Asterpoids by NMcCoy

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made by NMcCoy for LD32 (COMPO)
I'm an asteroid miner. There's good pay in collecting those powerful, volatile desideratium crystals. Problem is, I got a bit overzealous with my mining laser, nicked a big ol' crystal, and the blast took out most of my systems. Mining laser, long-range scanners, hyperdrive, cargo scoop, air conditioning... Anyway, all I've got left are the thrusters and shield generator. I found an old run-down hypergate that might be able to get me back home, but it's low on power. And it seems someone else has found it too, and wants the rare alloys it's built from...

Instructions:
Break apart asteroids by pushing them into each other with your ship's exhaust, push the green crystals into the gate to restore its energy, defeat the UFO by hitting it with crystals or its own missiles.

GAMEPAD HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Controls:
control stick/mouse/arrows = move
button 1/mouse 1/left ctrl = charge boost
button 2/mouse 2/left alt = cut engine

(The name is from a typo I kept consistently making for the entire time I was working on the game. I eventually just gave up.)

Ratings

Coolness 33% 1901
Overall 3.65 167
Audio 3.53 136
Fun 3.53 206
Graphics 3.89 142
Innovation 3.50 279
Mood 3.44 190
Theme 3.78 211

Feedback

馃帳 NMcCoy
20. Apr 2015 路 08:40 UTC
Game crash when gate is destroyed (preventing restart) should be fixed now.
Figglewatts
20. Apr 2015 路 14:42 UTC
I really liked the way the player was controlled.
monkeedude1212
21. Apr 2015 路 21:46 UTC
Solid controls. Good gameplay concept, made it difficult. Audio, graphics, everything well executed. One of my top picks this year.
anokta
21. Apr 2015 路 21:48 UTC
like the mechanics of the game, feels very smooth! :)
Dynad
21. Apr 2015 路 21:49 UTC
Great work on the controls, the boost works very well.. at first I had no idea what to do, after some alien / enemies or some kind were showing up.
TheMeorch
21. Apr 2015 路 21:53 UTC
The ship controls really nicely with the mouse, and it combines with the atmospheric music for a really pleasant experience. I also love the polygonal look of the asteroids. Well done!
MGhareeb32
21. Apr 2015 路 21:54 UTC
The game controls perfectly and has consistent and visuals. Really good dude!

I didn't get if there's a goal or not though :)
FrederickK
21. Apr 2015 路 21:56 UTC
Solid controls, but crazy difficult to play it.
A little bit of mercy would be nice. D:
trappytrap92
21. Apr 2015 路 21:58 UTC
Smooth gameplay. I've missed some tutorial, but I really like this game
馃帳 NMcCoy
21. Apr 2015 路 22:00 UTC
Added some basic instructions to the description.
remiv
21. Apr 2015 路 22:07 UTC
Once I get it, I find that game neat. The control on the direction by stick might be more precise, but this is still neat.
Sim
21. Apr 2015 路 22:14 UTC
Nice variation on Asteroids. The controls were fluid and after a bit of practise I could move things around quite reliably. The sounds and particles really made it feel polished.
oparisy
23. Apr 2015 路 21:05 UTC
Sadly, that game is too hard for me.

That being said... I love the graphics, star field, very nice particle systems! The ship is very pleasing to control, actually it was so fun I spent most of my time fooling and boosting around.

Having a small ship is a nice touch, it gives a nice feeling of "deep space" when playing in full screen.

Having "soft borders" instead of invisible walls made sense (can't get too far of the warp gate) and improved immersion.

Nice back story too!
yackeroeni
25. Apr 2015 路 18:54 UTC
Very fun game to play. The core mechanic works surprisingly well and though the game is difficult, you feel like you can really improve. Nice graphics and sound.
FistBumpGames
27. Apr 2015 路 17:09 UTC
Solid little game, but the controls are merciless in the beginning.
Portals
29. Apr 2015 路 15:02 UTC
The stars in the background is just amazing to look at. The graphics are simple and awesome! Gameplay feels smooth and relaxing. Bit hard to hid the crystals to the portal. Other than that, it's a great game! Good job!
Jupiter_Hadley
12. May 2015 路 23:34 UTC
Neat game, really awesome graphics, but I wasnt really sure what to do... I included it in part 10 of my Ludum Dare 32 compilation video series, if you would like to take a look :) https://youtu.be/3cEj0moqZLI