Endless-enemy, two-button game created in Unity engine
NOTE: You need to HOLD DOWN the buttons to kill the enemies. I'd put this in the instruction screen, but I can't edit it now.
"Conservation of Ninjutsu" an endless-enemy, two-button game created in Unity. The main game mechanic is defeating enemies by pressing either the vertical arrow keys, the horizontal arrow keys, or no arrow keys.
Gameplay
The gameplay for this game is very simple. As an endless wave of enemies runs towards you, you must counter their attacks with attacks of your own. As the game progresses, you have less time to react, and you must complete more consecutive attacks to score points.
Control Scheme
The goal of using two sets of two buttons to choose your attack was to keep in line with the Ludum Dare 34 theme "Two-Button Controls" while removing the issue of players quickly developing muscle memory. Having to reposition the entire hand over the arrow keys makes it harder to subconsciously decide what to do as soon as you see the color of the next indicator.
Great game sir! Really enjoyed both the music AND game play. When the enemies transitioned to have more than one instruction I was confused initially but thought it got much more fun. Hats off to you!
Pretty good game! Took me a few tries to figure out that you had to HOLD DOWN the buttons instead of tap them. Once I understood that, it was pretty enjoyable.
Thank you all very much for the compliments, ESPECIALLY for the music. If you guys don't know (which you probably don't), I make a lot of music in my free time, and you can check it out here :) https://soundcloud.com/derekmk
Simple but cool game. It was a bit boring at first, but when the dudes with multiple commands came in and the speed increased, it got really intense! The music is really catchy too. It's also quite an exercise for the fingers to have to alternate between up/down and left/right, so it's definitely a different experience to just pressing a single button. Well done!
A great reflex game altogether, however, I can't quite agree entirely with how it works here and there. Yes, having to reposition my entire hand was de-focusing from muscle memory but I do believe that in a fast-paced and ever-accelerating game like this muscle memory is actually crucial. Also, controls would be much smoother without the need to hold the button. Or maybe I'm just too used to the average system of a reaction game. Who knows the reason, still, I like them better that way.
It took a little while to get started, but once the pace picked up I had a ton of fun! The graphics were a little simple, but they worked for the purpose and I felt the music was great. Good work! :)
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The gameplay is an interesting take on a classic. I enjoyed it.
Also good balance on the speed increase, didnt get bored at any point :)
Or maybe I'm just too used to the average system of a reaction game. Who knows the reason, still, I like them better that way.