untitled no.10 (seconds)

by cosr

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.85

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.07

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.00

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.44

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.68

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.44

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.68

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★48%

(for the linux build you'll probably have to set up SFML 2.1 and its dependencies on your own; I don't know shit about releasing linux builds)

duel at 10 seconds.

wait, then stab your opponent. striking early will result in disqualification.

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This was made in the final 4.5 hours of the jam.

Not the game I intended to make, but I didn't feel like what I as working on was going very well. I like my original concept, but decided to put it aside and hopefully come back to it when I have the time to make it properly. I made this instead.

Mostly complete, just missing some sound effects and blood. Will add sometime post jam.

Hopefully shouldn't need too much explanation. It's crazy simple.

Works with both keyboard and gamepads (forgot to mention this in the readme).

EDIT (Sept 6):
-got around to throwing up a quick post jam version with some bfxr sounds (which I'm not sure I like) and blood particle things
-updated original jam version readmes to mention gamepad support

EDIT (Sept 14):
-one last little edit to the post jam version, added an announcer voice and some noise

Comments20

JimmyDelaney1927 Aug 2013, 03:03

Really simple game. I love the way the timer fades out and both players have to guess when they can strike. Interesting gameplay mechanic.

noffle27 Aug 2013, 04:04

A fun premise that goes well with the theme. Simple controls, cute art, and rounded off with a good amount of polish. Awesome.

archaeometrician28 Aug 2013, 03:21

Nice mini game, like the simplist graphic and the good use of the theme. Good work !

Lianne Booton28 Aug 2013, 03:47

Couldn't unzip the windows file for some reason :(

Cosrauthor28 Aug 2013, 18:21

@Lianne Booton :(
Weird, I don't know why that would be. What archive unzipping program thingy are you using (was packaged with 7-zip)?

Jarcas Studios1 Sep 2013, 02:59

Not bad for a last minute entry.

truiton6 Sep 2013, 09:28

Simple, but fun :)

naufr4g08 Sep 2013, 20:04

Not bad! Interesting concept. I would have liked to know the timer amount after the strike.

ghRibacki9 Sep 2013, 01:19

Chrome warned from downloading the file, I unzipped it anyway, then Avast told me to open it on a sandbox and Chrome crashed in the background. Also the game crashed after I chose inputs. =(

jprogman9 Sep 2013, 01:52

Very simple, yet interesting! I would like to see what the timer is at after someone struck.

Cosrauthor9 Sep 2013, 01:54

@ghRibacki o_O
(which version was this?)

Crowbeak9 Sep 2013, 06:10

Bravo! Sweet and simple. I love it!

PaperBlurt9 Sep 2013, 15:33

Quite a lot of duel games in this jam. But something fresh and new with the stick figures.

Wertle10 Sep 2013, 03:23

This reminded me of the Kirby Samurai mini-game from Kirby Super Star. I love the dynamic that's created when playing with another person in the same space and the anxiety it creates (good anxiety, not bad anxiety!). Nice work :)

Erhune10 Sep 2013, 17:28

Simple but fun. Not having the counter after 3 is a quite clever idea that fits well with the theme. I wish there was a CPU opponent though, because my right hand is always winning against my left hand! :p

Jayjay11 Sep 2013, 01:54

Fun! I think it'd work just as well as an online game as well =D

jomomomo12 Sep 2013, 10:56

Can I get a mac version?

Cosrauthor14 Sep 2013, 05:24

@jomomomo: Could maybe get a Mac version going when I can get someone to build it for me, but certainly won't be before the end of judging.

Eelfroth16 Sep 2013, 22:52

This is brilliant!

jay griffin17 Sep 2013, 00:11

This is a fun game, gives me flashbacks to fun joystick-breaking times with Daley Thompson's Decathlon on the c64. It would've been cool to have a "false start" mechanic for hitting the keys before the starter pistol fires, but otherwise it's all good :)