'One Pilot' entry for Ludum Dare 28. Long title : 'You only get one pilot to fight'.
Made with Unity, Inkscape, Photoshop. All resources made during this compo. All sources made during this compo, except the PathFollower2D class, but which had neither custom inspector nor easing.
First real project using Unity (I'm new to it, I've discovered it just one month ago, after v4.3 was released). I like it very very very very much.
Source code provided as is. No time for cleaning. No time for clean resources either (background pixel dithering not finished, sprites transparent aliasing not done).
The game is hard but it is fun. It has also nice graphics. I am impressed. If i want to be picky, the only thing tricky is how you grab coin. I think there is a too small collision box so the grab is a bit strange.
Hot damn, those are some pretty sprites. Enjoyed it, it came out looking very polished (odd for a LD game). One note; if you think you can get away with it under the 'porting' clause, you might want to add keyboard controls. Not everyone has a XBox controller to hand right away :-)
I like the chalenging aspect of the game. The fact that we can go outside the view (I don't know if it's voluntary :)) can be a nice innovation for a shoot'em up ! Too bad there is no sound, and I can't see any link with the theme (besides the only life, which is a caracteristics of so many shooters). Anyway, well done.
thanks ! yes the link with the theme is.. well.. nope. I stood waiting to get a strong concept for 6h, then I decided to just make a game and try to link with the theme at the end. This is why except in the title there is no real link. That theme is really tough !!
Hey Alexis. First of all, I love the graphics! It's just a very colourful game and I personally love pixelart. :) The game sure is challenging, so that's good too.
Too bad there isn't any sound. Next time, I'd recommend to download a sound generator program like SFXR. They're very easy to use, and it adds so much to your game. :) As of the music, there are also simple music generators. I used abundant-music in LD28, which turned out to be a pretty good choice.
It's kind of strange that you can fly outside the screen, since you're always safe there.
And last but not least, I miss a little juiciness. By example, you can shake the screen when you're hitting someone, or you can add (exaggerated) particles to the screen. This will hugely improve the experience of playing the game! I'd recommend you to watch this video, which talks a bit about juiciness in a game: http://goo.gl/N7RfKV
Anyway, it's a nice game, especially since it's your first Unity game! Keep up the good work :)
Thanks guys for your comments ! @Thijsku : I totally agree with all that you wrote. I hesitated ripping arcade games sounds, but the compo rules are strict :) ! As for the music, I'm just discovering those generators. Will be for the next LD. Thanks for the link, I will look at it right away. I wish I had more time to polish and add more of this juiciness..
great artwork. however the gameplay is a bit lacking. Also the random levels make it so that you occasionally die without being able to do anything because the first wave comes from behind.
2 other small things: the blue projectiles are hard to see and ships can occlude the game over screen hiding the score.
This game is hardcore, but it felt justified. I was like: just once more, only one more - a couple of times. :p I Only reached 4100p. Would have liked to see a boss.. And i like the variation of the movement for the eneimes. Topnotch grafics!
I want playyyyy. ;_;