Impact by fallingBear

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made by fallingBear for LD30 (COMPO)
Fast paced galactic shooter with a twist.

Controls:
Press I to toggle input method
WSAD or Arrow keys / Mouse = Movement
LMB RMB = Shooting

Tools:
Unity3D
Blender
sfxr

The game is not finished, I would like to spend a little more time on it. If you want so stay updated, follow me on twitter @FallingBear3

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 3.37 391
Audio 2.48 674
Fun 3.20 422
Graphics 3.92 131
Humor 2.00 776
Innovation 3.38 387
Mood 3.05 508
Theme 1.87 1162

Feedback

Hi_ImTemmy
25. Aug 2014 路 13:03 UTC
Love the look of this. Innovative setup for a scrolling shooter however I'm uncertain how this embodies the theme of 'connected worlds'.
馃帳 fallingBear
25. Aug 2014 路 13:46 UTC
Hi thank :) I did not came up with nothing better. The theme in this could be that, the edges of the world are connected unlike in ordinary scrolling shooter.
Manou
25. Aug 2014 路 14:26 UTC
Wow, 5/5 for gfx.
jurnacsr
25. Aug 2014 路 14:27 UTC
That's a pretty cool concept. More input to process with shots coming from the sides too. I liked the art style too.
Berail
25. Aug 2014 路 14:27 UTC
Nice Graphics :D It feels like this spaceshooter on ps3 (don't remmeber name but you ware flying on surface of planets and destroying asteroids aliens nad more)
Garrett Hoofman
25. Aug 2014 路 14:28 UTC
This is awesome. Very cool take on a shooter. Definitely difficult, but it's a lot of fun!
c_livid
25. Aug 2014 路 14:28 UTC
Like Temmy I like the graphics and the "twist" :). But I'm also missing the theme.
SaintHeiser
25. Aug 2014 路 14:29 UTC
Concept looks very promising. But it seems as sketch rather than game. Also can't find connection with theme.
owyoow
25. Aug 2014 路 14:29 UTC
I really like the look of the game and the idea of everything rotating around the world
Hyoga-3D
25. Aug 2014 路 14:30 UTC
Very nice idea and pretty good graphics, but I got in a point that it did not came more enemies, also the gameplay had some lack of feedback.
zapaman
25. Aug 2014 路 14:33 UTC
Would have loved to see some impact effects on my ship. With so much happening on the screen it's hard to notice when I get damaged :(
Techblogogy
25. Aug 2014 路 15:36 UTC
Cool game. I really like the visuals
sputnik
25. Aug 2014 路 16:40 UTC
Nice look!
jpmit
25. Aug 2014 路 16:42 UTC
Good idea, and a fun game, especially when played with the mouse, well done! Slightly weak theme connection though (perhaps it just needs to be explained better).
psydack
25. Aug 2014 路 16:43 UTC
Nice artwork.
NnelGdaBandit
25. Aug 2014 路 16:45 UTC
Neat game, plays well looks well. I think it lacks on the theme but would be a pretty cool game by itself.
jpverkamp
25. Aug 2014 路 16:47 UTC
The graphics are impressively solid, I like the style you ended up with. If you were to continue, I could imagine how you could theme different worlds fairly easily. The sounds got a little repetitive, but having them at all was nice.
Makio
25. Aug 2014 路 16:49 UTC
Great entry sir! The most pretty i see so far with good challenge!
rantt
25. Aug 2014 路 16:53 UTC
Fun game. I like the graphics, and the gameplay is very interesting. The scrolling from the sides was cool concept, didn't see a connection to the theme but maybe I didn't make it far enough.
lkr
25. Aug 2014 路 17:36 UTC
Lovely visual style and fun concept.

