the balancing is way off because

i’m supposed to protect the blue energy source in the middle and as a reward for shooting the red enemies i can collect more energy but i already waste more energy with a single shot than i can ever get back from collecting the energy.

this means that, because the enemies take 3 hits, i have to spend ~6 energy units to defeat the enemy, but i only get back ~1. according to these numbers, i am guaranteed to lose 5 energy units per enemy, which makes the inevitable demise happn before the game could really start.

¿what about making the shots subtract 1 unit and the collectable energy add 4—6 units? the game would be much better because I’d feel like i could delay the Game Over much longer when i practice. and then you only need to add a Score system, and then your basic Arcade Game would be complete.

Your game looks great! I don’t know why you hate it 😅 game jams can be stressful, but you did an awesome job! I like the minimalist graphics and all the little tweens or animations you put in there, they give it a lot of juice. Keep it up and I hope to see you in the next jam 😁

your game is not that bad, don't be this harsh with yourself, i took 5 months to release my first game "skyterider", just finishing a game is a great victory!

it's kinda hard to understand why i lose energy when i shoot, but i liked the concept of what you defeat becoming your energy, maybe if you use more juicy colors and lighting materials this game could look better, but it's a pretty good little game.