I always wanted to make platformer, so here it is :) You play as a blue triangle with the goal to survive for as long as you can. This pettit triangle comes with three different weapons attachet that vary in speed and damage. Landing on a different corner of the triangle activates different weapon. That's the theory, in practice it's quite random and buggy - I had some unexpected problems with inkscape, parsing SVG and stuff so there wasn't enough time left to fix it.
To shoot press S, to jump space and move using arrows. Jumping mechanic is also buggy (man, platformers are HARD!) and sometimes you would need to move around a bit before be able to jump. Sorry about that.
It took me a while to realize that each side of the triangular ship fires different weapon. somehow the square-chunks weapon only seem to paralyze the stubborn yellow boxes. I thought from the impression it was going to be a 'lunar-lander' game based from the screens, instead it's a tricky platformer with bastardized yellow boxes. keep it up!
Really nice game, very solid looking and fun. My one complaint is that there is no objective other than to score points. Maybe if there was a waypoint of some sort
I like the concept, and the graphics are crisp and well done (as well as the physics - platformer style, but not too floaty). My only complaint is that it does get boring after a short time.
Very nicely done. I love how you completely change the way the game feels just by making the player character a triangle. Only complaint is that enemy respawns were instant, meaning that killing enemies (which is hard!) is not actually that rewarding in terms of survival.
Actually pretty decent considering your first platformer! Cool ideas and not that buggy from my play experience... Pretty fun! Would've liked to have more structure though like levels of increasing difficulty, but then again, it is Ludum Dare.
At first glance I was intrigued by the player mechanics. Only after a couple mins I was able to move around in a decent way. It was cool. I bet implementing a game with this kind of chaotic control scheme/mechanic is not an easy task!
Nice one! It's a funny/cool concept. My only suggestion is regarding the balancing. I think the most powerful weapon should kill enemies in one shot. It's a little dissatisfying to just sit there kinda chipping away at the enemy's health even when using a weapon that appears powerful.
Cool controls, I really liked how weapon switching worked Would have been cool to see a wider variety of weapon types, like a laser or spread shot. My high score is 1140.
I Really like this game! I love the weapon-change mechanic and the physics. Very hard game, but gives great gratification on kills! :) It needs an high-score!
I really liked the way weapon switching works, though I wish I had more control over it somehow. Sometimes it was a little difficult to keep up with which side would fire which weapon type.
At one point I was able to cling to a wall by pressing in that direction which allowed me to hang out as a turret and shoot at all the squares with relative safety. I'm not sure if that is a bug or a feature. Fun game overall.
Well, that's one of the weirdest platformers I've ever played. :) It is kind of cool being a triangle that can't move except by jumping and translating. I wish it was easier to defend yourself though or know which spot the weapons would pop out of. I'd almost like it better if whatever weapon was active popped out on the side you were moving towards w/ the keys. Or maybe all three sides. I died SO MUCH. Still fun and it made me laugh a lot.
"machine gun" is very very annoying, very cool though. Im guessing that the ability to stick to walls is a glitch? useful glitches are the best, good job!
That was neat, a bit tricky to gain control (meaning how long it took me to sync up my hand-eye coordination) -- Well done. Assuming it doesn't have levels you should make them so that I can get to a door instead of just sitting around shooting. I didn't have any motivation to move around.
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messiano1 May 2013, 05:25
I like how it looks and feels, but I get killed way too soon everytime I try to play it.
I liked the idea of this game. I died the first few times, but having a score made me want to keep going back and try to beat it. I liked how each side did something different, although it did make me fling myself about a bit to see if another side would be more effective.
Could have used some 8-bit background music to suit those sprites. And, I found it difficult to turn the triangle around when the side changed, and died many times because of this. Other than them, it was pretty solid and loved the idea and graphical representation of it!
Cool idea having the behaviour change based on angle, really cool! The difficulty was a little to high for me though, and having to wait while the score screen faded away became frustrating as I died a lot. :P But the concept is really nice, thumbs up!
Really interesting concept, and though there wasn't much of it I did enjoy it. This is something I'd really like to see explored further into a full game. Nice work.
Controlling the triangle was fun to learn to do, and the squares seemed fairly smart. The different weapons were a nice touch, but the game really lacked in audio.
I like the core concept of this game and the graphics. Would be nice to have some levels with different goals and different enemies, to use the different weapons with.
Nice that you can stay in the air against a wall and fire from there. Too bad the enemies keep coming back, I'd prefer to clear a level and go to the next.
Certainly an interesting idea, a triangular player with a weapon per edge, but it was a bit too unpredictable, and I never felt in control. Nice experiment though, and a nice minimal style to it
It's a bit too hard, and I felt like an actual destination would have been a much better motivator than a high score. I like the way the weapon switching works though, and the graphics are very nice and clean.
Interesting take on the shooting mechanic, though it got a little too chaotic. Hard to strategize. I manage to get a handle of the controls and am able to stay longer. Pretty cool overall! Graphics is spot on with theme and doesn't feel cheap.
I thought from the impression it was going to be a 'lunar-lander' game based from the screens, instead it's a tricky platformer with bastardized yellow boxes. keep it up!