Don't Let the Light Go Out by BeamKirby


You are a military android that has been dispatched to an undisclosed location. Rogue machines will try to drain the main power unit. Keep the unit powered by placing batteries inside. But most importantly:
DON'T LET THE LIGHT GO OUT.
Controls
Arrow Keys --- Move and aim gun
X --- Jump and hover
C --- Shoot
Space --- Pick up and place batteries
F2 --- Quick Reset
| Windows | http://gamejolt.com/games/beamld39/272209 |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/39/dont-let-the-light-go-out |
Ratings
| Overall | 188th | 3.55⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 208th | 3.4⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 363th | 3⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 222th | 3.7⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 182th | 3.65⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 315th | 2.85⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 231th | 3.2⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 26🗳️ | 11🗨️ |
May be the gameplay is a little classic, but the ambiance and controls are good.
It is nice to have various enemies as it forces the player to use different strategy to kill them and make the jetpack useful.
One recommendation I have is ending the level when the player dies. I died mid-wave and the only enemy left alive was the one that shoots rockets. So I just sat there with static on my screen for a good 15-20 seconds while the robot just lobbed rockets slowly at the light in the middle.
Yeah, I realized how annoying it is to die with only the shooter enemies left, so I just released a patch that makes the game over happen much faster.
Thanks for the comments so far!
On the controls, although I get why you used space bar to pick up the batteries, I found myself constantly pressing space to jump. It felt pretty awkward pressing x to jump. I think I would have preferred space to be jump and x to be picking up the battery.
Solid work overall.
-m