(DEMO)Nociception 1 ~ Voltaic Marketplace
A downloadable game
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“The Miracle” is an event that happened 500 years ago on the planet Commotion. It marks the day that the dead began coming back from their graves in strange new forms, and the knowledge of where people go when they die was no longer a mystery. Turns out people have become much too complex to send to either just heaven or hell when they die, so it was revealed that you will take a certain “death route” depending on how you lived and died.
The Miracle Festival celebrates this special day and the beauty of the cycle of life and death. It happens all over the planet but the festival in Mordimane, the planet's densest city, is said to be the grandest of them all.
This year, the festival started out great as usual but halfway through the day the air became very...Charged! No one could touch anything without getting a small shock and peoples hair was standing on end. Most don’t care much and are still enjoying the festival as normal, but a select few take off to see if they can find the cause of this phenomenon. Onward!
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Here it is!! The demo for the next game in the Nociception series.
Ive been working on this demo for a long time, I have come a long way from where i was skill-wise during Nocieption 0, but I still have a very, very long way to go as a game dev and programmer. As such, I hope you will forgive any jank in this game (though suggestions/advice welcome!!)
Thank you to everyone that has given me helpful advice, encouragement, and support on this project thus far. Especially my wife Cakey, whos interest in my art stopped me from giving up years ago.
A game by Ethereal Airport
Featuring music by Pengosolvent and Princess Sylvysprit
(Full credits in the game folder. The full game will have a proper credits sequence!
How to play:
This plays like an average shmup/bullet hell, but with the edition of a "Journal", which you unlock pages to by getting your character close to enemies and bosses in opportune moments. In addition, getting close to enemies will raise your life and bombs meters, so be sure to get as many as you can! Each player will have 3 attacks for you to use, normal shot (Z button), bomb (X button), and focus shot (shift+Z). When you run out of lives, its game over!
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oh my god this game is soo cool
as for me it's a bit hard to understand some things visually (everything is pretty bright, i suppose: characters, bg, interface), but i am sure it will be changed (both eyes can get used it to and the art style will be evolving for better and better!)
and that's all for cons!
the aesthetics of the world are great, i reeaally like that it combines darky elements (teeth pattern is so mmmm nice) and brightness, the world's rules and setting are very interesting (about ghosts and miracle-event and everything) and game's plot sounds simple but interesting oh my just wow
all characters look very interesting and they are extremely memorable, from umm sleepwalker with big tower of things on its head shooting teeth, to curiosity with its smug-face like this: -u-
patterns are very nice, they are felt pretty balanced (played normal, but i'll try harder difficulties later, just didn't want to die in the first playthrough..) and are really interesting (really remembered nadenka's sew-spinning bullets for example) and visually cute!
(music has nice vibe, dialogues are simple but good)
the playthrough was very satisfying and experience is very refreshing (unfamiliar world & characters & visually new)
woow just so wow
i sooo hope that your work will get more audience(( there are literally zero comments but this game is so good((
Thank you for the kind words!! for the cons I wouldnt wanna just say "DATS MUH ART STYLE" cuz Im sure I can improve the graphics further with it still being my style hehe.
I hope you enjoy the full release this summer, nice comments like this keep me going<3
i am waiting!