I went for the topic Two Button Controls. In this game you use up and down to move the lever up and down (it will automatically move left if it can).
Controls:
- W and S or
- Up and Down or
- Mouse left and Mouse right or
- Z and S
(It will move left and right automatically)
Weapon List:
Shield – The shields block all incoming damage for a very short period, they are needed for all levels.
Front Guns – These are great all-purpose guns but only attack targets on the right side of the ship.
Rear Guns – These are great all-purpose guns but only attack targets on the left side of the ship.
Reset Cooldowns – All of the weapons have a cooldown to stop them being triggered for a while after they have been activated, this allows you to remove the cooldowns on everything else so you can use them again.
Cannon – This is a high powered shot but has very slow rate of fire.
Beam Gun – The beam does damage to everything underneath it but doesn’t move, making it great for slow moving targets and groups.
Release Missiles – The missiles slowly build up over time and the button releases all that have built up, making it great if it hasn’t been triggered for a long time.
Hi, i liked this game because the two controls made it different to switch the weapons and rushing back up to shields meant you had to be clever with timing to turn them on and overall i liked playing this :)
Nice take on the theme, really liked the amount of features accessible with just 2 buttons. The sounds were hilarious and the game was fun and wasn't too difficult or easy.
The sounds are absolutely awesome! I had a lot of fun during the game and actually gave it another try just to find out what made which sound. :-) Everything feels very polished. If I have to mention one point, it would be that it feels that "two button controls" kind of limit this game. Maybe you could do a post-compo version of it where you control the commander in the cockpit heading from one control to another as a time management game.
Cool game, i like it. The lever could've moved faster for better control over the situation. It would also work if it would be a wheel rather than a level, so it could rotate equally in both directions. Switching from missiles to shields is a pain.
Ahaha, i love this game. One of my favorites of this competition. The sound is fantastic and the idea seem really interesting (it's inspired by Niffla's game, Affordable Space Adventure ?)
Very well made game, lovely audio! I included it in my Ludum Dare 34 compilation video series, if you’d like to check it out :) https://youtu.be/l1a-s63Ve1s
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Very good submission overall
Well Done!
Very good use of the control limitation.
The gameplay is solid. The graphics are nice and appropriately cartoony.
I love the concept of an entire spaceship being controlled by one enormous gear stick. Great game. :D
You, sir, win the award for most awesome sound effects ever. Kudos!
But besides the sound effects, the gameplay was very elaborate, you followed the team well and handled limited resources brilliantly. KUDOS!
also - "YAAAY!" :D
Everything feels very polished. If I have to mention one point, it would be that it feels that "two button controls" kind of limit this game. Maybe you could do a post-compo version of it where you control the commander in the cockpit heading from one control to another as a time management game.
Love the game, interesting manual gear controls.
Sounds are epic..
Funny audio, cool game, and nice difficulty curve. However, by the end I was just randomly activating everything and hoping for the best xD
Good luck, great entry!
I like the concept very much!
Neat idea! well done!
I loved how floaty the gears were because it made it slightly frustrating to select something..which is a weird thing to say.