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00:26This is Rogue Stargun by the developer Do Games and it was released on the 1st of February 2024.
00:40So firstly, let's mention, as I always do, if I know, this is by a solo developer.
00:45I noticed that he hadn't pushed any of the updates out in a while, so I contacted him to find out if this was a game he was still working on.
00:52He messaged me back within a day with,
00:55I just had a child and started a new job in AI engineering.
00:58No longer do I have a nighttime office to work on the game, but I hope to push updates relating to revisiting the audio dialogue and music by February.
01:07So it's not abandoned, it's just a question of life and time.
01:11About the game, pilot your ship and get thrown into space battles or battles down on planets.
01:17Maybe you have to take down enemy defenses or clear the path of enemies so the fleet can move through safely.
01:23Or maybe you have to defend a city from attacks and shoot down bombers or waves of fighter ships.
01:28Levels and Size
01:30The game boasts 24 levels, but you are going to struggle just after 3.
01:35I only knew how to pass it because I emailed the developer and he told me,
01:39The levels are just too hard. I'm currently stuck on level 5.
01:43Either you need better weapons or more health or enemies to be easier.
01:47I wish I could see more of the game, but I'm just stuck.
01:50But the 5 levels I've seen so far are of decent size.
01:53The story laid out before and during each mission is good and keeps you engaged.
01:57Enemies and Bosses
01:59Enemies and Friendlies need to be an obvious different colour from one another.
02:03As many times I have been destroying my own ships.
02:06Even changing the bullet fire colour would be good.
02:09Maybe friendly can be blue or green and enemy can be red.
02:12Otherwise there's a nice variance of enemies to get on with destroying.
02:16Weapons
02:17Weapons need some more variance.
02:19But then that said, the game was so difficult for me to progress
02:22that maybe I just didn't get to see more weapons or more choice of weapons.
02:26But the weapons I had were okay.
02:28You can also adjust a power level on your console to give more power to either your shields or weapons.
02:33And then you can also grab one of the weapon cubes to give you a secondary weapon.
02:37Leveling up options.
02:39At the beginning you seem to level up ships fast, but then it stops.
02:43I'd like to see a system where you kill enemies, you gain tokens.
02:46And then with those tokens you can unlock different ships.
02:49But be able to see all the ships you can unlock first on one page.
02:52I like the system he has designed of putting cubes into a slot on your ship's console.
02:57But again, I'd like to see a system where you could buy these weapons from a shop page.
03:01And then you always have them there to choose.
03:03You can only have one at a time.
03:05Also, the same with health.
03:06As I found it a huge issue of I'd get destroyed too easily.
03:10So to be able to buy health and keep maybe three to five on your console would be awesome.
03:15As currently it stands, when you destroy certain things, a sun-like orb appears that you can collect to get a random weapon or health.
03:23Mechanics.
03:24I love the mechanics of flying.
03:25I see a lot of complaints about the flying on the Metastore.
03:28But people are just not doing it correctly.
03:30I think the system he has made makes it so simple to control and I actually love it.
03:35The only negative I saw is that a couple of occasions I would see ships flying into each other.
03:40Like trying to pass through each other.
03:42Not the suicide ramming into an enemy type pass through.
03:45Controls.
03:46As I said, I love the control system in this game.
03:49They are very simple.
03:50I just don't understand how people don't get it.
03:52Grab the in-game joystick.
03:54Then twist your wrists to bank left or right.
03:57To turn, you move the joystick left or right.
03:59To go up and down, you can use the in-game stick.
04:02Or use your actual control stick.
04:05It's in reverse.
04:06But I chose the latter.
04:07And it gave me great control of my ship.
04:10Game menus.
04:11The menus are basic.
04:12I'd like to see them cleaned up and not so 80s looking.
04:15I'd also like to see the mission select menu cleaned up a lot.
04:19I love the idea of it but it can be very confusing.
04:22At least number the missions so you know which one to go out on next.
04:26And maybe have all the missions laid out in front of you so you can see where you are and how your progression is coming along.
04:33My thoughts.
04:34I like this game.
04:35It gives me Battlestar Galactica vibes.
04:38And there is a lot of potential but I think it needs a lot of work.
04:41But it really is a fantastic effort from just one guy.
04:44I just wish he had more time to work on it.
04:46It needs a lot more polish in the graphics.
04:48And then there's that issue of not being able to tell clearly if you're shooting an enemy or a friendly.
04:54The main thing is that the game needs to give the player more direction.
04:57And needs to be slightly easier or at least give the player more tools to survive.
05:02As I said I'm stuck on a level I just can't pass where I need to destroy two satellite dishes.
05:07Then take down three larger ships.
05:09Then a defence tower.
05:10Then the defence tower turrets around the ground.
05:13And then finally survive some fighters for three minutes.
05:16But no matter what I do I die.
05:18If I take them on I get destroyed.
05:20If I run they chase me and I get destroyed.
05:23There's no slow health regeneration or health to pick up.
05:26Most of the time you just lose health in the first part of the mission.
05:30So you're already low by the time you get to fight the fighters at the end to survive three minutes.
05:34So it becomes frustrating after a handful of attempts.
05:37And you tend to just give up on the game.
05:39Which is a shame.
05:40Because it is enjoyable.
05:41I hope he finds the time and fixes all these issues in the future.
05:44Because I really was enjoying playing this game.
05:47Anyway.
05:48If you enjoy flying fighting type games.
05:50Do check this out.
05:51Plus you are probably going to be a better pilot than me.
05:53So we'll pass the levels easier.
05:55Now if you made it to the end of this video.
05:57I thank you for giving me your time.
05:58So now touch that like button and hit subscribe.
06:01Thanks guys.
06:02Happy gaming.
06:18So now.
06:19Come, guys.
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