I'm joking, I do enjoy making it a lot. Just wish there were more games in a similar vein as a fan of both genres, is all.
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Here's another video. Not a whole lot has changed since the last version, it's still very fun and addictive to play but also very janky. I like having a dash instead of a run though, and the enemy bullets being slower makes for some really fun gunfights. But the game still has too much flashing, too much shaking, too much freezing and a lot of glitches. Path finding is still very weird for certain enemies like the knife and shotgun guys where they charge at me so suddenly it feels almost like a glitch. Enemies still get stuck in walls. Sound mixing is still all over the place too. Still wish the movement was tighter with less inertia. The bullet freeze power up feels useless. Grenade is surprisingly awesome and versatile though. Had a lot of really long hallways this time for some reason. Last is a small, extremely subjective nitpick but it always bugs me how the enemies keep their momentum even after you kill them. Makes the kill feedback unclear and thus a bit unsatisfying.
Yup, this is really fun. Love having so many mechanics to play around with in a shmup. Here's a vid. I've been having difficulty getting a feel for the melee attack's hitbox. It either feels massive or tiny, and there are moments where I felt like I hit the enemies visibly so) but it didn't register, usually when I try to hit enemies from the side. 19:51 was a bit frustrating, I got hit because I accidentally activated a special attack that I forgot even existed, instead of shielding. My fault for not refreshing my memory, but it's still frustrating that the inputs overlap in such an inconvenient way. Those wide aimed triangle bullet patterns feel a bit too quick for how much space they take up. It's very noticable during the second phase of the midboss where they're faster than both the aimed shots and the lines despite being more dangerous.
Oh man, my options screen is an unholy abomination. Try selecting xinput and then "map keys" instead of save and exit. Or maybe it was set to dinput by default? Save & exit should make your gamepad work though, so I'll have to go and check my code again. The config file should be in appdata/roaming/RRShooter, though if f4 didn't help deleting it most likely won't either.
Oh whoops, I knew I was forgetting something. Forgot to add attack telegraphing to the snake boss before releasing the demo, will fix it asap. Scoreboards and extra unlocks for 1cc are definitely going to be a thing, possibly replays too if I manage to figure out how to do it. Thinking very hard about the best way to encourage new players to go for a 1cc in general. The fuel bar just a timer to keep you going, "borrowed" the whole system from Out Zone. Seems like most people don't really get it, so I'll scrap it for a normal timer. Thanks for the feedback!
This is pretty great, excited to see where you take it. Love the visual style, the projectiles look especially cool. Homing missles and grenade launcher sound and feels awesome. The "air strike" weapon is a very interesting idea too. The weapons do need a lot of balancing, though. The purple lasers deal pitiful damage. Machine gun's upgrade seems to make it weaker. Homing missiles are surprisingly not very effective against flying enemies because they can't catch up. Grenade launcher and "air strike" seemed to be the most effective. Also the little rocket jump you can do with the grenade launcher is awesome. Enemies feel bullet spongey too since they don't react when getting shot and have quite a lot of HP. Movement overall feels really good, though I was wishing that the game would allow me to cancel the dodge roll into a jump.
Decided to record a video since I didn't do it yesterday. Collision bug 7 minutes dicked me out of my prize. I say go the Nuclear Throne route and make the shakes/pause adjustable or toggleable, that will please everyone. Also another thing regarding visibility, the gears/chips have a habit of getting lost in the clutter, making them more visible would help.
This is good stuff, very fun. Played it and had a blast. But then I got eye cancer from the screen shake and flashing. I think the pause when you hit enemies is excessive. Shooting enemies point-blank with the assault rifle turns the game into a slideshow and throws off my movement.
Enemy bullets could use more contrast, and they could use some attack indicatiors because those bullets really come out fast outside of
slow-mo. The ripple effect when entering slow-mo was often disorienting since it reflects the main character and throws off my sense of my own location. The sound of bullets ricocheting all over the level is grating. Sounds in general could use some volume balancing, the sfx volume can be overwhelming. Would be good if there was some indication for when you can start sprinting again after you've already done it once, since there seems to be some kind of cooldown. Movement speed felt too fast to me, and player acceleration too slow. The sprint speed and friction is absolutely nuts, feels like you're ice skating.
Did a few runs, the video recording is of the last and best one.
The visual style is really nice, but it sacrifices clarity. Enemies and bullets are the same colour which makes it difficult to keep track of certain enemy types when the game gets chaotic. The ghost enemies in particular blended in with the bullets far too often. Not to mention the player and enemy bullets are the same colour. Not a massive problem with the straightforward weapons, but the weapon that shoots out slow moving balls and the modifier that makes your shots break into spirits make everything very hard to read. At one point I got a combination of both and the screen became such a mess that I couldn't see anything. Getting clearer feedback for when you get hit would be nice too since it can be hard to tell in the heat of the moment.
Another visuals-related issue I had is the boss health bar. It's far too large for what it is and has a nasty habit of blocking enemies and their projectiles. Lastly, the camera is awkward. It's not centered on the character so the top left corner is obscured. Having the camera move slightly in the direction you're aiming would be ideal.
The gameplay is pretty fun and addictive, and killing enemies feels pretty nice, especially considering there's no sound effects yet. Though most of the guns are too inaccurate. Anything with any sort of spread just feels like it has nothing to do with my aim or even positioning. Had moments where I shot enemies at nearly point blank range with the spread lightning and some other guns only for all my shots to miss. I know it's a roguelite so rng is to be expected but it's also still an action game, so it's annoying to have that feeling that I have no control over the shooting. The tentacle pac man boss is tedious. Way too much health for a boss that only has 2 or 3 attacks.
Here's a vid, had a glitch that forced me to restart the game at the beginning. Swinging around feels very nice, gaining speed with the grappling hook is especially satisfying. The ground controls are very stiff, though. Game needs at least a little bit of air control. Wall running feels too slow, doing it ruins the flow of movement completely. Double jumping feels unresponsive at times, there were moments where I had to tap space multiple times before it decided to do the double jump. May just be an issue with my keyboard, though.
Thanks man! Crouching is something I've considered a lot (and still am honestly), but I think having the ability to shoot down while moving is more important. Especially since I wanna encourage players to go fast. That's a good point regarding the double tap down attack. There is already an attack you can do by pressing down+jump whilst mid-air, so I'll just change the controls.
Here's a quick almost-clear. It's fun. Great presentation all around. The stage 2 theme is sick.
Some issues :
- Life up items spawn inside walls.
- Weird homing shot behaviour when walls are involved.
- Wall turret hitboxes/placement that exacerbates the above point (02:25 in the video).
- Level 2 midboss safe spot.
- Blue missiles are hard to see.
General thoughts :
- The lack of aimed bullets encourages a game of find-the-safespot (of which there are plenty, see level 2) rather than shoot-the-enemy.
- May just be my bad reflexes, but the attacks move too fast, I have a hard time using the shield because of this.
- The first boss' green projectile wall attack has so much RNG that I never know if it'll be near impossible to dodge or easy.
- Didn't find much use for the spread shot, while laser and homing have their own niche and fill it well.
- The bosses are pure memorization, which got really frustrating due to the game's arcade nature. Otherwise they are a highlight, a lot of fun to fight with great, varied movesets. A boss rush/practice mode would solve this issue for me.
Did anything specific stand out as unpolished? Also regarding the boost, you mean you'd prefer having seperate back/forward boost buttons instead of it being tied to a direction? Might test that idea out, could be fun. Happy to know that you enjoyed it! Love your game btw, hope to see it next demo day.