Monday Night Monsters

by spotco
Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.30
Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.05
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.19
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.67
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.48
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.88
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.80
Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.04
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★75%
LD33 - You Are the Monster!

Controls:
Mouse - Move and Aim
Click+Hold - Throw Ball
Space - Timeout
Click+Drag on Teammates in Timeout - Give Commands

@spotco
@shyamguth
@JoshJWong

Genres: sports

Comments54

Askbackwards24 Aug 2015, 16:07
Awesome looking game, but I couldn't seem to move my team at all.
spotco
spotcoauthor24 Aug 2015, 16:13
Click + Drag teammates in timeout (with space held down)
Robinerd
Robinerd24 Aug 2015, 17:33
Nice mechanics, worked really smooth and I enjoyed playing it through!
hinerz
hinerz25 Aug 2015, 04:11
So polished! The giving commands in timeout reminded me a little bit of transistor :D Love the general theme and art too!
SaintHeiser26 Aug 2015, 03:55
Wow!Relly good one! Like the tactic elemnt in your game as well as visual representation! Tere is no the theme but anyway this is really good game, and I've enjoyed a lot, thanks!
DarkwindMedia
DarkwindMedia26 Aug 2015, 18:24
Really love the paralaxing. Interesting control scheme, worked well after a while. Felt my self actually getting competitive, so I think it was well executed!
CheesyRamen
CheesyRamen27 Aug 2015, 08:01
Quite a fun take on football! You should consider developing this further! Great job guys!
peterkirk
peterkirk27 Aug 2015, 09:30
I got way more into this then I expected to. The introduction with the two announcers set the mode perfectly and the way more players per team are added was a great way to do difficulty curve in a short time.
Excellent entry all around.
tehPHEN
tehPHEN28 Aug 2015, 01:51
controls were a little hard at first. But amazingly taticall when you get used to it! Animations were out of this world!
QuestionableQuality
QuestionableQuality28 Aug 2015, 02:09
WOW! That was awesome, really liked the mechanics, got way too into making different plays
Felipe Tasca
Felipe Tasca28 Aug 2015, 02:13
To me, the best game so far. Amazing art and very fun.
Nanolotl
Nanolotl28 Aug 2015, 02:23
Amazing job. The whole game had a great feel to it. I think the intro added a lot.
el-pepi
el-pepi28 Aug 2015, 02:25
Very VERY good game!! Loved the mechanics, you can pull some cool strats! The graphics and the music are great!
It is a bit too easy in my opinion, but lots of fun.
Also one moment the AI just stood there until I scored, and I couldn't shoot if I was right next to the goal.
rodobodolfo
rodobodolfo28 Aug 2015, 02:38
Wow, this was awesome, really solid entry in all aspects! the mechanics are great. I have a little complaint, the radius of the player that you can click to select is small and often you would miss the click. Really well done!
plusultra28 Aug 2015, 02:56
really, really good job with this one. super polished! the gameplay is a tad clunky but once I got into it the controls were pretty good.
ehtd
ehtd28 Aug 2015, 03:05
Controls are a bit weird, it felt hard to play. Other than that, excellent job.
bloomingbuds28 Aug 2015, 03:08
Very nice one, one of the best I played so far :)
The only downside is that I was enjoying it too much for it to end so soon :P
Great job!
zatyka
zatyka28 Aug 2015, 03:12
Such a refreshing game to play within LD. It took a few tried to get used to the controls, but after that, it was great. The visuals were very appealing. Giving the player micro-goals (no pun intended), separated by the commentating was a great decision. Great entry, bravo.
Frump28 Aug 2015, 03:26
Fantastic. Was well made in all regards. I had fun playing it and it was satisfying to make plays work out.
tmpxyz
tmpxyz28 Aug 2015, 04:40
Quite interesting game!
FrederickK28 Aug 2015, 04:45
What a cool game, made a smile on my face! :)
Reminds me snes for some reason.
Awesome job guys!
TaleEngineer28 Aug 2015, 05:01
Very well put together game. I only wish there was a proper end screen instead of the game just looping.
OxyOxspring
OxyOxspring28 Aug 2015, 09:47
Ridiculous levels of polish! :o
Strike
Strike28 Aug 2015, 10:53
Very well polished. Interesting game play with cool graphics. It took some time to learn how to play properly, but once it's done, it's pure pleasure.
SecondDimension
SecondDimension28 Aug 2015, 11:15
Incredibly polished game! The art style is fantastic, it's a great take on the theme and the gameplay is interesting. It was a bit difficult to begin with, but I really got into it. Fantastic entry!
ponywolf
ponywolf28 Aug 2015, 14:26
Wow. Great entry... Love the idea. Took a while to figure out the "timeout" but made sense in the long run.
VoxelSquare28 Aug 2015, 16:12
Great looking game! Controls are a little complicated to start with, but you get over it pretty quick.
KamikaziUk
KamikaziUk28 Aug 2015, 19:16
Awesome work, very original
crucknuk
crucknuk28 Aug 2015, 20:36
Really impressed you managed to produce this in 72h! Animations and graphics rock!
danialias
danialias29 Aug 2015, 05:27
Wow, winning felt nice :D. Cool game! Super-polished, with very nice mechanics (although "Timeout" is a bit confusing name, even after reading the instructions takes some time to understand the importance of the space button), and very fun to play. The AI worked nice for me, they were a though defenders and even scored a goal.

