After crash landing on the planet of Asmeuria, our hero finds himself among the race of the Ilari. He will have to use shapeshifting Mimic powers and a gun, to take back a sacred cave, from a gang of machine gun wielding space crocodiles, to help an alien race return you to the stars. This sci-fi/fantasy/action arena shooter will test all your quick reflex skills.
Can you help our hero achieve his goal or will you fail in the sacred cave?
* Short story and tutorial * Procedurally generated levels * 3 Enemy types * 3 Hero "Mimic" Forms * xbox controller support * Keyboard controls * Funny-ish... At least it was funny on no sleep
If you like the gameplay, but are looking for more (like better Mouse + Joypad controls, more polish, better storyline) consider "greenlighting" Skipchaser on Steam at the link below.
YAY! First Mac game that works! A little to difficult to be enjoyable with the keyboard. I bet it's better with a controller! I'll try again on PC. Great job!
We didn't do a good job explaining all the keyboard controls, mainly because there was a bug with our dialog system on the PC that kept the tutorial from throwing any text. Oops :(
The dialog text is now fixed AND we just updated the first screenshot here to mention the key setup where you can use arrows and A/S/Z/X for shapeshifting/firing/jumping. Much easier this way on the keyboard, but still a controller is best.
Graphiscs are awesome and really genuine, was a bit confused by the controls though, mouse pointer for shooting would have been great ! :) good job anyway
Nice visual style that's consistent throughout the game, menus etc., good animation, multiple levels, bit of humour - combined together to give overall feel of high quality. As others have already mentioned, main downside was the controls while trying to aim, which detracted from the combat gameplay.
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Xmpp Texting FTW22 Apr 2016, 04:42
I love procedural [seamless] textures... and gaming bits
Wow, the polish in the game is incredible! You did a really good job on the graphics and gameplay. My only complaint is that keyboard controls are a little hard, but I guess it was not designed for it.
I had one bug: I could not see any text, only empty textboxes. You may want to check that. I downloaded the itch.io version.
The game was a bit laggy when I first opened it, but it got better somehow. The art style is stunning. Some of the enemies were walking backwards which was funny :) Good game overall.
I think it could have used a few more sound effects and sound. Graphics were nice, theme straightforward. Controls seemed a bit off to me. @bytedesigning / Ashley
I like the UI and gameplay. The controls for keyboard could use some work but they are completely manageable once you figure it out. The constant self promotion was a bit much.
Oh. My. God. I absolutely love the art-style. Not sure how I feel about the shapeshifting, because I was fine with sticking with the default character.
Why oh why isn't there mouse controls? Or even good keyboard controls? Sometimes the character fires in the opposite direction that you were facing. Other than that, really well polished, great music and mechanics.
I voted on your Steam Greenlight page before realising this was a Ludum Dare entry.
I really like the concept, although I think you need to change up your keyboard controls. I'm used to WASD being used to move, so it might be good to have some other keys for transforming/jumping or shooting. Maybe even allow the mouse to shoot/aim as well would be good.
Very polished game, although the keyboard controls were a little annoying. The soundtrack and graphics were especially awesome. I did not really understand how to win the game, though. I just kept jumping through holes until I arrived back at the start. Is that supposed to happen?
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The dialog text is now fixed AND we just updated the first screenshot here to mention the key setup where you can use arrows and A/S/Z/X for shapeshifting/firing/jumping. Much easier this way on the keyboard, but still a controller is best.
Good job!
I had one bug: I could not see any text, only empty textboxes. You may want to check that. I downloaded the itch.io version.
But overall good job :)
I really like the concept, although I think you need to change up your keyboard controls. I'm used to WASD being used to move, so it might be good to have some other keys for transforming/jumping or shooting. Maybe even allow the mouse to shoot/aim as well would be good.
Good luck with the campaign!