Sword of August: Road to Independence

I thought this was really cool. It really brightens my day when I see someone create something good like in the old days. Truthfully, I wasn't quite sure how to rate you on Originality, as a shooter of this type is very well known, but the story-line is something that most games of this type don't have. The vision behind this game was wonderful.
Speaking of story-line, I felt it a little lacking. It had so much potential, but then the conversations were extraordinarily generic. While reading the different conversations, it hardly sounded like Rico was very into Alexandra at all. I would have liked to see more character development, as Edric seemed to be the only character that had any at all. This lowered the impact of the game to me.
As for Technique, this game was very good. The sprites are beautiful and the game runs impeccably smoothly. I only encountered once glitch, which might have been my own fault because it only happened one time, and for this being your first flash game it is exceptional. However, I was disappointed by how easy it was to upgrade your ship to a point where the game was so easy I could do it in my sleep. After I completed the second level and unlocked upgrading, I was able to upgrade to the highest complete core, and even the final boss of the game was disappointing. I also was disappointed in the fact that the levels didn't get longer as the game progressed, making the rest of the game after level 2 extremely short. What I loved about the game was how challenging it was at first, I had to retry level 2 about 8 times before I finally beat it, which though somewhat annoying that early in the game, I had high hopes for the rest, especially with upgrading.
One thing that I personally disliked was that you had to use the mouse for Freiheit mode. Some gamers aren't that coordinated XD I liked that you could change into the three different modes, the balanced, the fast but weak, or the tank. However, I found the balanced mode quite useless (except for the differing specials) because it ended up having the same attack as the fast, so it was kind of useless to be the balanced when you can have the same amount of power AND be totally faster.
I liked the format of the game, with a mini-boss and boss battle for each level, and the cards that could be used to help turn the tide. The fact that they are consumable and you can only have one of each type made for an interesting challenge in gameplay strategy and tactic.
I really enjoyed the game and it was quite addictive to tell the truth, and it is stunning to be your first game. If you do make a sequel I really look forward to playing it and seeing the new changes you make to the game and to the story-line. I don't know how helpful this critique was, but I hope that it helps <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s…" width="15" height="15" alt="" title=" (Smile)"/>