Thanks, glad you liked it!

Thanks for playing, glad you enjoyed it!

There is actually a little bit of camera shake, but I set the values low because I found it hindered aiming a little too much and thought it made the player feel less heavy than they ought to.

I did write up ideas for equipment slots like a jetpack and shields, but decided to cut it early on to focus more on the combat and mech feel. I think I made the right choice but it’s something I want to explore in the future.

As for shaders yeah I could do more with visual effects, but didn’t want to risk hurting performance. Maybe next Mechjam though.

And yeah I did have some logic from a previous jam to have music dynamically switch to combat music, just didn’t have time to properly lean into it. Also I thought having too intense music might take away the sort of Delta Force/Arma esque atmosphere it is something I could try in a different tone game.

Thanks for all the feedback!

Thanks for playing! I'm really glad you liked the game flow, I wanted to keep the player on their toes but not stressed out to the level of say an extraction shooter or hardcore tactical game. I did hem and haw about how much combat encounters should be spaced out, as I didn't want it to be nonstop action, but also didn't want the player walking around for too long. And I absolutely agree with your suggestion of a better speed boost, if I were to do another game of this style I'd definitely have either a faster movement option or some form of fast travel.

Thanks again for the nice comments and playing the game!

Thanks for playing! Yeah getting the cockpit to feel a little more immersive was a big focus for me, and while the little joysticks are kinda superfluous gameplay wise I like having them in.

I don't know what you're referring to the with the wandering to the right slightly, I haven't noticed that. Were you playing the browser build or downloaded build?

The blue things were power cells powering the energy barrier, they're mentioned in the game page description and some voiceover from HQ in-game, but maybe I need to add better directions. Wouldn't be the first time I explained something poorly in one of my games lol. When you destroy all 3 scattered around the enemy bases it takes down the barrier and you go beyond it to take out the final boss.

Thanks for playing, and all the feedback!

Putting together the cockpit was one of the more enjoyable parts for me, I really wanted the player to feel like they were piloting a mech. So even though the little handles don't add anything gameplay wise I thought they were very helpful for immersion lol.

And I'm glad you mostly liked the combat, I wanted it to require the player to not stand still, but not be as demanding as say Doom Eternal or Ultrakill.

And I agree with the tankiness of the enemies, after your comment and watching some friends play the game, I lowered the health of the mech enemies.

Hey thanks for playing! I'm happy to hear you liked the controls, I think I spent half the time of the jam just working on making the "mech-feel" as good as I could. It's cool you clocked the Arma cold war and Cruelty Squad mentions, because two of the biggest inspirations were the wide open tactical shooters like Arma, the old Delta Force games and Terra Nova Strike Force Centauri, and of course Psycho Patrol R, the followup to CS. I was also by the more open Halo CE levels too, especially the original Macworld demo.

The objective was to destroy 3 power cells scattered around the enemy outposts in the valley, and you need to pick up weapons to get more ammo. Did you just not find any of the other weapon pickups or power cells? Maybe it was just explained poorly in-game, but in the itch page description and a voiceover when walking close to the energy barrier it mentions to find the power cells.