In this "game" you're in control of a twister exploring small part of the typical US suburbs(let's say - via weather control system of some kind). The more destruction you make, the more points you score.
Grow in power and smash bigger objects and structures.
TIP: Tap the spacebar quickly instead of holding it.
OHHHHHHHHH MAN. This is amazing. I literally cracked a smile once I 'got' it and the sidewalk started ripping up chunk by chunk. And then I was cackling with laughter once I hit FULLLL POWAAAAA and the houses started to crumble. Great job!!!
Haha, I enjoyed this one so much! My laptop started crying when the tornado reached full potential and had some serious framedropping, but then everything settle down and I could really enjoy the destruction. I was afraid that after reaching full power the game would stop, but I was surprised to see that I could keep on shuffling everything around :D
Also I know it may be a bit performance heavy but I didn't have time to optimize it more. I came up with a better way to calculate the "stuff" but it was too painfull to implement at the end. I guess that's the lesson for me. The .exe one runs much faster than web version as well.
It's just a lot of button-bashing, but I had a lot of fun doing it! Especially when the tiles started coming off. Too bad it doesn't have any sound (or it does not work on Linux). You get one extra star for making a download for Linux that actually works.
Really enjoyed this as a sandbox game. It was highly entertaining. Wasn't immediately obvious that if you kept on going for a while tapping space then eventually you'd level up.
Great idea, but I think it's going to require some more thought on optimization, controls, and feedback before it's a winner. Still, killer idea. Stick with it!
Thanks so much guys ! Surely the game requires a lot of more work to be great, but that's the best I could come up with during those three days on my own.
Thanks for all the feedback, I agree with it and I'll take it into my heart!
Cool, but did you REALLY do everything in 48 hours? The skybox, water too? If so, congratulations, you have made an awesome game. For the people who canot charge, you have to TAP space quickly!
@bentog I did it all in Unity, so making the physics was just the case of creatively using what they provide with the engine. Same goes for the water and skybox, those come bundled with Unity as example assets. All I had to do was to come up with the idea for the game, code it and make all the geometry for the island/objects, few textures for the effects and to make this stuff to work and swap when needed. I recorded sound on my headset and edited it in Adobe Audition (which to be honest I've launched for the first time in my life). I used basic materials without any textures or UV mapping on objects to save time. Objects are reused and just slightly remodelled or rescaled/rotated to get the variety.
That's my first Ludum Dare or any game jam entry to be honest and I've spent all three days on it with regular sleep and breaks for walking the dog and eating so it was pretty busy time :)
I've been working in the "AAA" biz for good few years so I guess the speed comes with the experience in it and those "you need to make milion times for tomorrow" moments. Now I'm trying to do something on my own and have fun :)
Oh yeah! I noticed myself smiling once I reached power level 2. This one was lots of fun and very inventive. Absolutely LOVED the details with all the pieces flying around. Fantastic work!
Great software toy. Would have been more fun to have to absorb smaller twisters to grow instead of mashing SPACE, but a great visceral feeling nonetheless :)
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CireNeikual30 Dec 2012, 03:35
Great physics and graphics! It would be nice if there were a way to lose though.
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VERY good idea! I feel like an ultra villain
For any other who had trouble playing: *TAP* spacebar rapidly, not holding it
You have a winner here, good job! Thanks!
I LIKE IT!! :D
I'll try tomorrow at my work. :) What else should I do at work? :)
It would be cool if there were more things to blow up!
The only complaint I have is the need to tap a button - are you trying to be the villain to our poor carpal tunnels? :-D
But in dire need of polish. Why does the intro-screen take so long and is unskippable? The controls are also unintuitive.
Nice work!
Thanks for all the feedback, I agree with it and I'll take it into my heart!
Now I want to destroy BIGGER CITIES!
That's my first Ludum Dare or any game jam entry to be honest and I've spent all three days on it with regular sleep and breaks for walking the dog and eating so it was pretty busy time :)
I've been working in the "AAA" biz for good few years so I guess the speed comes with the experience in it and those "you need to make milion times for tomorrow" moments. Now I'm trying to do something on my own and have fun :)