Chasing a dreaded group of cosmic horrors through time and space, you find yourself battling through air and sea to take down as many of their kind as you can!
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Windows: Should run on XP SP3+. Requires .NET 4. Might possibly need OpenAL installed if it fails to run. I've included the OpenAL redist installer.
Linux: This has been tested on Linux Mint 14 (Cinnamon), you may need to install libSDL-mixer (sudo apt install libsdl-mixer1.2). Requires mono. If no joy, run from a terminal (mono Aeronautical.exe) and copy/paste the output into a comment.
Mac: Tested working on Mavericks. The Pgup/Pgdn scaling keys cause the game to exit for some reason.
To play: Use WASD/Arrows to boost Use X/Space to shoot (alternatively, try a 360 pad)
PageUp/PageDown sets the window size/scaling
There is a "boss" on Wave 6 (and repeated on certain waves thereafter), but we didn't get time to implement attack phases for it so it's kinda lame :]
Impressive! It's got me playing for quite a while. Awesome graphics and sound effects, perfect gameplay with great controls and an awesome upgrade system! Some music would've been perfect, so I encourage you to add it and release somewhere! Good job!
The above/below water thing is great graphically. While the absence of music gave a certain atmosphere, I think something minimalist would have also fit well. I don't think I noticed if the handling changed when submerged, but it's probably because I'm not very good at this type of game. :v
Very fun, the parallax adds a great visual effect. I was thinking, "what happens if I go underwater? Do I die? OOOHHH the theme!" Maybe add more features and it could become a great exploration game.
Hi, this is Vector from the Victory Garden team! (posting under Solifuge's account)
This is really cool! The enemy design is good, the level progression is nice, and the sound effects give a really satisfying feedback when you're playing. Honestly, I have nothing bad to say... just that maybe a backing audio track that crossfades when you're in the air vs. underwater would be cool? It'd also be nice if the two regions were somewhat differentiated mechanically, though obviously of course this is just a 72-hour game jam.
Anyway, nice shooter, nice UI! Thanks for the experience.
Really love the game, a lot of fun to play. The parallax effect is totally awesome! I also liked the physics of the ship, very deep indeed. Cool transition between the sea and the surface. You could add enemies which need to be defeated by shooting above and below sea level.
Really fun game! I just wish the enemies weren't so spread out. Maybe tightening up the levels would make the game a bit more exciting. Great graphics though and I love the spin down sound of the ship's guns.
Crashed on open, but I ran the openAL installer and it worked fine after that, I scored 12600! This game's graphics are phenomenal, the parallax and particle effects are just gorgeous. The gameplay is really fun also, the only thing I'd say could've been done better is maybe having lots of a weaker type of enemy in the first stage or two. I loved the variations of enemies later on, and the upgraded weapons!
Oh my god, this was amazing. The parallax scroll was absolutely awesome, the pixel art was beautiful, all the tweening effects were just great. It just looks and feels so good to play, you really nailed the "feel" of the game. The ability to go beneath the surface and see a whole other world as well differentiates this from other such games and really ties in the theme.
I picked this one because my wife liked the screenshots. I'm glad I listened to her. I love the old school graphics but what appeal to me the most are the slick slick controls. The inertia is perfectly balanced; it's not easy to maneuver but it is never unfair. The piloting sensation is great. Power ups work well to : they come at the right pace and really make you feel more powerful. I guess you wanted to do something with the towers but didn't have time. I hope you'll want to keep working on it. The best action entry for me so far. Good job. note : the game crashed but I didn't see any window pop up after that.
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Thought it could have used more enemies though, and it would have really benefited from having some music. But overall, good job!
Bit of a shame about the 450MB framework I had to install to get it running that I'll probably never use again!
Awesome graphics and sound effects, perfect gameplay with great controls and an awesome upgrade system!
Some music would've been perfect, so I encourage you to add it and release somewhere! Good job!
Well done, definitely an idea that could be interesting if expanded upon.
This is really cool! The enemy design is good, the level progression is nice, and the sound effects give a really satisfying feedback when you're playing. Honestly, I have nothing bad to say... just that maybe a backing audio track that crossfades when you're in the air vs. underwater would be cool? It'd also be nice if the two regions were somewhat differentiated mechanically, though obviously of course this is just a 72-hour game jam.
Anyway, nice shooter, nice UI! Thanks for the experience.
Nice one, I look forward to your future entries.
Power ups work well to : they come at the right pace and really make you feel more powerful.
I guess you wanted to do something with the towers but didn't have time.
I hope you'll want to keep working on it. The best action entry for me so far. Good job.
note : the game crashed but I didn't see any window pop up after that.