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[nowhereship 2 (Unkown Stars)]

Your first game was better.
The ships and upgrades don't look too bad, at least they seem to be original. The background is just empty space and stars, which often form clusters that make them look like worms, I'm not sure what those are supposed to be. The music is pleasant to hear, though it doesn't loop well.

The controls are as described in the author's comments section (there is no in-game tutorial by the way) and honestly, I can't say I like them. What is the point of having to use the mouse to shoot when you can only fire upwards? there are no alternative controls either. All enemies die in one hit so there is no reason to use the special attack. The only difference I noticed after playing for a while is that enemies become faster and appear more often. There is no story whatsoever and since I don't care about points I have no reason to keep playing.

This looks like it was made after going through a basic stencyl tutorial and without adding much of your own. It works, but it wasn't fun for me at all. I will still rate it 2 stars though, because I don't think it should be blammed.

mehdiRF responds:

Some changes happened
I hope you have fun with this one :)

[BulletHell Adventure]

Graphics: 1 star
Arguably the best part of the game, all areas look amazing. The humans look awkward but I don't consider it a problem, they don't appear often anyway.

Sound: 3/4 stars
The music is catchy and fits the game well. One minor issue is that I can easily tell where the music loops, the track that plays in the level select screen being the worst offender. There also seems to be only one battle theme, from the first level until the final battle so, while it isn't bad, it can become annoying. The voice acting isn't the best but it's passable.

Gameplay: 3/4
Controls are the same as in most shooters, I have no complaints there. The difficulty seems to be based more on grinding rather than skill though. In bullet hell games you generally have to get used to enemy attack patterns and find the best way to avoid them, in this game I mostly had to avoid the enemies themselves while projectiles came in very simple patterns. The first boss battles, after the random enemies stopped appearing were my favorite parts, despite being easy. The biggest challenge for me was trying to spot the stars during levels.

Story: 3/4
Simple and horribly cliche, I can't say I hated it though. The characters talking during boss battles was a nice touch, even if their lines were forgettable.

Other: 3/4
The game can be a fun time waster, my main problem with it is that it felt repetitive and the boss battles were a bit dull. My advice would be to focus more on giving enemies (especially the bosses) more complex attacks instead of just increasing their numbers.

Frozennnn responds:

Hi thanks for the feedback and review i will have all those improvements in mind