Crystalien: Mega Blastar by Gurbx

How to Play
Collect the glowing crystals and place them in the portal while blasting away at alien bugs. But be careful! The more crystals you have the more aliens will come after you and when you place the crystals in the portal they will get angry.
Controls
- W - Move forward
- S - Move Backward
- A & D - Rotate
- Left Mouse - Shoot
- SPACE - Place Crystal in Portal
- E - Drop Crystal


Post Jam Version
A post jam version of this game is also available where I've added a bunch of new enemies, power ups and a level up system. Feel free to try it out as well!
| Windows | https://gurb.itch.io/crystalien |
| macOS | https://gurb.itch.io/crystalien |
| Linux | https://gurb.itch.io/crystalien |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/crystalien-mega-blastar |
Ratings
| Overall | 193th | 3.636⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 150th | 3.659⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 419th | 2.976⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 227th | 3.659⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 14th | 4.341⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 298th | 3.048⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 438th | 2.306⭐ | 20🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 92th | 3.643⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 23🗳️ | 33🗨️ |
Here is my playtest:
https://youtu.be/bZmHTmOoBuU
@icxon Thank you for the play test! Really cool to see how others play your game! I added a bunch of power ups, new enemies, and made a level up system in the post jam version, and basically redid the whole gameplay to make it more flashy and exciting.
@dimesto52 There really is no point in pressing space when entering the portal so I removed it all together in the post jam version.
The only thing that bugged me really was that I couldn't distinguish the front from the back of the tank, but since I was almost always rolling forward that didn't affect me that much.
I didn't play the post-LD version, but more enemy types and powerups would be nice. Also, when you get low on health there isn't much to put you back on the game.
The graphics are great: nice lighting system and fancy particles. The enemies could look more menacing, less like oversized cockroaches. The sound effects do their job.
The post jam version has a lot more going on for it. Drops the thematic connection completely, which is a good move. The ratings are for the jam version.
Overall: *Average (3.0)*
Fun: *Average (3.0)*
Innovation: *Above average (3.5)*
Theme: *Good (4.0)*
Graphics: *Great (4.5)*
Audio: *Average (3.0)*
Humor: * Nonexistent (1.0)*
Mood: *Average (3.0)*