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@Im Nameless you use the DXU lasers by continuously clicking on the screen until you are firing it and the desert boss with the lasers are quite easy to beat, because you just stay "inside" the lasers whilst they are moving around.
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I love the game, it wasn't too hard, but by no means too easy. The DXU was hard to activate with the mouse, but I fixed the problem by decreasing the speed of the double click. Other then that the controls are solid, and the upgrade system was nice. A "magnet" would be an exclent addition to the game, and a health bar would be better then the flashing, but its not a necesity. I also like the way you made it look like an arcade game. (Big fan of the top down shooting games at arcades) One more thing I loved was the fact that you added a story to the game, not a lot of games like this have true stories. But my favorite part was the fact that you played a dragon, I saw the title and clicked on it just because it was called "Dragon Rescue".
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JPG-compression below 50% is never a good option. most dialog graphics look like a 10%, and therefor consist mainly out of artifacts. gives everthing a very amateurish look...
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The dialog is just horrible. "We're safe now? Want a drink?" "LOL JK We can just follow you and walk into your house, U MAD?" "OH NOES, my dragon companion can't fight them in such a small room!"
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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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Good things: 1.Overall graphic is good but the main character itself has the worst graphic compare with the enemy. 2.Protection orb is unique, I like it.
Bad things: 1.It keeps saying DXU ready while it's not ready yet. 2.Bugs on some level, boss doesn't come. 3.Don't use "P" for pause. (use ESC instead) 4.No magnet ability. 5.No shop at the main menu.
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I really like this game, and totally agree with the description of bosses; some of them ARE vicious :D Also, i agree with some suggestions : a life bar for bosses would be very convenient. I also agree with the "magnet" upgarde, it would be great. Anyway, keep on doing great games like this one ! ;)
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I find it very frustrating that with the maximum speed upgrade I still cannot avoid those laser attacks, I'm simply not fast enough and get hit a few times.
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I loved that Dialog because i knew from that my char is a genius. so.
,,Why there a mental link betwen us?"
"Because that happening 10000 years and... bla bla"
"Ahh.. I see"
i'm so proud to control one genius ^^
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Isnt the desert boss a bit too hard with his lasers? and the game needs option, havent played this for a while and i forgot how to use the DXU Beam
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great game, as others have mentioned.. dialogue is a bit corny and also has a few grammar issues (then again, english aint my strong suit so i might be wrong),
would be nice to have a boss health bar oooooorr you could make bits fall off them for visual clues, maybe an upgrade for the charge rate of the super beam of doom. (also what on earth does recover do???).
But the music was a pleasure to listen to, game wasnt to hard or to easy, animations were good, basic story was good (better dialogue would make this game as my mate says OMGWTFBBQ!!! [yes he actually says that]).
normally 4/5 but as you also seem to respond and take ideas in, 5/5.
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Nice shooter. The enemy bullets blend in too well with the background, especially the smaller ones, while your own shots are easy to see. Swapping their colors or doing something else to make the enemy bullets stand out would make the game feel more fair.
Framerate was low in places. Had to triple-click to trigger the charge attack, which seems excessive.
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Ahh... Well... I like this game. it's decent enough. I suppose. The problem I'm seeing is that there's a serious issue with upgrading speed, and that is precision. For example, let's look at the boss in the desert. It has 2 modes of attack. One where it has lasers on both sides of it and sweeps back and forth. Players need to upgrade speed or they will more than likely take a good amount of damage from that attack, but if they do upgrade speed, they won't have a way to carefully dodge the spiral bullets. A lot of shmups have a focus button to allow for careful manuvering. It's not a bad idea to consider, sir.
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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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Pretty good game but it has some problems.
Make the controls more responsive, perhaps add some alternate firing styles to every weapon (like an orbit option for the protection orbs, a forward fire to the fireballs, etc.) and you'd have an *amazing* sequel. I'm looking forward to it, the boss design is spectacular, they're a lot of fun to fight. Looking forward to it.
(4/5)
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How to pass through this Agent Smith-like boss on level 5?
Also it'd be good if you include health powerups (just like DXP ones, but red). It'll make game more balanced.
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This is a fairly well done game. The music is nice, the gameplay is solid (though clarification of the hitbox would be nice) and the story is decent. That said, this game is DEEP in the Uncanny Valley. Though the writing itself isn't bad, the way all the characters maintain the exact same expression regardless of context is somewhat... offputting, especially Drex's boy form. It's odd for "Phew, we're safe," "tell me about yourself," and "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!" to all be given with the same face.
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WOW! You guys did a great job there! Honestly, this seems to be the smoothest running SHMUP flash game that is out there! No lags, no delay, the game is running so fine it's almost creepy.
What have all the other developers done wrong before you that you did right?
5/5 stars from me for your MAGNIFICENT game engine!
Although I am not much appealed by the story itself and find the story/gameplay too streamlined it is still a very well made game. Also I am not much of a fan of SHMUPs where your enemy just fires downwards not caring if you are even there in the first place.
Ok, thats just personal preferences, like everyone else I am still hoping for games that can live up to Raptor and Wings of Death - but thats more wishful thinking.
BUT I have to mention again, you still did a great job with this game. It is good to see a developer caring about the ideas and problems that players have with their game.
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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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I feel like the dialogue should be paced differently. I like to click it so that it reads out all the text rather than having to wait for it to type out. However, it pulls it away too quickly to read it.
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Okay, now for a non-spiteful comment. I enjoy the game. It's got good gameplay, a good leveling system, and a good storyline. I dislike the dialogue, and the 4th boss of this game. I'd mention some recommendations, but really, the top comments do that justice just fine. Oh, and I'm not getting faster with Speed, I might actually be getting slower. Might wanna look into that.
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If I accidentally press "Main menu" and have to start from the very beginning one more time I swear I'm going to throw my computer at the wall.
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My favorite thing to do an Thursday night is get my ass kicked my a 15 ton guard armor-esque boss that can move faster than me and shoot rape lazors. I watched the guide in the Desc. I don't move as fast as him. I think Speed makes you SLOWER.
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I cant get past level 8 boss because all my guns stop working. Only those protective orbs appear. Am i missing something or is this just a bug?
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In terms of suggestions, a lot of people seem to be offering new things to do, but I'd just like to offer an alternate perspective: this game does a lot of stuff great already. Hopefully the best things - great level design, relatively original enemy patterns, and so forth are prioritized in the next one too!