Star Waker

It has potential, but it misses the mark in a lot of really important ways. With some tweaks from the dev I could see this being a great game, but as it is right now (v1.2), it's just not there. I really didn't like the way most of the upgrades worked. The first damage upgrade is just a flat 40% bonus, but the second two upgrades in the tree either increase the damage again at the cost one of your three health bars, or cut the original bonus in half to get a fourth health bar. After you go a few nodes down any branch of the tree, it felt like I was more focused on mitigating all of the penalties I had accrued rather than actually improving my ship. The game balance feels a bit off. I spent all of my upgrades increasing my damage at the expense of everything else. Even with that, everything still takes what feels like ages to die. I'm constantly having to deal with multiple waves at once because I can't clear them fast enough, and the screen is just blanketed with enemies and bullets. When I respecced for health instead of damage, it was even worse, and I couldn't even kill the first enemy before I blew the time goal. It also baffles me how a developer can put in the really nice …

The early levels are quite fun and I like how you gain skill points by completing objectives. But there's a gamebreaking bug. The default controls are, somehow, QSZE instead of ASDF. You can remap them- but A and W appear to be used for using your consumable powerups, and you CAN'T remap those, so you just spam them as you're moving. Honestly it's a shame, because the controls are therefore too awkward to play.

Claims controller support, but it seemed almost non-existent. Could not remap shoot to a trigger or change which stick controlled movement/direction. And you have to change the "accept/reject" mapping just to be able to use the A/B buttons to do anything else.

Game is a fun shmup. I like the characters and the story they've got here, and the challenges make it interesting. I recommend it, if you're hankering for a SHMUP.

great game, has a indie feel to it but the upgrade system and game mechanics were really fun and fluent, story was pretty good, overall no complaints

A wonderful bullet hell game, after not having played a bullet hell style game for many years it was quite enjoyable to play this game, even with its few frustrating moments. But what bullet hell game doesnt offer such frustrations every once in a while? This game takes place IN SPACE! As Ariane Ducenar you learn of the back story of the galaxy and what all has happened to your fellow kind. Learning quickly of a virus that has doomed mankind into a mostly permanent semi-cryogenic stasis in pods awaiting a supercomputer to make a cure. Pros - Decent story - Fun gameplay - Reasonable & Forgiving objectives - Interesting skill trees - Enjoyable strategic levels (not including the bonus levels) - Interesting bosses (even if not entirely new concepts) Cons - Price ($5.00 recommended) - Feels short - Some information feels missing or hard to locate I did 100% this game, gifted to me by a friend and challenged by them to 100% it. If you're interested in seeing the journey I took through the game, you can do so on youtube via my playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCNAkq5hBlejponRI-1iSeWzsESOSKo1N You can also watch it on my twitch here: https://www.twitch.tv/collecti…