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Reviews for "Aetherpunk 1.1"

Excellent game

I found this game to be a superb example of the 'base defence' genre. The steampunk atmosphere was nice, but not as convincing as it could have been. It could have been that the gameplay was too reminiscent of 'Nazi Zombies,' or that the graphics didn't really allow one to see the protagonist's ingenious Victorian-era constructions clearly. The turrets did not seem particularly helpful, either.

Other than that, the other thing I did not like was the difficulty, which is not particularly well-scaled. Only the 'Mad Bomber' alien was a real threat to the player, as it seems to be an instant-kill if it hits you. The other enemies, although interesting and varied, were not particularly dangerous, even if they entered the base. For example, the 'Juggernaut' was so slow and harmless that I could ignore one inside the base whilst I repaired the other three barricades.

The uneven balancing of the enemies (with only the 'Mad Bomber' and perhaps the 'Charger' posing any real peril) may also be because the player can repair barricades whilst shooting and reloading, and doesn't need to be even facing the barricade.

I would suggest either modifying or nerfing the Mad Bomber's damage (perhaps have it do half the amount of damage, but immobilise or stun the player), and perhaps make barricade repair a separate task, i.e. that one must be immobile, facing the barricade, and not firing. Finally, perhaps a level-based design would be great, as it gives the player a goal to work toward, other than earning a high score no one will care to see, or resisting an infinite number of waves in an ultimately futile defence.

Overall, a splendid game. Thank you for listening to reviewers of the prior version and removing the Mochi coins. I hope to see a sequel improving upon this.

Nice game!

I like the concept and the art style is fantastic. Haven't gone far in the game yet but seems pretty cool.

Also not to troll but i have to disagree with matanuilover there are only 4 states of matter solid, liquid, gas, and plasma.. and your aether makes 5. Now there are many TYPES of matter.. don't mean to troll just a chemist and thaz my two bits.

well done!

the game is great! i had no problem running it and when i was playing it i had a great time!

Lovecraftian-Derp!

Good writing in the intro, addictive and fun, only loss was that the skill upgrades cancelled out the need for upgrading weapons. Good Work.

Agreed with those previous to me.

Also, can we get a collective thumbs up for the music loop? It's the reason that when my hotkeys messed up and I died I was sad because I realized I didn't get to play anymore.