A timeless arcade space shooter that will send you blasting through space and time.
Spaceblast is a game I worked on in college for many of my assignments. It's reminiscent of old arcade shoot 'em up games, and features a randomized assortment of planets, stars, and other celestial locations to explore.
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Devlog
Spaceblast is Officially Released - May 10, 2021
Unexpected Beta - April 26, 2021
New Space Game - March 28, 2021
It's a pretty good start, but not without its flaws.
1. The scanline effect is a bit much. Make the dark lines a bit more transparent.
2. Holding space should keep firing as long as there's energy.
3. The first enemies are too fast, and shots move too fast. It's not like a bullet-hell, but trying to react quickly.
4. Bullet-hells generally involve more bullets. But ones that move slowly.
It looks good, and the controls are fine.
This game trades the amount of bullets for faster bullets, so it's difficult in a different way. But make no mistake, in later levels there will be plenty more things to dodge, both fast and slow!
There's also a powerup that grants rapid fire by holding the fire button, along with endless ammo. The default setting is another design choice by me to keep the game balanced.
And I hadn't thought of changing the opacity of the scan lines. I played the game again with 50% opacity and it actually looks better I think. Thanks for suggesting that!
Would give 5 stars, but the enemies are pretty unrelentless, they stick onto you like glue!, I know some people like that which is why im giving you a really high score, People who like bullet hell will love this game, but its not for me. Bit too hard, Like i said, people like that which is why i wanna see this up on newgrounds because this is actually pretty fun even though i dont like these games! :D
Great to hear that you want other people to enjoy this game even though it's not your cup of tea. It really is for a specific audience, so I'm glad you think it's a good game for that audience!
Needs more challenge, but not bad so far
Don't worry, it gets harder.
a prtty fun little shoot em up good job!
Thanks!
