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[Omegastick]

I've been playing this new game called Inside a Star Filled Sky and it's pretty cool. It's an all-procedurally-generated top down shooter where you fly around and shoot stuff. You can pick up upgrades which come into play in the next level. The really clever part is that you play as the level before each time you play. What happens is the screen zooms out and displays a larger picture of the level, and then you play as the level, with all the upgrades you collected, doing the same thing. Should you get stuck then you can go inside yourself and collect some better upgrades before going back into the fray.



http://insideastarfilledsky.net

[squeakyReaper]

Lack of demo makes me sad.  Looks pretty interesting though.

[Omegastick]

Looking around the game files I've noticed that the graphics are moddable (To what extent I'm not sure) and there are a bunch of settings that I have yet to play around with. There's one setting that's an AI that is incredibly good during the first ten or so levels but dies horribly after that.

[debvon]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

# Your screen will be black with bullets.

# Enter things.

# Procedurally generated everything. Almost everything.

# 100% boss-free.

# This game would not exist without the inspiration that I drew from games like Spelunky, Shoot First, Disgaea, Borderlands, Everyday Shooter, Psychonauts, Soul Reaver, and Prey.

# "Larger than the known universe" is not an exaggeration. You will reach the relative scale of the known universe after level 14.

# 165,000 basic weapon combinations is a lot.

# "Infinite" is kind of a misnomer, because 32-bit integers run out eventually. You will reach the upper kill screen (one step up from level 2,147,483,647) after about 2043 years of continuous play. Though with diligence, you can reach the lower kill screen in just 68 years.

# 53 people tested this game, and they played it an average of 10.89 times each.

# This game is a tactical-situation generating machine.

I found the game rather boring. It's an interesting concept but there just isn't enough going on to keep me entertained.

[Bluerobin]

I agree with that I think. It definitely had the "just one more level" feel for me and I love the concept, but the upgrades weren't persistent enough for me. I can see the Disgaea influence, but I like how it's done in Disgaea (as an RPG, rather than a shooter).

[Biag]

I've got the same feeling. It's a cool concept, but there's no overarching goal or sense of escalation to keep you playing- one level is essentially the same as the last, with neither the enemies nor the upgrades getting more dramatic. Hopefully future updates will add some more flavor.

Speaking of which, has anyone else played his other game, Sleep Is Death? It's incredibly cool, but you need multiple dedicated players.

[Bluerobin]

Yup, I'm pretty sure it's been mentioned in a few threads here before. It may have even had its own at some point. (Yup. Looks like there were at least three.)

[forsaken1111]

Speaking of which, has anyone else played his other game, Sleep Is Death? It's incredibly cool, but you need multiple dedicated players.

I didn't think it was all that cool.

[Omegastick]

Speaking of which, has anyone else played his other game, Sleep Is Death? It's incredibly cool, but you need multiple dedicated players.

Yup, played a game of it with someone else on this forum. It was fun but a real hassle to get people to play with.

[forsaken1111]

Is there any plans for a demo of IASFS?