Took me a while to realize that the LMB and RMB shoot different kinds of bullets, but things got easier once I did :)
nonetheless
25. Aug 2014 路 19:01 UTC
Nice sound and graphics :)
andrewkennedy
25. Aug 2014 路 20:46 UTC
The graphical style worked really nice , and the movement was really fluid. I flipped out when I realized right mouse shot sideways :P
BradSmallPlanet
25. Aug 2014 路 23:21 UTC
Very nice graphics. Would like more feedback for when the player's ship gets hit so that you can keep track without having to look up in the corner.
tutelagesystems
25. Aug 2014 路 23:23 UTC
Some how after I reached 1,900 points no enemies came
Geckoo1337
26. Aug 2014 路 06:13 UTC
I love the graphics and controls, but it seems to me too slow. Can be improved. Well done ++
馃帳 fallingBear
26. Aug 2014 路 11:25 UTC
Hi all, thanks for the feedback. After playing the game I noticed, that with few tweeks the game could became much better.
SpaceEngineers.Normalize()
26. Aug 2014 路 14:11 UTC
Awesum graphics!
RodRoy1
26. Aug 2014 路 14:14 UTC
Gotta love a good old fashioned bullet hell shooter. Really love the look of this game and its cylindrical design. some invincibility frames would be nice, but otherwise really well done.
Alexander
26. Aug 2014 路 14:17 UTC
This looks really cool, great job with the graphics!
guimonpa
26. Aug 2014 路 15:27 UTC
I really like the idea of shooting horizontally in a rotating world, and it also looks great!
Marcellus
26. Aug 2014 路 15:48 UTC
Very polished entry, I love the art style. This game is haaaard !!
malf
26. Aug 2014 路 15:50 UTC
Very impresive graphics
puppetmaster
26. Aug 2014 路 15:51 UTC
+gameplay
+different
-no music
Hippolyta
26. Aug 2014 路 15:52 UTC
Very nice idea and great realisation!
It's bit difficult, but that's the challange... ;-)
A great piece of work!
Rozaxe
26. Aug 2014 路 17:24 UTC
I love how we move on the tower !
Challenging game, very great ! ;)
Kinta
26. Aug 2014 路 18:00 UTC
Really like the graphics and shader. :)
Pinqu
26. Aug 2014 路 19:51 UTC
Good entry, has potential.
John Drury
26. Aug 2014 路 21:07 UTC
With a bit more love, this can turn into something great! Love the look of it.
The Lag Pack
26. Aug 2014 路 21:16 UTC
Pretty fun little shooter. i really liked the 3D graphics, kind of reminds me of fez for some reason. really nice to look at and simple to play. A good entry :)
馃帳 fallingBear
26. Aug 2014 路 21:18 UTC
@TheLagPack Thanks a bunch:D FEZ ? Where is the similarity :D
馃帳 fallingBear
26. Aug 2014 路 21:19 UTC
@TheLagPack The rotation ?
AnnaGavaldaKedavra
26. Aug 2014 路 22:24 UTC
Very nice game, good idea. The missiles are very agreable to lauch. The art style is great.
Split82
26. Aug 2014 路 22:30 UTC
Looks and plays very nicely. I'm just missing some explosions :)
ClownAround
26. Aug 2014 路 22:30 UTC
Great twist on a classic genre. Nice graphics.
OFF
26. Aug 2014 路 22:48 UTC
Simple and it changed everything.

A real to bring shoot them up to 3D.

It lack of many feature of shooters, but the base is AWESOME!

The choice of colors, rendering, and model, is almost perfect. It still lack of a better game feel, because it's a little bit too "heavy" and "slow", but i truly think it's only a tweak.

I think that you could also consider to make other geometry for the track like a cubic one, and also a sphere.

If you bring some Antichamber spirit (because of the look), it could really be a revolutionnary shooter.
DragonXVI
26. Aug 2014 路 23:01 UTC
Interesting fusion of a schmup and like, Nebulus :D Fairly simple Schump with a reasonable variation of enemies. Like the visual style
sekaru
26. Aug 2014 路 23:08 UTC
Great presentation and a pretty solid mechanic.
Aumni
26. Aug 2014 路 23:42 UTC
Interesting shooter concept. Not too sure about the connected to the theme but still a cool game! Good work!! :)
Windmill Games
26. Aug 2014 路 23:44 UTC
Yeah the theme is not really present, but the game has a very nice art style and feel to it. Well done!
spitfire87
27. Aug 2014 路 00:37 UTC
What a nice 3D twist on space shooter. I brutally like the idea of infinite lateral movement (also for enemies and bullets) since it opens a lot of possibilities. Also, superb aesthetics for a 48 compo entry. However, as others stated, i neither see connection with the theme.
Tom 7
27. Aug 2014 路 00:40 UTC
The tower graphics are awesome, and I liked the look in general a lot. Pretty bullet dodging, though I felt like my spaceship didn't accelerate quite fast enough for the real bullet hell. Needs damage indicators and some connection to the theme! I beat it (at least, there were no more enemies) with 3500 points.
handkor
27. Aug 2014 路 01:46 UTC
The central tower's motion is very nice. This game is quite pretty.
TeamQuadratic
27. Aug 2014 路 03:04 UTC
An interesting and challenging game. I like that you can shoot sideways also!
Miziziziz
27. Aug 2014 路 03:19 UTC
I like this setup for the classical Galactica space shooter type game.
It looked nice and played well. Thumbs up!
IAmSpencer
27. Aug 2014 路 08:05 UTC
the turning is pretty slick looking, great job man!
jayhof
27. Aug 2014 路 10:20 UTC
This looks great, love the art style. There's also a variety of enemies which is nice. Some music would have been great. If you continue working on it maybe make the ship not stop immediately when I let go of the button. Great game, thank you!
Literal Games
27. Aug 2014 路 10:28 UTC
Really really nice graphics, and the shots coming from the side really added another 'dimension'! (I'll see myself out)
EMAK
27. Aug 2014 路 12:18 UTC
very goof feeling
LuisDC
27. Aug 2014 路 12:50 UTC
Great graphics and gameplay. Even when I have never liked this king of games, I enjoyed playing this one. Good job!
43iscoding
27. Aug 2014 路 13:58 UTC
Very interesting twist to a classical genre. Good job!
yodamaster
27. Aug 2014 路 14:40 UTC
Like the looks. You should finish the game.
dunin
27. Aug 2014 路 17:01 UTC
Nice looking game and fun (and hard) mechanic. But really need explosion animations: we don't really know when we are shoot, and collide with other ship is a bit ridiculous...
Jishenaz
27. Aug 2014 路 18:21 UTC
Excellent graphics and shaders! The enemies were a little difficult, but I managed to make it to the "end" with 2800 points. Listening to the suggested music was fitting for this game.

