I tried to play this before reading all the comments here, then again after I read them. My first thoughts was that the controls must not be working, because I wasn't moving even though I was holding down the WASD and arrow keys. When I came back to it after the comments, I can see what you were going for in terms of momentum.
I think it might've felt more fun if the astronaut was moving around the screen, grappling from asteroid to asteroid, rather than staying in one spot and dodging them as they come. I wanted to have more freedom to move around in this space you created, maybe using the jetpack on my back to help project me places (with a fuel limit?). I also was confused as to why the gun wasn't really helping me destroy the asteroids, or maybe it was and I wasn't getting enough feedback showing how much damage it was taking or remaining health it had.
This is a really solid game though, especially for 3 days worth of work. I loved the different obstacles, the particle effects, and how the soundtrack really amplified the gameplay experience. This can be something really great, if you continue to work on it! 😄
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Thank you for the feedback! A fuel limit and faster movement is a great idea - I think this would solve people's main issue with the game. As for the camera, I would have loved to implement this but didn't have enough time. I was thinking of something like the camera follows you but a little slower, so it feels like you're zooming around.
Anyways, thanks again for the feedback and I appreciate you giving the game a second chance.
Edit: Oh, you can't destroy the asteroids, only the aliens. Later on you have to break a shield around them before you can grapple, but I think the games movement is stopping most people from getting that far...
Ah, the down sides of only having 3 days to develop... as I told someone else, what we wouldn't give for just 3 more, right? 😆
Okay, that makes sense now! I think there's something about the asteroids that looked so darn destructible, maybe just from playing other space shooter games, that it didn't click in my head that it's possible they could be invincible. I bet something could be done to show that the player's gun isn't marking a mark against them.
But yeah, of course! Your game was fun, glad that I got the chance to play it and give you some suggestions 😊