A fast paced arcade shooter. The objective : Stay on the Grid and Survive.
A minimalistic approach for the objective as well as the design and layout.
* The score is determined by the number of UFOs destroyed MINUS the number of bullets you fire. SO if you fire lots, expect a low score (minimal bullets = better score)
It took a while to load, but the game is very interesting. It's a bit easy to die, though, right after respawning, as you respawn next to the hole in the grid.
This is nice, and the concept of having parts of the grid destroyable is really a great idea. I can imagine this game would translate perfectly into a lo-res pixel shooter.
Tougher than I thought it would be and not for the reasons I thought it would be. I thought as the game progressed, more and more of the grid would be destroyed, making it harder and harder to stay on the grid - kinda like playing a game of Snake.
Instead, it was usually the enemy bullets that killed me. I just felt like I didn't have enough time or vision ahead of me to really react to the bullets effectively.
Honestly, I think it would have been more interesting if the grid holes were the most important/difficult obstacle rather than the bullets. Bullets have been done in a million games, but the grid holes thing is unique.
Really liked the grid mechanic and the holes that are blown out by killing the bad guys. It'd be cool to see if you develop this further outside the competition - as it's a very unique game. A persistant hud/score would be cool - I only saw my score after I'd died. Some finesse like subtle camera movement and some minimal low-poly explosions for the ships would be cool to see also. :)
Nice game. Actually felt rather fun to play. The sort of thing I'd like to see worked on with more time than LD allows - it may turn into something more broadly appealing. 1up potato is a nice touch. :)
Loved the potato! I couldn't seem to acquire score points though? Dunno, but other than that everything about this game I absolutely love. The grid-based movement is probably one of the coolest decompositions I've seen so far. Love it!
Thank you everyone for your great feedback. This is my first LD (or any game-jam). THe suggestions have really been great. I shall lower the enemy bullet fire rate and increase the grid damage after each wave.
Regarding the score, it is based on minimalism, for each bullet you fire the score is reduced by 2 =]
I like that the playfield changes as the game progresses. Makes it harder as you play more. My first playthru was horrible, but once i figured out the idea, I enjoyed it. Nice job!
The grid damage mechanic is awesome - can't say I've seen that before. Sort of makes it like a cross between a dual stick shooter ala Robotron and an inverse Solar Fox. It was fun, but I'd like to see the number of enemies ramp up a bit faster. Sound design was good, but I don't think the explosion particle effect fitted the visual style of the rest of the game. Worth expanding on this game for a post-compo version to milk that grid damage mechanic.
A few good ideas for sure, and I quite liked the atmosphere. I thought it would have been a good idea to keep it 2D, but that might just be my personal preference.
Great concept, I love that enemies destroyed the grid and it slowly restored! Graphics were a bit plain and it felt unfair that enemies knew where I was but I didn't know where they were. I think this serves as a great foundation for a slightly bigger game.
Very, VERY fun. Need to show the score and wave number more often. Throw some spacey music, and you've got a great game. Up it to Kongregate, when you do.
I like the central idea a lot! I agree that it would be better if the holes in the grid were a bigger challenge than the enemies.
I think it would've been good if the waves were announced more clearly, to increase the sense of accomplishment.
I felt like there was a pretty big difficulty increase in Wave 3. It went from feeling overly easy for a long time to killing me 4 times in a short span. Could probably use some tightening up there.
My highest score was 86. It took a long time to load, I imagine because of the super long ambient sound loop in the game. I really like the grid idea, and how destroying the enemies made a hole in the grid. A lot of potential there! I feel that the game would be a lot stronger if the entire grid would fit on the screen at once. Most of the time I died because I didn't have enough time to react once I saw an enemy. Really cool entry!
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Nice idea with the movement, and the fact that destroyed enemies affect where you can move!
Would be nice if you happened to animate the grid lines.
Tougher than I thought it would be and not for the reasons I thought it would be. I thought as the game progressed, more and more of the grid would be destroyed, making it harder and harder to stay on the grid - kinda like playing a game of Snake.
Instead, it was usually the enemy bullets that killed me. I just felt like I didn't have enough time or vision ahead of me to really react to the bullets effectively.
Honestly, I think it would have been more interesting if the grid holes were the most important/difficult obstacle rather than the bullets. Bullets have been done in a million games, but the grid holes thing is unique.
Great game overall though!
It'd be cool to see if you develop this further outside the competition - as it's a very unique game. A persistant hud/score would be cool - I only saw my score after I'd died. Some finesse like subtle camera movement and some minimal low-poly explosions for the ships would be cool to see also. :)
I also really like those big chunky potatoes.
Regarding the score, it is based on minimalism, for each bullet you fire the score is reduced by 2 =]
I think it would've been good if the waves were announced more clearly, to increase the sense of accomplishment.
I felt like there was a pretty big difficulty increase in Wave 3. It went from feeling overly easy for a long time to killing me 4 times in a short span. Could probably use some tightening up there.
It took a long time to load, I imagine because of the super long ambient sound loop in the game.
I really like the grid idea, and how destroying the enemies made a hole in the grid. A lot of potential there!
I feel that the game would be a lot stronger if the entire grid would fit on the screen at once. Most of the time I died because I didn't have enough time to react once I saw an enemy.
Really cool entry!