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Hyperspace by dekart

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made by dekart for LD34 (COMPO)
You're a space captain trying to enter Hyperspace, but unfortunately your ship is too slow. You should grow your speed by collecting fuel crates while avoiding meteors and destroying asteroids on your way.

Rules:

* Collect crates to grow your speed. Collecting is only possible when shields are down.
* Small meteors damage your ship, but you can deflect them when shields are up.
* Destroy large asteroids - they damage your ship really hard, shields doesn't help much against them. Fire rockets at them.
* Goal: gather enough fuel to reach required speed to enter Hyperspace.

Controls:

* Space - turn shields ON and OFF
* Z - fire rockets to the nearest asteroid

This game was made with:

* HTML5 via Cocos2d-x framework
* JavaScript as a language, compiled from CoffeeScript
* Ruby for compilation and deployment scripts

Feel free to ask questions.
Web (give it a minute) https://s3.amazonaws.com/caravangames/ld34/index.html
Source Code https://github.com/dekart/ld34
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=14826

Ratings

Coolness 78% 2
Overall 3.31 421
Audio 3.16 245
Fun 3.33 344
Graphics 3.08 480
Mood 3.17 341
Theme 4.00 233

Feedback

BloodJohn
13. Dec 2015 · 18:41 UTC
Very cool. Game thatgive!
David
13. Dec 2015 · 21:14 UTC
Neat background parallax effect! I would´ve let the boxes rotate also, so they don´t appear so static in space :D
But beside this one thing, i like the game quite a bit.
Reisen
14. Dec 2015 · 04:17 UTC
I kind of love how confusing this game is (not sarcasm).

"A small hostile! Open your shield! A larger hostile! Ope-wait-close your-" *BOOM*
cxsquared
14. Dec 2015 · 04:24 UTC
Really love the music and the game is pretty fun. Managed to make it to level 8. Nice work.
dos
14. Dec 2015 · 04:50 UTC
Level 7. Started kinda boring, but then became nicely challenging. Well done!
ptkfs
14. Dec 2015 · 05:39 UTC
Fun game, though I only made it to level six.
danieldsj
14. Dec 2015 · 05:43 UTC
Great job incorporating the theme into the story.
Halleflux
14. Dec 2015 · 05:44 UTC
Nice concept. I've only seen games based on 'two button game' go with movement based controls so far, so this is a refreshing breath of fresh air. Well done!
sanojian
14. Dec 2015 · 07:30 UTC
It took me a few minutes to figure out I was supposed to be collecting the blue crates. Fun game and good use of the theme.
Dmitrix
14. Dec 2015 · 08:06 UTC
Thumbs up for HTML5!
Jakob37
14. Dec 2015 · 19:30 UTC
It looked good, and had a nice feeling of it. Quite easy in the beginning, didn't feel so much threatened. Could perhaps accelerate in difficulty faster? I am impressed by how well the graphics and music came together to put the mood.
redmassacre
15. Dec 2015 · 00:52 UTC
Accurate. Unfortunately my z-key has a problem in notebook... So i felt like a real old ship captatin
LordKawaii
15. Dec 2015 · 05:02 UTC
Nice simple shump!
pvwradtke
15. Dec 2015 · 05:04 UTC
That's a different idea. The two button control is fun, and I can easily see that working on cell phones and tablets. One criticism is that there's little penalty on raising the shields, so there's no strategy regarding its use. Other than that, good game!
timeshapers
15. Dec 2015 · 05:06 UTC
Neat game. Not really my cup of tea, but it's well made.
Only criticism I have is making the next level a mouse operated button in an otherwise keyboard controlled game is an oversight.
alexrus07
15. Dec 2015 · 05:09 UTC
Neat game, although dull at times. Great work on the graphics and the mood!
JamesMowery
15. Dec 2015 · 05:41 UTC
I enjoyed this. I was a bit confused about if you were supposed to aim or not in the beginning, but I figured it out after some time. If there's one suggestion I would make, it would be to just have an auto fire option (since there's unlimited ammo, it seems). That's what I was doing in the game, so it would make more sense if the game just handled firing for you, and you could add another, more interesting, mechanic maybe.

Other than that, I enjoyed it! I also like the music!
jackrugile
15. Dec 2015 · 06:53 UTC
I loved your concept and how it ties in both of the themes. I haven't seen one quite like this yet. You created a nice mood with the graphics and music as well. Nice work!
Dining Philosopher
15. Dec 2015 · 13:55 UTC
Nice interaction between the limited controls! Not being able to fire or collect fuel with shields up makes for some engaging and difficult split-second decision making.
AwfulMedia
15. Dec 2015 · 16:56 UTC
Clever use of the theme for sure! Fun to decide when the best time to use shields vs collecting crates and shooting asteroids.

Cool concept and good execution.
rkhadder
15. Dec 2015 · 18:04 UTC
Great game - I wish the ship wouldn't just sit in the middle
arzi
15. Dec 2015 · 18:04 UTC
Cool game! Nice use of the two button controls.
elliottd
15. Dec 2015 · 18:05 UTC
I know that music generator! I think the sounds were a little harsh. Try pitching things down or use a low pass filter (in audacity) to make sounds a bit softer. good job!
Dalkor
15. Dec 2015 · 18:06 UTC
Fun game. Early levels could be more challenging. If had a suggestion it would be to add a recharge timer to the shield.
chaomoon
15. Dec 2015 · 18:06 UTC
very confusing game. the sound effects hurt my ears. i like the concept of the shield though blocking both good and bad things though.
interwebsninja
15. Dec 2015 · 18:08 UTC
Good use of the theme!
DrFallos
15. Dec 2015 · 18:11 UTC
So funly )
Taffaz
15. Dec 2015 · 18:42 UTC
Cool game
MoreRPG Team
15. Dec 2015 · 18:42 UTC
Good meditative but challenging after some point game. Well done!=)
Taldius
15. Dec 2015 · 19:28 UTC
The game is simple but pretty well done, the shield mechanic reminds me of Ikaruga.
What I think can be improved is that the first levels seems a bit long compared to the other. And also, you could add a mechanic to the shield that make him use energy, so the player can't always have the shield.
MaulUdder
16. Dec 2015 · 12:13 UTC
Like sanojian I didn't know I should be picking up the crates (I thought they were bricks trying to destroy my ship, then I RTFM) and was quite bored as there seemed to be no challange. That all changed! :)
Jupiter_Hadley
16. Dec 2015 · 13:23 UTC
Well made game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 34 compilation video series, if you’d like to check it out :) https://youtu.be/rvwkTXA2Y10
kebabskal
16. Dec 2015 · 16:56 UTC
Pretty fun, got quite hectic quick :)
emmes
22. Dec 2015 · 00:38 UTC
Nice little game, fits the theme perfectly. Got to level 8.
StrehFox
23. Dec 2015 · 15:56 UTC
Great game! Simple, but addictive. Found myself playing through several levels.
SketchyGalore
23. Dec 2015 · 19:18 UTC
A simple but very unique concept! Very nice!
paruthidotexe
04. Jan 2016 · 22:58 UTC
nice game and addicting. Music is also good.