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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Concept | #16 | 3.625 | 3.625 |
| Overall | #22 | 3.555 | 3.555 |
| Enjoyment | #26 | 3.313 | 3.313 |
| Presentation | #27 | 3.656 | 3.656 |
| Use of the Limitation | #40 | 3.625 | 3.625 |
Ranked from 32 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Team members
Darius Alvanez
Software used
Game Maker Studio 2, Bfxr, Paint.net
Use of the limitation
I used no text, opting for simple cutscenes that segway into and out of the gameplay.
Cookies eaten
None :(
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Comments
Can I start out by saying I love the music used, very very nice! I chilled with it on repeat for several minutes even after finishing playing. Very good job.
The gameplay opened up with a great tutorial, I was impressed by how well you display the mechanics of the ship through visuals alone. Very well done and effective! Top marks for that.
The concept was pretty good you know, I could play this for ages, I would love to see a more obvious feedback sign when you have 'dragged him' to allow for quick swipes, I guess as a mobile game it wouldn't make too much of a difference but on PC I would love to see maybe a colour indication on the ship whilst he is in drag mode.
The speed of the ship started out slow but really picked up as the stage got harder, this was really nice and had me thinking if I wanted to risk attacking or dodging to stay alive longer. I could see this as a Mobile app game.
Great job!
Enjoyment: 3/5
Ease to Play:2/5
Concept: 4/5
Music: 4/5
Presentation: 3/5
Use of Limitation: 5/5
Polish: 3/5
one of the better games in this jam for sure!
Great minimalist graphics, very good tutorial one of the best ever in this jam and great music. Congratulations on the game.
Awesome tutorial. The transition into gameplay is seamless.
Really nice game, had fun. Art was amazing too
the pixel art is beautiful, cool shattering effect and pod cracks, the music fits greatly and the game is enjoyable good job! One thing to improve would be the control position as it was a bit hard to press it correctly, keep it up friend
Nice game! It`s well polished, but controls are a bit hard, because it`s easy to miss the middle so sometimes it feels unfair (like "a did attacked, but the ship didn`t responded") and therefore a little frustrating. Overall realy polished short game, just make controls not attached to the middle of the ship (if it`s not intended)
I really like the design and art beside that game play simple and fun but maybe ship speed a little faster :D
I really like the artstyle. The controls are a bit hard to get used to but I guess that's kind of the point. Good sprite work and good gameplay!
Amazing entry!
The unique controls required more precise timings which was a fun challenge!
The pixel art is great! I like the 1-bit color palette with only the character of a different color which makes it stand out more!
Overall great game!
I would appreciate it if you played and maybe rated my entry:)
Really good game! The controls feel a little weird, but that is probably because I am playing on the browser. The graphics are cool and the music and sfx are satisfying.
The displaying of gestures to teach the player how to play is done quite well. It’s adorable and I like it when the person in the ship changes after every death. The attacks are kind of slow and controlling with the mouse doesn’t feel too good. The scores also didn’t seem to display correctly. Overall, I had a bit of fun and find it quite relaxing to play.
This is a very cool result in 3 days. The soundtrack is mesmerizing.
Fun game! I felt like i was getting more points then i should because i would smash some rocks for 100 points and then after i die it would show me having over 2300 points.
Thanks for playing! You earn 500 points for every second, which is why you have more points than you thought you did. I think that probably could have been better conveyed, but I'm unsure of how.
You could have the score always on screen. The score going up every second would at least to me make the 500 points every second very obvious.
Really nice Soundtrack! The game concept is unique and actually cool. As people already said here it would be way better in Mobile for the swipping mechanic, but i enjoyed playing in my computer too anyway.
Very nicely done! I agree with the mobile comment, I think that this game is well-suited for the phone with all of the swiping.
This is very good to be made in such a short time! I really like the unique concept! And such a unique style! I think it was a little tricky to move the "pod" at first but eventually I understood that you could keep holding on with the mouse and didn't need to let go. Overall very good!
People will play this a lot if you make it mobile! I can see tons of finger sliding..
I like the concept of game. But it have some problems like slow player's attack. I think, if you work on the mechanic it will brilliant!
really well done! super cool mechanic and idea - love the little smashing graphics as the window thing breaks, some really nice touches. Also nice work on showing the mechanic and the presentation.