Ludum Dare #35compo

Shmupshifter

by blackbird806

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.00

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.89

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.56

Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.83

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.06

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.17

Humor★★★★★★★★★★1.87

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.27

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★35%

Shmupshifter, a game by blackbird806 made for the ludum dare #35, theme was: shapeshift.

instructions: use WASD to move (if you are on AZERTY press escap to replace it by ZQSD)
spacebar to shoot, use 7, 8 and 9 to change form.
7 transform in a triangle which is a little bit fast than the square but it shoot slower.
8 transform in a circle which is the faster form but can't shoot.
9 transform in a square (the default form) which is the slower form but it shoot very fast.

there is 3 differents difficulties easy and medium are similar but insane is quite different don't hesitate to try it.

softwares used: game maker studio and sfxr

It was my second ludum dare and I'm absolutely not satisfied of my game but I do it :)

edit: Qwerty keyboard are no longer a problem :)

edit: game crash is resolved, the tutorial is update for QWERTY keyboard

Comments14

MajorLeagueBaker18 Apr 2016, 01:26

Not sure how to play game, was this made for a non-qwert keyboard. also: http://i.imgur.com/hBSow28.png

blackbird806author18 Apr 2016, 08:46

I'm sorry for this, I think I'll try to fix this but I don't know how to do that :/
But thank for your feedback :)

blackbird806author18 Apr 2016, 08:47

And this crash was "normal" :p

doombrowski18 Apr 2016, 18:43

The transformation seemed a bit tacked on. The gunshot sound was also too loud and frontal. Good job on finishing a game though.

matiasbontempo18 Apr 2016, 23:39

It was pretty hard to play and the controls don't feel right. I had the same issue as MajorLeagueBaker:
Unable to find any instance for object index '11' name 'timer'
at gml_Object_player_Step_0

HuvaaKoodia23 Apr 2016, 13:14

A fun little shmup, I'll give you that.

The jump from medium difficulty to insane is very steep. I would like a difficulty setting where you do die from one shot, but the enemy patters aren't quite as insane.

Shatter Point Studios23 Apr 2016, 16:30

Cool concept, but a little too difficult I think, even on easy. The waves were really close together and it was hard for me to transform fast enough to avoid damage, so I just kept being a square and won. That strategy probably won't work on other difficulties...

kleinzach23 Apr 2016, 16:58

I always have some trouble, especially in this game jam (and my game is no different) with a button being mapped to a certain transformation. I am constantly finding it difficult to map that in my head especially in a game as fast paced as yours. That said I love shmups!

Mordokay29 Apr 2016, 12:03

Cool fast paced game .. the idea was great. Still I find it a bit too difficult and everything moves very fast even on easy mode ... still managed to get past 2 min!!!

methylenblub7 May 2016, 20:50

I can't play it because the numbers doesn't seems to work :(

notime4games7 May 2016, 23:20

Sorry I can't seem to start the game. I get in and out of the tutorial but I can't select difficulty when pressing 0,1,2

hazzahazzam8 May 2016, 02:42

Too difficult, the gun sound was too loud and the screen was very cluttered. Other than that, it was a very shmup game.

Green Soda8 May 2016, 05:50

a shoot 'em up game, plus it's a shifter :D interesting ! XD it's fun and good, i tell u.. kinda takes a lot of getting used to.. but nice entry

blackbird806author8 May 2016, 11:23

Thanks for yourr feedbacks :) !!
methylenblub, notime4games do you use numbers of the numpad ?

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