Interesting game, but pretty hard from the beginning, especially because of the controls. The forward direction stay constant from the start of the movement regardless of rotation, no lateral non-dash movement and fire is SPACE, not LMB - those are very hard to get adjusted to. I think with just better controls the game will thrive - it's beautiful, there are game systems to explore, the combat seems like it would be fun if maneuvering the ship wasn't such a pain.
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Galaxies's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Audio | #134 | 3.370 | 3.370 |
| Innovation | #185 | 3.185 | 3.185 |
| Graphics | #218 | 3.519 | 3.519 |
| Game Design | #232 | 3.222 | 3.222 |
| Overall | #296 | 3.117 | 3.117 |
| Fun | #362 | 2.852 | 2.852 |
| Theme | #575 | 2.556 | 2.556 |
Ranked from 27 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
You have to dive through galaxies to reach the center of the universe.
Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
Yes
Comments
It looks promising, but unfortunately I wasn't really able to enjoy it. The shop buttons doesn't work so refuelling and upgrading my ship didn't work.
There's some cool visuals, especially the black holes. There could also be some more dynamics to the music, so it would change during battle, but it's nice as it is.
The game isn't really all that theme oriented but it's still nice.
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Volatile VentureI was able to open the shop. The thing is, ui said I had 9999 money, but I wasn't able to buy anything. I thought that maybe it was a display issue, but even after fighting more ships I still wasn't able to buy anything. The buttons highlighted but nothing changed after clicking on them. That's all I can say. Hope this helps!
Oh okay that makes sense, thanks. You don't actually get money from killing enemies, you have to kill the enemies that are defending a planet, and then destroy the mining sites at that planet to gain money. But due to the UI saying 9999 I can understand the confusion, I'll look into that bug. Thanks for this feedback, it helps a lot!
Good idea for a game. Graphics, musical effects are well thought out)
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Souls Binary AbyssHard to start, but enjoyable experience!
Things I enjoyed ✔️
- The art style is great! Everything looks amazing!
- The sound effects are fantastic, great work on them!
- The overall idea is very interesting!
Things I would like to possibly see with your title. 🤷♂️
- Movement was difficult to learn at the beginning, the thrusters make it a lot more confusing to be 100 percent honest.
- Have a short tutorial guiding the players on what they are supposed to do, because it was kinda confusing at the beginning.
Overall 📓
Great work on this game! I can tell a lot of dedication was put into this game! I want to say great job! I cant wait to see what game you make next!
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Fishing Time 🎣Graphics and environment are nice. Ui is cool. I didn't get how can I earn gold. I destroyed bunch of spaceships but still 0 gold. Buying upgrades from planets is cool. Good job !
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Dream DiverThe graphics are really good!! and the sound design too!!
The controls feel a bit weird, and the I wasn't entirely sure how the currency system works.
Pretty good job!!
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DiveCipherI really love the atmosphere you managed to create! Those assets and sfx perfectly fit this concept.
Personally, I found ship controls to be a bit tricky, but they're quite easy to understand, maybe I needed more time to get used to them. Anyway, this game looks like something you could develop further, it has everything!
Very nice!
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Diver's NotesGoing into it knowing the controls would be difficult to learn actually made it easier to understand them. Nice work!
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Well DiverIt is difficult to understand how to control even I've checked the control menu. It takes a while to finally understand. Great game concept!
Can you rate my game please? thank you
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The Undersea SunflowerThis feels like a fantastic start to what can be a really great game! I actually like the movement system, except I felt that hyperspeed was a bit too slow. Art is fantastic and the music fit well also! Good work and good luck! btw I did go through one of the portals in the top right, and after I went through i was unable to move my ship again!
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Tower DiveI didn't like the controls at first but the more i played, the better they got! Fun concept!
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Well DiverThe controls were very unique but once I got used to them they were a lot of fun to play with in combat!
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Treasure DiveThe rocket felt nice! Had to get used to the dashing but looks nice and polished
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Neptune's EyeI really liked the concept but it was a bit hard to understand in game. Thanks for the explanation in the description :D
I think the dodge mechanic could've been really cool if the movement felt a bit better. I got really confused when trying to move and never really got the hang of it. Graphics and sound were on point tho and I liked the effect on the background :)
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Surviving The DeepCool game! The volume slider in the options wasn't working for me, but it's a detail. It was a bit hard to control the ship, and I died thinking the black hole was a portal. Nice music and atmosphere!
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Flash the FishVery Great Game! It Was A Bit Hard To Move And I Think It Will Be Good If You Put The Shooting Mechanic in The Mouse, Other then That it It Good. :D
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