The Last Ace by OriginalBigDan

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made by OriginalBigDan for LD28 (COMPO)
No Audio. Because Audio famously comes last. Too last in this case. :(

1 Button controls, SPACE bar to thrust.

YOU ARE THE LAST HUMAN STARFIGHTER ACE. THE LAST SPACESHIP EVER MADE IS CRITICALLY DAMAGED, YOU ONLY GET ONE THRUSTER.
DODGE THE ASTEROIDS AND BLOW UP THE ENEMY PLANET WITH THE SINGLE REMAINING NUKE.

Ratings

Coolness 37% 1329
Overall 2.86 616
Fun 2.86 498
Graphics 3.67 172
Innovation 3.65 97
Mood 2.53 659
Theme 3.29 267

Feedback

AlanZucconi
16. Dec 2013 路 12:33 UTC
Nice aesthetic! :D And very cool gameplay! It's a very interesting concept! :D
Is that ship a low poly Star Trek model? :D
馃帳 OriginalBigDan
16. Dec 2013 路 12:55 UTC
Ha! Almost! I think my main inspirations were the ship combat scenes from Star Trek, Wars and Enders game.

I needed a ship design which could clearly communicate that one engine was damaged, so I ended up steering towards the Trek-style ship as the engines are nicely visible!

Also, I apologize for the splurge of image effects. I had to make the most of my Unity Pro trial!
pavelzuk
16. Dec 2013 路 17:00 UTC
Though lacking sounds and music, really enjoyed this one, very nicely made!
Dynad
16. Dec 2013 路 17:04 UTC
Gameplay is fun but not really hard to complete.. more variation + more stuff to dodge at the end would have been better.. last message.. haha.. I didnt know we had to save the human race.. I thought it was just a exploration journey to Mars :P
Hyoga-3D
16. Dec 2013 路 22:49 UTC
Of course I'm just dreaming but it would be supreme to play this in 3D so the rocks come off the screen, nice game.
DustyStylus
16. Dec 2013 路 22:54 UTC
Very nicely implemented, felt quite tense. I few filler sounds (or some ambience) would've made a big difference. Graphically beautiful though. Well done. :)
Those 30 Ninjas
17. Dec 2013 路 19:03 UTC
Nice mechanic for one button. Game was a little easy I spent most of my time just sitting in the center square not moving.
cappelnord
17. Dec 2013 路 19:06 UTC
Unfortunately the lack of sound really destroys the whole feel of a game like this, I didn't really have a sensation of speed :/. Visually I liked it very much though!
JaymeeMak
17. Dec 2013 路 20:52 UTC
Good graphics and neat mechanic.
tobbez
21. Dec 2013 路 01:09 UTC
Good mechanic, and controls worked well. Could have used additional gameplay elements considering the length.
pjchardt
21. Dec 2013 路 02:56 UTC
Very interesting control scheme! Really wish you had gotten some sound fx and music in because I really enjoyed playing but it was definitely missing something without sound. Nice job!
van noctar
25. Dec 2013 路 02:20 UTC
Graphics are wonderfull! :D I like the theme exploitation! :D
zkenshin
25. Dec 2013 路 02:24 UTC
Neat control scheme, nice entry. :)
loxo
27. Dec 2013 路 16:12 UTC
Great control mechanism! I also like the graphics. But the game is too easy at the moment. Some variation and multiple shorter levels would be nice, I think. And of course the missing audio :)
Diptoman
03. Jan 2014 路 14:44 UTC
Wow, that was pretty awesome. The grid indicating where the asteroid would pass through helped lot! Cool graphics, I loved the ship and the bg!
And in the end...I died D: xD
Was short, but good!