Menus: Arrow Keys or Mouse - Move Cursor Enter or Left-Click - Start/Select
In-Game: Up Arrow - Attack Left Arrow - Dodge Left Right Arrow - Dodge Right Down Arrow - Dodge Down
Antimon is a reverse version of Pokémon where you are the monster, and the trainers are trying to catch you. Instead of the standard RPG controls of Pokémon, you instead dodge your opponent's attacks as they come at you, and attack whenever there's an opening. The trainers keep coming forever, so see how long you can last and try to beat your high scores!
The retro Gameboy-esque style was a nice touch (especially since you went with the odd green scale that real Gameboys had, rather than the gray scale that emulators opt for). However, I will say that the game does get old rather quickly, and I did have a bit of trouble dodging some attacks, but that's likely just a matter of me not mastering the timing. It honestly feels like the game needs more variety, and that likely could be largely fixed by making the trainers...well...send out their own Antimon rather than fighting you hand to hand. Though for 48 hours, you did seem to do a lot of attacks for the trainers themselves, so I can't really fault you there.
Really funny, the text attack descriptions were great. Wish there was more though, like a little world map where you attacked human trainers in the grass or something :)
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Gelatohead24 Aug 2015, 06:41
Although, you play as the monster, I felt more like the victim the first time around. It's also pretty difficult to dodge some attacks, but I guess that's just me.
A very nice approach to the theme, very fitting graphics and fun (I like that there are many different lines picked at random for Moves, etc). Good job ;)
Very nice version, really funny, but you should control more the time between the attacks so you could not just press up so fast and so furious and kill the opponents. Anyway, great job! loved it ^^
Awesome take on the theme, and I really like the retro feeling :D The combat aspect was interesting, but it felt a bit cumbersome at times. Despite this, this is a very nice entry, good job!
The graphics are really good! Some attacks are hard to dodge, specially because their hitboxes linger there for a while when doing the animation, so even though you "dodged" it, the attack will hit you when your sprite slides back to position. I believe that makes it feel kind of unfair.
My best score was 20! :)
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Shina6925 Aug 2015, 16:02
You gotta keep developing this! This can turn into a real oldschool Furemon aventure! Loved the dodging, but maybe it would be fair to let the trainer have its own turn of action.
Great idea and well executed! New trainers introducing new attacks does help to make it way more interesting from trainer to trainer. Combat text was pretty funny. Really well done! :)
Cool, though in the canon games you can't catch a Pokemon once it's been reduced to 0 HP. I also wish leveling up would increase your base HP like canon games do. I like the game, though.
creative in the aspect that i wasn't expecting to be the one caught. Not surprised to see the theme that way, but how cleverly it was excuted in the tiny window was neat. The infinite attacking was funny. Those trainers just got trashed. The music was nice, but loud. The graphics felt gameboyee. nice.
Oh man! If the Pokemon Battle System would be like this, I would be addicted until today! Now i want a RPG with a battle system like this. Good entry man!
Love this concept! I included it in part 25 of my Ludum Dare 33 Compilation video series, if you would like to take a look :) https://youtu.be/OjNOJwfYtGQ
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never seen such a combat system, cool idea
fullscreen support ist very nice, since it's quite tiny otherwise
overall, very well done :D
I really enjoyed it :)
Anyway, great job! loved it ^^
Sound was also spot on. Awesome job!
The combat aspect was interesting, but it felt a bit cumbersome at times. Despite this, this is a very nice entry, good job!
My best score was 20! :)
Also, that minigun is way overpowered.