Ludum Dare #33compo

Constrained

by jadams

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.29

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.43

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.45

Theme★★★★★★★★★★1.61

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.20

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.40

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.00

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★37%

A little arcade game. Mouse to point + arrow keys to move. Enjoy!

I admit, the theme got obscured along the way. The grand concept at the start of the weekend was for the player to somehow control the actions of both themselves and the monsters. This got stripped back further and further until all that was left is an arcade game where your ship continually fires bullets that bounce around the map until they hit something.

Genres: shooter

Tools: libGDX

Comments16

crare24 Aug 2015, 04:00

Reminds me of space invaders somehow in a good way :) easy as first but keeps challenging the further you go. Addictive! Love it!

ArchBang26 Aug 2015, 09:42

Elegant concept and stays fun surprisingly well! Could well imagine a bunch of levels with this mechanic so keep working on it. Shame the concept got scaled back but glad that the end result is fun. Could really do with some kickass retro music.

rotpar27 Aug 2015, 20:05

Really fun and addicting! It's an interesting take on asteroids and it had me hooked for a while. Although it doesn't fit the theme that well, I'm giving it a high rating!

crucknuk29 Aug 2015, 11:31

Well it got some challenge and I enjoyed trying to stay as long as i could dodging enemies + bullets, it is not easy. It become a mess relatively quickly. I think it is nice and kinda cool for passing time.

AnaglyphCoding29 Aug 2015, 11:34

A nice little game that reminded me of the old star castle arcade game. I found that this game didn't require much skill until I figured out that you can move around... after I had closed the game. I'll give you an extra star overall as that was my mistake :P overall, an addictive little game! well done! :)

mokujin29 Aug 2015, 11:46

Good idea with bullets that can come back and kill you. But better would be have control over firing them.

Slashee the Cow29 Aug 2015, 11:49

Oh, your own bullets can kill you, that explains a lot! Definitely doesn't fit in with the theme, but it's good for what it is!

nwdg29 Aug 2015, 11:51

Pretty neat! Like the autoshoot thing, you gotta focus! Well done!

jofra29 Aug 2015, 12:14

53.8 highscore! and i was realy trying!! X) Not sure if it fits the theme but an awesome game! 5* for inovation, very cool and simple gameplay.

congusbongus29 Aug 2015, 12:25

Well, not much to do with the theme but the game is very cool. The shape of the field is a bit strange though, why not a regular hexagon? Very fun game.

arzi29 Aug 2015, 12:56

The mechanics work well and the game is actually quite fun. The minimalist art style works well with the gameplay, although it is a bit light on the theme.

Demy29 Aug 2015, 15:56

I like the clean interface, but the game is a little bit too hard.

CheesyRamen29 Aug 2015, 15:58

I really liked this! Reminds me of all those old-school shooting games.

Actually, I think you did a pretty neat take on the theme. Because the bullets you shoot end up killing you, you can say that you really are the monster! =)