Espace

co-authored: @nishinoya
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.21
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.04
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.37
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.46
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.31
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.27
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.67
The universe is being consumed by a massive black hole, but there is a portal nearby. Scientists don't know anything about it, but it's the only option to survive this collapse.
- PLEASE FINISH IT AT LEAST ONCE BEFORE RATING IT, BECAUSE IT'S A STORY-BASED GAME! THANK YOU!

CONTROLS:
- W/S or arrow keys: Move
- Left click: press button
- Mouse wheel: interact with difficulty button
- Esc: skip intro/outro, return to main menu!
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Comments53

cenullum
cenullum14 Aug 2018, 09:37
my game's name is also escape :D
SantaClausNL
SantaClausNL14 Aug 2018, 09:49
It felt a little slow at the beginning, I don't know if it's supposed to be that slow at 100% difficulty. But besides that nice game! I like the music.
nishinoya14 Aug 2018, 09:55
@santaclausnl well, 100% doesn't mean it's the hardest difficulty. The hardest one is 300% :D. But yeah, it's meant to be a bit slower at the beginning. And thanks for the feedback!
Neu_Eric14 Aug 2018, 09:57
I think the beginning is really boring and it´s kinda annoying that you have to start completely from the beginning if you do one little mistake. The game would have been much more fun if you would had 3 lives and the beginning would´nt be starting so boring. Or if you wouldn´t start completely from the beginning if you do one mistake. But anyway nice game :)
Zlabya14 Aug 2018, 09:58
i liked the start menu
nishinoya14 Aug 2018, 10:02
@neu-eric Hey, that's why you can change the difficulty! But thanks for your honest opinion!
Neu_Eric14 Aug 2018, 10:18
@nishinoya Even on 300 % is the beginning a little bit of boring. And if the beginning of the game is any interesting challenge, then you would´nt had a chance to beat the game. I think the difficulty curve is a little bit strange. But that would´nt been that important if you would´nt had to start completely from the beginning if you fail. Anyway I really like the idea with changing the difficulty but because of the things I said doesn´t solve the changing difficulty all problems.
I hope you understand what i want to say
P.S You wanted an honest opinion :D
nishinoya14 Aug 2018, 10:22
@neu-eric Yeah, of course. I still don't think it's that big of a problem. But thanks!
Petra14 Aug 2018, 10:31
The effect of the old TV, I almost went crazy. The controls are very awkward, the character works long before you change direction. It is not clear why the hero runs around the ball, it was possible to make a flat room. In General the game is really a trip of an addict who has been sniffing glue with the bag over his head and washed down all this with a triple odekolona.
nishinoya14 Aug 2018, 10:42
@petra Jeez, i think you wrote this under the wrong game.
Petra14 Aug 2018, 10:58
I wrote a comment, deleted it, now I can't even see it. This is a strange website.
nishinoya14 Aug 2018, 13:16
@petra Oh, i can still see it tho :D Anyway, it's okay, i just hope you didn't leave any wrong ratings (that you meant for a different game) or something.
KerelOlivier
KerelOlivier15 Aug 2018, 09:51
Nice game, as said before the difficulty curve is a bit steep. But after the first part, it is a nice dodging game.
TontonPizza
TontonPizza15 Aug 2018, 13:10
sorry but i have to rate it although i didnt finish it because i died 8 times in a row for a little mistake and i had to restart from the very begining...

However i think i got the idea of gameplay (not the story but i can imagine a twist).

it is smooth and pleasant just not the part where you have to restart when you hit a tiny thing
KryStekku15 Aug 2018, 13:11
Beautiful story ;_; this is so sad. And this soundtrack... Good work!
WetBox
WetBox15 Aug 2018, 18:38
A good connection between music and the image.
Teelin15 Aug 2018, 20:53
Nice game. Really liked the music for it and how it fitted with the backgrounds. It was also nice to be able to change the difficulty so I could see the ending, Well done guys :smiley:
nishinoya16 Aug 2018, 10:10
@tontonpizza You had to change the difficulty, then. And it IS meant to be that way, sorry if that's not what you like. But thanks for your feedback!
nishinoya16 Aug 2018, 10:12
@teelin Wow, thank you! We're so glad you enjoyed it!
Adam Saudagar
Adam Saudagar16 Aug 2018, 11:26
Good game, Music adds so much dept to the game, but when things got a bit fast, music didn't feel appropriate for the pace of the game

also if you are going to keep the mechanics of dying on touch (very punishing), better make a system that uses the current position of the player to generate the obstacles so that it doesn't become impossible to dodge them

apart from that, keep up the great work, Good Job!!!
DarkGuardsman
DarkGuardsman16 Aug 2018, 11:27
Decent game, wish I had some of those graphics for my own space junk. Also really like how the mood of the level changes as you go.
nishinoya16 Aug 2018, 11:48
@adam-saudagar Hmmm... I personally don't see a problem there. I was the one who made the music, and i think the second part of the song represented the depth and mystique of space. But everyone sees it differently, so I understand what you meant with that. And we didn't have enough time to make the spawning of those obstacles so specific (we were only two people and one of them knows nothing about programming- me :D) but i can totally agree with that. Anyway, thanks for your feedback, your honest opinion is very important to us!
Shapkofil
Shapkofil16 Aug 2018, 12:05
Its a little bad when you hit something and get spawned at earlier stage of the game.
But other wise its a great idea that uniquely fits the theme.
Well done guys^^
gurkenlabs
gurkenlabs16 Aug 2018, 12:14
Huge WOW there, guys!
You turned a simple premise into a compelling ride through space with adaptive difficulty, appealing visuals, fitting music and an interesting story. When the lullaby in the end set in, I seriously got the chills. One slightly negative aspect was the randomness of the obstacles. In some of my attempts, I got away too easily, whereas sometimes the universe really wanted to fuck me up.
Great job!
Shapkofil
Shapkofil16 Aug 2018, 12:21
@nishinoya i ment the speed is different at the different stages and when you respawn its soooooo slow
(i just wanned to say this becasue i realized how retarded my original comment sounds)
nishinoya16 Aug 2018, 12:44
@shapkofil XD Yeah, I can actually agree with that! And it doesn't sound retarded at all, don't worry^^
Mackandrius16 Aug 2018, 20:46
Nice one, guys! Loved the menu and visuals! Although I'd like to say that it was very difficult and a bit annoying to restart the game from the very beginning after touching anything while playing. I think a health bar/force-field would do wonders, then instead of restarting you could at least take some damage before hand. But still - good job!
nishinoya17 Aug 2018, 15:42
@mackandrius Thank you so much for the feedback and recommendation, we really appreciate it!
CristiHKJ
CristiHKJ17 Aug 2018, 17:13
Simple and cool! :D
Brandon Napky19 Aug 2018, 07:23
I liked the mood of the game. I didn't like the change of pace when you died. I would've liked to see my score after each try! Good job guys!
Megalink
Megalink20 Aug 2018, 09:42
Really nice game! Starts off a bit too slow but gets very challenging and enjoyable later on. The story reminded me of Interstellar. The mood of the game was communicated very well, I especially liked the titlescreen. Great job!
Cerka20 Aug 2018, 10:28
I enjoyed this game :) Same note like most of the comments about the slow start.
yolp90020 Aug 2018, 20:56
Good game, well done! :smiley:
Zelberor
Zelberor31 Aug 2018, 20:15
Absolutely amazing music!
nishinoya11 Nov 2018, 20:34
@zelberor Sorry for replying this late, but thank you SO much!

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