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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #30 | 2.585 | 3.500 |
| Gameplay/Fun | #31 | 2.462 | 3.333 |
| Music and Sound | #32 | 2.462 | 3.333 |
| Overall | #35 | 2.462 | 3.333 |
| Theme | #37 | 2.708 | 3.667 |
| Graphics | #46 | 2.093 | 2.833 |
Ranked from 6 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game follow the theme?
It's about travelling to space in the future to restore Pluto's planetary status.
Did you use any pre-made assets? If so, credit them here:
Two of the songs were created by me about 15 years ago. I dug them up from an old hard drive of mine. :)
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Really cool work! The music really adds a lot and makes the game super chill, and the art is super clean. I'm a sucker for those kinds of games, it's just a bit hard for me. :(
Unfortunately, Pluto won't change its status on my computer...
Thanks Snufkin, yeah, it suffers from a lack of play-testing. There's a bug where the spaceship health doesn't reset properly, which definitely makes it harder than it should be. I'll upload the fix those once the game jam ends. Thanks a bunch for downloading it and checking it out! : ]
I liked it, the idea is very cool! Now pluto may finally be recognized for what it is!
Thanks for playing, @Obleynix! I'm glad you enjoyed it. : ]
I found a glitch when I click too fast the resources go below zero...
And I think then the enemies one shot me for cheating...
Thanks for pointing that out! Actually, in most cases the enemies are one-shotting you because in this version there is a bug where player health doesn't reset properly after you click "try again", meaning you'll die immediately after taking damage, unless you haven't died before. This has already been resolved in the new version, but that version can't be uploaded until the game jam ends. I'm also aware of the issue with the resources and that has been resolved in the new release as well.
The fixes will be uploaded soon! If you get stuck, press "Ctrl + D" ;)
ok sure.. thanks
This is an awesome game concept. I easily spend hours playing games just like this on my phone -- except, I think yours is better! If you exported this to WebGL, I'm pretty certain more people would play.
Either way, I really hope you continue working on this and publish to the app store or Steam. Adding to my favorites!
Thanks, Alvin! Let me tell you, I tried for hours (at the cost of play-testing) to get this to run in the web. I got some weird error and still haven't figure it out. I'm going to keep trying though.
The upgrade issue that you are experiencing is a bug. I've already fixed it on my end, but will have to wait for the game jam to end before I can upload the changes. In my testing, you actually DO keep all of your upgrades, the prices just drop and the buttons re-appear in the shop as if they have never been purchased. Some of the upgrades are so incremental that you don't realize you've kept them, but they should be there. For example, if you buy the auto-shoot, then die and "try again", you'll still have the auto-shooter, but you'll also be able to "buy it again" at the original price. Buying it again just takes your money, but nothing actually happens. However, buying something like blaster damage, will carry over and buying it again will continue to increase the damage value.
What should happen (at least until I get a save system) is that when you die, all upgrades carry over, but the prices in the shop DO NOT reset, they remain at the price they were before you died.
Anyways, thanks again for playing and for the great feedback. I really do appreciate it! I do plan on continuing development because there's just so much more that I want to do. I just didn't have the time.
Oh! Have you experienced the issue where you get stuck after destroying a planet? The blocks will be gone, but the game won't move you back to the planetary map. If so, press "Ctrl + D" to open the debug menu then click "complete level". I originally was going to keep the debug menu a secret, but this is a pretty bad bug, so I figured I'd tell everyone the cheat codes, at least until I can upload the fixed version. :D
Cheers!
LOL all good, weird errors happen, and your intended upgrades system makes sense. Yeah, I did run into the planet bug, but luckily I saw your CTRL + D comment on this submission page in advance, haha. Looking forward to future updates on the game!
Oh good! Once I realized the bug, I posted "Ctrl+D" everywhere. Thanks again for playing and for the feedback. : ]
I forgot to mention... If you like the music, it's available on SoundCloud here: https://soundcloud.com/boulean-67154488
This is such a cool game!!!! Love the retro feel! Takes me back to my childhood!
Thank you!
There is a bug that can make you get stuck after completing a level. If this happens, press Ctrl+D to open the developer menu. There is a button that will complete the level.