You are the Asteroid! by goulding57

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made by goulding57 for LD25 (COMPO)
First time. Hope everything works.

Ratings

Coolness 67% 3
Overall 2.39 669
Fun 2.53 511
Graphics 2.67 481
Humor 1.79 628
Innovation 2.26 637
Mood 2.27 614
Theme 2.33 666

Feedback

nate427
17. Dec 2012 · 16:41 UTC
Pretty good for a first timer, although the controls were a bit confusing. I think you should've just had WASD control constant directions of movement instead of having it be relative to the cursor, it felt a bit unnatural.
loren
18. Dec 2012 · 18:22 UTC
Not bad :) I really liked the asteroid's weapon effect. Pretty cool, good job!
delpes
18. Dec 2012 · 18:30 UTC
Like it despite being a bit to fast and epileptic ;) Oh and when you lose and restart you keep your points.
otus
18. Dec 2012 · 18:36 UTC
The game looks pretty good, but it's also very easy once you understand where the enemies spawn and what they do.
I feel like there isn't much to do. Just aiming and clicking is not a lot, but it's a 48 compo, so I shouldn't complain.
I like it though, I really do. The graphics are very appealing.
Also there's a little bug that doesn't let you reset the game.

Good job!
GameRespect
19. Dec 2012 · 03:18 UTC
Neat concept, though execution could use a little polish
dwrensha
19. Dec 2012 · 03:23 UTC
On the OSX build, I had to manually change the permissions of the binary (buried within the .app package) to get it to run.
mcc
19. Dec 2012 · 03:30 UTC
this is a funny concept, but i don't know how well it really worked. it wasn't all that engaging to me, i guess. the randomly being spawned in a different points took also little while to get used to. i did like the fast paced bullet-hell vibe of it though.
Amos Wenger
19. Dec 2012 · 03:52 UTC
I liked the graphics style! As for the gameplay, it's more complicated :) I liked that it was fast-paced, and it ran smoothly here, but I didn't really know what I was doing at first. There doesn't seem to be a nice progression where you get to discover how the game plays, and I see no way of "getting good at it" unless spraying lasers all over the screen.

Overall, a good first entry, welcome to LD :)
h.attila
19. Dec 2012 · 04:02 UTC
The game has great visuals, but it felt too simple. Also, it doesn't have any sound effects or music.
kewry
19. Dec 2012 · 04:27 UTC
Good word I'd love to see more of this
zatyka
19. Dec 2012 · 04:31 UTC
I most enjoyed the visuals. I wasn't a huge fan of the controls. Glad you took part in the competition, I hope you enter another.
Zathalos
19. Dec 2012 · 04:46 UTC
Yea the graphics were pretty good but the gameplay and controls were lacking. Good try though!
Mezzomatto
19. Dec 2012 · 04:56 UTC
Can't get it to work currently on the mac i'm using. Sorry. :(
cdata
19. Dec 2012 · 05:11 UTC
Pretty fun game. Except am I really the asteroid? It felt like I was some kind of epic alien space craft :)
ddionisio
19. Dec 2012 · 05:15 UTC
Cool, I won a +1 goat icon! I anticipated being an asteroid bouncing around, but instead I'm some sort of laser canon. Definitely cooler! Nice use of effects.
arch.jslin
19. Dec 2012 · 16:24 UTC
Yeahhhhhh I've got space light sabre! (zwoooooooop)
🎤 goulding57
20. Dec 2012 · 04:40 UTC
Thank you all for the kind words and encouragement, as well as the critiques. This was a fun experience, and I will definitely come back each time. It was great to figure out again how to script, as well as do every part of building a game. Never really done it before, so this was awesome.
lucasncv
21. Dec 2012 · 19:36 UTC
pretty intense! and a bit too fast :P congratz for finishing your first LD :D
Birchmountain
21. Dec 2012 · 19:56 UTC
A very nice debut you got here! The controls are slick and it's easy to understand what you're supposed to do. It's a little easy and it would be great with a health bar. Other than that, great job.
ceronman
22. Dec 2012 · 00:30 UTC
Interesting game. Nice graphics and effects. Too easy.
sclark39
22. Dec 2012 · 04:19 UTC
Dude get a webhost. It's just silly to have to download a web-based version of a game! If you don't have any other option, you could at least host the files in a folder in your Dropbox public folder. It should work.

Pretty fun. I was able to just stay in one place for a long time. I liked the asteroids, I kept trying to keep the bigger ones alive. Kept me playing for longer.
Bloodyaugust
22. Dec 2012 · 06:00 UTC
The controls were beyond confusing, I had no idea where I was or my purpose, and even once I figured out the controls it was difficult to determine exactly how the game worked. Overall very confusing experience.
aeveis
23. Dec 2012 · 07:52 UTC
laser felt nice, control had to take some getting used to. Would've been interesting to see a difficulty curve or something to make it more challenging!
🎤 goulding57
24. Dec 2012 · 22:31 UTC
@lucasncv, @birchmountatin, @ceronman - Thank you very much. I was very happy to submit to my first Ludum Dare. Had a great time.

@sclark39 - I know! Haha, i have tried putting it in the dropbox, but it hasn't worked. I am probably doing it wrong. I will keep trying to figure it out, because I agree.

@Bloodyaugust - I am sorry you found it confusing. My bad. Any ideas how to make it more understandable?

@Aeveis - A lot of people have mentioned a difficulty curve or something. I agree, and I think I will add more to it at some point. I am glad the laser worked out.
fishbrain
26. Dec 2012 · 10:12 UTC
Wasn't sure what I was doing... but loved the graphics and the chaos... it needs an additional bit of "Jeff Minter" inspiration then it would rock!