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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme Relevance | #196 | 4.056 | 4.056 |
| Music & Sounds | #326 | 2.889 | 2.889 |
| Mechanics | #379 | 2.611 | 2.611 |
| Is it Fun to play? | #379 | 2.722 | 2.722 |
Ranked from 18 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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It's fun and I think if I noticed correctly the enemy ship starts sailing away from you instead of chasing you when it might be about to die? That's really funny and cool. I think the art looked nice and the mechanic was pretty good, overall I think you did a great job!
thanks! Yep, when the enemy gets to half health it tries to escape if it can see you.
Yeah I thought that detail was really cool!
Nice game.
This is a cool idea, I liked the impact effect when the cannonballs hit the ships! The music fits well but I think the loop is a bit short for the game length. Overall great job, especially as a solo dev!
Thanks! The music was a freebie download. I have actually since made an extended version of it, but won't be able to upload it until after the voting period ends.
the enemies seem to have a pretty clever AI,
wonder what other options for new weapons could be and how cool it would be with lots of wild effects like magical ship fight or something...
the music fits so perfectly
Yeah, the enemy will chase you if it can see you and try to escape if it can see you and it has less than half health remaining.
What a cool game! I managed to collect 100 coins before getting taken out, only to realize afterwards that I could have buy upgrades. Oops! But hey, it just shows how engaging the game is that I got so into it without even knowing all the features. Definitely a thumbs up from me!
Glad you enjoyed it! Yeah, the upgrades thing could do with being more obvious in game, but that's game jams for you.
This is a nice game, I like how the enemies start to run away when they are damaged a lot. Would like to see more enemy types and maybe add some interesting background elements like islands.
I only ended up getting one upgrade haha, but it was a fun little game. I would have liked more upgrade choices, but for the time constraint, great work! The music is fun and jaunty, gives it a great nautical theme. I hope you keep developing this and add more stuff to it! Actually my team created a slightly similar game, Hive Dive, but submitted incorrectly to the jam. Would love a review anyway, if you have the time.
thanks for the comment and playing! I'm a team of one, so didn't get a chance to fill it out with as much as I would have liked to. It's fun when you fully upgrade to 5 cannons, just destroying lots of enemies and firing cannon balls all over the place.
Exciting! I thought it was tricky orienting your ship, but I liked the stress of chasing and running away from ships. I wish the graphics were a little more polished, but neat work!
Also, my friend who's not part of the jam said "this music slaps"
The controls are good the art is good but the game is a little ez. Also you can go out of the world. the music is good but it is a little repitive. Nice little game.
Thanks, yeah it's a little limited as I'm a team of one and I work full time. Thanks for the comment and playing.
Nice little game, controls well and the upgrade system is great. Feels a bit odd when ships are sliding sideways towards you but doesn’t detract from gameplay. Would love to see more upgrades!
I like the idea and the way you did the upgrades was really good. I thought it would just increase the number of cannonballs I fired but having it add a new cannon/angle that the ship fires at is a much better way to do it that made it more fun. The game was a bit too difficult for me, the cannonball is so small that it is often really hard to hit the enemy. I also had a number of weird hiccups where the game would freeze for a couple of seconds until I clicked again but otherwise it performed well. The audio is really solid too. Nicely done!
Thanks! Someone else said it was too easy :D so I must have got it spot on.
Cool idea!
I think the button "U" for upgrades is a bit hard to reach (and you need the mouse to click the upgrade...)
I really like the core concept - shoot stuff, get money, get upgrades and shoot some more!
I just use my left hand for wasd and right to press u, but it could be easier! Thanks for the comment and playing.
Nice little game. Controls worked well. I think the boat started off a little slow... not that it matters for game play, but it would have felt nicer to move a but faster.
Otherwise, solid game jam game. Good luck!
Thanks for playing and commenting! I set the player speed once and didn't try changing it, so that could improve things.