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[mechaghost]

   I've been trying to strike out as a Indie Game Developer for say 2 years now. Finally I have something to show, or maybe share with you guys. I'm not trying to self promote or sell my game, I just want to see what your reactions are to the game I made.

Here's a link to youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjSs8GQ3H8M

Thanks!

Note: I updated the link to the most recent version that now contains the S.M.A.S.H game mechanic.

[Lynx]

It seems potentially interesting, but the art direction is pretty weird - bright, clashing colors, and the backgrounds don't seem far enough in the distance to suggest the deepness of space, despite the spaceship motif.

[mechaghost]

It's like looking down into a shallow pond which reveals more interesting things than staring down a deep blue lake.

As for the colors, space doesnt have to be boring uniformly colored entity.

Don't you agree?

[Lynx]

What I mean is, the background moves as if it were right under the ship.  If you had the background move at a slower rate compared to the ship, you would have more of a feeling that the background was very distant.  As it stands, it creates the impression that you are flying around in a cavern of some kind.  You might experiment a little with this, perhaps having layers of background that move at different rates and are blending into each other to create the impression of flying through a nebula.

[mechaghost]

I've done some more improvements on the game based on the first post. Gone is the shooting mechanic which has now been replaced by the S.M.A.S.H mechanic!

[Bood_War]

Looks cool, like the concept.

[aeiowu]

it LOOLS like it could be fun, i'm all for more hammerfall-type mechanics. But I agree about the visuals, though if it's fun I could overlook them. It's impossible to really tell without playing it.

also, for future reference, you'll probably get a lot more feedback in the Feedback board (last one on the index page). I'm guessing a mod will move it there anyhow...

[Craig Stern]

Looks neat. But why on earth is it called Gum Drop? I was expecting a Match 3 game of some kind with a name like that.