Xenopunch

by pietro-ferrantelli

Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.47

Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.42

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.29

Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.02

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.87

Audio★★★★★★★★★★4.56

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.62

Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.11

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★100%

[Better with headphones, tested on Chrome only]

"Xenopunch is one of the most reknown underground arena in the galaxy. It's not easy for a little human like you to compete against its most famous fighter during boss-fights, Are you ready for the challenge ? Well, Probably not..."

----------- XENOPUNCH -- INSTRUCTIONS ------------------------------------------
Beat the most famous fighters of the galaxy with this abilites during boss-fights :

Q : Quick dash
W : Punch
E (unlockable) : Lazer
R (unlockable) : Huge Impact
Arrows : movement
You can also double jump, climb energetic walls and fall through platforms
Jumping on enemies head deal damage (and when they fall on you, you'll take damage too if you're not jumping)

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PRO TIPS : Jump on enemies head while punching them to deal more damages

Pietro Ferrantelli - Game Design, Programmation & VFX @PietroFerrantel
Florent Juchniewicz - Game Design, Sound Design & Music @flojuch
Joe Rogers - Charater Design, Environment Art & Animations @jrrogersart

Genres: action, adventure, platformer, simulation

Tools: Construct

Comments94

Evergreen Games13 Dec 2016, 07:13

Link is broken. Takes me to a login screen. Ill be back when its fixed ;)

lightofgardians13 Dec 2016, 21:39

omg that was siiiiick! the game was super fun, art and musics are so badass! great job guys!

YoopuDZ14 Dec 2016, 03:43

Well... This is the best jam game I've ever played, what can I say ? Is a 5/5 on everything.

oddityoverseer15 Dec 2016, 03:18

Great game! The only thing it was lacking was a little story pre-game. I saw it was in the description of the game, but just a simple menu or intro cutscene or something explaining the story a little bit would have been added the icing on the cake. The only other thing I wish is that it had gamepad support. I'd have loved to try that out.

Palarus15 Dec 2016, 13:30

5/5 a lot of features, strict to the theme... Great work! Plus the animations and art looks fantastic.

Nikteddy9215 Dec 2016, 17:23

Great entry! I like the art style and the gameplay is smooth.
Well done! :D

Zarkonnen15 Dec 2016, 19:48

Great graphical style. The aliens remind me a bit of French SF comics. :)

TeamAxolotl15 Dec 2016, 20:08

Good job Pietro ;) Well made game, graphics are gorgeous, music is cool, but I think it lacks a bit of variety :p I still think my game is better :p
Félix

TeamAxolotl15 Dec 2016, 20:10

Good job Pietro ;) Well made game, graphics are gorgeous, music is cool, but I think it lacks a bit of variety in gameplay :p I still think my game is better :p
Félix

Mayhem Makers15 Dec 2016, 23:51

Great graphics and a really fun game overall

Patacorow16 Dec 2016, 16:12

I didn't notice you guys took part of this LD :O!
So I'm really happy to see this jam.

As always GRAET graphics, I love the background (and the foreground especially hehe). The character looks good and monsters too.
But something when the arena got too crowded, it was a bit disturbing. And the movement felt a bit confusing due to the keyboard that not was intuitive for me.

Other then that, there was a lot of content and polish to this entry, and that's impressive.
Great job, and was happy to play another game from you :>

Firellon16 Dec 2016, 18:24

Coool! I'm not a fan of fighters, but this game is just so well-made.... art is gorgeous, music is just right and good controls are nice, and there's so much content... Marvelous work!

Pietro Ferrantelliauthor16 Dec 2016, 19:13

[BUGFIX UPDATE] thanks for your comments everybody

Ithildin16 Dec 2016, 19:26

Great entry as usual. Packed with content and highly polished both in terms of gameplay, sound and visuals. Congrats! :)

Splendidus16 Dec 2016, 19:36

Dynamic, fun. Good job!

davisan16 Dec 2016, 21:03

Very good! Loved the art and animations!

SkullPixel16 Dec 2016, 21:05

Phenomenal game. The music is some of the best from this jam. :D

ato16 Dec 2016, 21:05

Amazing work for three days time. I played much longer than I expected too. Respect, guys.

pfirsich16 Dec 2016, 21:07

A very nice game, almost full score. But I'm too stupid to beat the first boss (the twins).

ChatPion16 Dec 2016, 21:41

Incredible entry ! That was super cool, thanks for this game !

Midnight Creators16 Dec 2016, 21:48

The art is very polished, really well done!
Animations are sick!
This game have a lot of potential cause it's not just beauty, it have a good and fun gameplay as well.
Good job guys, 5/5 in most of the aspects!

Sawtan16 Dec 2016, 21:53

Super awesome game, would be awesome to have gamepad support on this ome!

