The outer space by 0xyg3n

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made by 0xyg3n for Ludum Dare 50 (COMPO)

You were attacked and damaged the main ship. Don't let the enemies destroy the main ship and hold out for 10 minutes before evacuating.

Control: - W/S to move forward/backward - A/D to rotate left/right - E to open shop - Left Mouse Button to shot

Screenshots:

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Ratings

Given 6🗳️ 2🗨️

Feedback

Who
08. Apr 2022 · 01:09 UTC
Cool implementation of the theme. Wasn't quite sure what to do for the first minute, so I ended up blowing up the ship in the middle, because it took about a minute for the first enemy to show, haha.

Though a bit of criticism, I thought the background was a bit hard on the eyes (atleast for me). And I'd wish the shop would pause the game or something, while I chose.

Overall, very simple and precise.
Dor gidony
08. Apr 2022 · 15:33 UTC
Cool stuff, thanks.
I would suggest making the forward / backwards moving responsive as the rotation.
thetatautau
08. Apr 2022 · 16:29 UTC
Here are some suggestions if you want to make this game better:
* The time before the first ennemy is waaaayyyy to long.
* The shooting button should not be a mouse button unless the mouse is also used for aiming.
* Make ennemy bullets slower, it is impossible to avoid them.
* The ship acceleration is way to slow.
* This kind of "turning/accelerating" control usually works better if the camera is further (or the ships smaller), with slow ship and bullets speeds.
* The game should pause in the shop
Roolow
08. Apr 2022 · 16:41 UTC
Cool game! I do agree with the others that I felt like I wanted a bit more control over the ship, or maybe some option in the shop to increase my movement speed/jet power?

One thing I would say is it's important to do a parralaxing star background (by having layers of stars moving at different speeds) to really give that depth feel and not make the background distracting.

I could see with some improvements this being a decent little shooter. I did the jam this time instead of the compo, but I feel for you on the pressure that you were up against and I know the struggle :) The important thing is you finished a game and it's not bad!