It's a slumber party deathmatch in this brutally-cute arena fighter! Knock your opponent off the bed to achieve great victory; first to 3 wins, wins it all.
It's like Super Smash Bros. with pillows!
Player 1 controls:
Move: Left, Right
Attack: CTRL
Player 2 controls:
Move: A,D
Attack: R
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Good music, but some soundeffect got bugged and replayed constantly drowning everything else out, it was very loud. Fun to play, if a bit smash-bros-y. Fit the theme well! Graphics were good too.
Haha, loved the concept of the game, and thought it was quite fun and creative! Music also fit in quite well, especially with the theme. Great work, and best of luck in the competition
@jadam009 I will definitely be adding more content later. Some ideas are multiple characters (4-5), scrolling levels (like the ice climber stage in SSBM), level editor, and awesome power ups like bigger pillow, invincibility, heavy, etc.
@Huo-cuo unfortunately it is only local multiplayer ATM, but it would be great to get online functionality at some point (but I have no idea how to do that, lol)
It's a pretty simple game, so I feel it could've been better. There doesn't seem to be a current lives/score indicator, and if you swing the pillow while standing next to someone it hits them before the pillow is even rendered and the pillow is instantly destroyed, which feels a bit weird.
@almost Thanks for the critique! I really want to continue working on this game, so it's good to hear about legit flaws. I will work on your concerns and try to have an updated version soon
@Bitterdeath Did the sounds keep looping infinitely when you fought? I thought I had fixed that bug, but I guess not
@diningphilospher Thanks for the input. I went with the different color pillows as a design choice, but it's good to know that that design choice doesn't work as well as I had hoped. Might go with simply a unified color.
@randoman What was the problem with the layout exactly? were the controls too cramped or was it just a weird hand positioning? Would moving the hit button to "T" fix the problem?
I don't have a second person to play with; I was going to try it anyway and see what I could see, but the zip file is labled post jam update, so... I dunno if that's a thing I can really vote on.
Haha, this was a lot of fun! The gameplay is a great mix of Smash style, but with that added element of the constant bouncing to mix things up. And the audio is absolutely incredible!!
@crowbeak thanks for looking at my game. I made some sound updates. But I will switch back to the original version for the purpose of ratings. I will however post a further updated version here in a bit.
Nice work! Could have used a more complicated arena, and a reliable way of dodging enemy swings (maybe make the jump on demand?). The music and graphics are solid, great first entry!
Thanks @RHY3756547 I'm making a new build for IndieCade and adding in a counter attack, which will add a little more skill to the game and make it more tactical when engaging your opponent. Also working on a much bigger level, but want to add a camera (similar to yours) which zooms in and out based on character position, but having difficulty implementing it in game maker.
What a great idea! It's so simple it's brilliant. I had so much fun seeing this game come to life. I love everything about it. The art looks great and the gameplay is really fun. I love the music and sound effects done by Mike Jones and Zane Anderson, they really matched the theme so well. I look forward to seeing how this game progresses. You did such an awesome job on your first LD entry! Congratulations man!
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Good luck with your game :)
OMG THE THEME, so cute :)
haha I can't wait to play.
After Playing:
Wow, I really like this actually. I want more in depth combat, more levels. OMG please make this into a full game.
Thanks for the catch, v 1.0.0.2 should have the bug fixed :)
@pixelheart
Not sure if I'll make a mac version, I will definetly try and make a browser version though
@cowboycolors
thanks and congrats on your game!
I will definitely be adding more content later. Some ideas are multiple characters (4-5), scrolling levels (like the ice climber stage in SSBM), level editor, and awesome power ups like bigger pillow, invincibility, heavy, etc.
@Huo-cuo
unfortunately it is only local multiplayer ATM, but it would be great to get online functionality at some point (but I have no idea how to do that, lol)
Thanks for the critique! I really want to continue working on this game, so it's good to hear about legit flaws. I will work on your concerns and try to have an updated version soon
@Bitterdeath
Did the sounds keep looping infinitely when you fought? I thought I had fixed that bug, but I guess not
The opposite colored pillows were a bit confusing, and make you forget which character you are playing with!
Music was nice ^^
Thanks for the input. I went with the different color pillows as a design choice, but it's good to know that that design choice doesn't work as well as I had hoped. Might go with simply a unified color.
@randoman
What was the problem with the layout exactly? were the controls too cramped or was it just a weird hand positioning? Would moving the hit button to "T" fix the problem?
There was a slight problem in audio though, after you win, the sfx gets stuck and keeps playing even in the menu.
Sorry about the audio. I've been trying to fix it. This version should do it if you wanna give it another go.
Thanks for the review!
https://www.dropbox.com/s/yvq6bhecbx3gq0v/Pillow%20Fight%21%20Post%20Jam%20Update.zip?dl=0
This is the original version here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/r2rdo89fgp2rk77/Pillow%20Fight%21%20.zip?dl=0
Thanks for the review!