Containment Vector

by vem
co-authored: @snazghoul, @thotht
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.06
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.97
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.76
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.12
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.74
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.82
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.82
Work to contain a swarm of eldritch entities trying to escape your containment station.

Aim your shots and fire with the mouse.
Use A&D to rotate the space station clockwise and counter-clockwise respectively.

Credits-

Design & Code-

thotht
https://thotht.itch.io/

Linus "vem" Pernyer
https://wykkid-sic.itch.io

Snazghoul
https://snazghoul.itch.io/

Art-

Snazghoul
https://snazghoul.itch.io/

John Price
https://www.johnpricestudio.com/

Audio-

Snazghoul
https://snazghoul.itch.io/

Genres: shooter

Comments35

Gurrg5 Oct 2020, 18:05
Very fun and the sounds are on point!
maxmitchell
maxmitchell6 Oct 2020, 04:32
Fun game and a cool idea! I liked the challenge of having to rotate my guns to shoot enemies. Great job!
sergei2016136 Oct 2020, 04:35
Hi! Great work, I was interested in playing, but I would like a little more bounce and maybe a more difficult level and more.
coryru6 Oct 2020, 04:36
Cool game right here. There is something about the triangle ships with an eye in it that creeps me out. I like it!
DotSquare
DotSquare6 Oct 2020, 11:57
I like it, very polished ! Is there a way to destroy the back ball ? Great job anyway :)
🎤 vemauthor6 Oct 2020, 12:04
Yes, @dotsquare you can destroy them. They have more health than the regular enemies, but will take damage from a direct hit. You need two hits to destroy them.

Watch out though, they bounce! :P
snazghoul6 Oct 2020, 12:06
@dotsquare the black ball 'Bouncer' enemies take 2 hits to kill, we didn't put in any indicator of damage unfortunately, just one of those small touches we didn't get around to
Geryon Games
Geryon Games6 Oct 2020, 13:57
Very cool game! The bounciness of the bullets is a great touch. Those eldritch horrors really are unsettling. Great work!
Heho6 Oct 2020, 14:04
Fun little game. Interesting twist on the theme.
DotSquare
DotSquare6 Oct 2020, 14:26
Ok I see, thanks for the answer ;)
Loku6 Oct 2020, 15:24
Had a good time playing it, I liked the "industrial" sound, and literal take on the theme that turned out quite satisfying.
Steffo
Steffo6 Oct 2020, 15:39
Pretty good, and nice particle effects :)

I enjoyed a lot more killing the metal-balls than the eye-triangle enemies, as they added the complexity of making sure they went in a direction you were able to shoot them again!
Steffo
Steffo6 Oct 2020, 15:40
You might want to check your github link, as it leads to a non-existing repository.
Fractal Flower Girl
Fractal Flower Girl6 Oct 2020, 16:19
I really like this game! It's really fun, but sometimes it wouldn't shoot when I clicked. I really like the audio, it goes with the game well. Great job!
ROBOWARRIOR1982
ROBOWARRIOR19826 Oct 2020, 16:26
This mix with defender, a top down shooter, and pong work fine. I like the graphics and the ambiant of this entry. And the idea is good for an arcade/scoring game. Good work !
VPhyre
VPhyre6 Oct 2020, 16:53
I liked the mechanics. Very interesting the proposal of the game. Congratulations.
Gonzalol
Gonzalol6 Oct 2020, 17:03
Original and fun game. Maybe it could be a little smoother on the controls
FireGamer3
FireGamer36 Oct 2020, 22:22
its pretty fun, no music though
Eugenik
Eugenik7 Oct 2020, 04:34
Great work! I had a blast playing this!
snazghoul7 Oct 2020, 09:08
@fractal-flower-girl There's a long cooldown for firing the cannons, some sort of charge up indicator was something we wanted to include but ran out of time sadly.
snazghoul7 Oct 2020, 09:12
@steffo thanks for pointing that out, link should be fixed now
Erukolindo
Erukolindo7 Oct 2020, 12:20
Good, well executed idea. Could of course use some improvements - maybe some upgrade system and more enemies - but is' already solid.
xSooDx7 Oct 2020, 19:01
Could be more fast paced. Good idea. Well done.
fachscahfttf
fachscahfttf7 Oct 2020, 19:04
Funny game. Gets hard pretty fast.

Loved the ide of circling around with the guns.

Some spiced up music would have made it even better :)
lamonfly
lamonfly7 Oct 2020, 19:06
Really like the looks, effects and sounds. Overall, polished and fun game. It does feel a bit pointless to rotate as you can already aim the shots with the mouse and just play without rotating.
Akai_Pixels
Akai_Pixels7 Oct 2020, 19:24
Nice game! gameplay was fun, simple to understand and addictive, I wish could fire more balls tho. Well done!
Chocolat-Endive
Chocolat-Endive7 Oct 2020, 19:39
It's simple but it works well! I think that with a few thing added, you could make a cool little game:

- More different ennemies

- Some kind of upgrade for the stations

- A better scoring system (some kind of malus when you shoot nothing, etc)

- A soundtrack

- Some "quality of life" ameliorations (sound cues for the ennemies that take two hits, "cooldown bar" for the cannon, etc)

The concept works really well, and is well executed: i did'nt experience any kind of bug or glitch. Good job on this one!
GregoryBlomquist8 Oct 2020, 05:06
Really enjoyed the arcade-style shooter and I always love cosmic horror themes! Solid replayability too. Great job!
🎤 vemauthor8 Oct 2020, 08:15
Thanks for the feedback everyone! A lot of this is definitely stuff to work on,

@lamonfly I personally find that I can't get much highher than 200 points if I don't move the canons at all :stuck_out_tongue:.

Moving canons effectively lets you move your shot faster, angle your shot better and lets you move around wall segments to either save your life or save a segment.
Viktya8 Oct 2020, 09:09
I really like the rotation and the mechanics are simple! Also the dying sound of the triangle guys is awesome lol
rhewid
rhewid9 Oct 2020, 17:55
Nice game right there. Easy to grasp and fun.
Alchemic
Alchemic15 Oct 2020, 05:01
Nice game! Simple idea, but done well.

I felt like the difficulty curve was a bit weird. It was really easy for a long time, but then it suddenly became quite difficult.

Good work!
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