Gameplay starts at 7:07
This game has a lot of potential! I would have loved to see enemies to shield bash into, but I see those are going to be in a future update. The lack of music made me add some to the stream--it will not play in the video below, as that's a setting I use in OBS to evade copyright dings. I could see a DNB/cyberpunk, or darksynth soundtrack. I streamed Darksynth from The80sGuy on youtube for the music, and that genre fit quite well.
Controls--oof. This game is action heavy and doesn't have full controller support, so at times I was using one hand on my controller and one on the mouse, which seemed to work fine. I'd love to see full controller support. I have wrist issues where action heavy games using keyboard/mouse cause me pain. The mechanic of bouncing off your shield backwards to go FLYING is unique, and quite fun at times (WHEEEEEE!), but can mess you up when trying to leap/launch over pits or obstacles. I had a ton of difficulty in the second section with the yellow lasers.
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Heya RoboRob :D
We really appreciate the feedback! We definitely have plans to add enemies, music, general audio, and UI elements in the future, and we’ll definitely be looking into the metal/cyberpunk style of music for our game!!!
As for controller support, it is in, but we have not completed it yet, as we have mainly been focusing on mouse and keyboard controls as the main way to play the game. However, we will be fixing and refining it so it works properly and better for controller players in the future!!
Thanks again RoboRob for playing our game!!