RetroSpecter16 Dec 2016, 22:13

The only complaint is that the character feels a little bit too stiff, but other than that fantastic game. I can't believe this is a jam game

PowerSpark16 Dec 2016, 22:32

Wonderful game :D so much fun, liked the challenge!

DiscoFish16 Dec 2016, 22:47

WOW! Really solid Entry!

bigpan16 Dec 2016, 23:23

Best game of the Jam, hands down! Congratsssss

doppelgunner16 Dec 2016, 23:41

this is perfect

lonesurvivor16 Dec 2016, 23:46

Wow. Great work in every category! Nothing else to say. 5 Stars.

Haddy2217 Dec 2016, 01:20

Great work here- Gameplay was super fluid and fun- controls felt right - I played til the end and enjoyed the whole experience. Very impressive work! Loved the pixel art / animations as well.

Green Soda17 Dec 2016, 01:32

Hello! Thank you for your very nice comment on my game... I played your game, no wonder you appreciated my game's artstyle so much, we have the same taste in art! Your game's art is really beautiful!
The cool VFX nailed it!
My eyes are full from the eye candies on screen... I can imagine the game with a cool multiplayer feature in the future... if it will, i'd be happy to play this with my friends. It felt like playing a DMC game topped with a metroidvania playstyle. I can feel every punch and it felt so rewarding doing a combo and seeing the enemies SQUASH! I think this is the best game I ever played in this jam!
Solid 5/5!

Green Soda17 Dec 2016, 01:43

Lots of feature, animations and polish in 72 days... you guys are gods!

2Bit17 Dec 2016, 01:52

Dudes, buy your artist a beer, it is ridiculous to have made so much quality content in that amount of time. Sick game too!

Khaoz_Fang17 Dec 2016, 02:11

Really high quality entry, especially the art.

Sentu17 Dec 2016, 02:34

Man, that's amazing. Could be easily one of this LD winner.

Kalkatos17 Dec 2016, 03:32

One of the best games of this LD for sure! 5/5 in Graphics and Audio. Gameplay is well polished, also.

You could allow changing the controls, I am used (and I believe many people too) to use left hand for directional (WASD) and right hand for action buttons.

Bobsleigh17 Dec 2016, 04:19

Incredible entry! Had so much fun with it! Very responsive controls are a must in such games, and you nailed them. I used all skills but the dash which I found less useful. Congrats!

PeachTreeOath17 Dec 2016, 05:06

Everything in this game is extremely satisfying to do! I probably would have swapped the first and last bosses, that insta-kill was pretty rough, while the final boss was a pushover. Amazing job, I enjoyed this a lot!

jakebooyah17 Dec 2016, 07:32

Very well done entry. Congrats guys

panurge17 Dec 2016, 11:56

Like some of the other commenters, I would have appreciated a gamepad option but apart from that this is awesome! The amount of polish throughout is very impressive - great graphics, audio and general design. The gameplay itself is satisfyingly crunchy and the difficulty curve is spot on. I played for a long time and enjoyed every moment. Thanks!

Split8217 Dec 2016, 12:08

Amazing graphics and game feel. Great job!

HoraceRIBOUT17 Dec 2016, 12:12

One of the best game of this Ludum Dare !

lyskaros17 Dec 2016, 13:03

THIS IS FUCKING EPIC. Best game I've seen so far with a big margin, in fact this is so good that it could be a full paid game with only few adjustements . The game-feel is just amazing, I love how enemies are projected and each feedback seems right, I really feel the progression and getting more and more powerful through new powers. The boss Design is top notch and unbelievable for a jam game. The animations are spot on, the soundtrack is super badass, the epileptic TV animations are a real plus, it has little wall building, good IA, funny storytelling, heavy mood. Each mechanics seems to stick with the theme and there is so much variety in enemies pattern. Love the ending too haha, so much intensity vs Darth Mic, the force is strong with this one.

David Cookie17 Dec 2016, 13:05

One of the most polished and fun game out there! Amazing visuals, audio and feedbacks. Just an outstanding work in only 3 days.. Congrats to all 3 of you!

Obvious_San17 Dec 2016, 13:27

Really juicy and well polished. The art is gorgeous, the sound is excellent, and the gameplay is frantic and fun. Good job all around!

- randomhuman

pixelpotions17 Dec 2016, 13:39

Solid entry! Love the gameplay, it feels like a mix between Smash Bros and a Beat m Up! The sounds and the graphics really match the game well. :)

wowa_u17 Dec 2016, 13:47

Wow! This is great! And was fun, great Job!

JayProg17 Dec 2016, 15:31

Hard to imagine a better platforming beat-em-up in 3 days, congrats. The punching felt very solid, you could almost take out the laser blast and ground pound and just focus on close-quarters, melee combat (It would make enemy design easier too). With a little more polish I think you could have a faster-paced, single-player take on Brawlhalla/Smash Bros (I'd buy it!). Great job!

jeroenwimmers17 Dec 2016, 15:45

DAMN this runs smooth! Nice graphics, nice sounds. The gameplay with just the punch seems a bit awkward. But very juicy nonetheless. good job!

