a clever and addictive game
you see its little things like using the dissorienting background and loud music to add to the difficulty that i love about this game! but the only reason that this got a nine was because only a few minutes into the game it becomes more about dodging bullets and somehow still end up destroying almost all of the ships coming at you. im looking forward to more games by this artist and more games of this genre. good game all in all 5/5 9/10
Simple Things Can Be Mindblowing
Such as the realization that the little colored arcs weren't background decoration, but giving you a heads up on the path enemy ships will be taking. Very nice.
Of course, one nitpicky problem is that there is no back button if you click the wrong level like some kind of moron... Such as me... God I'm so ashamed (fortunately, pod spiral shots worked out just fine).
I owe those side pods blocking shots my multiple lives. My only game over was because I got greedy trying to get scratches from huge clusters that could blast away all my shields at once... And I kept doing it.
As for all the people talking about 'open up the screen', I've never played any of the "Real" bullet hells so maybe it's more important in those? Screen size was fine to me, but then I'm way to paranoid about where ships normally come from in shooters to ever go to the TOP of the screen. Though, there were a few times I wished my RedRum and Shield bars were not blocking my view when hanging out at the bottom of the screen.
Of course, the fact I don't play any of those "Real" Bullet hells are probably why I felt the difficulty was just right. Enough to make me pay attention and hold a healthy respect for the bullets I'm trying to mooch extra lives off of, but not enough to make me want to stop playing after a 10 minute long seizure inducing bossfight.
Love your review ( And not just 'cause of the 10 ), thank you mate.
This game was always targeted at players who kinda like the look of bullet hell shooters, but are put off because they're just mentally difficult.
To know I've got it right for you makes me feel I've got it right for a lot more players, and that's what its all about. Giving people 15 mins of mindless shooting fun.
Thanks.
Good
this game is great but I keep pressing new game by accident WTF
HARD AS HELL!!!!
but I had fun beating it so please make another one ok.
Ok :)
I was toying with the idea of doing a NG exclusive version, just a cut down game with a load of power-ups, no evolution tree, and just waves of bosses, and to make it really hard for everyone who had finished this.
I think if I did that though a lot of people wouldn't see it as a "Thank you" ( Which is what it would be, a thanks for all the support you guys have given me. It would be site locked to NG so only available here ), but just me being cynical and rush creating a half arsed cut down version, and I don't want to spend ages defending something like that.
Pity, as it would rock as a little 1.5 version.
Thanks for the review man.
Very fun game
-Awesome fast paced gameplay
- Loved the Variety of weapons you put on this game
- Funny quotes that come with upgrades :D
Only thing i felt made this game bad was the music. Most of it was dull and boring. Need something to get me PUMPED UP >:D!
Besides that you did a great job! 4/5!