisfaction when you get the train to the end is great. Also the graphics, even though they are quite simple, they really nicely convey the futuristic style. Great game, I could definitely see it getting released somewhere after the jam, when it gets a little bit more content. I feel that making additional powerups on train carts, that you could unlock and then choose before embarking, while still being limited in the number of slots on the train, would add that extra depth that'd make it a really great game.

Very good looking and the intro is really catchy! I did 5010 pts ;) Congratz to the team!
NB: Coucou Hervé ! :D

I really enjoyed the aesthetic of your game! It was fun to play, but snappier movement would have been awesome. Good job!

Would really appreciate it if you tried out my game!

https://simplesystemsstudios.itch.io/join-to-gather

I love how well the game looks and feels!

That's a really strong title screen! Such a dramatic angle and with those epic cinema drums haha so good. It really gets you into the world straight away. I wish there was more snappy control over the ship, I wanted to zoom around blasting enemies rather than stay by the train. Awesome work!

This is heaps cool! Nice work on the art and its a pretty unique idea! Awesome!

Outstanding atmosphere! Can really tell a lot of work went into this for a jam, well done! I found it to be a bit challenging, but an interesting gameplay concept for sure!

Really great art and atmosphere. Looks great!

I love the atmosphere you made, absolutely impressive! It a little hard to hit enemies tho, OwO. if you have more time on tuning and tweaking, this game must be a star!

Absolutely impressing what you guys achieved in such a short time span! Thanks for all the hard work to serve us such a good looking game!

You achieved a lot in 2 days, respect ! Graphics are very impressive i like the color tones you used. The "tower defense" feeling is fun and original. The scoring at the end of the run makes it mysterious and exciting, it makes me want to improve.

Such a gorgeous game ! It is theme fitting and easily understandable, the soundtrack is supporting a strong art direction. It would've been interesting if the energy management part was a bit more prominent.

Amazing graphics and neat overall feel. Main criticism would be that there is very little reason to ever let go of the rapid fire mode, which means most of the game youre just sitting there holding down Mouse 1.