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Nex by PhiL Blunt

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made by PhiL Blunt for LD27 (JAM)
Nex, a colorful shooter by myself and FractalMind.

bugs fixed:
enemies stop spawning on level 2 >
clamped y of some enemies to stop them spawning out of reach of the player.
added instructions
stopped score resetting each level.
stopped total kills resetting each level.
redudced levels from 5+ boss to 3+ boss.
made player ship a little faster.

added web version (timer is incorrectly displayed on web version).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHk08iFr8dM
Windows https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/28746581/NeX_LD27_v1.01.zip
Linux https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/28746581/NeX_LD27_v1.01_ubuntu.zip
Web https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/28746581/nex/nexgame_ld27jam.html
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-27/?action=preview&uid=8246

Ratings

Coolness 32% 1563
Overall(Jam) 3.05 322
Audio(Jam) 2.78 306
Fun(Jam) 2.79 349
Graphics(Jam) 3.90 124
Innovation(Jam) 2.20 558
Mood(Jam) 3.06 242
Theme(Jam) 2.58 504

Feedback

stewthepoo
27. Aug 2013 · 13:21 UTC
this is really nifty! i love the title screen, and the look and feel of the game. it reminds me a bit of the trench run sequence from star wars. took me a while to figure out how to shoot though
Moosefly
27. Aug 2013 · 13:30 UTC
Got pretty repetitive after a while, could've used a boss or some other way of progression (upgrades etc.), that might have required extra time though.

Visuals were pretty neat!
FractalMind
27. Aug 2013 · 17:38 UTC
Hi, I'm co-developer and I think there might be a bug that stops progression to the boss level at the end of the game. :(

There's the mech boss from the title page in there somewhere. Should come after level 5. :S

Also, there's a bug that resets the score after each level leading one of our belated testers to think the whole game reset after each level.

Thanks for the comments, both praise and constructive criticism. :)
funkbob
27. Aug 2013 · 17:43 UTC
There is a boss! the waves you complete are actually different levels (you see the background change), you get to fight the mech, nicely animated but sooo tough. Nice one, not a bad little game.
KunoNoOni
27. Aug 2013 · 22:38 UTC
Visually stunning! Really liked the atmosphere.
🎤 PhiL Blunt
28. Aug 2013 · 09:49 UTC
Confirmed, game breaking bug. Until a fix is released you can use 'T' key to add 5 seconds. Worth it, just to play the Boss.
Aslai
28. Aug 2013 · 11:07 UTC
The game itself was fairly fun, but the soundtrack made me want to rip my hair out after a while :(

I really love these graphics a lot, though.
brogrammers
28. Aug 2013 · 11:08 UTC
Amazing graphics and very challenging game. Could have used better controls, specially for shooting, but overall 4/5
Diptoman
28. Aug 2013 · 11:12 UTC
Theme felt forced, but otherwise, this is sweet!
MuciojadPL
28. Aug 2013 · 15:48 UTC
It's pretty cool ;) And these colors :D Good work.
madk
28. Aug 2013 · 15:49 UTC
You really could have explained the controls someplace, it took me a while to discover that "x" was for shooting.
canvapps
30. Aug 2013 · 08:31 UTC
A space ship shooter is always a great option, and this is a nice execution of that kind of game.
I just love it, great!
Brassawiking
30. Aug 2013 · 17:19 UTC
Very interesting visuals you have there, it is really unique. Gameplay wise i could just stand in the left center and spam bullets and clear the level. The boss seemed almost unbeatable, no way near at winning against it. Still, solid game all round =)
tchem
05. Sep 2013 · 22:43 UTC
Amazing atmosphere, i like very much of graphics and immersion