This was inspired by Hotline Miami and it is meant to be slightly offsetting. Hopefully, it actually is.
Plays with WASD and mouse.
Have fun and let me know what you think!!
Advice: Don't scroll too fast, it makes it harder.
Edit3: Fixed an error preventing you to do anything at the end of the story mode. Sorry about that!
Edit2: FOR THOSE WHO DON'T GET THE GAME'S MECHANICS: You have to shapeshift (mouse scroll wheel) to match the shape of the enemies for them to be vulnerable to your attacks. (you can't shapeshift at the beginning of the story mode)
Edit: Hotfixed two mistakes in the code: first one was randomly making the aim very wrong, second one let you shift shape while in the dialogues. I swear I modified like 3 lines of code, no more!
Great game. I really like the visual style and the gameplay is fun. One little complain thought (and its no just your game). When i scroll to change shape I'd like to see some kind of status bar or something with available shapes so I could see which direction I should scroll for the quickest change.
Great entry! Very satisfying shooting mechanics. I did find it a bit too easy though; I never felt like I was in any danger of losing, and only lost due to a bug: I played to 141 kills, but after the dialogue showing the new shape (the cross) I wasn't able to switch shapes or fire anymore.
If you're planning on any post-jam updates, I would definitely add some background music to heighten the mood!
I couldn't beat the story, I died after unlocking the octagon thing, but the game was fun. I think it was a fun enough mechanic it could have been put to better use in levels with layout and obstacles, but in 48 it was still a solid game. I liked the face showing you what shape you were, but I thought it was too big and covered up too much.
Pretty well-balanced. It constantly had the feeling of urgency and challenge, but on my second session I managed to get to 54 kills before I strayed too close to an edge and got hit. So as long as you stay focused and near the center of the screen it's probably not as difficult as it seems. Has the benefit of making a player feel skilled.
Crosshair could have used a different appearance to stand out better, but maybe hunting around for it is part of the concept.
I wonder if hitting enemies with the wrong weapon should be associated with stronger consequences than just no effect? They could get temporarily invulnerable, or maybe soak up some energy to take more hits before they die once you do find the right weapon.
I thought the visuals were great, but at the same time, distracting. The UI in particular could use some work. I was not a fan of the fact that the character head obscured a lot during the game play. Additionally, the aiming reticle is hard to make out from the debris. I would have liked to see the order of the shapes when scrolling through them as well.
On the positive side, I did have fun. The presentation is really good. I also really liked the different weapon patterns that required me to change my strategy on the fly. Those darn circle enemies were the worst (but in a good way)!
This game is very tough to play with my broken scroll wheel. I hope you will add alternative keyboard buttons or something. It looks cool and plays super fun anyway!
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It's done now!
One little complain thought (and its no just your game). When i scroll to change shape I'd like to see some kind of status bar or something with available shapes so I could see which direction I should scroll for the quickest change.
If you're planning on any post-jam updates, I would definitely add some background music to heighten the mood!
I liked the face showing you what shape you were, but I thought it was too big and covered up too much.
Crosshair could have used a different appearance to stand out better, but maybe hunting around for it is part of the concept.
I wonder if hitting enemies with the wrong weapon should be associated with stronger consequences than just no effect? They could get temporarily invulnerable, or maybe soak up some energy to take more hits before they die once you do find the right weapon.
On the positive side, I did have fun. The presentation is really good. I also really liked the different weapon patterns that required me to change my strategy on the fly. Those darn circle enemies were the worst (but in a good way)!