Wargraph

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.71
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.74
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.62
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.90
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.61
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.93
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.00
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.33
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★42%
Wargraph is my game for Ludum Dare 34. One of the themes was "2 button controls" so I made it.

You probably need some time to get the idea of controls. Give it a chance :)

It's a dogfighting game highly inspired from Luftrausers by Vlambeer.

The game features a dynamic gameplay, lots of shooting, a swarm intelligence, 2-button controls and one boss.

I know it's not good to say, but for maximum dynamic turn on some aggressive music like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMfLhDFT8Uk

Genres: action
Tools: Unity

Comments18

Jstank14 Dec 2015, 10:46
Amazing. Id go easy on the flasy though.
SkullPixel
SkullPixel14 Dec 2015, 11:39
This is a really cool game! I can see the Luftrausers inspiration, but just a little bit. The swarms of enemies are gratifying to kill once you learn how to, but I will say its a bit hard to learn how to control. Great job though!
tgrehawi
tgrehawi14 Dec 2015, 11:44
Clever movement. Kinda feels like stunt flying; stalling your engine and tumbling before restarting it mid flight. It's kind of hard tell yourself apart from the enemy planes though, and some sort of health indicator would be nice. Otherwise, nice work!
Eshford14 Dec 2015, 11:45
I love this game, but contrast screenflashes not a best idea. :(
aamatniekss14 Dec 2015, 11:54
Pretty awesome! Challenging, but once you get used to it, it's not that bad. Also I like the art and it's pretty polished ^^
Pat AfterMoon
Pat AfterMoon14 Dec 2015, 11:55
I've got some hard time with the control scheme at start, but after a while, the game is really fun. The swarm effect of enemies is excellent.
Rfdshir14 Dec 2015, 12:03
Definitely, I like it. Wonderful graph, physics, and gameplay.
bering
bering14 Dec 2015, 12:55
I like it, nice gameplay, the swarm stuff is really cool and the gun sounds great
scars37715 Dec 2015, 12:47
amazingly awesome game! eyes hurt through
Ildfuglen
Ildfuglen15 Dec 2015, 13:44
This game is great, the artstyle is minimalistic, and I love it. The audio is a good start, but the game would really benefit from a soundtrack, good take on the theme, smooth and crisp gameplay and controls, although the ship is rotating just a tad too fast.

Not very innovative, great mood, and overall it was a very enjoyable experience.

Thank you for a great game and experience, and I hope to see more of your games in future Ludum Dares!
justinooncx15 Dec 2015, 15:55
Is this how Luftrausers is supposed to be played? Whatever it is, it was pretty damn awesome! The background made you feel like you were going WAY faster than you really were!
Archonthewizard
Archonthewizard16 Dec 2015, 02:49
Great job with the 2-button theme! I didn't realize you could do satisfying dogfights with only 2-buttons, but it felt so good tearing through hordes of enemies!
amras0000
amras000016 Dec 2015, 03:48
Great work. The turn speed and controls are just right for a smooth dogfighting experience. I had some issues with the boss seemingly not taking damage once I got him to a small ball. It could've just been my bullets not hitting him, though.

Biggest issue I had was that there didn't seem to be a way to tell how much more damage I could eat up. A red flash when my health is low, or a healthbar somewhere on the screen would've been really helpful.
Rodaja16 Dec 2015, 09:45
Takes a while to learn how to control your plane, but once you get used to it it's not that hard. Good game feel, great action, fast and satisfying. Great job, keep it up!
emmes
emmes17 Dec 2015, 00:49
Weird controls. You're right, it takes some time, but then it actually works nice. The gameplay feels really great, it doesn't seem that easy to beat the game, but possible.
Graphics is minimalistic, but too high contrast for my taste. Sound effects are good, but you already know that the game would benefit greatly from some driving music :-)
mike.cullingham18 Dec 2015, 05:28
Really liked the subtle background that was only really visible when the lightning(?) flashed. Found it a little too fast for me, yet I seemed to get really far and take so many hits that I was wondering for a while if it was possible to fail. Nice job.
crazya0221 Dec 2015, 23:37
Love the mood going on, and a really innovative concept.

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