Orbital Hostage

I really like the music! This was a lot of fun to play!

Am I the only one who shot the doc immediately by mistake? I feel so guilty. I really like the gravity effects that you have to compensate for. Good job!

Liked it. Gravity effects were neat and it was hard without being too hard. Playing it several times over found that it was easy to click right off the screen, losing focus. Hold to shoot a solution for this and sore clicking finger, maybe? Fun to play, which is big, and fit the theme in a cute way.

I really liked this. Kept shooting the doc myself though.

Really cool game, surprisingly fun for a static shooting game. Also like the art a lot. I think it would be more interesting if the player's actions interacted with the orbiting ship, like maybe it floats toward the gun and you have to try and move it out of the way to shoot again. With the orbit as is, it seems like the reason for losing is highly impacted by change, which is frustrating since there is no way for a player to overcome chance. well done!

Im a murderer ;( Great concept for sure!

Nice one! I liked a lot the gravity mechanic and the thing that you could damage your own health it's pretty innovative. Good job. As @rhoff95 said it's a bit frustrating when there is no chance to avoid collision due objects trajectories and the doc moving in front of the gun

Solid and eastatically pleasing theme concept and great execution. Turns out my defence system hates asteroids as much as Doc (poor Doc, died 10+ times). I think it also has some room to expand ( more types of weapons etc ). Audio a bit monotone, but it's understandable to game jam limitations. Great job!

Fun game. Came really close to holding out for the whole minute. Would have been nice to be able to hold the mouse down to rapid fire, but I guess I would end up just killing the doc faster.

Short but sweet. Was good fun, though it would have been nice to be made aware that shooting the doc hurt him; it looks like I'm not the only one who immediately made that mistake. I really like that the asteroids are affected by the planet's (moon's?) gravity. Would like to see a slower difficulty ramp, and perhaps more of a wave-based system rather than timer?

Needs more hats, otherwise good.

Orbit physics are a super nice touch. I found it to be challenging enough to keep replaying to try to beat it. Nice job!!

I really enjoyed this game. Loved the idea and how it fits in with the theme so well through the gameplay. Great job can't really say anything bad about it other than I wish there was more levels :)

Nice interpretation of the theme :)

The way the station blocks your shots occasionally is a nice twist on the simple point and shoot gameplay.

oh wow the challenge really ramps up at the end, it got pretty intense, nice simple presentation, game works well

Really cool little game. Even if it's simple, quite a few unexpected things can happen. Even the small rock that goes the other way around can still be lethal.
It also gratifying when you save doc at the last moment before he gets hurt.
Well done.
Cheers.

very beautiful game. Great job!

The game is addictive. Even - there is a friendly fire implemented(Because of that I lost) - but this is not a minus. Cool game!

Strong compo game with good physic !
I like the friendly fire mechanic, it's a really challenging game :)

Challenging game, the physics are pretty nice. Good job!

Wow, that goes from 0 to 100 really quick at about 20 seconds left. Really challenging and fun, great interpretation of the theme, and a big fan of the music and presentation.

Nice game. I enjoyed the art style and the audio. I liked how it got more challenging as you played.

The aiming is difficult for me, though its a good and a game that utilize the "game loop" very well! Nicely Done!

Ufffff!!!! very hard game!! it's very good balanced, the difficulty progression is awesome. It's very satisfactory when you manage to save the doc! Great job!

One minute is a long, long time...

Satisifying shooter. I shot the first thing that moved...

That game was surprisingly very fun and challenging given how simple it is. I really like the difficult ramp, it starts of really easy but gets super hard in the last 10 or so seconds. It's super challenging and really satisfying when you finally beat the game. I also like that you can hurt your own ship too, so you actually have to be somewhat mindful of where you shoot. Great job!

I'll admit, that when I launched this game I immediately thought. "Oh, it's one of these". But actually I really enjoyed this one. The shooting the asteroids while keeping an eye on the ship is just stressful enough to make me feel like I'm good at it. the gravity effect on the asteroids makes it hard to know where the real threats are. The mechanic is simple. The graphics do their job and audio is immersive. Nicely done.

Nice little game, clever take on the theme and some interesting unique mechanics.

My trigger finger is sore lol. Maybe slowing down the asteroids a bit, and having a cooldown on your weapon would make it feel more skill based. You'd have to more carefully aim your shots (instead of spamming and creating an impenetrable line, like i did).

Great entry! I enjoyed it.

Gets really hard towards the end of that minute. Nice little game. I really liked the music. Good job!

Good stuff! Audio makes it kinda zen, even when there's lots of crap flying through the space. It gets hectic before the end. I ended up failing many times at 3 seconds before I finally got it right :D

Fun little game. The music was awesome.
The difficulty does get chaotic near the end. More feedback during shots and variety would make it much better, but still this is a good entry, well done!

Music really resembles outer space.
The last three seconds everything goes crazy, but the doc survived in the end!

I enjoyed this entry! Having to protect an object that wasn't myself, with myself being the source of the gravity threw off my instincts for what asteroids were the main priority since the objects that were going to miss me and circle around were actually the most dangerous! I think the sound design worked well and I overall had a good time. Good work!

Makes you want to make your own game like this. Kinda neat. Loved the spinning around the planet. Got frustrated quite a bit as that doc capsule kept getting in the way. xD

Nice concept. The music and graphics were good, and the gameplay was challenging. I like how the asteroids got super fast when they got close, so you had to make sure to shoot them as early as possible.

Good concept ! The "friendly" fire is punishing. The asteroids not have same speed so that add some challenge.

A lot of fun to play! I came soooo close so many times :angry: Very well made :smile: