Reserve Battery

by vehem
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.56
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.41
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.53
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.66
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.41
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.42
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.10
Little robot on a 500 year mission to defend some boxes. A bit of a retro-styled shooter with a pure cheese backstory. Simple to pick up and play, but takes a bit of practice to complete on Hard.

Several levels, the last of which is an infinite "how long can you last" challenge. There's scope for a bit of expansion (more power ups , enemy types etc), but keeping it simple for the sake of focus on the theme.

First entry, has been fun, won't be my last.


Music from Kevin Macleod (https://incompetech.com/).

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Genres: shooter

Comments18

Quemagalletas
Quemagalletas31 Jul 2017, 16:27
Nice work! It looks like a polished game, I love the fades between levels, and the sounds, but I would add a little bit more of range to the collision of the batteries, to make it easier to pick up :D
wviper3
wviper331 Jul 2017, 17:09
That was a pretty fun game. I'm really bad at it, but it was still fun. Nice Job!
hhsaez
hhsaez31 Jul 2017, 17:47
The game is fun and quite challenging. And I liked the idea that every shot counts because you run out of power. And I like the audio too.
Great work!
Vehemauthor31 Jul 2017, 17:55
@jesus-gonzalez Thanks - noticed you edited the feedback and removed the suggestion. Was it because it could be considered critical? If so - don't worry about it - it's what we read the comments for and it was a valid idea for further development.

In truth, the game is a little "cut short" from what it could be (the last level of this version could easily be reversed to a "survive for X minutes" and the game continue after that) - mostly a lot of concepts being tried out to add some variety. Adding more "feel of progression/accomplishment" as you suggested is something I'll look into more.
Deamonus
Deamonus31 Jul 2017, 18:59
It seems super easy, till you try it, nice old school levels of challenge in this game. Nice piece of work here!
loyance
loyance31 Jul 2017, 19:16
I really liked the graphics in this one

To be honest, even the easiest difficulty was tricky for me (but that's just me). A small story, sound effects and controls are nice

The only thing that bothered me are story text sounds. They were a bit too loud
Thesoreon31 Jul 2017, 19:57
really enjoyed this game.
But a little bit harder then i expected :D
karreg
karreg31 Jul 2017, 20:08
Classical, but well executed :)
But, is it normal that we can be blocked because of a lack of energy ?
vipbasil
vipbasil31 Jul 2017, 21:49
Very good graphics, amazing controls, enjoyed a lot :)
Jamie McClenaghan
Jamie McClenaghan31 Jul 2017, 23:27
I like the graphics and game idea. You shown the theme greatly. I feel you lose power too fast though. Shooting costs too much power imo
LiquidBrain
LiquidBrain1 Aug 2017, 19:56
Thank you for the comment you left on Powered By Coal!

This is a well polished game, no bugs, no floaty controls, and it's a nice gameplay. I love that you spent your time making different levels, something that we (LiquidBrain) should have done.

I respect you for taking your time to make it so polished. While most others just try to pump out their idea. It's a bit of a balancing game, either you implement tons of features (which usually results in glitches) or you polish the ones you have. I usually do the latter.

Good luck!

// Rasmus (one half of LiquidBrain)
zgragselus2 Aug 2017, 00:35
The game is very classical, and feels quite finished (which is rare on events like Ludum Dare). It gave me some fun and I bet that counts.

I'd increase the amount of power you have - but apart from that, I really like this entry.
ditzel
ditzel3 Aug 2017, 10:43
Super neat graphics! This looks really cool!
Plepletier
Plepletier5 Aug 2017, 03:22
good game! It's well executed and fluid. I like a lot the laser gameplay. Shoot to kill more them one enemy in a line. Good job!
davideperozzi6 Aug 2017, 18:50
Cool game! Liked the graphics and the gameplay mechanics. Something like a crosshair would have been nice but over all a solid and well polished game. Enjoyed it, great work! :)
hav24
hav2413 Aug 2017, 21:20
Nice game! I like the overall feelings.
Controls feels tight and the gameplay solid.
Keep up the good work! :)
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