Ludum Dare #38compo
Globe Guzzler
Globe Guzzler
Gameplay Gif
You're a giant space monster who woke up from a deep slumber that cannot be quenched! All you can do is devour nearby worlds by destroying their cores. Watch out! There are people living on these worlds, and they're not too happy that you're destroying them all. Most of them will avoid you, but some worlds have fearsome soldiers that can do some damage.
Eventually, you will starve to death. That's just how it goes being such a huge creature! You burn a lot of calories. How much destruction can you cause before you die?
Builds
* WebGL* Android
Post-Compo:
Includes performance improvements, bug fixes, and balance tweaks:
* WebGL
* Android
* iOS App Store
How to play
The controls are simple, and are designed for mobile and mouses. Drag anywhere on the screen and fling to send your monster flying. While in the air, click/tap and hold to send your monster crashing back into the nearest planet. The faster you're falling, the more damage you do, so fling yourself as high as you can before dropping again, without leaving the planet's area.
Once you hit the very core of the planet, it will explode! Everything on it will die, you'll rack up more points, and best of all, you'll satisfy a bit of your hunger. The only way to stay alive is to keep eating!
Notes
This game was made in about 18 hours of actual work. It's made in Unity.
The Android build is untested. Let me know if it doesn't work. If you'd like to play iOS, you can play the post-compo App Store version. It's essentially the same as the compo version, except it's got balance changes and leaderboards.
Happy to come back to Ludum Dare after years of being unable to do it. Enjoy!
Comments30
I don't really know why I died, but it was fun :smile:
Maybe some more control over the character direction when flying between planets would make you feel more in control! But still, it's an awesome concept! I believe that with some polish it could even go into an appstore!
Keep up the good work! :D
Keep up your awesomeness, man!
Cheers!
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Just judging by the screenshots and reviews, this one looks to be fun!
POST-GAME
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So I just finished playing it and here is my review:
-Gameplay
The gameplay was nicely done, solid, and well polished. It was fun to jump around, flying between all the planets and destroying them. It had a lot more content gameplay-wise than most I've seen, and this is a true marvel for 48 hours!
-Graphics
Of course, the graphics were great! Using particles, and having the planets break up, as well as all the sprites, the great graphics fit really well into the overall aesthetic of the game, creating a complete experience. If I had to pick on problem, I would just say that you could have detailed the particles of the planets more, so that a wider variety of colored planets appeared and also so that each "tile" or particle wasn't just one color.
-Innovation
The idea for gameplay was a unique one, and while it still was just a 2d space game, it still was pretty innovative.
-Theme
It fit ok, and I had fun walking around destroying all those planets :)
OVERALL
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It was a really fun arcade style kind of game. Just try to get a high score. . . Then beat that. . . Then beat it again. . . and so on :) If you added some more content and polish, I'm sure you could go places with this!
Great job !!! :thumbsup:
Nice game
I wished that one could have wrecked more destruction before dying to starvation. Otherwise very nice execution!
It played well, looked good, had good sound effects and music, and was pretty fun. I had a little bit of trouble seeing when I was being shot at, but that's not that big a deal.
Well done! :)