DontSurrender

by dontre
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.09
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.17
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.46
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.76
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.27
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.35
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.68
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★97%
Use arrows to move, z to put block. Just try to survive

Comments31

d3garcia9 Dec 2014, 02:23
Awesome game, very hard, the way game should be, didnt quite understand why I was picking the signs though.
Hempuli
Hempuli9 Dec 2014, 03:40
Interesting idea! I like the variety in the enemies, but I found it very hard to predict where I'm going to place the box. That combined with some collision box issues made playing the game a bit hard at times. Some kind of a score would be cool, even if it was just 'time survived' :)
barryrowe
barryrowe9 Dec 2014, 03:41
Very very difficult. I'm not sure I figured out how to survive properly, but I did learn to protect myself from metal spiders. I like the concept.
Divitos9 Dec 2014, 03:41
Interesting game.
It's a little tough, but that's what makes it so fun!
AndresGames9 Dec 2014, 03:44
Enjoyed it, could have used some audio. Wished there was some scoring system so I knew how well I did. Also support making it bigger.
rzuf
rzuf9 Dec 2014, 07:54
Really nice. It's easy to misplace a block, as it's hard to tell where it will land. Reeeally needs some frantic music. :D
RockhopperGames
RockhopperGames9 Dec 2014, 08:04
A very nice little game, the simple spritework was cute, and defending yourself by placing blocks was a nice change to the survival formula.

Two issues I did have though, I wasn't able to figure out a way to tell the difference between missiles and the robot spiders until they appeared, and block placement is a little hard to control. This led to issues where I got myself trapped by my creations, or just wasted bricks. Perhaps a simple cursor, or snapping blocks to a grid could help?
oranebeast
oranebeast9 Dec 2014, 08:13
A fun, innovative game.
Dontreauthor9 Dec 2014, 13:31
Thanks for your comments guys. I had no time to realize all things, sounds for example. RockhopperGames, i think it`s a good idea to snapping block to a grid. I don`t, if i will do this, is this will break the LD rules?
mauris9 Dec 2014, 15:30
Very well made hardcore game. Absolutely enjoyed it!
oh_andrej9 Dec 2014, 18:38
Fun and challenging, just the way I like it. Nice minimal graphic style and lots of stuff out to kill you. I like how boxes break after a while so you can't just hole up in a corner. I had a lot of fun with it and will have some more after I'm done writing this sentence :P
Sh1rogane
Sh1rogane9 Dec 2014, 18:49
Fun idea. A score somewhere would be nice to have
RockhopperGames
RockhopperGames10 Dec 2014, 06:29
About grid-snapping: This is my first LD, so I'm not sure, but I think adding grid snapping would count as an improvement and therefore be against the rules? :(

But I think if you polished this up a bit (added sound and a scoreboard and such) you could definitely publish this to a flash game site after the competition if you want!
Paperscraps
Paperscraps10 Dec 2014, 11:17
This is really cool. All the elements fit together nicely. I liked the particle effects. Very retro.
lurumdurum
lurumdurum10 Dec 2014, 11:18
Had to think a few times before I actually understood what was happening, but a cool concept anyway :)
PlasterPhantom10 Dec 2014, 11:19
Usually don't really like this kinda pixel art but this time it kinda worked for me, the mechanics could use some work but I guess that's to be expected. Good game.
locknic10 Dec 2014, 11:23
The lack of audio really bring the game down. I like the idea of passively surviving by placing blocks, but it wasn't really so apparent how to get more blocks and what I was supposed to be doing. I do like the graphics though, it seems quite polished on that end.
Dontreauthor10 Dec 2014, 11:46
Pick up bonuses to get more blocks or to restore health.
HotBoxGames
HotBoxGames10 Dec 2014, 20:13
Cool concept! Graphics are nice too! Explosions look cool
Dokthar
Dokthar11 Dec 2014, 18:15
Nice game, interesting gameplay. super hard
Boracho11 Dec 2014, 18:40
this is an idea that deserves some post-dare development! it's too bad there's no sound, I think it could've benefited from it. Either way, good game!
ViliX6414 Dec 2014, 10:56
Cute pixel art :)
billrizer14 Dec 2014, 13:40
Innovative game - was a little confusing as to what to do though :)
Wilou142814 Dec 2014, 13:55
Interesting concept...
Slothmachine
Slothmachine15 Dec 2014, 09:41
Sweet pixels.Hard as hell. Good job
L0N3 W0LF15 Dec 2014, 16:53
It looks like my game ;) hahahaha great work :D vey fun game :D
Cliff Lee(CL)16 Dec 2014, 10:44
Good game, if have score mechanism will be better.
01rafael25 Dec 2014, 12:26
Great survival game! ;)
Piscythe30 Dec 2014, 01:20
Nice, fun and inventive. It was way too easy too place blocks a few pixels off from the lasers and fail to block them.

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