HELLSTREAM DX by Raphiell
NOTE The version here is the original one, but the itch link has a post-jam version that has bug fixes and some text changes for clarity, made after submitting.
Fight Endless Demons in your Upgrade-able Mech to Save the World!
Every 10 Seconds... you have to pick an upgrade for you, or the demons! How long can you survive?
Controls are all listed in game!
Tools used: - Godot - Beepbox - Paint.net - Aseprite - Audacity
Everything by me except for:
Digital Font
https://www.1001fonts.com/digital-7-font.html
Bit Font
https://joebrogers.itch.io/bitpotion
| Link | https://ralfsawazki.itch.io/hellstream-dx |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/51/hellstream-dx |
Ratings
| Overall | 199th | 3.893⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 168th | 3.914⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 697th | 3.19⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 364th | 3.879⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 593th | 3.621⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 102th | 4⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 532th | 3.5⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 24🗳️ | 37🗨️ |
I feel the upgrade stops broke the flow a bit, but the free endless upgrades were nice.
Weighting the pros and cons here, it is probably good for the player to have as much time to think as needed. Nice game!
Thank you so much everyone for playing!
@budda You're right, I should have added a 1 second delay before you can pick an upgrade.
@gerd I know!!! I wanted to add another enemy, a secondary fire (special attack) and more upgrades. Alas such is a jam
@ofiro I know what you mean, I think I should have added something that tells the player it's about to happen, like a 'ding' sound on the last 3 seconds or something
@alexis-brochec Thank you! I loved making this song, I put it together in the last hour haha, I thought I wouldn't be able to make it in time!
@quinn-patrick Thanks for the comprehensive feedback! I agree the buffs for the enemy are unbalanced, You can go REALLY far by just picked the homing and projectile speed ones, then killing the ranged guys before they shoot. Balance is tough in a jam, and I regret not putting more effort into it.
noticing there were bullet casings, blood effects, and slow motion. These make the game look very polished.
@thyoi I thought I spent too much time on those but it paid off!!
Was enjoying myself enough that I got all the way up to -105% reload just to see what would happen though!

But it's pretty nice overall. Would like to have less for the demons upgrades.

@thesmellofoxygen Thanks for playing! A little balance would have gone a long way for sure