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A jam submission

Starxia [Jam Version]View game page

Prototype of a rhythm game developed for Epic MegaJam 2023. May the beat be with you!
Submitted by Black Mastiff Studio (@BlackMStudio) — 1 day, 10 hours before the deadline
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Team Name
Black Mastiff Studio

Game Name
Starxia

Link to Gameplay Footage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Mf3Nr8BAYE

List any content that was created before the jam.
Content from epic marketplace: Player spaceship model and Async Loading Screen plugin

Other content from external sources: Audio from Freesound.org and Input prompts icons

Are you entering as a student team?
N/A

Which Engine version did you use to create your entry?
5.3.0

Gameplay Instructions
Defeat the Colored Equalizers by hitting them with the shot of the same color, being careful not to let them reach your sound bar or you will lose beat points.
Don't hit the floppy disks, when they reach the sound bar they will give you more beat points.

Player movement: A,D or Arrow keys or Left Thumbstick
Red Bullet : 1 or Gamepad button A
Blue Bullet: 2 or Gamepad button Y
Purple Bullet: 3 or Gamepad button X
Green Bullet: 4 or Gamepad button B

What platform is your game built for?

Windows

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(+3)

An interesting jam game, I really liked it! I hope you'll update this after the jam, I'd love to play it!

Developer(+2)

Thanks!  Absolutely yes, we will give more information after the results of the jam ^^

Submitted(+2)

I got 13750, nice game!  I think it would be nice if when you press left or right the ship locks into each track.  Too many times I was just slightly off and missed.  Still a great game, nice job!

Developer(+3)

Thank you for your feedback and congratulations on your score!
We're already working on the "post-Jam" version of the prototype, the logic you say for the movement is interesting and I'll put it in our notes, thanks! ^^

Submitted(+3)

Very cool, love the use of colours!

Developer(+2)

Thanks! ^^

Submitted(+2)

Great stuff, really love the retro feel of it all!

Developer(+1)

Thank you! :)

Submitted(+3)

Looks, sounds and plays great, it's well polished, and I loved the retro arcade feel it has! Awesome game!

Developer(+1)

♡ Thanks! 

Submitted(+2)

Great polish!

Developer

Thanks! ^^

Submitted(+2)

Great game! Feels complete and like everything goes together. If you were to add anything, I would recommend a penalty for hitting cubes with the wrong color. I was able to spam all the colors and still get points from the cubes. Overall loved the game.

Developer(+2)

Thanks for your feedback! Surely in future updates I will first implement a better system for scoring and defeating enemies ^^

Submitted(+1)

Haha really like the retro style :D and I would add a spam protection in the future, maybe like a cooldown on each color or just like Chicken Invaders has that weapon overheat.

Developer(+2)

Thank you! ^^

Yes, for future development we will definitely add many more appropriate features! Thanks for your feedback

Submitted(+1)

Amazing game! Cool! I like it very much! 

Developer(+1)

☆ Thank you!

Submitted (1 edit) (+2)

The stunning graphics and relaxing music make it a true gem in the music game genre. Player reviews confirm that it's one of the best games of its kind. If you love music-games, 'Starxia' is a game you can't afford to miss! Of course, counting the fact that it's a Jam game.


Developer(+1)

:0 Your words touched my heart, thank you!

Submitted(+1)

Like the arcade style and feel of the game, nice game

Developer

Thanks!

(+1)

Cool

Developer

^.^ Thanks!

(+1)

Fun game that completely represents the Jam concept that winks at the old arcade games.

Developer

^^ Thanks!

Submitted(+1)

Fun and simple little game - easy to pickup and play. I would have maybe liked the colours of the blocks to correspond to the colours of the ABXY buttons so I didn't have to keep referring to the key in the corner. About halfway through I realised I could just spam all the buttons and missed shots wouldn't have any negative impact on my score

Developer(+1)

Thanks for your feedback! As for the advice on button-color matching, that's definitely something I'll work on better. As for the "smashing buttons" and no penalty, to be honest it's a bit "deliberate" because while I was creating the game my son was trying it and he had a lot of fun pressing everything while dancing and - for this prototype - I decided to keep this harmless bug ^.^

Submitted(+1)

Very well executed game. This feels like proper arcade game

Developer

Thank you! It was exactly the feeling I wanted when I was creating it!

Submitted(+1)

Cool Game! Music was nice. I had a bug free playthrough which is always nice. I think my main recommendations would be to make the notes correspond to the the music playing and fully embrace that rhythm game style! Right now it feels more like space invaders with audio visualizing enemies, which I definitely fits the theme. Good Job!

Developer(+1)

Thanks for your feedback! Having everything managed by code I started with something "light" but the idea is to create a complete system as you say with more music tracks, different bonuses and enemies and the possibility of uploading personal music tracks.

(+1)

Very nice! I love rythm games. Keep up the good work!

Developer

Thanks!

Submitted(+1)

I like this idea, a unique twist on a rhythm game!

Developer

Thanks!

(+1)

A great demonstration of skill, and it's fun too!

Developer

^^ Thank you!

(+1)

Fun game! Gz

Developer

Yeeah! ^^

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