Fun take on theme. I think the game needs a little better balancing but I got what you were going for. Good job.
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Alien Payback's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Presentation | #1039 | 3.781 | 3.781 |
| Overall | #1461 | 3.448 | 3.448 |
| Creativity | #1821 | 3.469 | 3.469 |
| Enjoyment | #1922 | 3.094 | 3.094 |
Ranked from 32 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
Player face the challenge of surviving against adversary who easily overpower their units, inverting the traditional dynamic of the protagonist defeating large numbers of enemies.
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
No
We used pre-existing art
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
No
We used pre-existing audio
Comments
Nice game concept, it was fun spawning the aliens! That astronaut is certainly a tough one, swinging the sword and other weapons! I liked art and animation very much. Good job! :D
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Space EscapersGood game, but very hard. The astronaut leveled up to fast for me (though that's likely my fault) and I wasn't really sure whether the expensive unit was worth it. The amount of resources needed to level them up first made me avoid using it.
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Results PleaseGreat work, I found it a bit difficult to understand the point of the really expensive unit.
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Hunted HunterInteresting concept, and one I've been thinking of prototyping for years myself! Glad you've done it so I don't have to...
Well presented, love all the details like the animated menus etc. It's not super clear what's happening and what you can do. Needs a couple of hints to onboard you a little better. I only figured out I could spawn new units by clicking in the edge after I'd already lost twice!
I'd have also appreciated indicators showing what the different units did, how much HP they each had, how upgraded the each were etc. Likewise with the single hero - how much health does he have? How much damage does he do? Explaning these things to the player in a clear and concise way would go a huge way to making your game feel better.
As it was, I played about 5 times, and in the end could hold the hero off indefinitely. I never new if it was possible to defeat him though. I could see my "money" clicking up at a decent rate, and spawned in a few of the red guys. They died quickly just like the cannon fodder yellow guys. I had expected them to behave differently, like maybe have a longer ranged attack or something.
Still, well done for getting a totally working game done in 48 hours. Not an easy feat at all!
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ReverseggleThis definitely needs some tweaks to the balancing but overall it’s a really cool game! I like the idea and art
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Enemy UprisingControls took some getting used to, at first I didn't even know I was the one spawning more aliens! Took a while to win, I finally upgraded speed enough on the green guys to spam them past the sword swings.
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Be Kind Rewindvery neat! the idea was cool and execution was even better.
ggs
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SHOTOR, GAV, PALANGNice work! I especially enjoyed the running animation of the astronaut, but great work overall.
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ComboCowboHad fun. It was cool seeing the astronaut get stronger. Losing spawn area definitely hurt. It's a nice penalty. It would have been nice to see the astronaut's progress when it deactivates the spawn areas. I love how clicking and dragging spawns a ton of aliens quickly and the sound when they pop too. It's so satisfying.
I haven't managed to beat it without cheats yet. Thanks for providing one so I can see the end :)
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Cat TrapReally loved the game, fun, enjoyable but, maybe, a bit too hard.
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Just an Afterthought
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