Don't Look Up by Lix3nn

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made by Lix3nn for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

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GAMEPLAY

There is a comet that is constantly trying to hug our planet because it loves the World so much. Unfortunately that wouldn’t be good for us.

Keep the comet away with rockets. Reach the target year to move on to the next level. You can buy upgrades between levels. Hit the comet to earn money.

Each level the star gets faster, larger and rotates towards the World faster. Also you need to reach a farther year​.

CONTROLS

Aim -> Mouse

Fire -> Left Click

Ratings

Overall 394th 3.75⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 284th 3.75⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 438th 3.55⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 91th 4.25⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 444th 3.95⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Humor 779th 2.789⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 728th 3.45⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 15🗳️ 12🗨️

Feedback

BearDing8
04. Apr 2022 · 21:36 UTC
Great and sharp graphics! Nice market system! Aiming is a bit hard to be honest. But good job overall!
alpqty
04. Apr 2022 · 23:20 UTC
Fantastic. Nice unique and original gameplay.
Dactarium
04. Apr 2022 · 23:25 UTC
At the start aiming was annoying but upgrading it several times, game become enjoyable. It is worth to play. :earth_americas: :sparkling_heart:
Kszaku
05. Apr 2022 · 16:10 UTC
That was surprisingly challenging game. I kinda wish there was some kind of laser designation, because it was not easy to judge where the rocket is going to hit. Cool game anyway.
🎤 Lix3nn
05. Apr 2022 · 16:28 UTC
@bearding8 @alpqty @dactarium @kszaku Thanks for the feedback!
Laser designation is a good idea, I'll implement it. I'm considering improving/polishing and making a mobile port just to see how it works there.
arqitech
05. Apr 2022 · 16:51 UTC
Fun game with nice graphics :smile:
The upgrades make everything more fun.
YaMaisiukDranko
05. Apr 2022 · 17:36 UTC
Cool idea. You should little finalize graphics. Add more mechanics. 4/5
antonsem
05. Apr 2022 · 20:44 UTC
Very nice graphics and the upgrade scene breaks up the pace. I'm not even sure what I can suggest :D may be adding more challange would be nice?
Cemre
06. Apr 2022 · 11:08 UTC
The turning speed can't catch up with the asteroid, it's annoying but that's what makes the game fun :D You want to fight and shoot that damn asteroid! I had a lot of fun playing this game, the first level was ultra annoying because of the slow turning speed (I don't mean that is a bad thing, it's a good game element) then it get much better and fun at next levels. The idea is cute, I like it, and space years is a nice idea too. I like modelling in the spaceship area. The upgrading screen was confusing to me, I couldn't understand it sometimes, but the presence of being able to upgrade your turning speed and rocket renew speed vs. was very good. And also the years was confusing, sometimes I go to a year I was not expecting. Overall I enjoyed it a lot! Congratulations:)
Tristian Tee
06. Apr 2022 · 11:21 UTC
Ha loved it. Best version of this take on the theme I have played so far.

The music was good as was the art but I have to ask. What shape is the sun? :P

I liked the way each new level was harder and harder until I made a mistake and it was all over.

Great entry!
🎤 Lix3nn
06. Apr 2022 · 11:51 UTC
@cemre The year in gameover/level-done screens are wrong but its correct on left-bottom, forgot to fix those before uploading :smile:
Seems like I should work on difficulty scaling and add better description to upgrades.
I tried adding 1 more star but that was impossible to play against.

@tristian-tee The sun is just a sphere with VertexDisplacement shader. Same shader is also on the comet. The shader is really simple, you can find it on github.

Thank you for feedback!
StupidHobbit
06. Apr 2022 · 18:17 UTC
Very enjoyable game, thank you. We actually had a similar idea, but decided to implement something else
Kemsou
06. Apr 2022 · 22:31 UTC
Nice little game, the physic is on point.
I was just a bit frustrated with the rotating speed at the beginning but it gets better really fast.

Good job :thumbsup:
MoonChain
07. Apr 2022 · 16:15 UTC
I really like the designs, also the ui is nice. The game is smooth and fun, but somewhat passive. like something is missing
Melik Cagan Oduncuoglu
07. Apr 2022 · 20:07 UTC
Love the graphics! and the gameplay is very good and smooth. Good Job!
SeniorWombat
08. Apr 2022 · 20:24 UTC
Ok, I see that great minds think alike xd. Very good idea for a game ;D.
I especially liked the rocket upgrade mechanic!
Also the visuals are very pleasing to the eye, and the music fits the whole thing.
Really good game - well done ;)
LDJam user 280755
08. Apr 2022 · 21:32 UTC
Good game! The upgrades ended up being more balanced that I thought they would be (thought I could skimp out a bit on pushback and reload speed, but you made the comet come in more frequently and not be pushed back as much). Would totally play this some more with even more upgrades.