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A jam submission

Epic Space Battles (No AI)View game page

Fly alone or with friends!
Submitted by GoodLittleGames — 3 days, 8 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Enjoyment#53.5713.571
Overall#83.2383.238
Creativity#113.2863.286
Presentation#132.8572.857

Ranked from 7 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How your entry fits the theme
Apart from requiring two hands to play, it also has a feature for re-using images via the ship customizer. I personally have fulfilled my own childhood fantasies by importing spaceships I drew as a kid and flying them around in the game!

Diversifiers used
Vintage - retro 2D style
Juicy - I did my best to polish the game with cool effects!
Binary - classic red vs blue conflict
Scared of Heights - endless void of space... ships descend when destroyed
Undone - can undo choices in the ship editor
Side Quest - the game is essentially a collection of mini-games

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Comments

Submitted

I like this.  Reminds me of some of the very first games I ever played (NOT TO DATE MYSELF).  There are a ton of options here, which is crazy in a 2 week jam.  I will play this more because I want to try all the levels

Developer

Thanks! In hindsight, I should have spent more time on debugging than adding in more ships and maps.

Submitted

Wow, I'm very impressed by how much stuff there is here. Honestly was kinda overwhelmed at the start.

I like all the variety of ships, especially how you can play as either small fighters or as giant motherships. 

In terms of completeness: I mean, there's a ton of content to explore. 

In terms of fun: Maybe I just suck, but I feel like I'm dying constantly. I'm often surrounded by ships on all sides, or getting sniped by ships I can't see. Since I'm dying so much I don't really get to interact with the upgrade system which I imagine would allow me to survive longer. 

The time limit on choosing a ship prevents me from making an educated choice on what to play as, so I just have to choose at random and hope for the best.

But don't get me wrong, that doesn't mean I didn't had fun! The core gameplay of flying around and shooting is very fun. I had fun trying all the different ships, exploring the different modes, and being able to design your own ship is very cool!

As you can guess by my own submission, I like space shoot-em-ups, so it's cool that there's another in this jam! :)

Developer

That's very good to know! I definitely got carried away a bit with designing ships and levels... That was definitely the most fun part of developing this game for me!

Some of the levels definitely throw you into the action right away, but not all of them are like that and some ships are better at handling that than others. I tried adding in a difficulty system that affects enemy spawn rates and # of lives, but I am thinking that if I continue working on this in the future the best way to go would be to add a kind of campaign that brings the player through the different maps in order from easiest to hardest. Is that something you'd be interested in?

As for the timer, I implemented it when I was working on the Survival level because without it the player could just wait out the clock in the ship select menu. I probably should have it be longer or removed altogether in the other levels though.

Developer

Also, I checked out your game and liked it! I like the cartoony spaceship style and I think you did a good job with the progression system, which is admittedly a weak point of my game.

Submitted

This is a very enjoyable game. Reminds me of some of the old arcade game from back in the day. I like that you have to apply different strategy depending on the ship you choose. 

Developer

Thanks, that's exactly what I was going for!

Submitted

That was super fun! This game had a very nostalgic feel like those old space shooters from way back when. I'm impressed at the variety of game modes, maps, and ships that you managed to make for this jam. 

This definitely feels like a fun, complete game with all the different game modes and ship options. It definitely gives off arcade vibes and feels like those classic flash games from years ago. Great job!

Developer

Thank you! I made things as modular as possible so new ships and levels are pretty easy to implement. If anything they are maybe too easy to add and I got a bit carried away ahah