This is my fourth (third finished) Ludum Dare game. It's called Splonet. (Planet + (ex)splosion, get it? I know, the pun is cheap)
It's about you, the villain, observing a planet as it is formed around a golden core. Then you have to blast your way through the planet to reach and STEAL THE CORE. Because you're the villain. As you blast pieces of the planet into the air you have to hurry because they will fall back down and fill the holes you've spent so much time digging.
The game is also frustrating if you don't find a cheap easy winning technique (that's unintentional, but let's just say it symbolizes unfair play many villains make use of). And playing with sound on is highly recommended, as it is quite impossible without.
Controls: use mouse to move the camera and mouse1 to shoot in the middle of the screen. You have to shoot the golden core to win, exposing it is not enough (at least in this version).
Made by me in Unity (actually this is my first released Unity game ever). Music and sound effects by Crudelis Diabolus (@Golden_Sin). Name by Dash Zanger (@DashZanger).
Thanks for the feedback :) The background was originally blue but I changed it to look more villainous...but I guess that wasn't the perfect choice after all.
I saw an earlier version of this during the ludum dare on the front page and I was trying to think of keywords to find it. I still think dark red/black (1 or both) would make the mood better, but nice.
Awesome mood & visual style, maybe try to add some visual feedback from the music in the cubes? For some reason id love to see them bouncing to the beat~
Simple and very stylish, but a bit unsatisfying - didn't seem to detect that I'd uncovered the gold core. Could use some visual representation of the force you're applying too.
Nice game. A little short and probably not much "skill" or thinking required. Just button spamming was sucessful for me ;) Liked the atmosphere and had no problem with the color :) Good job!
Great concept! As others said, the background should be different (spacey imho, now it's not really a planet), and maybe you could use spheres instead of cubes? The most unsatisfying part is that no skill is required, but I also can't think of a way to introduce that while keeping this simplicity.
Classy game, like the minimalism of it and simplicity of the gameplay. have to dig to the core, waiting this little ding that will allow the next shot. really nice game even if i'm not feeling that much villain by playing it but there is enough game with dead puppies around. Thanks
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Would make me add more to graphics & mood.
~Spaceoff
The most unsatisfying part is that no skill is required, but I also can't think of a way to introduce that while keeping this simplicity.