Fishy!
I loved this game! Was a whole lot of fun which you probably heard me say so many times while I was streaming.
There's only so much I could say after playing it for just 1.5 hours but here's my take so far.
Things to improve:
- Towers - The tower damage/usefulness felt a little underwhelming especially since you only got so many towers. I realize now that maybe I could spread out a few more ice towers to help me run from mobs. All the towers were somewhat projectile based from what I played so far, but I didn't get to try the bomb tower. But I feel like the ice tower could have been more like a cone based attack while the flame thrower could have been more continuous.
- Expanding Selectable rewards/buffs - I felt like as the game progressed the upgrades weren't keeping up with the density of the monsters. While the number of monsters flooding the screen before the timer ended was a huge part of the fun it felt like a bit too much for the early stage.
- Sound/music in the base preparation could have either tense music or added sfx like crows in to add intensity to the silence as if it were waiting for you to die.
- Game modes/states such as a limited time to build mode. It could also be part of the progression for later/harder levels
Stuff you can add:
- A codex/bestiary of everything seen, could even add objectives and bonuses for how many kills, or the number of the same tower used.
- Toggle optional hotkey guide to stay on screen for stuff like the tower management.
- A counter/ticker for objective based buffs like the number of hearts needed to collect before getting the portal eraser.
- Controller support would be a nice plus but I figure that'll be on the way eventually
Some Additional Thoughts:
- The discoverability of everything in the game is a huge part of the fun so I won't say so much about what I loved since it's all in the video and I don't really want to spoil anything for others.
- Would love to see this as a mobile game, especially since my kids would play something like this and they're glued to their tablets more than playing on PC. Either this or controller support as I mentioned earlier.
- I did enjoy the menu music right away, was a nice selection that caught my attention.
Thank you for your time and the wonderful gaming experience!
Regards,
- Glim