I really like the implied themes here. I might be reading too far into it, but the whole "there's no penalty for killing innocents" aspect intrigued me (can't tell if there was supposed to be an analogy to drone strikes). Only complaint is that the levels drag on for a bit too long. Very nice job.
Not an issue with the game itself, but your Windows download actually has an OS/X version bundled with it. Takes slightly longer to download so you might want to switch out to a windows-only zip.
Now I feel like a monster!!! Really good take on the theme! Reminds me of drone war! It was to loud here so Ididn't understand what the characters at the end where talking about... sadly. I think I'll try again later. You should try another key for shooting, because arrow up+arrow left+space freezes the keyboard! Very nice entry!
loved the ending and the all story and conecpt! But i think the levels are a bit to long and was hard for me to figure out what was what and what was i shooting, but in a way i like that! But is a risky thing to do because my first reaction was " ah its just a shooting ship...ehm" but the story sells it for me :) gj
@jofra- yeah...we didn't want to make it too obvious, that's why we chose to just write "shoot the red dots" as well. When my hubby posted the game I was like "Ahhrghhh- you HAVE to tell them to stick with it until the end, otherwise they'll quit half-way through..." -Mel-
The music is good, too bad we can't hear it when we shoot. A bit (lot?) repetitive, I continued playing just to see the ending, so, maybe the shooting phases were a bit too long. (especially when you don't get who you're supposed to shoot, but that's the point of the game.
But the ending is AWESOME! It makes the game great! Very clever, and an awesome interpretation of the theme.
Well, I sure killed a lot of civilians! Do the terrorist have random health? I executed some of them very easily, whereas some others didn't seem to care at all if I was shooting at them... The ending is a bit weird after all this shooting, but I think I got your point.
Like the artwork. If you are looking for something constructive, I played most of the game avoiding the buildings thinking I would explode if I hit them...but then realized I wouldnt lol.
@DaanVanYperen: Awesome, thanks! @colinn: Thanks for the feedback! Funny, actually that was one of the planned features which we hadn't the time for to implement :)
Looks great, and very poignant. The gameplay however is not very compelling, very long levels and no risk, nor even a penalty for jamming the gun down. I understand why, but maybe shorter levels would have helped?
Simple, but well-executed (no pun intended...) idea. Though it is a bit unfair just to tell player to shoot red dots, without explaining what they are, when the character obviously possesses that knowledge. Not that it would have made much difference to gameplay, but I think it would have made the message a bit more powerful.
It certainly fits well enough into the theme, while at the same time bring that question of "is it ok to kill hundreds of civilians to catch some few terrorists/criminals/whatever"?
But I think something besides "shoot the red dots" could be used together with the simple art style which is quite effective for the game.
It feels like you're watching a radar view of the territory and the radar points to objects/persons, or something like that.
Being some kind of radar brings even further the question about guilt on killing civilians, since you're just watching a screen, while shooting where you're directed to. :P
Very good take on the theme! I played after reading the comments. Nobody spoiled it, but I guessed what was happening by the movements of the dots. Maybe only one stage was enough to make your point, but still a interesting piece. Good job!
interresting idea. I think you can tell to kill the red dots and don't touch to the others, it would make the game more challenging, and the end more powerfull...
Well, I realized about halfway through that I was probably shooting people (hence me becoming the monster), but as I type I am about 4 minutes into the list of names, and I feel awful.
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The game design is nice, sadly the audio loop when you fire is disturbing.
The end is a good idea
It took me until halfway through the second stage until I realized what I was shooting at.
And then I thought "YEAAAH! THIS GAME HAS A PURPOSE!"
And then I got to the end and you made it real.
Even though it isn't.
GG.
You should try another key for shooting, because arrow up+arrow left+space freezes the keyboard! Very nice entry!
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I love the final touch with the list of names :) really incredible. You nailed the theme.
But i think the levels are a bit to long and was hard for me to figure out what was what and what was i shooting, but in a way i like that!
But is a risky thing to do because my first reaction was " ah its just a shooting ship...ehm" but the story sells it for me :)
gj
A bit (lot?) repetitive, I continued playing just to see the ending, so, maybe the shooting phases were a bit too long. (especially when you don't get who you're supposed to shoot, but that's the point of the game.
But the ending is AWESOME! It makes the game great! Very clever, and an awesome interpretation of the theme.
The ending is a bit weird after all this shooting, but I think I got your point.
@colinn: Thanks for the feedback! Funny, actually that was one of the planned features which we hadn't the time for to implement :)
But I think something besides "shoot the red dots" could be used together with the simple art style which is quite effective for the game.
It feels like you're watching a radar view of the territory and the radar points to objects/persons, or something like that.
Being some kind of radar brings even further the question about guilt on killing civilians, since you're just watching a screen, while shooting where you're directed to. :P
Nice work here! :)