Retroflect is a shoot-em-up where you can't shoot.
Since I think Jam games should be fun for any skill level, this game has no death. Instead it has transparently dynamic difficulty that changes with your performance.
The true scoring mechanism will reveal itself if you fill the difficulty meter.
It's really interesting to find others have similar idea:) I love this kind of game, but feel difficult to deal with high speed bullets. Put it to a corner is the only way for me to get a full rank.
Satisfying when you get a good run going. Reflecting off walls to hit enemies is also highly productive. The difficulty going up and back down as you do better or worse is a good mechanic, allows for some sort of higher score multiplier if you go down the score attack route, making the game playable at any skill but skill based for the high scores.
Goodness, that can get crazy quick! Even so, at one point I just sat there and I still did fine; its a little haphazard in that regard. But hey, it does crazy shmup well and it has a nice retro vibe to it. Good job!
Interesting take on the theme ! The gameplay feels dynamic and challenging, also, I like the fact that the difficulty and the level can decrease
I noticed that by letting the game run without moving or rotating for a while, the level scales by itself to the maximum one, which is a bit weird.
A score system and a leaderboard would be a great addition to it! And maybe also some hp/number of lives feature, as the game as it is now has no lose condition (from what I have seen)
Also, by the way, thank you for your useful feedback on my game ;)
I was able to spend 4s with the level1 thing at the top. But its really hard to maintain. Its a neat idea but I wish there was also a score but now that I figured out your scoring system I see why you don't. I found it best to not move a lot. It would be nice if the mouse would also rotate the reflector :)
This was fun! It got a little frustrating to get my score reset because of some bullets coming from below. Also, would be nice if you were invulnerable for a second after getting hit. Felt cheap to get three levels taken off by one enemy's shots. Apart from that, well done! :)
I really like this entry! The gameplay is fun and even though reflecting projectiles isn't anything new, the idea of having a whole ship and that kind of control is new for me! it's fun! Great job, man!
TBH I wasn't expecting much going into this, but it really surprised me. The idea is great, you've done good work with the game feel (esp love the way the audio and animations reinforce the feeling of impact) and the difficultly system you use works well to moderate the pace.
As others have mentioned, the central control is too complex at the moment for the fast reactions the gameplay requires.
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I love this kind of game, but feel difficult to deal with high speed bullets. Put it to a corner is the only way for me to get a full rank.
description sounds interesting...
The gameplay feels dynamic and challenging, also, I like the fact that the difficulty and the level can decrease
I noticed that by letting the game run without moving or rotating for a while, the level scales by itself to the maximum one, which is a bit weird.
A score system and a leaderboard would be a great addition to it! And maybe also some hp/number of lives feature, as the game as it is now has no lose condition (from what I have seen)
Also, by the way, thank you for your useful feedback on my game ;)
As others have mentioned, the central control is too complex at the moment for the fast reactions the gameplay requires.