well made. but upgrades are too expensive starting off. and I'm still on lvl 1. this level is too friggin long................
Reviews for "Amber Helix"
AmberHelix responds:
Hopefully the new 1.02 update will help with that. =)
I have mixed feelings about this game. i like some elements but they are not enough to make it up for the many lacks. the story is nice,. i liked the bio-computer spaceship thing, really cool. the retro feel of a classic space shooter. BUT it is HELLAVA HARD. it is insanely hard to be beaten without cheats. the xp is impossible to accumulate cause the upgrades require insane amounts. also the weapons. really? 2014 and we only get dots/bullets? no rockets, plasma waves etc? just one weapon and that with very few variation? also the forms of the ship. i actually didnt like any of them. they seemed handy and not well thought. graphics overall where mediocre. they could be better but still with a retro feeling.the use of the drones. the drone system had good potential and it wasnt fully taken advantage off because it could give other abilities and attacks etc. you could also go deeper to the whole biomechanical thing and explore how it reacts with the outer environment etc. so we have:
the goods:
+retro feel
+effort and thought put in dialogues. (most of them)
+nice core ideas (but not so great execution)
+manages to make u somewhat connected to the characters
+manages to make u wanna know more for the story and the realm
the bads:
-no weapon variety
-very outdated graphics (could be more detailed etc)
-EXTREMELY HARD.
-extremely repetitive (REALLY EACH VOID COULD HAVE HALF THE SECTORS)
-not so great enemies and not great variety.
-very few bosses
-many ingame systems and features were unpolished or not taken advantage of their full potential
and WARNING SPOILER BELOW:
-what happened with the finale? really?!! no conclusion.???!! wtf is it because i OF COURSE used cheats? it should have a conclusion whatsoever, you shoultd not beat 70 stages from hell for nothing.
conclusion rating 3/5. it would be lower with so many and so grave mistakes but i respected the effort, the ideas and the nice dialogues.
AmberHelix responds:
It's not because you used cheats, the story is written that way.
I wanted to keep the game simple, so there is not much variety.
And on easy difficulty, I don't find it hard or grindy at all, and I won't make it easier.
It's good, but very grindy. Also, when it says you don't need to stop firing at stage 2 to get shield regen, that's blatantly untrue...and desperately needed.
AmberHelix responds:
On easy i can play through the game without grinding, no need to repeat levels, in fact it gets too easy as I am overpowered after a while. I will not make it easier.
In the target practice stage it says that shields regenerate when you do not fire, and that armor always regenerates, if you have armor regeneration. And that is true.
it gets repetitive
It's not bad. But I can not enjoy it since the game freezes as soon as I die!
At least it is an nice idea. But the soundtrack is really annoying over time. If I want to play this kind of game I'll go back to Tohou.
AmberHelix responds:
I have never encountered that bug, and I have never heard anyone else mention it. So I don't think I can replicate it.