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HolyMoleyMacaroni1 year ago(+1)

I enjoyed the presentation of the game. The music was chill but driving and the graphics were simple, yet effective.

I would maybe implement a tiny bit of drag for the ship, so

1. you don't go flying off every time you wanna turn around and

2. the "best" play is always to just keep floating and wait for something to perfectly cross your path, since it doesn't cost you any fuel to just wait - maybe some sort of time constraint would also fulfill this problem, though.

Overall I enjoyed the concept, great effort :)

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EggBox1 year ago(+1)

A time constraint makes a lot of sense! I think drag wouldn't make sense for the setting though (ain't no drag in space!). Besides, isn't lack of drag what makes a space setting unique?

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HolyMoleyMacaroni1 year ago(+1)

(I'm speaking generally here an not critiquing your game necessarily)

I think you should strive  for realism as long as it enhances the gameplay/user-experience. You can fiddle with the physics in your game as much as you like. 

Take the Super Mario Bros. jump arc for example. It feels great and responsive and it seems to make *sense* when I play the game, even tho it is not a perfect parabola, there is no drag (I assume the mushroom kingdom has air..), you don't die if you fall from a coin heaven and so on...

So I think drag, a maximum speed or similar non-physical things can make the gameplay more fun no matter the setting.

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Erik Kirshey1 year ago(+2)

Yeah, the lack of drag was an intentional choice, since as EggBox said, there is no drag in space. But given all the feedback, I’ll certainly try for a better “feel” if I make any more top down space games in the future.

The realism vs fun is an important point and something I need to get better at. I definitely have a bad habit of valuing crunchiness and realism over fun. I did have plans to add some sort of obstacles/enemies so the experience could be more rewarding, at the very least you can’t drift if you’re being shot at. However, I’m a software engineer by trade and an artist only in my wildest imagination so the visuals took me longer than planned and I ran out of time.

I really appreciate all the feedback and it will certainly help in future projects! Thanks!

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EggBox1 year ago(+1)

Though it can, some players do enjoy when things are harder to get the hang of. I think I would've enjoyed the game a lot less with drag. It's all preference really!

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