twone minds

by tonasz
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.76
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.61
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.39
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.90
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.83
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.76
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.91
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.32
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★66%
Two different worlds connected by a single mind. Control two characters using one, common control scheme. Try to focus on two half-screens simultaneously, and repel never-ending waves of enemies.

Controls:
WASD - move characters
arrows - shoot in target direction

Comments28

Jaloko25 Aug 2014, 01:34
Cool concept, was actually a challenge to keep track of both sides.
theCoder1525 Aug 2014, 01:35
nice game i like the art style. also you really polished it up
Prynok25 Aug 2014, 01:48
This is pretty polished and lasted a long time! Awesome game :)
belowzerogames
belowzerogames25 Aug 2014, 01:55
Great game! Real hard to keep up on both sides at the same time I was killed pretty fast.
jsspiegel25 Aug 2014, 03:06
Neat and challenging, makes for a very tense game! Got to wave 8, score of 358
Ossi25 Aug 2014, 03:56
Very fun and challenging! I really like how even with a simple level layout it's still really hard to multitask both characters when they bump into the obstacles and are out of sync with one another. Well done!
rahul200025 Aug 2014, 06:44
AMAZING GAME!!!!
Snuux25 Aug 2014, 07:30
Good game. Art style is awesome!
bazld25 Aug 2014, 08:29
Love it! Simply fun to play. Good difficulty level too, lets you learn the rules.
mrexcessive25 Aug 2014, 08:55
Hey Love the sprites, the whole feel of the game. Plays really smoothly and was fun trying to focus on both worlds.
Lars Faust
Lars Faust25 Aug 2014, 10:30
Very cool. Was a challenge concentrating on both sides simultaneously.
The only thing that couldve been better would be an improved pathfinding by the AI, so you cant lure them around the borders of the map so easily.

Got a score of 380.
n42k
n42k25 Aug 2014, 10:40
Very similar mechanic to my game. Loved to play as it reminded me of it and presents the same difficulties.
Mezzenstein25 Aug 2014, 12:54
Indeed it's challenging and great.
This bubble shoot thing reminds me of binding of isaac.
mrspeaker
mrspeaker25 Aug 2014, 13:19
I just found out I'm not good at doing two things at once! Nice work... I'd love a theme tune ;)
panurge25 Aug 2014, 13:42
Good stuff, great mechanic and lots of fun to play. I was terrible at it but I enjoyed every moment regardless!
fallingBear
fallingBear25 Aug 2014, 15:19
Cutest looking game so far :D Really loving the concept.
icedvariables
icedvariables25 Aug 2014, 16:02
Very clever concept, difficult but great fun
glocks
glocks25 Aug 2014, 18:16
Great concept, totally works for the theme. Very challenging, but also very fun.
Rion133725 Aug 2014, 21:49
Fits the theme very well, and quite an enjoyable game.
Tonaszauthor25 Aug 2014, 21:49
@Jaloko, belowzerogames, Ossi, mrexcessive, Lars Faust,
simileinchen, Mezzenstein, mrspeaker, panurge, icedvariables, glocks:
About "multitasking difficulty" - Even I was shocked how difficult it can be while I was making this game. I think I may try to make something post-ludumdare concentrated around that mechanic. Also - unfortunately lack of time translated into lack of balance on later levels.

@theCoder15, Prynok
I thought it might be better to polish than add many rough elements but it hurts when I see how many crucial thing I didn't implement...

@Lars Faust
Oh it totally sucks! There should be normal path finding but haste took it away ;) At least you can kite them to lower difficulty ;)

@Mezzenstein
Binding of Isaac was a part of my inspiration set ;)
ming_tea25 Aug 2014, 22:53
Fun game, great art style.
CRAZEERUSKEE25 Aug 2014, 23:21
Fantastic gameplay, art, and overall design! One of my LD favorite games so far.
duncankeller
duncankeller26 Aug 2014, 01:18
Nice art! I like the mechanic a lot. If the camera was zoomed out a big, or the resolution was just bigger (a downloadable version would have been awesome) it would have been easier to see shots and enemies coming in. A more intense difficulty curve would have helped me get into it faster, personally. Really nice overall.
Steve
Steve26 Aug 2014, 07:56
Cute graphics. Sounds too.
Kinda hectic, but at the same time it's a little simple.

I'd like to see some opportunity to strategize instead of just spamming the fire buttons constantly.

Maybe have friendlies (or powerup pickups?) to avoid shooting in only one of the worlds, or maybe increased bonuses for simultaneously killing enemies in both worlds.

Overall though, it's well executed. No annoying menus to wade through, unskippable intros, anything like that.
Getting into the game is quick, restarting on death is quick, and all this stuff is a big plus in my opinion.
dustyroom
dustyroom27 Aug 2014, 08:24
Great idea, slick implementation!
cacciatc
cacciatc27 Aug 2014, 19:12
Nice entry. Controlling the two characters gets tricky!
frosty
frosty5 Sep 2014, 05:18
Really neat artwork, and a nice take on the theme. Some better sounds and music could have really elevated the fun factor, but we all know that there's not always enough time for that. =) Overall nice work.

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