Overall, a great game! Good job!
OnionBlaze
OnionBlaze30 Aug 2015, 10:27
Ahh this is really fun! Superb art style, Lovely music; I love everything about this. :D
roaringcatgames
roaringcatgames30 Aug 2015, 19:14
Good game, you MONSTERS!

Yeah, I had fun. The controls were hard to get used to at first but once you got the hang of it, this was so much fun! This is a very innovative take on the theme. Good job guys! The AI is great and responsive. Great entry for such a short time.

-Loi LeMix
MiniBobbo
MiniBobbo30 Aug 2015, 19:19
This was wonderful. The music, graphics and the announcers really added to the whole thing. This is one of the favorites I've played so far.

I would have liked to play an actual game though. Pick a number of players on a side and duke it out for X minutes.

The only thing that felt weird was that I held space to give orders but would pass and shoot in real time. I understand this was for game balance reasons, but it felt a little awkward. I bet if I played more it would be fine.

It reminded me a little of Mutant League Hockey and Mega Man Soccer :)
HappyHour
HappyHour1 Sep 2015, 12:53
I love the monster designs. It's welcoming to see an entry with a completely unexpected genre.
CorgiCommander
CorgiCommander1 Sep 2015, 16:44
This is incredibly well polished, and it's nice to see someone else aim for an unexpected genre ;)
disperse
disperse1 Sep 2015, 21:10
Wow, I can't believe you pulled this off in 72 hours! I love Blood Bowl so this was a treat.
Ithildin
Ithildin2 Sep 2015, 23:46
This should totally be developed into a full game.

Perfect scores from me. The game idea is quite original and you've managed to fit the theme very cleverly (the skeleton announcer at the beginning and between goals were an awesome touch). Polish in graphics and audio was incredible for the amount of time, and the mechanics feel smooth, engaging and most important, FUN. Perhaps having the ability to define behaviour presets that can be overridden at any time by a player command could enhance the pacing, but I really like the micromanagement part as the core, too) %0
walsh9
walsh95 Sep 2015, 04:21
Add me to the list of people who love the announcers. The art and music are wonderful. It felt like my guys were bumbling around a lot of the time but I think that's that's part of the charm and it was still really fun.
Ninja Garage5 Sep 2015, 04:31
Awesome! Your game is pure love!
Kizler
Kizler5 Sep 2015, 04:36
Why isn't this a full game!? :D
Slothmachine
Slothmachine5 Sep 2015, 07:27
Absolutely fantastic! Reminded me a bit of FFX Blitzball. I wish I could plan a pass in pause mode. Great Job!
Modoc73
Modoc735 Sep 2015, 07:29
Nice game, and quite a different take on the team. Nice game play and mechanics. Well Done!
LeoM
LeoM5 Sep 2015, 11:35
Very nice game, nice mechanics and fun to play.
Just the AI, may be annoying but it's not offensive enough. ;)
Pusty
Pusty5 Sep 2015, 11:59
This was fun! I would love to see a further developed version!
lukepilgrim
lukepilgrim5 Sep 2015, 12:16
i liked that one very much!
Pat AfterMoon
Pat AfterMoon5 Sep 2015, 12:40
Very nice and polish. I love the timeout system for commands.
Dining Philosopher5 Sep 2015, 12:50
Well done! I really liked the game. The controls were shown quite quickly in the introduction, but luckily they were also written below. The controls felt quite natural after a while. The graphics are very nice, there is much detail, and I probably still missed a lot while I was focusing on playing. I also liked the music and the commentators. :)
cyrixd5 Sep 2015, 15:09
Best game I've played. So original and genuinely fun. Would love to see a full release!
CrazyMinnowStudio
CrazyMinnowStudio6 Sep 2015, 03:41
One of the best so far. Looks great, sounds great, and really fun to play. The great controls offer tons of strategy options. Nice work!
Drauthius
Drauthius9 Sep 2015, 17:44
Very interesting and fun concept.
ALobker
ALobker11 Sep 2015, 19:28
Hilarious game and very well done

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