Enceladus Depths by ryzy27

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made by ryzy27 for Ludum Dare 48 (COMPO)

Aliens are invading. We need YOU to save us.

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Ratings

Overall 771th 2.947⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 700th 2.895⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 873th 2.158⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 660th 3.211⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 550th 3.263⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 604th 2.722⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 662th 2.889⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 13🗳️ 11🗨️

Feedback

Budark
26. Apr 2021 · 15:06 UTC
noice
LocustJin
26. Apr 2021 · 15:10 UTC
Hey, the game is very good, I love such graphics, it would be very good game to play on a smartphone.
3LSTMsInATrenchcoat
26. Apr 2021 · 15:15 UTC
It looks nice and it's fun to play. I especially like the parallax & ominous boss music/drums. The text can be a bit hard to read, though.
BridgeOnAStick
26. Apr 2021 · 15:17 UTC
Atmospheric game, really sets the mood with the audio and visuals. Sometimes I find that the waves are a bit long, which makes deaths very punishing. Nice entry.
Zettabit
27. Apr 2021 · 05:20 UTC
Nice game. The text could definitely use some work, it doesn't stand out very much, and the enemy ships can be a bit painful to vanquish, but I like the art, especially the background.
jkniest
27. Apr 2021 · 22:53 UTC
Hey, nice seeing from you again!

I really like the art style. The game itself was quite simple and easy to understand. After I lost my first two drones I gave up.

I really like that there seams to be random enemies (which shoot in different intervals).
DDesignDude
28. Apr 2021 · 05:30 UTC
Nice ambiance and mood you got going in this game. I also like how I can hold the spacebar to keep shooting rather than repeatedly hit it like I do to in most vertical shooters.

After playing it awhile I cared more about surviving than I did about scoring points so I spent more time dodging than shooting. If you wanted to add some more challenge to the game, maybe add a penalty for not destroying certain objects that make it past your drone. You probably can't shoot down all enemies but it's just a thought.

Nice game regardless :)
Glv_p
03. May 2021 · 17:19 UTC
Good game and good idea for the theme. I think the letters on the home menu could be more prominent. I didn't realize if there is a game over because whenever I lose, the score just gets negative. I liked the sound and the art!
shp
10. May 2021 · 14:46 UTC
Played until 100 score after which it had gotten a bit boring, maybe the progression could be sped up to feed different more challenging stuff to the player sooner. Otherwise pretty neat.
TerraReef
10. May 2021 · 14:52 UTC
Great game! I like some of the details such as the game getting darker as you descend deeper. The enemy laser ships had some good movement patterns that added some challenge too. The mother ship was quite difficult for me lol
Super Hadoken
14. May 2021 · 13:11 UTC
Nice simple shooter. Could do with a speed increase for the player and asteroids. Also some enemies with diagonal shots. Nice compo entry.
Paul Nadan
15. May 2021 · 04:58 UTC
This was neat, it reminds me a lot of Galaga! I really liked the pixel trail on your ship. Having multiple laser sounds was also a nice touch. I appreciated how dying just increased a counter, rather than making you restart back to the beginning when you ran out of lives. To make it more fast-paced, you could also try having more/faster enemies, but increasing your own speed and firing rate to balance out the difficulty. Also, the menu text didn't contrast well against the background which made it hard to read. Overall this was a cool entry, nice work!
candlesan
15. May 2021 · 06:48 UTC
Good solid shooter game.
ty_
15. May 2021 · 08:25 UTC
love the visuals! the tight controls and nice particle feedback (especially the trail behind the ship) gives it a really good experience. some music would've been nice, and the menu text was a little hard to read, but otherwise it's really fun!