This game looks super good and is presented super well considering Pico8's limitations. It is very polished and doesn't seem rushed at all. I do wish there was a little more in terms of content though. Maybe a shop to upgrade skills or items?
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Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Presentation | #17 | 4.125 | 4.125 |
Overall | #42 | 3.547 | 3.547 |
Enjoyment | #53 | 3.250 | 3.250 |
Use of the Limitation | #54 | 3.375 | 3.375 |
Concept | #57 | 3.438 | 3.438 |
Ranked from 16 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Team members
PeanutsFly (Art, Programming, Sounds)
Software used
PICO-8, Aseprite
Use of the limitation
The oxygen for survival can be used as ammunition for defense.
Cookies eaten
Skipped counting. Too much!
Comments
Great game! Fast paced and fun with a great vibe and nice music. Nice job!
Dude this game is cool. I went for the pacifist play through, haha jk I was nervous to shoot because it costs O2. Anyways it was fun lol. The sprites look great and I like that you used a specific selection of the already limited Pico-8 palette. Killer.
The concept is really neat, the idea is great, but evading the enemies as a whole is just much easier and better for recourse management than attacking..
The art style is brilliant, along with the music! As a whole, the game looks and sounds really nice. Only small complaint I have with the presentation is that the background made it a little difficult to concentrate. Making the stuff in the back slightly darker or such would help with that.
Plus, not to forget the achievements! Really good addition. Honestly just a really cool game overall.
Thank you very much for your feedback! Yes, the balacing has to be adjusted in any case. Unfortunately, I didn't have the time to do this. Was too focused on a lot of less important little things, but unfortunately that's how it is. I was restricted to the colors by the Fantasy Console PICO-8 (limited to 16 colors), but of course there are other ways to adjust this. Thanks for your suggestion and have fun in the jam.
Pros:
- Achievements. Come on, guys. Where did you find time for this on 72 hour jam?
- Cool cheaptune
Cons:
- Background musics restarts when you are re-entering main menu, from credits for example. Sounds clumpsy.
- Enemy looks like a bonus. Try to add some spikes on it.
- Top bar is just a bar. Change it to health/oxygen bar. So it will be easier to track your status.
- Static difficulty. Get booring very fast (At ~5000 score). Increase the speed/enemy amount each 1000 score.
- Firing is overrated, only evading is enought. Try to add more targets for my bullets. :)
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