Its a decent game and the theme was used as an outside of the box thinking, so really well done on that!
Gameplay wise may have been too chaotic for my tastes to enjoy well enough but everything felt like they worked as they should!
All in all well done on the game mate!
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Space Hummingbird's itch.io pageResults
Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Is it Fun to play? | #186 | 3.467 | 3.467 |
Mechanics | #216 | 3.300 | 3.300 |
Music & Sounds | #260 | 3.200 | 3.200 |
Theme Relevance | #435 | 2.967 | 2.967 |
Ranked from 30 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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The after images were cool, and I liked how the planets exploded and became projectiles after you drank them. It made me smile after drinking all eight planets and the game said, "Alright, now drink the SUN" (paraphrasing, but that was the feeling I got). Drinking the sun made me feel powerful (I did try to drink it at the start too, and it did not go well).
I was kind of confused about why I wasn't dying, because I am bad at bullet hell games and I was drinking projectiles more than planets. Using "number of times you got hit" as the score mechanic is a really clever solution to allow bad players like me to beat the game, and really good players to get higher scores. You might consider adding a time component to the score mechanic too, because the second time I played I did way way better, but it was because I would dash off as soon as the projectile shooting things caught up to me.
I'm glad it made you smile!
I'm also happy you enjoyed my score mechanic! As someone who is bad at bullet-hell games myself, I decided to make the game completable for fellow members of the "Bad-at-bullet-hells club" whilst also not being too easy for others. Also, thanks for the feedback! I might consider a time component if I update in the future.
Thanks for playing!
Cool game, but I was hited 43 times... If you want, you can play my game here: https://itch.io/jam/-pixel-game-jam-2024/rate/2718966 and tell to me how many coins you've get
the animation of this bird is pretty neat
i feel there is a kinda of a distortion effect happening there
never played as a bird in a bullet hell experience
i have the impression that i dont die
it is pretty interesting that sucking the water also turns the water into a bomb
Super unique art style that I really appreciated, and balancing drinking the planets with avoiding projectiles made for a really fun experience!!! Super solid entry, great job!!!
Movement specially felt great, and I loved the humming bird art! Game in general had a nice feel. Solid entry! Good work!
This was a hoot to play, I got hit 79 times Clearly I need to play more web games to get use to key controls! Drinking the planets was so satisfying and the swarm felt so realistic> I liked your thought process behind consequences as well.
It's really impressive how you were able to combine 2 themes in 1 game. Great game!
Love it! Another Pixel/Bullet hell Love being able to play as a hummingbird!! :)
I really loved the art style, how pixely everything was. I also really appreciated the easy design you chose not to have damage/game over, and just see how few times you could be hit. I didn't play very carefully, and got hit 37 times lol, but I enjoyed being able to win.
I'm really glad you enjoyed!
I'm also glad you appreciated the choice not to have a game over. Part of the thinking behind that is that I wanted people to be able to play the whole game, regardless of skill level. It also means I didn't have to worry too much about game balance lol!
Thanks a lot for playing!
Fun game, although I could tell you were also in the bullet jam. :)
Gameplay was great. Hummingbird animation was slick. I had a lot of fun drinking the sun at the end!
Nice balancing both themes.
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Love it. Very cute concept and smooth gameplay. The attention to detail is awesome like in the draining animation of the water orbs.
Very good game, you made very pleasant drawings, and everything is very cohesive among the graphics. The hummingbird has excellent graphics, and I really like how its own ghost duplicates to give the illusion of movement. Also, the fact that you can't lose made me relax more and enjoy it. I got hit 43 times; I must admit I didn't dodge very well, but I liked the ending and being able to drink the sun at the end with its corresponding explosion. Fantastic job, you are good!
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