Beautiful art and music, the controls feel nice! I enjoyed it and also look forward to playing new versions of it in the future!
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AstroDrift's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Fun | #1270 | 3.185 | 3.185 |
| Presentation | #1529 | 3.250 | 3.250 |
| Overall | #1558 | 3.196 | 3.196 |
| Originality | #2016 | 3.152 | 3.152 |
Ranked from 92 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
The goal of the game is keep a connection to a StarStation. Once the connection reaches 100%, the station will open and the ship can be docked.
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
No
We used pre-existing audio
Comments
Very solid and well polished game! Has a nice professional feel to it, starting from the logos at the beginning and the GUI integrated into the game world, ending with awesome music and art!
I really enjoyed the docking mechanics in games like Elite, so it’s nice to see a whole game built around it!
The restart bug is unfortunate, but I totally understand, my game has a broken Windows build due to the last-minute upload. :-P
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Deep and SoundThis is a very nicely polished and enjoyable little game, with a few bugs that unfortunately take away from the experience. The music doesn't stop when it restarts, so you end up with music looping over music the more you play. There is also a bug where the game just...restarts? But, having said that, the actual gameplay is fun and interesting, and your way of doing menus is great! Looking forward to seeing a more polished version of this.
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Me and My MonsterYes, the problem is the restart sequence. I added it in last minute, and it is totally broken. The restart button is invisible on screen, but still active. If you start a slide by click on the invisible button, the game will restart! I have a full bug breakdown in the games description, if you want to see a full explanation!
Regardless, thank you for taking the time to rate and comment!
Really brilliant game concept! I really like the feeling of the momentum of the spaceship. It was so much fun! The artworks are very good and the music is just perfect! I especially like that how you guys integrate the main menu with the game mechanic itself. I really wish I could meet that mysterious final challenge myself, but that restarting bug keeps me from doing that, which is really unfortunate. Anyway, this is a really fantastic work for 48 hours!
Really good job on this game! Unfortunately the lower part of the screen had me reset the game a few times by accident, but apart from that it's a really nicely controllable space game and a lot of fun! Good work!
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Defying InstinctsThe gameplay is super fun
and the way you incorporated the main menu into the game is just amazing
Really good job!
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Family GatheringGreat concept and very well presented. I love how everything starts at the menu options and is merely transitioned by flying from there to the appropriate region. My only suggestion would be to minimize the decay rate after losing the satellite link.
This was great fun.
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Grid DefenderCool game, really like the feeling of the momentum. It's a bummer about that restart bug though. Besides that it's a really solid drifting experience and I laughed my first time playing and I ran head first into an asteroid not realizing the station was on the _other_ side of it, haha. With a little more polish this could be a really solid experience. Nice jam game!
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Puppet QuestI know this is weird but this game gives me the sense of wonder, exploring space to find rotating geometric shapes. Great work there, really difficult but fun gameplay. Oh and I'm definitely not gonna mention that bruh moment when the door finally opened and it hit the ship into pieces.
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RelinkLooking at the game itself (ignoring the bug since that isn't really your fault) this game is super cool. The controlling of momentum is really cool since most of the time games like this are about combat, but this one is strictly about movement. I have nothing bad to say about the game design itself. Great job!
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Lead The WayThanks, Squid Squad! (Love the name!)
I really tried to focus on the momentum and feel of the ship, and everyone has really liked how it turned out! I also wanted to create a bit of a different experience from a normal space arcade game, and I'm glad you noticed!
Thanks again for taking a bit of time from your day to leave a comment!
Very fluid and seamless game interface and fun controls! Nice work.
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Right to Bear ArmsImpressive functionality implemented (particularly the zoom in/out of the map). Also really like how the level/difficulty select is environmental/baked into the map. Might be worth playing around with the rate of decay on the dock % when the ship isn't present (slowing it down) and/or adding numerical or segmented health to fine tune the overall difficulty rate. Very solid concept :)
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Wayward FlameI plan to expand the game after the jam is over, and I will be adjusting quite a few aspects, including how fast the stations lose connection. Other players have seemed to dislike the lives system as well, so I probably will be implementing a health based alternative in future builds.
Thank you for taking the time to comment! I greatly appreciate it!
I like how fluid and seamless the whole game is designed - and how the music supports this. No menus, no options - just flying and finding everything intuitively. Good job! Now comes my "play alike" - I am a big fan of Kerbal Space Program. At one point the studio (Squad) co-oped with Nasa and introduced challenges for catching asteroids. Your game reminds me of that part - I like it!
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ColoredIf you like astro-games, orbital mechanics and really tough challenges, you have to give it a try. But be warned. I once found a statement about this game - can't say it better than this: "KSP doesn't have a learning curve, it has a learning wall!" :-) But it is so rewarding digging into it, can highly recommend.
Am i the only one who can't land on the gold challenge? lol
My lack of skill aside, the movement is really fun and has a lot of potential! Keep updating this game after the jam and add more contents!
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