This is billed as an endless vertical bullet-hell runner, but I didn't notice any bullets to make it a bullet hell, and it definitely has a pretty quick end.
As others have said, having sound effects would add a lot to the experience, and it's not entirely clear what you should be doing for max points - going for speed? Killing all the enemies? Prioritizing pickups? etc
The speed mechanic is really neat, though, and I feel like if the scoring system rewarded speed more, I'd feel more incentivized to optimize around the speed building stuff.
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Δx's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Engagement | #6 | 3.583 | 3.583 |
| Ease of Learning | #8 | 3.833 | 3.833 |
| Overall | #13 | 3.167 | 3.167 |
| Overall | #14 | 2.917 | 2.917 |
| Spectator Appeal | #16 | 2.667 | 2.667 |
| Visuals | #16 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| Sound | #17 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
Ranked from 12 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Hi Binary Clone, thanks for the feedback. All of the missing issues are on me running out of time for implementation, and I apologize for the inaccurate description (I went to the page to make it more accurate). I'm happy that you enjoyed the speed feature, and I'll try implementing that in either a future game or an updated version of this game.
- Visuals: Simple, but easy to read!
- Sound: The background song itself is a nice loop. I would agree that some audio feedback (sounds when picking up the blue stuff(gas?), beating enemies, opening doors) would help with the overall gamefeel.
- Engagement: It's easy to want to reset and try again. This is clearly a game for the speedrunners. I can see a group of friends challenging each other to get the fastest time.
- Spectator Appeal: Fun for someone who's played to watch how others do it. Hard to say for someone hasn't played it, though.
- Ease of Learning: As far as basic controls go, it was straightforward. It wasn't really clear to me what the priority was - do I want to avoid enemies? do I want to collect all the blue stuff? Should I just be gunning for the finish ASAP? I think some feedback on how your score iterates depending on what you do can go a long way!
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Batattack!Straightforward maze-runner. Minimalist, functional graphics and UI. Music very good; upbeat chiptune/electronic. Gameplay is well-done! Character speed resets on collision, encouraging replay and mastery to achieve higher scores. This along with the explosion/force field power that is used to be defeat enemies and open doors (walls?) introduce a surprising amount of strategy to the moment-to-moment experience. Level design is also thoughtful with meaningful forks and a path that trolls the player at one point. Needs more content but solid experience already
First off, Delta X is such a cool name. Second, you got something sick here, I really want more! I love the speed mechanic, I got it down on my second run and had a really good time trying to see how fast I could make it to the end, and wondering what shortcuts I could take to get there faster. The visuals are just enough, and I'm a big fan of the little smiley near the end :] But yeah, my only issue is that I wanted more! I was figuring that had been level one, only to go "That's it?!" when I saw there was just the one! It would be a big task, but if you could turn this into some sorta endless runner style game with the same speed/explosion mechanic, you'd have something super special. Good stuff!
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