Adding Windows build. Known bug: Character isn't moving and shooting at same time (on, linux it is working)
For Linux, (requires SFML 2.2 and Thor installed) get the source code, run: ./scripts/build-dependencies mkdir build; cd build cmake ..; make; cd src/ ./ld32
Will try to provide a linux build ASAP
WILL UPDATE DESCRIPTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WILL ADD MORE SCREENSHOTS
It kinda had some fun with that, although I found it too easy, as the enemies kept spawning in just 3 spots. And it seems to be going forever. At least I couldn't find any indication of progress. Bullet effects and sprite animations would immediately add more feel to the game.
I liked the concept and how you used the tiles all together. You definitely captured a sci fi vibe!
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pi_pi324 Apr 2015, 04:31
This game could be fun if the level design was better. It's possible to stand in one spot and just shoot at the incoming enemies. Look for "The art of Screenshake" on Youtube. It has a lot of advices for action games.
You know, it's one of the first games i've been reviewing that i genuinely liked. The only thing that i didn't really like though was that it would crash sometimes for no apparent reason, but that's not actually reviewing the game, so let's move on. Basically, i was attracted by the fact it has some resource managing going on, like a manual tower defense game, that feels more satisfying to play because you're the one shooting the enemies. Not sure if you had this on mind or it's already implemented in the game, but i think the game would be better if you got bullets faster if you don't shoot for a while. If you did implement it you should add a value that displays how quickly you're recharging 'darkness'. Pickups would also be a plus!. Also, not really something negative but i played the game for a while and i think there was some point that enemies came so often you had to let in at least one enemy -happened to me at least 2 times-. I kinda felt really sad that there was no score because i'd be playing this to get the top score on my devteam lol. Good job, mate!
An easy change that would make this game better would be to make the bullets bigger. Since they were so small I sometimes didn't know if I was just out of ammo or if I missed.
Nice job :) Try to make it more complete next time!
It's a fun game and I liked your use of the tiles. However, it's a bit too easy and gets boring quick, as there is no progress whatsoever.
The bullets were also quite hard to see. A better animation for the bullets and some increase in difficulty as the game goes on would take you a long way, as would some different levels.
On the positive side, the fast-moving enemies and the inherent resource management in having to choose a position from which to take the enemies down make for a fun concept :)
Thanks all for the valuable comments! I decided to start working on my post-ld this week yet, based on all comments (was waiting until the end of the judging.
It's a good start. The game is playable at this point and you should be happy that you managed to do that. I bet you have many ideas to put into it once you make time for it. Good luck on that!
Even if you didn't do them, I still like the graphics.
It's an interesting idea, but I wouldn't say it's too well executed. It runs faster than it feels it should and collisions are all over the place. It needs music, sound effects, and a touch-up on the graphics, a general slow down and some physics improvements. With some work, this could be pretty fun.
I thought this was pretty well-balanced, with the shooting feeling fair and one-the-spot; movement feeling fast enough to cover the area; and the bullet-respawn balanced enough to feel fair, yet occasionally putting me on the spot. I think it's a solid first-effort, and look forward to see more from you!
I like the idea of using darkness as a weapon! I agree with several other commenters, it's pretty easy to just stand to the bottom-right of the reactor and pick off enemies from all 3 spawn points. Great job though, especially using SFML! BTW I just read your postmortem; if you figure out how to compile with emscripten I'd be really interested in hearing how you did it (I have an old SFML project that I want to port to HTML5, but haven't had the time to really look into it)! Anyway, great job and I hope you keep doing LD jams!
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Basically, i was attracted by the fact it has some resource managing going on, like a manual tower defense game, that feels more satisfying to play because you're the one shooting the enemies. Not sure if you had this on mind or it's already implemented in the game, but i think the game would be better if you got bullets faster if you don't shoot for a while. If you did implement it you should add a value that displays how quickly you're recharging 'darkness'. Pickups would also be a plus!.
Also, not really something negative but i played the game for a while and i think there was some point that enemies came so often you had to let in at least one enemy -happened to me at least 2 times-. I kinda felt really sad that there was no score because i'd be playing this to get the top score on my devteam lol. Good job, mate!
Nice job :) Try to make it more complete next time!
The bullets were also quite hard to see. A better animation for the bullets and some increase in difficulty as the game goes on would take you a long way, as would some different levels.
On the positive side, the fast-moving enemies and the inherent resource management in having to choose a position from which to take the enemies down make for a fun concept :)
Thank you again!
Will try it at night :D
Even if you didn't do them, I still like the graphics.
See ya!