A SWELL BULLET-HELL by algu
You're a dog trapped within a never-ending bullet-hell! How long will you last?



This game, in addition to being my submission for the 39th Ludum Dare, is also my first game ever!
Feedback is very welcomed.
Ratings
| Overall | 650th | 3⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 421th | 3.15⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 800th | 2.25⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 780th | 2.65⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 294th | 3.85⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 530th | 2.063⭐ | 18🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 746th | 2.444⭐ | 20🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 16🗳️ | 11🗨️ |
I really enjoyed moving around blowing up robots left and right.
Only needs a good soundtrack to accompany the explosions and this is a gem.
Not sure what that hamster was doing in the middle of those battle robots/ships, but it was fun.
Maybe you could describe the controls?
The bullets flying around look very cool!
No audio? :(
The controls are very tanky. There is no way to dodge anything so it all simply boils down to shooting both barrels at anything around. I got to level 12 and there wasn't a single point where I had less than 90% power. Way too easy.
The lack of challenge is the bigger problem out of the two. Running around as the dog didn't seem to serve any purpose either, maybe having to fetch some items to recharge the mech would have worked.
Good work for a first timer.
For a first game though, you should be pretty chuffed with yourself! :grin: It's my first Ludum Dare as well, and someone suggested to me that I make a post jam version of my game, perhaps you could do the same with yours? It'd make quite a cool game I reckon! Either way, congrats on your first even Ludum Dare!