Nova Swarm

[h1] ⚖️ MATCHING EXPECTATION:[/h1] * 🟢 = Available = Fun +1 * 🔴 = Not Available = Fun -1 * Match Nothing = 0 Fun 🟢 Consistent Arcade Stages 🟢 Optional Auto Fire / Aim 🟢 Optional Mouse Control Movement 🟢 Score Attack for replay value 🟢 Stay with Primary Weapon from start til end 🔴 Variety Weapons 🔴 Diversity Enemies 🔴 Interesting Level Design 🔴 Loadout Management 🔴 More Grindy More Powerful [table] [tr] [th]fMeter[/th] [th]FUN[/th] [th]fUN METER[/th] [th]DISCOUNT[/th] [th]COMMUNITY[/th] [th]REVIEWER[/th] [/tr] [tr] [th]A+[/th] [td]5[/td] [td]Loving it [/td] [td]No Wait[/td] [td] -[/td] [td] -[/td] [/tr] [tr] [th]A[/th] [td]4[/td] [td]Liked it[/td] [td]No Wait[/td] [td] -[/td] [td] -[/td] [/tr] [tr] [th]B[/th] [td]2-3[/td] [td]Half satisfied[/td] [td]Wait 50%[/td] [td] -[/td] [td] -[/td] [/tr] [tr] [th]C[/th] [td] 1[/td] [td]Less interested[/td] [td]Wait 75%[/td] [td] -[/td] [td] ✔[/td] [/tr] …

Really good bullet hell space shoot'emup! Variety of weapons and enemies, lots of modes and updates from the dev!

[h1]Nova Swarm Review[/h1] [b]When the cabinet is sick of your ♥♥♥♥[/b] When I first played this game, I was mildly interested with it and for $5 (USD), I was amused at first. I didn't think much of it, but every week or two, I found myself doing a single run to get the best 1cc score for the session and it would change things about me!!!! The cabinet really doesn't like me when I get inside (mainly because I think the guy needs a partner when it comes to death screams and how I could do a tad better IMHO). [b]The first couple of runs don't mean ♥♥♥♥...[/b] I'll be fair. To this game's absolute credit, the first ten sectors are child's play compared to what happens the minute you get to [b]Sector 11[/b]! After that point, the game will and can be cheap however it wants and it's by design. Sectors that decided one wave wasn't enough, [b]HERE'S FIVE MORE TO ♥♥♥♥ WITH YOUR ♥♥♥♥!!!![/b] Makes for some excellent scoring potential and faster runs. [b]AH... The Leaderboard[/b] Once you see your name on the leaderboard, you get this fix of dopamine to go [i]one more time[/i] and the cabinet will keep tally of when you beat your milestone or another pilot's score. [b]♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ HUD[/…

First of all, I want to emphasize that I don’t care about or even mind the use of AI in games. I could lie and say that the game is good, or simply say that it is bad, but I care about the game and want the developer to improve and succeed. The good thing is that I like shoot ’em up games as well as Vampire Survivors, and combining the two genres is a great concept that can be very fun. However, this game needs more polish, testing, and improvements to become truly fun and addictive. I will list all the issues so the developer can use them as notes or tasks for future updates: 1. The overall spaceship graphics look uninspiring. 2. I expected the game to be full of neon effects and explosions, but the current effects are very dull and weak. Players need to feel satisfied when destroying enemy spaceships. 3. The radar element is used repeatedly for both the player and enemies, which makes it feel repetitive. 4. Some projectiles, such as homing missiles, do not respect their direction or angle. They look wrong when approaching the player while rotating. 5. The bosses are weak, and the game is extremely easy. I reached the third level, and the player can quickly become overpowered. 6…

I appreciate that the bullet patterns of the enemies always gave you an escape route. Trust me, some shmups don't allow for escaping enemy bullets. Those are what I call noob devs that want to act like old school was so tough. Nowadays, everybody wants to be an unc. as if they have words of wisdom of the old days. As a man in his 60's, I appreciate bullet heavens. Fast forward Yesterday, the dev made an update that allowed you to see the powerups at the beginning of the game which definitely made it more interesting. Is this shmup exciting? No. Is this shmup relaxing? Yes. My opinion is save it to your wishlist and enjoy playing on a rainy day. It's a lot better than when I initially played it pre-release. Developer has been working hard to make improvements. Chill bullet heaven. Lots of ships to unlock. Tons of achievements. https://steamcommunity.com/groups/indieretrogamers

First the game is 5$ does it worth $5 , yes. I understand the use of AI when solo , i use ai at work i get it but sometimes it is better that if you don't have artists or an artistic sense to do X stuff dont go like Ahh ! good enough ! and slap it there , just forget that thing because sometimes (most of the time) an absent feature is better than AI slop. I know i can turn off all voices , but god this made me end my first playtrough because the voice acting is unbearable , they overlap , they say nonsense they wont stop talking . Honestly i would just remove it , it poisoned the game and made it look cheap just like that and made me see the use of ai everywhere . I think visually the games could use more tweaks is it small and boring to read especially when you chose your power ups . the power ups looks similar , the enemies attacks are just changing colors or change shape and pretty much do the same thing ...like the magnets. otherwise dosent seems to bug so thats a good point , i don't see an issue with the game's core , at the start the bosses are incredibly easy you cannot even see them attack and they die in 5 sdeconds. i also don't think the players attacks should …