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Lucas_jpegs5 days ago(+1)

Interesting idea! The game's art looks great, the movement feels smooth, and I really like the upgrade system.

I do have a few comments that might help, though.

I saw on the game's page that the tutorial was intentionally removed from the demo, but I definitely missed having one. I was a bit confused at first and only understood how everything worked after reading the controls and information on the game page.

I also think it could be helpful to have some kind of wave or level indicator so players know how far they've progressed.

The main mechanic of protecting the character while moving around the circle is interesting, but having the shots come from the center instead of from the player felt a bit confusing to me. It was difficult to aim in one direction while moving the character in another. Maybe it's something that becomes more natural with time, but it felt unintuitive during my first playthrough.

Also, I don't think the options menu is working yet. I tried lowering the volume and changing some other settings, but nothing seemed to happen.

Overall, I think the game has a lot of potential. Nice work!

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Shade Interactive games4 days ago(+1)

Ooooh, Awesome! 

For the tutorial, it is in the works, sorry you had to go all the way back to the games page to read how the controls work. I'll make sure to do a better job of making the games tutorial teach the players how the game works.

Adding in a wave or level indicator is truly a great idea, that really skipped my mind, thanks for pointing this out.

You are right when it comes to the shots coming from the center, its something i've been trying to fix for a while now. Everything seem all nice and smooth when you play with the mouse and keyboard but then t feels like playing with a hammer when using a controller. The aim gets messed up but movement and every other feature stays normal, all shots fired then become slightly offset. My greatest fear with this was fixing the aim for the gamepad and then having it become messed up when a player plays with the mouse and keyboard.

And yeah...

the options menu in the current build functions more like a design direction or cover and was not meant to be in the build. It was strictly for testing purposes to see how the UI matches the feel of the game.

My bad for leaving it there. Sorry...

By the way, what do you think of the overall design for the options menu, do you think it fits the current game style and feel?

Thanks for checking out Tide-Breaker Overdrive though,  your feedback means a lot.

Thanks again.

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Lucas_jpegs1 day ago(+1)

I'm glad the feedback was helpful!

As for the options menu, I think it fits the game's overall style. It's definitely simpler than the rest of the UI, but I don't see that as a bad thing. The colors match the game's aesthetic, and I think it's clean, intuitive, and easy to use.

Personally, I wouldn't spend too much time redesigning it. I think it's already in a really good place, and I'd focus more on polishing the gameplay and adding the missing features.

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Shade Interactive games17 hours ago

alright, thanks.

I'll do just that.

Thanks a lot for the feedbacks you've provided. 

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