I like space and rockets, so this was pretty nice!
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Sputnik Cannon's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Fun | #22 | 2.739 | 3.000 |
| Overall | #30 | 3.149 | 3.450 |
| Adherence to limitations | #34 | 3.560 | 3.900 |
Ranked from 10 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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The game looks great with a premise that's easy to understand. Only thing I'd improve upon would be to put some form of lose mechanic/challenge in the game that could cause a game over. Possibly a case where if the sputniks collide with the planet they would cause it damage, or if they collided with each other they would explode (wouldn't really be a game over case, but would be visually interesting to see).
One thing I'm confused on is the purpose of the arrows. When I first saw them I saw them as a way to indicate where the thrusters on the sputnik were located. I realize now after playing for a bit that this was actually the direction the sputnik was going to go once I pressed the spacebar again, but the way it was presented definitely threw me for a loop. Perhaps maybe some indication on the little tutorial given beforehand would be helpful for that, or just make it look more like an arrow.
Apart from that, the physics done for the sputniks in relation to the planet was very well done. I saw something earlier about someone mentioning the sputniks still being counted after they leave the game screen area, but I didn't see that as too much of an issue. Vastness of space and all. Great work.
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The F.U.N ShipThank you for your very detailed review! :D Yep, that's the cases I'm going to cover in the future) (I just ran out of time sadly..) Also thx for your note about sputnik direction pointer, I'll think about how to make it be more intuitive and clearer. So if you'd like to see how it will turn out, you can follow me, I'd be glad to see you there ;)
The concept is interesting and the graphic assets are really nice! But is it normal that when the sputnik leaves the screen, it is considered as in orbit ? Because it makes the game very easy. However congratulations for this very clean game !
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Dan The ButtonCool, a satellite launching game. Love the idea and game is fun too. Graphically great too.
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Button MarchReally cool idea and I think the visuals/sound work well together! I think your next step should be to add variety to the game or maybe an increase in difficulty, could be different types of satellites or enemies that destroy your satellite? As it is now it's pretty solid so well done!
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Work != FunPretty cool concept. When I first ran the game, the cannon stopped rotating after the first shot. After restarting the build it was working fine. It'd be interesting if any satellites you fire that touch the planet are destroyed, that would force the player to nearly miss the planet to keep the orbit, instead of having them just land on it and add to the score. Good stuff!
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Fireworks Unleashed NightlyThank you for such detailed reply! I really appreciate that. Yeah that problem with cannon is annoying, and I haven't figured out how to fix it yet, satellites counting either.. But I plan to expand this game in something cool, add enemies, waves and some abilities :) So, if you're interested , you can be my first follower :D
Hi! I don't know why but your game doesn't work.
I suggest you making a build for windows so that we can try your game (don't worry you can still update your game even if we're in the voting phase)
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