Hello! Please find my feedback and a recording of my play session below:
Understanding the Goal: Do you know what you're trying to accomplish?
- Unfortunately not, I thought the goal was to point the laser at the aliens but the game kept ending and I wasn't sure what I was doing wrong. At first I thought it was because one alien got through, but on subsequent tries none did and it still brought me back to the upgrade screen after only a minute of playing.
Economy Balance: Do things feel reasonably priced, too cheap, or too expensive?
- I wasn't sure how to get any of the resources except for the green aliens one so it's hard to say.
Upgrade Significance: Do specific upgrades feel good, overpowered, or worthless?
- I used the cheats to unlock a bunch of stuff and yes a lot of the upgrades felt pretty good - I can definitely see the appeal of trying to max out the upgrade tree.
Game Pacing: Does the game ever feel like a grind or was it over too fast?
- It felt way too fast to me. To the point where I'm pretty sure I was doing something wrong but I really wasn't sure what it was.
What was the most frustrating moment in what you experienced?
- The game taking me back to the upgrades screen when I wasn't sure why. One other point that wasn't necessarily frustrating but was unclear: I didn't know we had to pick up the green blobs at bottom of the screen at first.
What was your favorite moment?
- I really enjoyed being able to upgrade things and see how that changed the game going back.
Was there anything you wanted to do, but the game didn’t let you?
- I would have loved to have played more of the main game but again, it wasn't clear why I couldn't.
If you had a magic wand where you could change any part of the game, regardless of cost or complexity, what would you add/change/remove?
- I think just giving more feedback to the player on what certain things do/are would go a long way.
What would you say you were doing in the game?
- Stopping an alien threat while upgrading your base with the resources you get from killing aliens.
How would you describe the game to friends and family?
- Game where you run a alien killing faction and have to upgrade your base to get more cool power ups.