VR Block Buster

by jerwil
Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.81
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.32
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.68
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.92
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.88
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★57%
My first ever Ludum Dare!

Note: You do not need a VR headset to play. PC and web versions are not in VR and use mouse to look around, but it's more fun if you have an android VR headset!

You're in a room with stacks of blocks. A cannonball floats in front of your face. Launch that cannonball to cause maximum destruction!

Each block that falls in the lava is worth 1 point. Earn 200 points to unlock missile mode.

On Android with Google Cardboard: Press trigger/bluetooth Fire1/touch screen to launch ball in the direction you are facing.

On PC: Use mouse to look around, click to launch ball in the direction you are facing. Right click to lock and unlock cursor.

On Web player: Use mouse to look around, click to launch ball in the direction you are facing. Right click to lock and ESC to unlock cursor.

If the ball gets stuck on the platform, click again to reset the ball.

Future work:
-Add basic sound effects
-Add more levels
-Make missile mode more fun
-Add more unlockable projectile types
-Add ability to switch between projectile types
-Upgrade visuals
-Add menu

Lava texture from: https://dcrazed.com/best-free-seamless-background-textures/

Comments15

GameGrape Gaming
GameGrape Gaming13 Dec 2016, 03:43
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messinabrothers13 Dec 2016, 06:56
Congrats on making a game! And a fully functional game at that! I liked that the lava made the "world" believable, if that makes sense.

I was so pumped when I got to 200 points. Made the grind all worth it.

For the future, I'd focus on sounds first, HUD second. Easy things to make the game feel real.
PickleCrew13 Dec 2016, 07:22
It was really satisfying to knock down all those cubes
savinvadim1312
savinvadim131213 Dec 2016, 08:11
The idea is not something inovative but i love the simplicity and i had fun playing it. Good Job
BathPirate13 Dec 2016, 09:23
Not bad! But no so innovative. But also congrats on making a game!
Birke
Birke13 Dec 2016, 11:53
Fun mechanic. Didn't like the way the camera followed the ball so directly. I also had a bug where the structure fell down but I still had to shot an extra ball before the game would recognize the level to be completed.
sudojess
sudojess14 Dec 2016, 09:27
Really satisfying to play!
erikiene
erikiene14 Dec 2016, 10:04
Pretty fun game! And very cool of you to share the source code
oddityoverseer
oddityoverseer15 Dec 2016, 02:42
Great game! Good job doing the VR. I gave you points on innovation for that, even though the concept is not new. I wish I had a headset with a trigger to test it out. On web, it worked great, and although it was a bit simple, it was still a lot of fun!
Green Soda15 Dec 2016, 08:52
Good thing I have a VR Box laying around!
Nice touch with the VR, man... pretty satisfying to play only issue is that I get dizzy after playing for a while but overall, I give it 4/5
Capitals
Thijs Tak23 Dec 2016, 13:16
Not rated since the web players throws an error. -- WL
jerwilauthor23 Dec 2016, 20:58
Thanks for trying to launch the game! Those that have had trouble with it, I have found that chrome works the best, and it may take a few page refreshes to get the game to load without errors. However, it doesn't seem to work at all on Mac.
ajayajayaj
ajayajayaj26 Dec 2016, 04:39
Really neat idea and i like the physics. Wish there was an extra level of difficulty though instead of just getting a low score.
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