Ludum Dare #29compo

Animus Robotis

by hitchh1k3r

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.97

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.62

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.14

Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.61

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.60

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.89

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.43

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.88

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★45%

My 4th Ludum Dare entry, and first Solo Ludum Dare entry, and I finished it so I've met my goal!
I was worried about graphics with out a dedicated artist, but I surprised myself ^_^

The game engine I put together for this is a bit buggy, so hopefully it runs for everyone (Linux input is a bit messed up, but should be passable).

Controls:

WASD/Arrow Keys - Move/Jump
Mouse - Shoot

Help/FAQ:

- To play on Newer OS X right click the jar file and click Open, then Open again...

Tools/Details:

Images - http://inkscape.org, http://www.photoshop.com
Sounds - http://www.bfxr.net
Music - http://abundant-music.com

IDE - http://www.eclipse.org
Language - http://www.java.com

Game "Engine" - https://github.com/hitchh1k3r/JavaGameEngine
Sound Library - https://github.com/finnkuusisto/TinySound

Source Code and More - https://github.com/hitchh1k3r/LD29_AnimusRobotis

Comments14

GreatBigJerk28 Apr 2014, 02:12

Couldn't run on OSX Mavericks.

Clinthoney28 Apr 2014, 02:14

Great game but this may just be me but the game runs very slow at like 2 FPS. Overall love it!

DavidErosa28 Apr 2014, 02:20

Nice game, but the levels are too long/repetitive. Maybe shorter levels would make it more appeal.

Halbernacht28 Apr 2014, 09:40

I agree on the levels being a bit too long, but overall a solid game. The mission screens were a nice touch too.

rincewind_cz29 Apr 2014, 14:47

Well, as other says it's too repetitive after while.. Animations and music are really great :)

Woo Sang Hwang29 Apr 2014, 21:06

Runs just fine on Windows 7.
The game is very simple, 2d platformer... the end!
I really liked the death animation of the robots as their arm flew apart :D

Lukbebalduke29 Apr 2014, 21:06

Nice game. Very good graphics and songs. Good luck.

Lucariatias29 Apr 2014, 21:19

Seems to run fine on my Mavericks install - probably something to do with Java version. (I ran it under Java 8)
Images are pretty nice, nice development of levels as well. The only real problem was the "flatness" of the levels: They feel very one-dimensional.

mechabit29 Apr 2014, 21:50

Really good for a solo entry. I can see a lot of work was packed into it.

TijmenTio29 Apr 2014, 22:37

I couldn't really get past the last level and I didn't really had the feeling I was getting any better or that was even a possibility to get better at it. And getting combo'ed by those machines shooting green fire also felt like it was the game's fault I died instead of having the feeling it was MY fault I got hit.. But aside from that, it is a nice polished game, great job on finishing it in just 48 hours, hope to see you joining the compo next time again :)

JavadocMD30 Apr 2014, 02:59

The controls don't give you fine-grained enough control to avoid the fire on the last level, so it does feel a bit frustrating. Got through it in the end, though, and the ending was worth the effort. Well done! The graphics and animations were great. The writing and level progression are strong elements here.

Cake&Code3 May 2014, 21:54

I never made it to the fourth level but it was pretty challenging! You've got a good start here, now you just need to add the juiciness: the little visual flourish that makes the world feel alive.

ruerob5 May 2014, 02:31

I like your game. It makes fun playing it. After some polishing it could be a really good game. Thank you for this entry.