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CoreLysium3 years ago

Game Title/URL: https://corelysium.itch.io/v-buster (V-BUSTER)

Pitch/Information: A top down shooter where you shoot enemies and use your high score to upgrade your weapons

I'd like feedback on: Anything.Just tell me whatever you think will make the game better.

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Vase3 years ago (2 edits)

It was a fun short enjoyable experience. It took me a few tries but I made it to the shotgun before my eyes couldn’t take it anymore.

Things I think could help:

The background could be toned down a little. It was hurting my eyes after a little bit.
Show the Player what the controls are somewhere. It took me a few deaths before I figured out the shoot button.
Add a health bar. I wasn’t sure if I got health back over time or killing enemies, I couldn’t tell either way. Possible suggestion to make the smile face colors the health bar.
Adjust the turn speed up just a little bit.
Adjust the music/SFX volume down or add a way to adjust music/SFX volume.
Suggestion to make the Score points accumulative through runs. That way people can reach the upper purchase limits eventually. Though there are arguments to leave it as is.

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CoreLysium3 years ago

THX for the feedback the game feels far more polished now.

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ryantay3 years ago

So far so good! The background becomes a bit much at very high speeds - could see it making some people feel a bit sick over time.

I think you're on the right track with ship upgrades - would be cool to see more variety of upgrades and customization. One direction I could see it going is similar to a classic fighting game I used to play called OMF2097 where you'd pick a character with different stats that would go in a robot to fight other robots, and you could upgrade all sorts of different aspects of the robot...... it's a game I haven't played in 25 years so I can't describe it any better than that and my description could be completely wrong, but regardless I could see your game going in that direction :)

great work!

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