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This game deserves all the praise that it gets. I've never played a better free game than this. But what I really like about this is that you actually care about the characters. The story is very unforgettable and awesome, i recommend everyone to play it at least once. 5/5
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Interesting game, contains some interesting things (fights, the beautiful music) and some less interesting things for me (dialogues, the weird background during the fight)
Although it's a good combo, which is worth to play.
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This needs mouse control for movement. Bullet hell levels would be so much more enjoyable with smoother movement enabled by mouse control.
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regen doesn't work at all.
neither regen modules, nor regen via Intel-stats or the bonus item you can get in end of time..
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I love this game! Laser chickens, woo!
I wish I could see the 'special ending', though. I've already played through on normal, I don't feel like doing it again on hard >_<
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This is one of the best (if not THE best) game I have played on Kongregate. It is very difficult to find game designers and makers that have such an amazing story-writing ability that people actually WANT to read everything the character says instead of just skipping through it.
The story is what makes this game. I applaud you and your successful efforts in making this game.
It doesn't need "to be shorter". If you don't have the attention span to play through a great game, then your opinion doesn't really matter to game developers.
It doesn't "need more weapons". If all you care for is mindless and non-challenging barrage of "mega missiles" and "super weapons", then maybe a story-based game is not for you.
The characters were great. The story was amazing. The gameplay was great. It's a shame I can only give it 5 stars.
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This game is amazing! it's very rare to find a game with such a rich storyline as well as a lot of action. Man, you did a fantastic job.
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Spetacular game! And everything make a extremelly big sense by reading the great words in simulation! :O nice forever.
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I really loved this game. It wasn't too short, the gameplay itself was pretty flawless and the dialogue was actually worth reading! 5/5
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One problem I had was that the game sometimes drags you into obstacles along the way. To get Ginny's ending, you must never die, but that is impossible if you get dragged into the obstacle that constantly hurts you until you die.
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what a journey.... i consider this the bench mark for any game in this genre... very captivating and funny at times (doesn't read the ladies well does he? lol) thank you for this game... i can compare this feeling of gaming to that of when i first played FF7 and FF8... (music making me emotional).. :D
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I like this game. A lot.
However, I do feel that the overabundance of Deus Ex Machina is an overall bad point for the plot.
In any event, danond, thank you. For making this game.
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Two suggestions that I have: 1) Add an auto-attack button (Like "A"), 2) Have the option to move with the mouse (You would move the mouse where you WANT to move, and the speed you move at would be the speed of the ship in the current conditions). I think the second one would make things so much easier (And you really wouldn't need an auto-attack button if you had the mouse held down).
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Maybe a sequel would be hard to scenarize. But with all the good backgrounds there, surely a prequel on the golden ages of the Pirate Lords would be fine ! The return of the Dedi shall be a nice adventure to play too. Great job !
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For the folk saying there is no information on stats other then Johnny's comments there actually is in the game guide via the menu page. It is nicer to have the info in game while you play but it is all there if you need it.
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Wonderful game. Though some may have thought the dialogue too lengthy, I believe it an inevitable side effect of a fascinating story. Well, it really was kind of lengthy in some places. But thats one of the reasons this was so immersive and fun in the first place ;D Its hard to tell a good story in 5 sentences.
Also, the music was great, it really fits, I'll be listening to it again...and again...
And if you improve the gameplay by adding in some new enemies here and there, maybe make something like an upgrade tree, letting us see Johnny's various tips regarding the stats in a tip section rather than having them being lost forever after being viewed once (or have a little popup explain each stat when the cursor is over it) , make "M" a mute button, plus some suggestions from other comments, then the sequel to Starwish (I sure hope there is one) will likely be simply awesome.
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I second what ChippyYYZ said yesterday, on this comment section: "See if any major companies are interested in developing a non-flash game with this story, because Starwish has the writing it needs to be a Big deal."
Thank you! :)
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After entering portal and facing the same boss a 3rd time i quit the game.
After badges were added I returned, but my save was gone and the earthwall badge unattained :(
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I finished the game and i absolutely love it. It spends a remarkable about of focus on story and character detail doing its best to leave no holes... I havent played a game that spent so much focus on story details in a while... Thanks =D
messing with Ship Mods also change the gameplay drastically 5/5
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Oh man, i rated 5/5 but i'm thinking about changing because it doesn't save! And I didn't delete the cookies! Spoiled everything! I beat Earthwall and now I have to start all again!
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The story is great and has a lot of surprises and the game is almost playable only for that fact. The characters are likeable and diverse, far better than anything I've seen in a long time. Music, artwork, it's all in a good place.
The gameplay however, leaves a lot to be desired. All enemies and even bosses are reused three times, diversity is scarce. Main difficulties come from sticky, unresponsive controls, and the fact that you so easily get frozen into walls kills me more often than bullets. Iblis is the only hard fight, and that mostly because he has so much health, and is somewhat hard to hit behind all those drones depending on which weapons you upgraded. I stuck with the Lazer and the Chain, which in retrospect was a very bad idea. (I do like the diversity in weapons however!) Even still, the story and feel of the game made me like this it a LOT, earning it a strong 4/5 from me. Touch up on the gameplay in the sequel, and you'll likely make it into my top picks for sure! :D