I wanted to do a more traditional game for this one. And what is more traditional than an awful shmup?
I also wanted to try some challenging controls, so for this game you'll be using H,J,K,L like my favourite editor (vim). You might want to hit space from time to time too.
THERE IS NOW A WINDOWS BUILD!
To make it work, you'll need to install pygame and then run main.py. On debian type Linuxes that's:
I'll try and get it packaged up for windows tomorrow. I developed it on a mac so it definately works on a mac but I've never got a pygame packaged properly there.
My main regret is doing a full day of real work on Saturday. Also not making a better game.
Interesting mechanic rotating the ships, though it was kinda tough for me to switch to the shield guy to use it in time to help out a whole lot. Works fine on my Windows 7 machine btw
Kind of cool having different ships to switch on-the-fly. Even though it kind of goes against the "you only get one" theme. Controls are definitely odd, but I still managed to win the game, but I only used the starting ship.
Nice little game, interesting mechanic. A bit too easy, won on my first try. Graphics could definitely use quite a bit of work. Remember sound is always a bonus, even if it's just a few sound effects. Good luck and keep at it!
A bit short and confusing, it's hard to immerse in the game without music. =/ Don't understood how to kill the fat mobs, but the fact you've got several specialized ships is pretty cool. =)
I actually developed in on a Mac, so it is playable, you just need to install pygame. Frankly, I've never managed to get py2exe or pyinstaller to work on a Mac and I'm not madly inclined to have another go. If you really want to play it, install pygame. If you don't, I can live with it.
Rotating between weapons is an interesting idea. It takes time to get used to the controls. Maybe a control where you immediately switch between the 3 weapons would be better. Before I knew it, it said "you won".
Well, all you promised was an awful shmup so I'm not disappointed :P
It's not so awful, switching weapons happened too slowly to be more than a gimmick though. Also, I'm against button mashing. I'm not against inexplicably winning though (Was I the alien horde all along?)
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I like the concept of having the specialized ships rotate out though.
Remember sound is always a bonus, even if it's just a few sound effects.
Good luck and keep at it!
Don't understood how to kill the fat mobs, but the fact you've got several specialized ships is pretty cool. =)
It's not so awful, switching weapons happened too slowly to be more than a gimmick though. Also, I'm against button mashing. I'm not against inexplicably winning though (Was I the alien horde all along?)