If you're developing this game further, having powerups would be nice, especially for health and better lasers.
BeardoGames
27. Aug 2014 路 19:18 UTC
Wow, this game looks and play quite well! While I really enjoyed what's here, I'd be eager to play any revision or expansion of it, since it's going in a really pleasing direction. Also, I assumed connected worlds in this case was the world of your ship 'connecting' with the world of the invaders ;)
mechabit
27. Aug 2014 路 22:10 UTC
Looks very 60's pop art.
rogueNoodle
28. Aug 2014 路 11:42 UTC
Love the visuals! Definitely want to see where goes in the future - it's a really unique take on a scrolling shooter
dickpoelen
28. Aug 2014 路 13:50 UTC
Cool! This has a lot of potential
egor-idiot
28. Aug 2014 路 16:56 UTC
Nice idea and look. I like 3d bullets.
fil00dl
28. Aug 2014 路 19:06 UTC
Really nice graphics!
Also, the game is really pleasant to play.
MechanicMoon
28. Aug 2014 路 22:36 UTC
Really nice the game design! And graphics!
Crocanti de Pollo
29. Aug 2014 路 00:31 UTC
The art style is cool, and the twist is interesting. Needs music badly!
AdamHarte
29. Aug 2014 路 05:30 UTC
Interesting take on the bullet hell shooter.
Natman
30. Aug 2014 路 00:45 UTC
Really good work on this! The core mechanic is really interesting and I can sense it has a lot of potential for further exploration. I'm excited to see that you're still working on it, so I'm going to give some detailed suggestions/ideas I have.

* The aesthetics are impressive for 48 hours but obviously they could still use some work. I suggest you add explosions and some techno music at the least.
* I can totally imagine your game with some visually pleasing 3D backgrounds like the BIT.Trip games have: http://gameitall.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/btr21.jpg
* I think you could squeeze a lot more mechanical variation out of the central cylinder. For example: protruding walls/spires for the player to crash into. These could also form tunnels and all kinds of other obstacle patterns. I'm thinking along the lines of Super Hexagon. You could also put enemy spawners in spots on the cylinder, or geisers that periodically spray lava upwards.
* When the level is rotating, the protrusions of the cylinder render with line shading that sometimes looks ugly. You might want to try and polish that:
http://imgur.com/FecJ2Rk
* Other traditional shmup features could also improve your game, like health pickups, gun powerups, flight powerups, more variation in enemy types, etc.

When I was playing, after I survived for a while the enemies just stopped coming. I assume you know about this a bug and it exists because the game is unfinished?
jukimv1986
31. Aug 2014 路 07:30 UTC
Rather innovative 3d shooter and a good selection of enemies. However it feels difficult to control and avoid incoming bullets. Keep up development, it will be good to see it finished!
FXCesinha
01. Sep 2014 路 00:22 UTC
I love it. the shader was awesome!
Nooner Bear
01. Sep 2014 路 04:12 UTC
Wow! Way to put a "spin" on the genre :)
twintrite
01. Sep 2014 路 13:34 UTC
The visuals are pretty neat. The game itself plays ok but the controls imo aren't responsive enough. Good idea with the spinning ground.
metalchouchen
01. Sep 2014 路 15:23 UTC
Great, really great work. Graphics are cool. And I like this idea of perspective for a shmup.
sP0CkEr2
01. Sep 2014 路 15:31 UTC
Really nice job. Low marks for theme, but everything else was high. Awesome game.
vividhelix
06. Sep 2014 路 15:36 UTC
Love the graphics and the concept, good job!
Scott Baker
09. Sep 2014 路 16:59 UTC
nice graphics and great rolling world idea.
Snicklodocus
10. Sep 2014 路 20:52 UTC
Wow I love this idea: bullet hell on a cylinder! Also loved the halftone shader. Not much connection to the theme though. Great job!