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I really like this kind of game, and this one isn't bad at all.
A visible hitbox would help a lot, since it's guesswork trying to figure out if you'll get hit or not. A boss health bar isn't really necessary, and it works fine without. Your own health felt a bit too much in the beginning, and then I noticed very little improvement with upgrades. I'd like less to begin with, although the max was at a decent level. I would like a turn upgrade, or that the speed upgrades affects how quickly you can switch direction. With the boss battles where the enemy had two lasers and you had to stay inside, even with max speed it felt too sluggish to avoid hits. And with shooters, I really prefer gameplay aimed at avoiding rather than tanking damage. It's still fun to play.
As a side note, I really like that it's possible to zoom the browser window, which isn't possible with many games. I also like that I could get full-use of my tiltable screen, since the playing area is vertical.
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I skipped the message that said how to use the built up power with a mouse and there's no where that indicates how. In game controls however simple they may be would be nice.
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Monkeytroubles, I have literally no problem avoiding the tackle of boss #8, and my speed has been upgraded once, due to the large amount of comments say its effect is minimal- what you need to do is not even attempt to hurt the boss while it's tackling, just focus on staying on the move and on the edges of the screen- you can easily get all the way through that boss only being hit by the orbs. Also, to the developer of this game, Trutruke, don't add miniature/alternately coloured versions of previous bosses into levels. Don't ask me why, it's just a really, really bad idea. Probably because of all the effort made into that boss, you then just copied and pasted it a thousand times on each level after that; it's tacky. Don't do it.
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Maxed out flight speed should be cursor-perfect. Even maxed it's impossible to keep up with a lot of the boss attacks, especially near the end of the game.
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Uhm...1st try: all went fine *yay*
2nd try: I clicked on the second level but the first one started again..
3rd try: bullets start to disappear..
4th try: second boss...where are you? ò_ò
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Don't ever think this is the end! I'll inject myself into your DNA! You'll die!....Uh...Alright? The story, dialog, and character are just so stupidly absurd they are ridiculous (redundant yes...) But this part here? Wow...lol...And then, you don't hardly move at all and win. Fun-kayy
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There needs to be a way to lower the quality. I've got all my upgrades maxed, but because my computer is a bit sluggish, my speed is hardly better than it was before all the upgrades. The speed seems to be an issue for a lot of people, it would be great if this issue was addressed, other than a link to the Youtube video. But I still gave it a 5/5! Great game, super fun, and it's awesome that the developers respond to so many comments.
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A suggestion : Maybe as we are using the DXU energy special attack it could show us how much time we have left by draining the amount of energy on the blue bar. rate + so developer can see.
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nice game, did find the DFX a bit difficult to activate with the mouse, had to mash the left mouse button, graphics were good, storyline decent, and concept brilliant (dragon lover here)
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the level 5 boss is insanely annoying but soooo funny because i was like ooh yay 3 bosses i used my DXU energy 2 died i was like thats easy then i realised that the middle one makes 2 more plus the last amount
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Hi, I've seen the video of the 4th boss.
But trust me, there is a speed glitch.
I've upgraded Max Life 4, Speed 4, Fireballs Amount 3, Rate 4, Power 4 And I had Protection Orbs 1/1.
I've finished the boss just now that I have spent my last credits on Dragons Spirits.
Comparing to the video on youtube, my speed is really slow as hell, and the boss' is really overpowered. I tried to position myself right next to the left laser when he was going left and moved right in time but the right laser hitted me.
I think you should try your game on slower computers ;)
Other than that : Great game :)
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Only thing this game needs are heath orbs (when your health has been lowered) so then the enemys drop either power or health orbs with the money.
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I have to say, nice Idea for a Game but there is room for improvement!
For startes, the upgrade screen should be available all the time, not only when you start a level (thats pretty annoying).
This game cries for a story (it has one i know, but a very poorly written one and you could make a lot of it if you put some thought into it - i like the basic idea very much)
Please stop with the pickupable stuff, it is just plain annoying to do so in this sort of game. You could give credits per killed enemy directly (probably you have to scale the availability of the stuff higher)
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Enemy bullets and energy orbs have almost the same color, sometimes i run into bullets thinking its a small energy orb =P
Could you change the color of any of them?
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A game with dragons in it - 3 stars; You can actually eat / shoot something with it +1 star; Awsome Dev Support - Priceless
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Finally I've beaten the game. 5/5 because in the end it has enjoyed me and for the kindness of developers answering to all players and working on fixing bugs each day.
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The game suffers the most from the writing. Nothing personal, but you need some practice before writing for others again; try having someone rewiew your works next time.
As for the other "improvements" like magnet upgrade (hint: its already there, its called the speed upgrade) are just kong crybabies wanting more generic flash features.
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When this was first released I thought the graphics were good, but the game was 'meh'. I've just spent over an hour playing again, and I have to say, the changes you have made to this game are excellent - 4 stars!
I'm an old-school arcade guy, so I'm always looking for great top-scrolling action, which you have provided in droves. BTW, the bosses flashing when near death... a classic device that I appreciate, one which adds a lot more drama to a game than a life-bar.
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Same here, the health and power bars are flashing randomly so that you don't know what is remaining. I'd like a power like magnet to gather the money easily too. Good game, keep going this way!
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Its games like this that teach a valuble lesson. It teaches that Its completly ok to go riding down the street on your motorcycle with 4 guns pointing in different directions and Nothing will happen!!! You'll even get paid for it!!!
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just want to know. When does next episode come if there come more? it could be fun. I liked this games and hopes there comes more
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I absolutely love the animation style and the music. It makes me feel like I'm playing something on my old SNES. Makes me think of Super Contra, and that's a good thing. Nice work, guys! Also a good difficulty balance in it thus far (I'm not that far into it).
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after playing for a while my dragon spirit disappears (this happens in any level) and a few seconds later also my main gun! How shall i beat them unarmed?
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loool, how to beat the 1st level without any hit, just dont move your mouse and stay in the start position...
by the way - bad game 1*
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I see potential, but the game does need some brushing up. First of all, enemy bullets just blend into the backgroud. change color or make them more visible. Secondly, the gems enemies drop doesn't scale with level progress. I was collecting 100~ish per level when upgrades need 200~300 to raise one lvl. Third, it was a bit annoying how if you click during story dialogues trying to hurry the reading, you instead get an awkward dialogue skipping.
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The fourth boss moves side to side way faster than me, makes it impossible to avoid his beams. Is this just my shitty computer at work?
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Im having a problem with a bug... suddenly the caracter stops shooting the bullets, then he stops shooting the spirits and then some enemies start disapearing too. No matter how good one can be, its impossible to finish this game with only the defence balls(problably)... Nice game tho! Keep up the good work!
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A few suggestions: Alternate upgrade paths (Such as having weaker homing spirits or stronger straight firing spirits; scatter fireballs or a more focused attack) with the ability to reset if your chosen path isn't working. The ability to know what your hit box is would be rather nice, especially when the game gets chaotic in the end game. Finally, something to let you know when your health gets low would also help.
I enjoyed this game, and I hope to see a sequel.
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I can't pass the final boss, it throws the purple waves and destroy the dragon even if I have more than a half of life, and the dragon moves slow even with the upgrades!!!
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Character will randomly stop firing fireballs during a level. Also the speed upgrade makes very little difference to your speed.
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Speed metal, auto-fire, bugs, this game is what i am looking for.
Forget what everyone else says, beyond the critical errors that have occurred, this is an awesome game.