Cave Survival

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.76
Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.05
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.55
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.20
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.67
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.25
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.86
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.22
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★79%
Cave Survival - My Ludum Dare 29 Submission

A 2D shooter based underground (Beneath the surface), where you use various weapons to survive as many waves (rounds of bats as possible!

Features
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= Five unique, animated, weapons with unique behaviours.
= A Physics and particle engine
= Fully animated graphics.
= Loads of sound effects
= Complimentary game of pong on the Web-version load screen.

Development
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This game was written from scratch using Java, using only Paulscode's SoundSystem and required libraries to implement sound. I used GraphicsGale and GIMP for the graphics and I used FL Studio and Audacity to create/edit audio.

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-In Case Of Crash: Update Java
-Web version does not have any audio
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screenshot

Comments29

Idkfawin3228 Apr 2014, 06:02
That was freakin excellent :D

I loved the camera effects
gikdew
gikdew28 Apr 2014, 06:51
The best one I have rated so far. Nice graphics and lighting!
manabreak
manabreak28 Apr 2014, 06:54
Awesome! I really enjoyed blasting the living crap out of those bats. :D
NTR28 Apr 2014, 06:56
Great use of sound effects.
Garris28 Apr 2014, 07:00
This was extremely well done. The sound design especially. I wish there was more to it than those freakin' bats.
Spierek
Spierek28 Apr 2014, 07:01
First of all, the game's very juicy and pleasant to play, so good job :)

However, there are some issues. There's no ammo depletion, so after you get a new weapon there's no reason to go back to the old one. Because the player isn't affected by blast damage, the dominant strategy is to go into a corner and fire your grenade launcher / rocket launcher below you. I've easily reached Wave 8 doing only that.
TomCooper3D28 Apr 2014, 07:02
just dumpin the lead into the air feels really good
Custard Games28 Apr 2014, 07:36
Haha! Awesome game! Really great. Only complaint is that enemies and bullets are too small. It was a bit hard to aim. I guess the character art didn't match the surrounding too. Other than that, the camera effects like the zoom and screen shake were great.
TheDreik
TheDreik28 Apr 2014, 07:55
This game very fun with this weapons variation. If you want to develop it further, then i advice you to add more enemy types.
angelk28 Apr 2014, 08:28
Great job with the camera movement, the weapons, and the animation. I had a good laugh the first time I fired the grenade launcher :) Blowing up the bats was really gratifying.
CiderPunk28 Apr 2014, 18:02
superb! using anything other than the UZI is a death sentence though, would have been nice to have something worth shooting the bazooka at!
Maek28 Apr 2014, 18:02
Great game! It's so funny with these guns and the phisic is perfect. :D
Lacaranian
Lacaranian28 Apr 2014, 18:06
Camera usage was great. The weapons kind of get mixed up at the end, but not too badly. A good 'un!
Punga28 Apr 2014, 19:15
The best game I've played yet! :3
Akz-28 Apr 2014, 19:19
Wow, this is really well executed. The feedback on all of the guns is great and it's really satisfying to play. Managed to make it through to round 14 by going crazy with the bazooka, but after that it was just too much :D
Figglewatts
Figglewatts28 Apr 2014, 19:41
I really liked this one. Played it for a good long while. I was always looking forward to the next weapon!
DesignerNap
DesignerNap28 Apr 2014, 21:01
excellent and addictive. I also appreciate the leader-board. great stuff.
DesignerNap
DesignerNap28 Apr 2014, 21:02
ah... wrong window! ignore my last!
Jellycakes28 Apr 2014, 21:14
Really fun, I like fast paced shooters like this. Nicely polished too, would have liked more gun types though :P
DesignerNap
DesignerNap28 Apr 2014, 21:22
Can't get it working even with java update. Video looks great though, thanks for sharing :)
PapyGaragos
PapyGaragos29 Apr 2014, 11:37
Well I can already tell what your ratings for innovation and score will be. Perfect illustration of the importance of the little details and effects you can add to make something more fun.

Did you make all those sound effects yourself?
voidstar6930 Apr 2014, 06:53
That feels really fun! Excellent graphics, lighting and camera zoom.
MunkeeBacon
MunkeeBacon30 Apr 2014, 21:39
Can't run it, I'm on a Mac.
Sparrow1 May 2014, 17:01
Cool game, nice graphics. Could use a little more variation in the enemies.
Nkracer1 May 2014, 17:02
Nice game, good graphics, audio, and very fun. Nice Job!
praporomsk
praporomsk3 May 2014, 23:30
Awesome graphics and stunning gameplay! One of the best works! Masterpiece!

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