Kinesis - 3D Flight Obstacle Course

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.35
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.20
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.50
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.60
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.40
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.65
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.00
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Kinesis
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Escape a planet ravaged by a massive meteor shower! Use the prototype Kinesis Cannon to refuel your ship from the kinetic energy of passing meteors. Release the meteor from the cannon before it overheats to gain a speed boost! How high can you go?

Links:
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WebGL version! works on most platforms with a WebGL enabled browser:
http://www.cheesegames.net/games/1404/index.php?gameDataId=1404

Just the game (Windows .exe): https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BybiZymdQixOSXcxQnJ0b0hfamM/view?usp=sharing

Entire unity project: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BybiZymdQixOZTZpSVd2YWxKNzg/view?usp=sharing

Game Design Document as PDF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BybiZymdQixObGg4dEtnV2NTeW8/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-qo2ZdykhRuAiCH4LaHcqZw

Made with:
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- Unity
- Blender3D
- Audacity
- Bfxr
- GIMP

screenshot

Comments15

sgt3v
sgt3v31 Jul 2017, 14:00
High Score: 1678

I don't think I am that good at it :D had a bit difficulty controlling the ship first but after couple of tries I started to manage it.
Bill Zeng2 Aug 2017, 02:13
High Score of 1324

Controls are a little hard to get the hang of but I do like the 3D graphics
wareification
wareification2 Aug 2017, 02:20
-42m, yay! I did manage to do better on another try :P.

The biggest recommendation I would make would be some smoother way of fixing the camera wrap that it seems to be doing at -180 and 180 degrees vertically. I found myself loosing control and perspective by my ship suddenly flipping orientation.
hijomo2 Aug 2017, 02:36
Hard game. I like the concept trying to balance the need to get close but not too close.
Ashment2 Aug 2017, 03:35
Made it to 3500 haha. Actually surprsingly fun and unique. Good job.
ronan13
ronan132 Aug 2017, 07:40
No audio on the webGL version+ on this version when i lock an asteroid (and i am returned) my ship goes down and crashes. So the game is good befor i crash on the ground (but a litle bit hold space to win)
TomPendergrass
TomPendergrassauthor2 Aug 2017, 15:00
@ronan13 Thank you for the critique. I noticed the 'space to win' aspect after submission. I'm curious what your hardware setup is; I've tested the build on windows, mac, and even android without audio issues. Thanks for the feedback!
mrnyarlathotep
mrnyarlathotep3 Aug 2017, 13:40
Looks very nice; I think it might have worked better locked to a 2D gameplay area, either as a 'top down' or a 'behind' (like star fox) viewpoint so the player only has to worry about positioning rather than orientation as well.

Of course that might just be because I wasn't very good at it...
TomPendergrass
TomPendergrassauthor3 Aug 2017, 14:36
Thank you @mrnyarlathotep! That also crossed my mind. I previously made a game like that called Gravity Drop, and wanted to branch into controls within the 3rd dimension with this project. I also think it would be easier to grasp with starfox style controls.
Faulkin5 Aug 2017, 15:38
Fun little game and a nice concept, I like the low poly graphics style too. Good job!
crass_sandwich
crass_sandwich5 Aug 2017, 17:23
Wow, this game is incredibly fun. Seriously, nice job. Sucking power from the asteroids is satisfying, with perfect sounds and animations to go along. Navigating the asteroid field is tricky, and the camera is a little wonky, but once you get the hang of it, you can get around without too much trouble. I had to knock off a little for the 'hold space to win' aspect, but if that wasn't there, and the navigation was polished a little, I could see myself putting a lot of time into this game.
zgragselus5 Aug 2017, 19:03
My score was -1018 meters, I believe I did something wrong!

It is nice idea, I didn't like the idea how everything stopped and you were 'refueling' energy, it confused me what to do from there.

It gave me some fun though - which is the goal I'd say.

Good job!
vulpineblazeyt
vulpineblazeyt5 Aug 2017, 23:19
I got to about ~1300, but it was fun trying to get the hang of the controls.
realryanrogers6 Aug 2017, 17:59
Very cool game! Fun and challenging. The controls were a bit wonky, but other than that, very good entry!

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