Homebrew cute-em-up Golden Pearl

EddyMRA · Post by **EddyMRA** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 8:34 am

http://topshmups.wordpress.com/2008/10/04/golden-pearl/

You control a sea otter in this graphically pleasing cutesy horizontal SHMUP. The video in the link above suggests that the game's author drew all the graphics himself.

EDIT: The developer is a member on these forums and even posted a demo in the Development forums some time back. This post is made because the game is finished.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 8:43 am

it's heart warming that words like "shmup" and "cute em up" get so widespread. Game looks nice, too.

320x240 · Post by **320x240** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:40 am

The developer is also a member here and has posted a demo in the development section earlier.

Can I count this game as ground-based? If so, it's one of the few horizontally scrolling ones.

Udderdude · Post by **Udderdude** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:57 am

If you are feeling a little tired of Bullet Hell games than this is just the ticket to chill out to. There is no need to have lighting reflexes you just let yourself tootle along with it really.

I can feel my excitement building up allready .. >_>

worstplayer · Post by **worstplayer** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 11:16 am

Ok, this game somehow managed to be extremely easy and incredibly frustrating at the same time.
Easiness comes from excessive extends (it's not uncommon for boss to drop 5 extra lives), and frustration from some unfair attacks (searchlight insta-kills you? WTF?), and giant, and i meant GIANT hitboxes (not pixel-perfect collisions, bosses often ram you even when there's enough space between you and them to fit in another player).
On a more positive note, graphics look really nice.

ROBOTRON · Post by **ROBOTRON** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 1:02 pm

Not a huge fan of cute'em ups, but after seeing the vid I can see myself playing this....not bad.

TodayIsForgotten · Post by **TodayIsForgotten** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 1:34 pm

This looks cute as hell, if anything. (: