Quite good for a jam game! Though I’d say it’s hard to see around the map with the large UI, which makes dead ends frustrating. So maybe try reducing the UI size and decreasing the camera zoom.
Really cool concept! I think your team nailed the theme and visuals. The controls are easy to learn but also has a learning curve to the precise timing of movement. However, it does feel frustrating that a laser would shoot out suddenly with little time/room to dodge. The missle moves too quickly (even when zig-zagging) to have enough time to observe a full “spawn cycle” of where all the projectiles will spawn at. Having a “charging up” particle effect before the laser/bullets comes out would improve that nicely. Also, removing the random laser/bullet spawn times would make learning the map/timing much more rewarding. Good work!
I feel like removing the cargo timer would make this game more enjoyable, since some cargo expires after just 30 seconds. I think the controls are fine, but with the external camera broken (pointing at a fixed angle) it becomes very difficut to park at a station. A 3rd-person camera aligned to world axis may be more intuitive than a 1st-person camera attached to the train, which my game Astro Metro uses.
Beautiful animations! The dialogue SFX are funny too. But what happened to the gameplay?
Edit: I gave a second try on the Windows version, and it's better. The clickable sprites in the main menu, and the wiggle when the character talks or when the boss gets hit are all attention to detail.Good job on the dialogue system and the art!
Neat game! The pixel art really fits the Duck Hunt vibe. A CRT shader could elevate it to the next level. It would also be great if I could see through the crosshair, such as removing the central pixel, or making it half-transparent. Good job!
Thank you! Yeah, I forgot to re-hide the cutscene models when the game reloads. It's been kept as an easter egg for those who want to take a closer look at the models, since it doesn't affect the gameplay. (cutscene models are always rendered below the gameplay elements)
Impressive performance optimisation! It didn't lag on the web build except near the second corn field. (DADWALKER would lag with just 60 tomatoes in comparison) The gameplay is fun and relaxing. The UI looks fitting, too. It is not as easy to steer the tomato with my laptop's half-sized arrow keys, so adding WASD as input would be nice. Good job!
This game is polished in every regard! Love the diegetic health bar. Maybe consider disabling bullet collision for dead enemies and adding an attack pattern for the final boss? Good job!
Neat game! It would be better to include explanations or scripted demonstrations for the redirection crystal balls, since I used the long goon to clip out of the on-way walls without realising I needed to use the first crystal ball XD Good job on your first game!
I feel like you can sell this game on Steam already XD
It is impressive that the game data persists on the web version. How did you do that?
The 7th achievement is a bit inconsistent, my first few attempts of... "turning off" Crowki vision had no effect. But the gameplay is unique and the tutorial is helpful. Good job!
I feel like this game deserves #1 for the References/Humour section. The amount of time put into the character art and background art is unimaginable... The gameplay is solid, too!
Cool retro vibe! The gameplay is engaging, although the first target sometimes spawns too close to the bottom edge, which makes damage chaining impossible. Good job!
Interesting twist on Bomberman, I did not expect the "upgrades" to become downgrades! It requires tactical thinking, and I wish the game did not reset to level 1 when I blew up all the gems in level 3. Good job!
Neat game! The wiring mechanic reminds me of Gunpoint, and the player movement set feels very fluid. I would recommend adding "Coyote Time" to make the wall jumps easier. Good job!
Thank you! My past jam games were too challenging to complete, so this game focuses more on the narrative and requires less skill for combat. (*cough cough*Necroplanets)
Cool concept! Probably want to increase the physics tick rate, though, since Doki-ball keeps clipping into the walls and then bounces back at hyper velocity.
Nice game! Difficulty-wise, it is much more approachable than traditional Touhou games, but the positioning required to chain the enemies balances it. Interesting to see how your team implemented the "enemy chaining" mechanic differently from our game!
You would need to click on one of the seed packs on the left to select it, then click on the farm tiles to plant it, and finally click 'end day'. Hope this helps!
- Send 1-2 ships periodically to scout the neighbouring planets (to keep track of enemy fleet size).
- Keep some ships in the captured planets to deter enemy attacks (except when done deliberately to bait the enemy fleet into a pincer attack).
- Build more low-tier factories before upgrading existing factories (since the enemy fleet can blow up the factories when there is no ship to defend the planet).
- Retreat often when capturing a new planet (instead of fighting the initially overwhelming enemy fleet).
- Always attack with around double the enemy fleet size, since more ships will destroy enemy ships faster and thus lose fewer ships in combat.
- If all goes well, this should take 30-40 minutes to capture all planets.
Thank you for playing! Your feedback is helpful :) The player can influence the number of bullets on screen by pausing the cannon, since enemies merge together over time. The wood monster spawns more bullets than the other four, which makes it a priority target. I agree that the elemental mechanics could be fleshed out more.
