The drifting mechanics are really fun to move around with and the blinking takes some time to get used to but also is a pretty great mechanic. Something that'd make this game better is perhaps adding more "JUICE" , adding trails. making the screen shake on impact, and stopping time on impact for both the player and asteroid. Other than that this is a pretty well made game considering it's a first. Congrats and submitting aswell, submitting a jam game already makes you into the top 25%, and it should be something you're proud of
Best of luck with your game :)
152 days ago(+1)
Time stopping, or Hitstop you basically set the Time.timeScale in Unity to 0. then set it back to 1 after a split second. Alot of games like Street Fighter, Hollow Knight etc use this to make hits feel more impactful. stopping time for a split second when the player gets hit also gives the player time to recollect themselves and quickly think of a way to get out of a tough spot.
In general it really adds a heavy punch to each hit and makes it feel more satisfying
152 days ago(+1)
Thanks for the reply! I didn't know this was a thing. I'm going to have to use this in my next game. You're right this would have been sweet, especially when the shield breaks, or maybe when you take physical damage or something?