Chinese astronaut

by enot487
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.12
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.20
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.15
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.32
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.83
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.47
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.89
This game was made with Unity for Windows, macOS and Linux. But tested only on Windows (I trust unity Build Settings window). UPDATE: finaly I added web version that is playable in browser!

Controls: A - left, D - right, Esc - exit.

What is this game about?

As everybody knows, the first man reached space in the 16th century.

It was chinese astronaut Wan Hu on his unbelivable device, the chair with many fireworks!

But how did he land back, you ask?
Let's find out!


Music by Spring from https://opengameart.org.

Sound effects by Michel Baradari, Arthur and qubodup from https://opengameart.org.

screenshot

Comments18

Ezra LaFleur14 Aug 2018, 19:52
Funny, solid, simple game! Played it quite a few times but wasn't ever quite able to dodge it all. Great job!
Johan Vischer14 Aug 2018, 19:54
Making a WebGL build is always a good call if you have the time/experience to try, so that's a great update to make.

Just be careful when trusting the build settings completely :p often times things will break on different platforms, especially when the libraries or plugins get large and complicated.

Fun little game. More of a falling out of space than running, but it's essentially him running downward so I'll count it :eyes:
anstabo
anstabo14 Aug 2018, 19:55
I wonder where you got the idea of taking a chinese man and send him to space with his hat and his rocket chair going down.
Sam Estep
Sam Estep14 Aug 2018, 21:02
Fun little game! I really like the vibe. One thing I noticed is that there's a little gap in the tiling between successive versions of the background.
Raccoon_JS14 Aug 2018, 21:09
I liked it. The fireworks remind me of those Reddit up buttons.
WrenPirate14 Aug 2018, 21:57
You should note in your links that this is a browser-based game so people know they don't have to download anything! Meanwhile, I like the reference to Wan Hu. I like the graphics, although that costume is for peasants, very inappropriate for an official like Wan Hu. Also, his top should fold left-side over right-side. The way it's drawn in the game is how people are dressed for burial. My biggest actual complaint is that the game is a little too simple; although I started crashing into rockets, I didn't feel engaged enough to worry. Part of the problem is that the screen is too big for my monitor; I can't see the top and the bottom together. Once in a while, there's a line across the sky, possibly where your background repeats. Overall, a solid effort! I'm glad I checked it out.
Enot487
Enot487author15 Aug 2018, 17:58
Hey guys, thanks for your kind feedback!

@johan-vischer, thank you for advice. Yes, I have problems with position of UI elements and in some reason screen high is cropped.

@anstabo, it's a chinese legend I heard a long time ago. Also this theme was in MythBusters :)

@wrenpirate, I am very impressed with your knowledge of сhinese folk clothes! Unfortunately, I did not have time to study this issue. About the fact that the game is simple. I barely passed the level myself. Tester alpha version of the game (my wife) could not pass beyond the middle. So I had to reduce the damage from the obstacles and increase the player's health. There was not enough time for a more subtle solution to this problem.
RyanJavanshir16 Aug 2018, 19:24
Nice entry! Liked the graphics and the music. I like the narrative it told too XD
DevWithMartinus
DevWithMartinus16 Aug 2018, 21:44
Very fun game, I didn't manage to reach the ground unfortunately :/
jerripo
jerripo16 Aug 2018, 21:52
The game itself is very simple, but the story makes it interesting to play and look at!

It would also be good to have less health, but instead, have some health packs that appear along the way. I notice I don't start worrying about his health at the start since there's so much health, and the rockets come so slowly. But once it picks up, the health starts draining fast, and obstacles become harder and harder to avoid.

I liked it, good game.
Enot487
Enot487author17 Aug 2018, 16:26
Thanks a lot for your feedback!

@ryanjavanshir, that story always amused me :D

@devwithmartinus, yes, there are some problems with difficulty. I think, mechanics of restoring health by some things can fix this.

@jerripo, I totally agree with you. I was planning on adding something like flying saucers of rice to restore health, but did not have time to deadline.
Divinenephron17 Aug 2018, 20:58
A solid little game, with SFX, graphics, music and mechanics that develop over time. I've just watched Lets Plays of "Just Shapes n' Beats", so I guess my suggestion to improve it is to have cool integration with the music :smile:
Ismael Rodriguez
Ismael Rodriguez17 Aug 2018, 21:07
Funny concept. Simple but Solid game play. I liked the music!
Zicboy18 Aug 2018, 08:38
Awesome game! I enjoy the art and mood of it. Keep up the good work!
Stefan Jovanovic
Stefan Jovanovic20 Aug 2018, 17:17
Interesting and really funny idea! Graphics and overall mood is great as well as the audio! Keep up the good work! :smile:
camilovr31 Aug 2018, 21:55
Congratulations
Great fun
Great character / player

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