Ecstatic

I wishlisted this game cause of Shotgun King, this game does not have as much substance but regardless fun arcade to play. I suggest add a bit of story and unique perks tho, not just incremental improvements.

I have played hours of this game on itchi.io. It is a true gem. The developer PUNKCAKE are my favourite Indie Developer. You should check out all their games.

This game is really well made. The level creator is a nice touch. Would 99% recommend this game. However, I have one issue with this game, the power ups are good and all, but I don't really think the freeze power up helps with the flow of the game. Without it, I enjoy playing the game more. This is mainly because then I don't have to listen to the songs slowed down, which doesn't sound that good, but also because I just don't like playing chess when its supposed to be a fast passed music shooter. I do understand that the freeze power up is supposed to give you time to think and target enemies but i feel like there has to be a better way to do that while still keeping the flow. Maybe the ability to target and move at the same time? It might go against the whole point of feeling like your dragging the spider around, but imo it would make the game overall more enjoyable.

A unique shooter that only lasts as long as the song you pick. You start by getting certain upgrades to your "spider" that vary from game to game and entirely depends on how you want to play the game. If you don't like an upgrade then shoot it to change it. As you go through the song enemies will spawn at set beat intervals so you have to be quick and blow them to hell or you will have way too many to deal with. You can only take one hit so you need to play smart. One upgrade that you should always get even if it's only one level is the freeze ability. It slows time as long as you are not moving, note that aiming and targeting your rockets does not count as moving. I managed to get through two of the songs and I think this will be a go to for my lunch breaks. For what it is I think the $6 asking price is fair for it.

One of my favorite games of the last decade. Immediately get into the action and have fun. Easy to learn, hard to master. 5/5

Fun highscore based gameplay, lots of challenges for each level. Haven't tried it on steam deck yet but the quick bursts of gameplay would make it a great fit. Tiniest of complaints, I just wish I could drag around the spider on the try again screen.

Grałem w tą grę już wcześniej kiedy wyszła na itch.io. Chyba najtrudniejsza gra Punkcake jak do tej pory. Studio ma dużo fajnych pomysłów w temacie nietypowych, eksperymentalnych projektów - w Antecrypt nie miałeś żadnej kontroli nad kierunkiem twojej broni. W Ecstatic korzystasz wyłącznie z myszki i albo się poruszasz, albo namierzasz-atakujesz przeciwników. Multi-tasking. Bardzo łatwo się głupio wrypać w pocisk i będę szczery, że ragequitowałem wiele razy. Ale gra jest dobra. No i wbudowany jest od razu edytor, więc jak ktoś ma cierpliwości to może stworzyć i udostępnić mapki na swoich ulubionych nutach.

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