Astro Zoids

by pkenney
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.65
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.83
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.50
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.13
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.00
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.80
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.89
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.10
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★42%
I started with an unusual control scheme and then followed the fun...

And out come Astro Zoids, a weird combination of awkward dodging and contortionist ball-bouncing.

This one went through some radical changes mid-jam, I hope you like where it ended up!

Genres: action

Comments16

dwhiffing19 Apr 2016, 00:26
This is nice, I like that you started with awkward controls and made it fun from there, but I feel it may be more fun if you rethink the controls to be less 'awkward'

No matter what you choose to do, nice work! It's a gooda game.
GammaS19 Apr 2016, 00:36
Cool game, needs polishing though
ruchirbapat19 Apr 2016, 00:51
awesome game, mate, but the controls are a bit weird, but hey, its still a good game
Baknik19 Apr 2016, 00:54
I enjoyed your minimalist art style and smooth game play. Keep it up!
w1n5t0n19 Apr 2016, 00:59
I could have stopped after 30 seconds of playing like I do with most games, but it was so fun that I finished the game. 5/5 for fun!
jbasinger
jbasinger19 Apr 2016, 01:00
That was a fun one! Well done!
David Cookie
David Cookie19 Apr 2016, 01:23
Well.. it's effectively a really fun game! :)
ethankennerly
ethankennerly19 Apr 2016, 03:48
When I dodged red shapes and swatted them with green balls, I felt alert! If you continue to design this, I felt inept at aiming the green balls.
KhaoTom
KhaoTom19 Apr 2016, 04:52
I actually really like how the paddle wiggles around sorta unpredictably. The bouncing works really well so you've got to be quick to capitalize when it's at the right angle. Like the game says, with skill (and infinite retries) you can achieve your goals!
schizoid2k
schizoid2k23 Apr 2016, 01:34
Nice job! I really liked it.
Weeping Rupee
Weeping Rupee23 Apr 2016, 02:37
Simple but really fun. You should explore this more!
Chaserbrown
Chaserbrown23 Apr 2016, 07:02
Wow! This was really fun - much better than I expected!

The only problem was the controls, which weren't even that bad! If you could have come up with a better rotation method, it could make this game a lot better!
Shael
Shael23 Apr 2016, 10:42
Fun game
nihilaleph23 Apr 2016, 14:29
Cool concept! Graphics and story is nice too! Hard to control though, especially to dodge bullets, but that's the point right? Congrats on your entry!
knason
knason7 May 2016, 18:37
Simple, but fun!

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