My First LD! Thanks to everyone for your feedback!
Yes, i know the enemies are tough to kill, but the higher level you get the easier it is, and as i didn't think of leveling the enemies with you, that's how it balances.
You play as Buck and his sentry turret "Shift" fighting the shape-shifting monsters in an enclosed room. The monsters shift from bats, to dogs, humanoids, and more. See how many points you can make! Feel free to post your scores!
W: jump A,D:left, right Mouse:shoot (note: bullets can pass through platforms) (Also, there are buttons in the level which change gravity.)
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Hehe this is great! It's fun once you realize that picking up the blue dots upgrades your weapon. I was surprised that there was 3 separate music tracks.
I think the game would be much improved by scaling everything up. There's a lot of black space on the screen that isn't really useful. It would also help appreciate the cute pixel animations more.
I was also missing some sort of hit / impact effect when your bullets hit an enemy, or when an enemy dies.
Lastly, I wish there was more dialogue that I could read in a scottish accent!
The sound is nice, but could use some balancing, the SFX were much louder than the music. Gameplay is nice, but I had some instances of the bats clipping through walls, which made them impossible to hit. The graphics were great, and the game overall was quite fun!
Really liked music and graphics. Didn't like enemies though, killing them took too long, and didn't feel rewarding(if they exploded with some camera shake it would help a lot).
I really liked everything but how fast some of those enemies move/shoot and how long they take to kill. It's painfully hard to stay alive, even if you do manage to upgrade. Nice music :)
Very fun game, my score was 1475 then 1675. You weren't joking when you said the enemies were hard to kill! Loved the graphics. I think it should have a sfx when you hit an enemy, and also when you get hurt, otherwise the players will lose track of their life. Good job on your first LD!
Love the art! I also enjoyed the different take on twin shooters, where the "gun" is set above you. Being a platformer added an additional layer of difficulty. It did take a long time to kill enemies though. Over all, nice job :)
great sound and look to the game, maybe try speeding up the time it takes between death and restarting if you can. an extra few seconds of idleness can really take away from how fun overall a game is
I really dig the aesthetic and the sfx. Very polished. The enemies were pretty varied so kudos for that! And I loved the humor in the dialogue whenever you begin a new round.
Good game but super hard because bullets pass through platforms and there is no way to hide. I like the special attacks of the bat monsters and the music is really good, too. :)
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Found the gravity mechanic a bit superfluous (not required).
A bit more graphical difference (color/sound?) between enemy types would would be nice.
Your source link is the same exe file btw
Enemies are very much bullet sponges though. They can also shoot through the platforms.
I think the game would be much improved by scaling everything up. There's a lot of black space on the screen that isn't really useful. It would also help appreciate the cute pixel animations more.
I was also missing some sort of hit / impact effect when your bullets hit an enemy, or when an enemy dies.
Lastly, I wish there was more dialogue that I could read in a scottish accent!
Didn't like enemies though, killing them took too long, and didn't feel rewarding(if they exploded with some camera shake it would help a lot).
Very stylish and "complete" entry :) Good luck!
Oh, and the music - fantastic!
Pretty simple and pretty good. Nothing amazing, but a solid little game.