Interesting mechanics on a classic like a side-scroller. Fantastic work and loves the retro feel. I do think that the animations and controls could use a little bit of smoothing.
I love this mechanic. Its a refreshing take on bullethell and its such a new mechanic that I can really feel myself getting better throughout the game. Sometimes the enemies would snap to a random position which was a little offputting. Otherwise great game. Well done! :)
Very fun concept. I think this was an interesting take on the theme. I think this game could use some faster stopping with the player's controls and maybe a tighter hitbox.
It was a very fun bullethell and solid entry. Goodjob :)
I think that this fit the theme very well. The music was great for the style you were going for. I think the controls and firing felt nicely polished and balanced for the speed of hostile projectiles.
Fun and creative! With bullets added in, this was certainly a unique entry into the game. I loved that the music made me feel like a rat in a maze. I would only say that tightening up the controls would make it a little more approachable.
Fun game! Tanks are awesome! really enjoyed this game. I think it would be great to have some way to heal (did I miss it?). It also seemed like environment kills counted towards your score/wave clearing. Maybe that's intentional, but it felt like you could cheat at the game by just letting them all kill themselves haha
Hi Gamerblook23! Thanks for stopping by. In our next project, we plan to fix the music, so thank you for your feedback on this. Currently, it ramps up as the game goes on. Thanks for taking the time to stop by! :)
Hi SpiceyCatto! Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it. I am beginning work on a successor to this game and we plan to have a proper progression system. Stay tuned for a post about that :)
Hi Billbobphil, I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for taking the time to play it and stop by to give it a review! We're quite proud of the blackhole mechanic.
This game started out slow but the gun powerups felt GREAT. I liked how forgiving the healing was and the healthbar. I think the bullets were just about right and looked great.
This game is a great entry. The store is a pretty cool addition. I did feel like the character was a little slow for how fast the bullets were. This made it hard to dodge sometimes.
Very easy to learn and engaging mechanic because its unique. Cool take on a ball-and-chain style mechanic. The projection before shooting makes it feel great. It think this game would benefit from some bullet designs not just randomness. If there were, say an arch or row of bullets, I could get off some sick combos.
Great approach to the theme. I think the bullet patterns were very clean and felt great to dodge. I felt like I could get good at the game without having to be lucky.
That was fantastic! I loved it. It felt very polished. Particularly with the gentle tracking on the beam (I think?). Very cute and stylized. Well done. An underrated entry for sure!
That's a super interesting take on a side-scroller bullet-hell. I liked it a lot and it felt like you took a lot of care in adjusting the difficulty to fit the format well. I also think that thee was good feedback on all hits/reflections. Very satisfying. Great work!
Great work! Those controls felt great and I loved the ability to store and rapid-fire shots. The sound and music were perfect for this game. I would highly suggest some ability to zoom out. Perhaps with a scrollwheel. It felt like I didn't have time to react from bullets that come up from the bottom.
Very smooth retro feel. I really liked the style and the audio brought me back to my childhood :P
It is certainly very hard. I like very hard but this feels very unforgiving. HOWEVER, with the frequent save feature, it created a very learnable experience and I really liked that. Felt like it would make me better at all bullet hells. Great job!
Hi Kalinka, thanks you for the feedback, I would love to know what felt clunky about the controls. Others have said its the movement. Is this what you experienced?
This was pretty hard! I liked that and gave it a higher score because of it. Fun and fantastic integration with the music. I just wanted to play more for the music XD Would be cool if there was a score or hp that went down instead of instantly losing.
What a super cool idea! I loved it. Almost got to the point where I could afk the birds with rotators. I would like to see some sort of healing though, that would be cool.
Hi Nordic, I will check yours out now! Thanks for taking the time to review ours. I got a lot of feedback saying the self-damage was bad or just a bit too strong and is something we will look into changing in the future. Thanks so much! :)
Hey! That's okay. It kinda feels intentional. It totally matches the completely chaotic vibes of the rest of the game. As weird as it sounds, it feels cohesive with other parts ahah
That was trippy! 5/5 for creativity. I loved it. I would say that the bullet patterns could use some more variation for 1-on-1 parts. Super cool entry. Good job!
Great game! Monkeys seems to really be "in" right now. I enjoyed your game and the death animations made me smile. I would say that the aiming could be improved a little bit. Larger projectiles would feel more forgiving and it does feel like the reticle is a little bit off from where the bullets are travelling to in some cases.
Fun retro goodness! I liked it. It fit the theme well and I liked the lives system. I do think its a little cheesable. If you just stay a little bit infront of the turret, the bullets never catch you.
Wow! Underrated entry! I loved the sound and the music. The player's controls felt great and the hitbox felt just about right. I LOVED that you could hold shift to slow. I didn't notice in the first level that there was no hit sound, but in the second level, I could tell if I was doing any damage to the ghost that sections off the map. A hit sound would have been great. Overall, great entry.
