Space Dragons (Steam)

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FunktionJCB
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Space Dragons (Steam)

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Team Black Hat Robot, the developers behind Q-YO Blaster, recently released another shmup on Steam early access called Space Dragons.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1862 ... e_Dragons/


It looks rather neat, especially when one considers the low price tag it's currently selling for.

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Here's the early access launch trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4e2ypKesAw


There's a beta demo available on itch.io, for those who wish to try it:

https://teamblackhatrobot.itch.io/space-dragons
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Looks interesting. Horrible pixelation though...
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The enemy designs and melee remind me of Skycurser.

And hey, Space + Dragons are my two favorite things in shooters.
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Looks pretty good! Lots of interesting mechanics being shown in the trailer, I also dig some of the crazier big bosses. Music is nice too, I'll have to check this out after work.
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They say they will rise the price when the game is out of early access, so grab it now :)

It looks pretty good, I've wishlisted so I can get it in the next 2 weeks after I clear my credit card :D
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Damn, I like the graphics a lot. Looks cool.
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Looks like a mix of Area 88, Skycurser and Last Resort (or a Nazca developed game)

Things I love:
- the pixelated look
- the background/stage visual design
- the UI design
- enemy design
- the melee attack

Things I don’t love:
- horizontally ‘long’ player ships
- something about the regular shot seems weak
- some bosses need a lot of work
- the melee attack animation
- the logo… could be so much better.
- character art — please hire someone. Run a kickstarter, something…

Game looks rad.
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Any insight into whether they're planning a console port? Q-Yo Blaster showed up on Steam, PS4, Switch, Xbox... so hopefully this one will too? I love the look. Just don't usually love playing on PC. Might buy the thing anyway to support them, but I'd rather be playing it on Switch.
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Re: Space Dragons (Steam)

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There's a new update out, that added a couple of new stages, plus some fixes and improvements.

More details at:

https://steamcommunity.com/games/186253 ... 6940296503
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