SMALL INFECTION: a hardcore cellular shoot-em-up!

by jakobe3

co-authored: @kweejj, @npatrick96

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.17

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.00

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.33

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.67

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.00

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.50

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.80

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.40

You are a virus: a sort-of-lifeform destined to destroy your host from the inside out. But you're gonna have to beat some seriously nasty immune cells first. Take on the ginormous Macrophage, the speedy Dendritic Cell, and (soon) the extremely dangerous Natural Killer Cell. Control a cell to shoot and drop out of it to dodge these bosses' deadly macromolecules in your tiny viral form. Here you'll switch between a small world and an even smaller world- welcome to our lil game!

DARE VERSION LINK: https://jakobe3.itch.io/small-infection-ludum-dare-38-version

POST-MORTEM REFLECTION: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/small-infection-a-cellular-shoot-em-up/a-jam-post-mortem

FINAL VERSION LINK: SOON!

Genres: shooter

Tools: Unity

Comments14

npatrick9624 Apr 2017, 21:50

Hello World

npatrick9624 Apr 2017, 21:56

camilo29 Apr 2017, 00:56

I can't kill the second bosss -___-

Cool game!

Baconinvader30 Apr 2017, 06:37

Good idea and nice visuals, but the controls feel horrible, and make moving around the screen feel really difficult, which isn't helpful in a shoot-em-up. Nice attempt though, and I can definitely see potential in the game if the controls were better

Jakobe3author1 May 2017, 02:41

Thanks for that feedback, the movement should feel snappier now.

Ilseroth1 May 2017, 05:10

Honestly, I like the core shmupness, was a bit disappointed that when you go into the small mode that the camera zooms in so far as to make it impossible to see anything. The point is to let you dodge things, but then makes it hard harder to dodge things.

OccultOne1 May 2017, 07:51

I played this on my livestream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srBde18ASdY

Controls need some work, everything moves slowely and it didn't stress me out like SHMUP usually do (Good stress). The second boss' hitbox is way too small, and the "Landmine" projectile he leaves behind don't clear so you're basically screwed. I think a Boss HP Bar would really benefit the player experience!

tomiinek1 May 2017, 09:39

Great job! Unfortunately, it is impossible to beat the second boss for me :(

Kylie3 May 2017, 03:32

The idea of having the two different modes is neat, and I think your application of the theme is really cute. An HP bar would definitely be nice.

Ryan Rose3 May 2017, 04:20

I like the multiple bosses. I thought the art was nice. I wonder if the game could be a little easier for the first boss.

Bunnery3 May 2017, 13:31

Wondered if anyone else would do a virus game - so came along to take a look! Very different to ours - which is more of a puzzle game - I like this concept. I found it pretty difficult even on normal - but I like a challenge :-) I have to admit I didn't make it through to the end - but that's a good reason to keep trying again. Nice work :-)

markusfisch3 May 2017, 16:26

That's a solid shoot-em-up! Fun to play and really nice sound effects! Also I pretty much like the interpretation of the theme.

Ethereal Psyche Games6 May 2017, 10:28

Nice idea! I love the concept, makes this shotem different.
It needs some polish on the level progression because the second bosss is too difficult to be the second xD

With more work and polish it could be a long and great game.

Hope I can see the final version!

PD: We use the theme "small world" in some way like you, as a germ! xD

icxon15 May 2017, 20:35

That was quite hard. The main feature works and really helps to dodge, but camera is to close, hard to navigate.
Add some bullets impact animation and hit sounds -- this will improve the game-player interaction.