Judge feedback

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• You don't need to play the first 3 to understand the plot. Starguy IV is impossibly slick and mechanically charming. 10/10 gamefeel. The UI is intuitive and the tiles are beautiful, visually the game is a treat. The enemies are varied and novel. The gunplay has substantial weight - smashing [z] and vaporising the middle of a 3x3 opponent never gets old. Nice use of the think break in the soundtrack. Somehow in 7 days this team has made a game with a 3 act structure that ties together a number of unique components to produce a stylish and mechanically cohesive progression. This is work to be proud of.
• Gun based roguelikes aren't the norm, but they're certainly becoming a favourite with titles like this. The aesthetics are charming around the solid gameplay, and the soundtrack is a bop. The depth to this was unexpected but came up really well - the system of putting in levels for character upgrades worked extremely well, the skill system and obtaining of new skills is nice (and no mana system, just a cooldown based on movement? Fantastic.) I found myself running out of ammo frequently, but sometimes this was down to my own errors in aiming/pointing the right way/not realising gun range. Not being able to shoot up or down felt odd at first but it was a good way to make the player think strategically. Overall, solid and good fun.