WHAT!!!!! thank you michael electric!!!!! i didn't even know i was IN a contest!!!!!!
i really, really appreciate the detailed feedback, the game is at a super malleable stage where I can mess around with a lot of the mechanics behind the scenes, so reviews like yours help shape arcannon's development a ton!
i've found some of the main performance bottlenecks (like the aiming system) and am stamping them out behind the scenes as I write this out. the softlocking with rebounds and enemy spawn upgrades totally slipped past me before release, but after a lot of feedback i'm making big changes to the skill tree to make sure there's less "trap" options. i think your prestige/refund system is also a great solution to allow build variety without making anyone feel stuck in something sub-optimal.
i really appreciate your work spotlighting and supporting indies, and I will be watching your VOD later tonight to learn from your live playtest. thank you for giving me the exact boost i needed to start my friday dev hours!
It was a pleasure to play honestly. I hope my VOD can give you some insight into the player experience although I will warn you that I believe my sanity started to devolve at a certain point lol. I look forward to seeing how to game progresses and definitely would like to showcase it on the channel again in the future. Also, I don't really tell any of the developers I have included their game in a contest. I just choose a bunch and at the end of it all I donate to the game I felt was best. To date I have donated almost $400 to indie developers and really it's the least I can do after how much entertainment indie devs have brought me. I don't think many people realize just how much work it is to make an indie game. Sure, everyone can come up with a "great idea" for a game but to actually conceptualize and produce something takes a staggering amount of work. I really appreciate everything you are doing so keep up the great work! I am also happy to provide more testing if when you release further builds if you need someone to take a closer look at things. Just shoot me a message any time. Enjoy your Friday dev day! Cheers!