This game looks very good. I followed your screenshots on Discord and I was really curious. I have a couple comments: 1) it’s a little difficult to tell whether I’m inside the bubble or not. 2) I understand how the bubble makes the game align with the theme but it moves too slow and I have no agency to tell where it moves, it feels like it just slows down any progress. I wanted to go out to activate pyramids but I would run out of energy very soon, maybe slow down the energy drain OR increase the rate of increase while inside the bubble and increase the movement speed so the player can do quick expeditions outside the bubble.
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Hey thanks for playing and your feedback. The bubble needs improvement for sure. The sandstorm audio is louder outside the bubble, but there's no clear visual edge because of the camera perspective. Some small highlight or animation on the ship when it's under protection maybe would do the trick.
The agency is definitely a fair point too. Time was simply too short to take it further. I was planning for the pyramids to give out powerups on activation, like a speedboost, increased bubble size or extra health, making the trips outside the bubble more forgiving. I'll take your suggestions to heart as well if I decide to develop it further.
Cheers!