Sean17 Dec 2016, 17:54

This is great! It's not particularly innovative, but definitely one of the most polished and fleshed-out entries I've seen this LD! The audio in particular was really well-done.

Some criticism:
-I feel like the first wave should be shorter. I appreciated that you didn't have to start from the beginning when you died, so the length of later waves feels justified, but the first one went on so long that I was starting to wonder whether the game was bugged/unfinished and I'd seen everything it had to offer.
-Playing with a MOBA-style keyboard layout was a bit annoying; I think this would map really well to gamepad controls.

Nice entry!

MementoGames17 Dec 2016, 18:57

Wow... this entry is amazing!
* click to see past submissions *
Ohhhh I remember you, guys!
Well... Just perfect.

MrMordem17 Dec 2016, 20:33

Holy shit, this game is awesome, the spritework is amazing, the gameplay is smooth and responsive, the game works with azerty and qwerty keyboards without needing to switch which is really cool :D

don't know what i could say more, nice job ! slowclap :)

Justin Mullin17 Dec 2016, 21:30

Stellar art and animations, love the whole design of it. Difficulty is a little low for my taste, but it's a minor quibble. This was a very nice brawler with some really cool abilities. The laser in particular feels really slick. Nice work.

erikiene17 Dec 2016, 22:10

Pretty awesome! Great art and sound

JoeProgram17 Dec 2016, 22:32

Wow - there's so many ideas and so much polish packed into this game. The quality of feeling of the controls is pretty superb - it easily beats many commercial games that have taken much longer to make. I would have loved to have the audio a bit clearer - I had difficulty understanding who was talking or what they were saying.

Yami no tenshi17 Dec 2016, 22:44

That was a lot of fun !!!! A great entry, pixel art is great, gameplay is really nice and controls are easy ! The big green thing took me so long to kill XD Really good job on this game ! :D

JackTheOgre17 Dec 2016, 22:51

Oh damn, man! This game is insane. I don't really play well beat'em up kind. So I had to fail a lot. But what's important - I know what exactly to do to improve my skills. Also the game feels very good. And the way you teach player how to play is also an important part.
Long story short, I'm amazed you managed to do this in three days but you are really good at this. I'm gonna explore your other games. Good luck!

JimmothySanchez18 Dec 2016, 01:45

Amazing game. My only complaint is the second boss's one hit kill attack. It made him harder than the end boss for me.

sollinxp18 Dec 2016, 02:11

guys, this game was one of the best I have played in this ludum, please keep working in this game, make a full version, I really loved

DeathBySnail18 Dec 2016, 10:56

Really fun, great style.

Lucas Ferrantelli18 Dec 2016, 12:18

Great Game Guys !

seano18 Dec 2016, 12:19

Very pretty game. It's a bit hard to figure out what's going on. I was button mashing for most of it. I think decreasing the resolution, and thus increasing the area in which the player can move would really help

solekk18 Dec 2016, 14:42

Holy... Nothing to note except that it's excellent.

mrhill18 Dec 2016, 19:02

A little fast and confusing, really beautiful graphics though

ShuddaHaddaLottaFun18 Dec 2016, 20:11

I LOVE YOUR GRAPHICS SO HARD! The mood and music were perfect! Gameplay was really fun. I kept getting stuck in the stands with the aliens in the audience on the right. I had to button mash until it let me out.
I really wish there was a pause and a way to earn life back once or twice a round. It is so polished looking. I would for sure love to see a full game with more levels and arenas.Pretty Rad!

tellus19 Dec 2016, 03:29

Really good game. The audio and graphics were very effective.

Ednei19 Dec 2016, 05:33

Very fun game, well polished and the sound is incredible! But in the twin opponents, one always froze on the wall and I needed to restart the game (about 6 times) and in the last boss I left the game area and had to restart again. Other than that, congratulations for the excellent work.

AwesomeAlliterationAlliance19 Dec 2016, 11:48

Best Buttonsmashing fun i have had in a Ludum Dare so far.
Sound, animations and gameplay are very polished.
Great Game as always.

Valandre19 Dec 2016, 15:44

Impressive graphics, very very fun and polished game!

dx0ne20 Dec 2016, 13:36

As always your games have unique art style and gory fun.

Tkachov21 Dec 2016, 06:46

Really good. Controls are really weird though.

