Featuring a protagonist with a singular shapeshifing ability, 19 different enemy types, 8 short-yet-challenging stages, 5 unique boss fights, character progression with 8 interesting stats to upgrade and a branching open world, Shining Eye is a game you just need to experience!
There was a Verse once, I believe, one among many. One that existed within the reach of Gods, fated to die as ordained.
It's name is... long forgotten. For the Lords of Matter and Light, together banded under one Last Empire, defeated the God who had come to gift them ruin.
Yet time demands sacrifice, even from the victorious and the brave. There will come a time when another God journeys to this realm, perhaps hidden as a being of Matter and Light, and it will reclaim the nameless Verse from the tyranny of this Last Empire.
The ship mechanic was very unique, but for such a thin screen I don't think it was implemented well. The graphics and sound were pretty good too (It says you used Kenney's CC0 Sprites, however you never noted if you used someone else's sounds? If not, why isn't there a rating option for audio?).
Sorry, obviously there were other public domain sources as well, thus the game should not be judged in the Sound category. However, a shmup like this always requires good sounds. I may compile a list later on.
really interesting mechanic! ive never seen anything like it before. it makes the game really difficult but in a good way. and the visuals are really awesome. nice job!
Control scheme doesn't really work that well, I think. Base form's bullets are angled and hard to aim. Shifted form's bullet is straight, but the transformation itself is inertial and also hard to aim.
Excellent game and interesting mechanics. If I had anything to critisize, it would be the tutorial getting too much on the way. Try making it more visual and less text-wall-based.
The ship back/forth mechanic is very interesting and unique, and an upgrade system is always fun. I felt like the shapeshifting was a little hard to control due to the momentum drifting after changing. It probably would have felt more satisfying to be able to stop more precisely, but maybe that was intentional to increase the difficulty.
The sound you chose for the shapeshifting was also a little too whimsical sounding, I think. I didn't quite fit the serious tone of the game.
The look & feel is great. The sounds work really well with the graphics and the game has a great overall atmosphere.
The mechanics kind of bothered me at first but when you manage to link a bunch of attacks together the game really comes alives.
One thing that frustrated me though was the energy bar. When the game got faster and more ennemies showed up, I ended up being able to do very little because of the limited energy.
Impressed with what you managed to get done for the Jam. game play is simple but challenging I like that moving at shooting was done with the same click it so you have to time things right. Would work great as a mobile game! I thought the text was well written too. Well done :)
Nice simple shooter which I can see would work really well on mobile. Liked the different amount of upgrades available and the change in form. One little thing I noticed that I kept trying was to click the options text instead of just the box. Think it might be a bit more user friendly if the choice options went over the text also.
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The graphics and sound were pretty good too (It says you used Kenney's CC0 Sprites, however you never noted if you used someone else's sounds? If not, why isn't there a rating option for audio?).
And the "where do I go now" map screen.
The sound you chose for the shapeshifting was also a little too whimsical sounding, I think. I didn't quite fit the serious tone of the game.
The mechanics kind of bothered me at first but when you manage to link a bunch of attacks together the game really comes alives.
One thing that frustrated me though was the energy bar. When the game got faster and more ennemies showed up, I ended up being able to do very little because of the limited energy.
try out game ;)
http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-35/?action=preview&uid=90749