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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Fun | #4290 | 1.973 | 2.417 |
| Overall | #4522 | 1.973 | 2.417 |
| Presentation | #4791 | 1.837 | 2.250 |
| Originality | #4861 | 1.905 | 2.333 |
Ranked from 12 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?
Player goes out of control when outside the control areas.
Did your team create the art for this game during the 48 hour time slot?
No
We used pre-existing art
Did your team create the audio for this game during the 48 hour time slot?
No
We used pre-existing audio
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Comments
Cool game! I could see this as a great middle level for an innovative bullet hell, and the control field is a really clever mechanic. The fact that you still (if you're more skilled than me XD) have a chance to recover rather than instant death, or generically taking damage is really cool!
Hey, glad you like it! Thank you for the comment. Yes it is quite a bit challenging. It took most of my 48 hours trying to beat the levels to make sure you can actually finish the game. Maybe I could have actually made it easier.
I like this idea a lot. But the game is very unforgiving to mistakes. I had no idea how to get back into an area where I could control the ship more easily. Also, it seems like one of the types of enemies can pull me out of the control area?
More affordances/juice can really help the player intuitively understand when they are hit, when they hit something, and the state of the ship.
Also, I died a few times after getting launched in a direction (probably from my own lack of control outside the zone) and was going way faster than I could reason about. I'd recommend a cap on player speed.
Thank you for the feedback. I do agree that balance could be much better. Yes some enemies do pull you out of the control area. I could have been more clear about that as well. I will consider all this if I ever come back to update the game after the voting. Thank you for trying the game out and also taking your time to leave a comment as well!