Little Gray Rocketeer by ASOT

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made by ASOT for LD23 (COMPO)
If the Dropbox link doesn't work for you, please play here.
http://www.truploader.com/view/714516

The game is incomplete. I had half of what I had planned done with only four hours left, so I only added some polish.

IF YOU CAN'T FIND THE PLANET
-Don't give up.
-You can figure out how fast you're moving with the stars. If the stars are moving, you're going really, really fast and you're going to whiz by the planet.
-If you come to a complete stop, the planet will suck you in.

I know there's not much to it, but I hope you have fun anyway.

Ratings

Coolness 17% 1039
Overall 1.75 890
Audio 2.42 457
Fun 1.36 895
Graphics 1.75 872
Innovation 1.67 884
Mood 1.83 835
Theme 2.00 837

Feedback

Drabiter
25. Apr 2012 · 03:23 UTC
I can't play web version. Seems you did the dropbox wrong. Are you really copy public link?
bastiandantilus
25. Apr 2012 · 20:47 UTC
Pretty funny concept, but I quickly tired of watching that blue planet whiz by with little or no bearings by which to find it again.
Shigor
02. May 2012 · 15:17 UTC
I spent several minutes trying to find the planet to land on and then gave up.
asfdfdfd
10. May 2012 · 15:46 UTC
403 Error :(
Sodaware
11. May 2012 · 11:16 UTC
I know it's not finished, but here's a couple of thoughts on possible improvements:

* Some kind of pointer to the planet. Space is rather big ;)
* Distant objects in the starfield (like a tiny galaxy or nebula). Because the stars move so quick, there's no frame of reference to figure out where you are. Something in the background that scrolls much slower would be a big help to finding that planet.
* Retro rockets - Flying up to the planet and then whizzing by because you took too long to turn is a little frustrating.

Also, even when you're not firing the engines, the direction you're pointing affects your speed. Not sure if that's deliberate or not.

It's an interesting concept though and I hope you'll get a chance to add the things you wanted :)
Cheesescape Ltd.
13. May 2012 · 19:01 UTC
For some reason this game is unresponsive to my commands. I'm running it in chrome.