Deep Space by DrYuri

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made by DrYuri for Ludum Dare 48 (JAM)

You are a solar flare particle traveling through space. The deeper you go, the weirder it gets... Pick up green gas to fuel your particle, avoid enemy projectiles, space debris and venture into space. (You can destroy enemies by colliding with them)

Ratings

Overall 1590th 3.053⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1590th 2.833⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1732th 2.5⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1438th 3.194⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1675th 2.667⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Humor 1323th 2.118⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1494th 3⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 5🗳️ 1🗨️

Feedback

PLAY NOW
26. Apr 2021 · 23:24 UTC
It's good. I had a hard time telling what everything was, but it was a good game nonetheless.
Evil Villain Games
27. Apr 2021 · 21:29 UTC
I had fun playing! I think the first level was a little long, I was about to quit thinking there was only one level and then I beat it as I was about to close the game. I liked the difficulty increase of the second level.

The health bar was clear, the idea of being the sun collecting gases was clear, I'm not sure I know what the squiggles were, but it was easy to figure out how to play, and it was fun to play. I think a meter for how long the level was would have gone a long way to keep me interested.

Over all it was successful and pretty fun! Nice work!
Joris Valette
27. Apr 2021 · 21:30 UTC
Cool game. I had fun avoiding all those weird things coming at me.

I liked the space theme and the music.
IcarusDev
27. Apr 2021 · 21:31 UTC
At first I had some difficulty telling what to dodge and what to collect, but after a short time I got it. The soundtrack is EPIC! Nice job!
NaraJeamfry
27. Apr 2021 · 21:34 UTC
Pretty decent game! It would probably be fun if you had something else to do as actually you can mostly win levels by staying static (as energy doesn't decay if you don't move). The music choice was really good though! Made the whole experience a bit better. Keep it up!
NoCymer
27. Apr 2021 · 21:35 UTC
Really nice music, love the game but it was a bit difficult to disinguish the things that heal you from the things that hurt you anyway good job
thatnoobles
27. Apr 2021 · 21:38 UTC
nice game! i think the mechanic of taking damage from movement is really interesting, and the planet backgrounds look awesome. keep it up!
iuunno
27. Apr 2021 · 21:41 UTC
Soundtrack really fit the mood of the levels, I mostly was able to guess which things were good to avoid or collect when I first saw them, and if I guessed wrong it wasn't usually too punishing. The one thing I would say felt bad to me was that moving also used up my health/resource bar, it incentivized me to stay still most of the time, only moving to dodge if I had to. Not necessarily a bad thing if you are going for a more measured/intentional feel of movement.
Stroe Andrew
27. Apr 2021 · 22:18 UTC
A nice little game! It's great.
As @play-now said, I had a hard time telling what everything was sometimes. But overall good game :)
JLV
27. Apr 2021 · 22:27 UTC
Well, that was a fun ride through space ! The gameplay loop was straightforward and enjoyable, and the graphics were crisp. I also really enjoyed your music choices !

Strenghts :
- Straightforward, approachable gameplay
- Clean, readable graphics
- Great mood !

Possible improvements :
- Levels are maybe a tad too long, and gameover making you start from scratch is punishing

Overall, great job !
🎤 DrYuri
28. Apr 2021 · 07:28 UTC
Thank you all for your comments! You all have very valid concerns. I should have explain the game better on the start screen. I also ran out of time to refine the controls a bit more. This is for me the biggest downside that prevents the game from really feeling great to play. Level duration is hidden in the planet movement. When the planet goes all the way to the left, the level ends. One thing I really should have changed was restarting the level instead of restarting the game if you die.
cvetk0
28. Apr 2021 · 18:02 UTC
Congrats on the first Ludum Dare jam game :smile:. Great little game with well done graphics. Loved the little green guys face lazering all over. At first I didn't really realize that just moving used my energy and of course that bit me in the ass. Music was a bit too loud for me and I missed that final bad Jupiter boss :smirk:

Keep on jammin!
deadmanjw
09. May 2021 · 09:52 UTC
This is a nice little side scroller although as first i wasnt sure what my objective was. Also I found the game a little easy, a few different enemies and waves would have been good. With a little more polish this would be a good game.
VixenMink
11. May 2021 · 02:08 UTC
I like how epic the music is for this. Deep spaceee