Solar Flare! by jSmile

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made by jSmile for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

Solar Flare! is a game where you play as what is supposed to be a planet, orbiting around your star and dodging its flares.

Ratings

Overall 1192th 3.077⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Fun 916th 3.173⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1138th 2.771⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1045th 3.327⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1263th 2.269⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Audio 817th 2.88⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Given 12🗳️ 24🗨️

Feedback

bigassopper
05. Apr 2022 · 01:42 UTC
The music is really great, it fits really well with the game! Great job
Thulyo Araujo
05. Apr 2022 · 01:42 UTC
OMG, i had love it
The_Fazzo
05. Apr 2022 · 01:45 UTC
It´s very difficult, good work!
Arihan10
05. Apr 2022 · 01:46 UTC
Although it has a few problems (like having a lose connection to the theme and being overly simplistic), I had fun playing the game. Good effort!
🎤 jSmile
05. Apr 2022 · 01:48 UTC
Yeah, I didn't want to spend too much time on the art, and I just kinda winged it the whole way.
spladug
05. Apr 2022 · 01:48 UTC
Great music. I had trouble getting past 15 or so, it's really easy to clip the sides. Definitely felt inevitable!
fc85057
05. Apr 2022 · 01:49 UTC
Simple yet very satisfying gameplay loop! Definitely adds to replayability. Very responsive controls and audio is great as well. It'd be interesting to see how it would look expanding on the colors and aesthetic.
🎤 jSmile
05. Apr 2022 · 01:51 UTC
Thank you! I do plan on adding more things and eventually making a full game of it in the future!
LDJam user 280755
05. Apr 2022 · 01:51 UTC
Blasted my ears with the music haha. But cool concept, and I like how unforgiving it is!
🎤 jSmile
05. Apr 2022 · 01:52 UTC
Haha yeah, I didn't get around to a volume control sorry!
LDJam user 0
05. Apr 2022 · 01:52 UTC
Not too bad! While it is relatively simple, it executes on the concept and mechanic rather well. The music wasnt bad as it didnt agressively loop every 10 seconds like some jam games. I did have a problem playing the game sometimes where the flare would spawn opposite of the last flare and it felt nearly impossible to fit in that gap, but maybe thats a skill issue on my end.
LDJam user 0
05. Apr 2022 · 01:53 UTC
Thank you for your game! I had a very short session given there was not a lot to explore in the game. With some small tweaks and pacing, you could have put together something that could keep my attention for longer.
Zeekza
05. Apr 2022 · 03:26 UTC
It's very simple, yet still quite challenging, neat game!
I think that it would help to increase the delay after starting over a bit, otherwise, pretty good!
DerekBell
05. Apr 2022 · 14:53 UTC
Had fun playing it!
andrground
05. Apr 2022 · 21:10 UTC
Nice implementation of a simple, but effective concept.
It was quite difficult for me because the ball is too close to the center.
Also I am not sure but I think that because of the randomness of rotation of these barriers there could be situations where it is simply impossible to not get hit.
Nate_Bit_Games
06. Apr 2022 · 00:44 UTC
Difficult but fun. Like the minimalist style and Loved the soundtrack!
stochastic
06. Apr 2022 · 09:35 UTC
Nice work! I feel like you're a bit too close to the sun, so you don't have much time to react. But it's fun nonetheless.
AceArcher
12. Apr 2022 · 20:41 UTC
Wow, that's hard! I second some of the other commenters that there's just not enough time to react, especially if you get two in a row that are completely opposite each other. I also found the audio a bit too harsh, especially at the volume. It reminds me a bit of Super Hexagon, and I think with some more time for balance it could be really excellent!