Artistically beautiful, the mechanics are nice, its insane you got this much done in 72 hours. but the game isn't that good.you get way more life than you lose, you can pretty much run through levels without attempting to dodge. As for the theme "Ancient Technologies", it was practically avoided entirely. there's some cogs thrown in, and that's in, like you would have made the same functional game regardless of the theme.
Reviews for "Steam Heart"
SinclairStrange responds:
Usually I make my games too difficult and get a lot of people responding with it being too hard, so I made an active thought to make the game much easier so people can play through to the end as it's just a jam game. I guess I'm damned if I do, damned if I don't.
In response to the theme, it wasn't avoided entirely, I believe Steampunk can fit ancient technology, blimps, steam machines, cogs, light-bulbs. Besides, it doesn't just have to be about aesthetics, the reason I mimicked a mega drive/genesis game was to fit around the theme. I think a lot of people thought of the theme very literal and went with caveman/past, throwing rocks settings.
Game is nice but trying to play on a mac is near impossible due to the function of the control button
I have not seen a well done Steampunk game in a long time. The graphics are full of retro goodness. I did notice some slowdowns during gameplay. That should be fixed up and corrected. Great for a game made in under 72 hours for a Ludum Dare.
The controls are weird and are difficult to get used to. Makes it quite difficult to play.
Unless that's just my mac keyboard and its easier on a PC
The controls are so bad and hard to use that it makes the game almost unplayable besides that its a good game but the controls holds it back so much that it doesnt matter
SinclairStrange responds:
You know, you can change them...