Shotgun Science

Played the entire game, it was about 20 minutes long, and I can surely say, I'm VERY hyped for more projects in the future, love the handling of the shotgun, and the premise of the game :D

best game in the world, gamato

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Shotgun Science is a really small game, but the main idea is good enough to carry it for a while. I play as a test subject trapped inside a facility run by an evil artificial intelligence, and the only real way forward is to use my shotgun to push myself around. I am not using the shotgun mainly to kill things. I am using the recoil to move through the levels, reach platforms and get myself closer to the final boss. That makes the game feel more like a platformer than a normal shooter, and I like that change. The movement is easily the best part for me. I have to aim the shotgun in the opposite direction from where I want to go and use the knockback to launch myself through the environment. It takes a little getting used to because the movement is based around recoil rather than normal jumping, but once I understand it, getting across a difficult section can feel pretty satisfying. I have to judge the direction and strength of each shot, and a bad shot can send me somewhere I did not intend to go. It is a simple mechanic, but it gives the levels a reason to exist. I also like the look of the game. The developer has gone for pixelated graphics, simple geometry and a retro science …