Music/graphics are really polished, the gameplay is fun, but there are some bugs. I managed to get stuck in the wall and get out of it, I managed to beat one of the twins into the wall and then beat him to death, and when I tried 'R', the character disappeared from the screen. And I actually got there twice, but when it happened the second time, I decided not to play anymore.

roaringcatgames21 Dec 2016, 17:23

You guys are the best at these type of fast-pace games! I remember playing your grim-reaper-time-sheet game last LD jam and it is fantastic! What's your studio's name? I'd like support your commercial project!

-Art Cat

resty24 Dec 2016, 10:52

This game is super nice! It's fun, with nice art and audio. The abilities is well designed and fun to use.

SimonHutchinson25 Dec 2016, 02:42

Wow! Tremendously polished, great music and graphics, and really fun.

Outstanding work for 72 hours!

SamuelSousa28 Dec 2016, 18:09

5 Stars!!!

Flaterectomy30 Dec 2016, 13:13

Holy shit, this is impressive. You guys definitely understand that floaty concept of 'game feel'.

Awesome graphics and animations, good audio. Crisp controls--I'm not big into fighting games, but I grasped the moves very quickly.

I'd love to offer some constructive criticism, but I'm coming up with nothing. Fantastic game, 5/5.

SUNFURY30 Dec 2016, 16:14

Pheeeew you are awesome and this entry is amazing!
it really reminds me of our previous entry
http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=32169
(Galactic Arena) well at least that what I was hoping to achieve when starting it hehe (actualy I made it in like 1-2 days alone cuz I was too lazy lol)
Bravo I really like it, everything about it is just great!

t4u30 Dec 2016, 17:09

It was fun. Cool at everything. Criticism: I felt that fight often felt random. I will rate high on everything except for humor because I don't felt there was really anything in that entry would make me laugh. Good thing that you made checkpoints.

As expected from your team: very strong entry but when comparing it to the gems your team have delivered in the past I felt this one is lacking a lil bit.

peredm30 Dec 2016, 20:56

10/10 amazing game!!!
You guys surely make a good team. The art is incredible; the game design is well done, everything feels good including the learning curve; the visual effects also feel amazing and the music and sfx fit perfectly.
I'd like to give some constructive criticism but I haven't been able to find anything to improve.

MrTroy30 Dec 2016, 21:58

Woah, this game was very very well put together. I got all the way to I believe the final boss, and I got stuck in the wall.

pyokoanarogue31 Dec 2016, 03:37

you three are a well oiled gamedev machine . keep up the good work (also ... never seen rotational screenshake before)

sP0CkEr231 Dec 2016, 05:53

Flawless!

siryakko31 Dec 2016, 06:59

Really great entry, i dig the arts so much. Fun game, well executed. Excellent job overall

BloodJohn31 Dec 2016, 08:51

A very rich game. I liked the animation(and sound!) bumps. The atmosphere of the ring, the lunacy of the crowd - beautifully conveyed.

HotByteDog31 Dec 2016, 10:34

Definitely one of the entries with the best art style and animations. Very inspiring design.

BlackBulletIV31 Dec 2016, 11:20

Wow amazing game! Brilliant graphics gameplay, and decent use of the theme.

nick.bota31 Dec 2016, 13:07

Tons of fun packed in one game! You guys really did an amazing job, the game controls very well which makes punching enemies very fluid and pleasant, the art looks amazing and the audio is on-point as well. I really have nothing negative to say about it, a well deserved 5/5 for a great game! BTW are you going to finish it? I would be very interested to play a full version.

tylerraz2 Jan 2017, 01:40

Nearly perfect, great ramp up in difficulty and progression with abilities.

Franklin's Ghost2 Jan 2017, 07:01

Beautiful looking game, absolutely loved the graphics and animations thought they were extremely polished. The level progression with the badguys was also nicely done but I did at first find the green boss really hard with his one kill charge. Great polished entry, nice job.

Stending2 Jan 2017, 11:30

There's a full 5/5.
That level of polish and design kills me every LD!
Everything feels perfect.
Congratulations, like every LD! <3

Multiplexor2 Jan 2017, 14:34

Lovely! The art is absolutely fantastic! And the different combats are very well designed! Somehow I got stuck on the final boss fight (My character disapeared after doing a smash attack). Other than that the game is flawless!

Good job people! keep it up!

louisera7 Jan 2017, 08:25

Great game!I love it!The man is fast and have lot of actions!
But I find something wrong with it...when I unlocked the second skill,I press R, then, I sink into the ground and vanished! I tought it might be some kind of skill designed like that but later i know i was just vanished...hope you can deal with it than we can enjoy it much better:)

ButtonMasherBros9 Jan 2017, 17:04

Psssst - you are in today's LUDUM DARE TO BELIEVE! Check it out at - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxWaQ7NzjeI

Jupiter_Hadley20 Jan 2017, 19:33

Lovely, lovely game! I included it in my compilation video series of the Ludum Dare 37 games, if you’d like to take a look. :) https://youtu.be/1nLjn2-nhmQ