FixMe

I may be a bit biased, but personally I find reversed controls to be really annoying and not a great gimmick to base your game off of. The controls improve as the game goes on, but this makes the game get off to a slow start.

I couldn't quite get the hang of the reversed shooting while trying to dodge lots of really big and fast projectiles coming from enemies off-screen. The reticle being behind me made it hard to adjust my aim quickly, which made it really hard to land a shot while moving. Also being next to a wall made it impossible to shoot since the bullets spawn behind you, which made it very frustrating to fight enemies in small rooms.

The music was really good, although it didn't loop perfectly, but I doubt most players noticed or cared. The graphics were well done but weren't very cohesive. Slim looks like he is meant to be viewed from a side view like in a platformer, but the rooms are layed out completely top-down as viewed from above.

I think this was a case of good idea and not so good execution. I think it was a symptom of working with a team. The sprites were good, the music was good, and the controls,while confusing, were still completely functional. However the pieces just don't fit together so well, and my theory is that you guys worked on your parts alone without much communication.

There's a lot of effort and good work I can see behind all that, and it shows that you all have the potential to make something really good. I think that the next game you make (whether as a team or separately,) will be great if you take what you learned from this project and apply it to your future endeavors. Nobody improves without messing up a little bit, so use this opportunity to reflect on exactly what went right and what went wrong and I guarantee you'll all be better game developers for it.

Cheers!