Above the Sky

A small Bullet Hell shooter I made in Game maker, three diffrent types of enemies and one boss with three diffrent stages.

Controls:
#####Title#####
Z-Select
Arrows-Choose Option

#####In Game#####
Z-Firing
Shift-Gravity Shift
Arrows-Move
Enter-Pause

#####Pause#####
Enter-Select
Arrows-Choose Option

Music Credit: Umineko no Naku Koro Ni, property of 07th Expansion.

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  Game Rating

  4

  TheAfterlifeGames said 5 months ago

  hmmmm... not bad. I'm a big fan of bullet hell shmups, so this game was actually enjoyable for me

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  4

  L4 said 5 months ago

  Good game! Definitely tough. I would suggest adding in the main menu/ in game instructions on game controls. Keep up the good work!

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  Game Rating

  4

  Reigalius said 6 months ago

  Great game! However I've just got to say that seeing "bullet hell" generally makes me thing sheet-fire or danmaku, which didn't really appear until the boss. Also, the boss second attack is hard to see because its black. Other than that, good game. 4/5.

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  Game Rating

  5

  Bugaham Games said 7 months ago

  I can't believe I finally got the privilage to play ABOVE THE SKY! YAYZ! BEST GAME EVA.
  
  Now, back to how I put it: awesome game, a little hard tho.

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  4

  Creative Spark Studios said 7 months ago

  I thought it was fun.
  * The preloader could be anitaliased (ir put on a background).
  * Powerups should be more different from enemy bullets, graphically.
  * It's a fine mix of photorealism, pixelart and pure shapes, but settling on a consistent style would give it a more finished look.
  * Perhaps give the player a few second to learn the controls before enemies appear.
  Good job though, keep it up :)

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  Kanosis said 8 months ago

  There are extra lives and refills for your Gravity shift, it just chance if they appear or not and there's only one level.

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  Game Rating

  3

  Ashley Gwinnell said 8 months ago

  Was I meant to be able to hold the z key to keep firing constantly?
  
  Even so, I couldn't manage to get pass the first stage, but that's probably just me and my sucky skillz.
  
  I think some powerups - even if just extra lives - would be nice.
  
  :)

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  Game Rating

  4

  Alexitrón said 8 months ago

  Very nice . The boss bullet pattern were such a trip . Of course he gave me the game over . The only thing , and this is a matter of taste , is the combination of kinda realistic background and cartoony game objects .

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  4

  Didgaraya said 9 months ago

  I like it!
  Huge amount of balls-missiles flying around makes the game challenging but their mid pace make it enjoyable not only for shooter maniacs :)

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  3

  KniteBlargh said 9 months ago

  Well, I finally played this. It's okay, but I think you could work on it a bit more if you really wanted to. Though you had certain set patterns of attacks (especially during the boss battle), the size of the bullets seemed rather random, which isn't really the norm when it comes to doujin style shmups. The music was alright, but larger music files often limit Game Maker performance unless tweaked. I think you've got some good stuff here, but it could just be better, and by playing this game, I feel that you're most likely capable of going that extra mile. Keep up the good work, and make more games! LOL

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