I love the voice acting!!!! The theme of the game is really good and it creates a good atmosphere wrapping the core gimmick of the gameplay! The audience reaction is a really nice touch and the reactive dialogue from the "game host" is really good! The gameplay itself is also nice, finding out what abilities is the best is fun. I feel like the shield + pulse upgrade pair is quite OP though since (if I understood it correctly) it completely blocks any damage so if you pair it with the pulse ability you can clear out a large area of enemies, so I think maybe some more balancing will make the game more strategic*!
The only unpolished look is the UI indicating the ability cooldowns. I feel like using a slider (or a round slider) will make the game even better, since the text does make the game seem unpolished. The subtitles however are a nice touch and I feel like they do the job properly even for how simple it looks.
Overall I feel like the game is very cohesive, plays into the arena / "game show" narrative and fits really well with the jam theme. Really fun game!
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Thank you for the feedback!! Yea I definitely noticed that shield and pulse were kind of broken while skills like the poor laser were not as good. Oh, and the UI is very interesting since I literally made some simple UI using icons for the abilities but didn't have time to implement it since it broke it and I was running close to the deadline. Sucks I had to cut. I appreciate all the feedback and I will definitely let the voice actor know that everyone is seeming to love his role in the game