Ricochette is a two-player shooter game. Play against your friends and remember... the more you shoot, the worse it is not just for your opponent, but for yourself as well.
We wanted to make an enjoyable game from a simple idea. It may seem like a normal 2-player shooting game, but the catch, that we believe make it more fun, is that you have to be careful with your own bullets, since they can damage you as well, besides bouncing on the walls.
Its our fourth game (all of them together!) and we've learned a lot, but there is of course a lot more room to improvement. The hardest part in this one was probably the keymapping inside the game (its a two-player game, so we wanted it to be really flexible on the controls).
We are considering making an AI in the future. ;]
Default controls (These keys can be changed in the CONTROLS menu):
Player 1: WASD to move Q and E to rotate SPACE to shoot
Player 2: IJKL to move U and O to rotate N to shoot
Simple but great Game. Common idea with remaining bullets. Really like the graphics and the simple white dsign :smile: and the two-player setting. Well done :clap: :joystick:
Simple idea, executed well. I was able to place shots outside of the arena. I think if the shots started out faster then slowed down it could help gameplay, as is I felt little hope my shot would actually connect. Great work!
Friend and I had a blast playing this, because it was pretty darn hard to play it without involving twister-like hand positions, so desperately clutching the keyboard with two people was fun as heck. Like the poster above me said, it's a pretty simple premise, but because of the reason mentioned it was a pretty fun game!
It's a well polished resulting game. The maximum of bullets is well balanced, to avoid complete mayhem. Graphics are nice and clean. Would be great to be able to play online against others.
Thank you very much for the feedback, I'm really really happy you liked it. = ]
@monncalf, I don't believe we didn't try to shoot outside of the field while playtesting. XD And we'll definetely consider your tip about the bullets speed if it gets a new version.
@meneer-guss, if you have an alphanumeric keyboad, controls can be changed in the menu to accomodate 2 players better. But I know it's still kinda . ^^
@interpol, I confess I had the same thought after I made the logo, but decided to stick with it. :p
We're not sure we'll try to implement an online version because we have a few other projects going on, but we'll really consider it.
Really nice mechanics, it gets really tough real fast. Perhaps adding simple stuff like acceleration to the bullet (starting fast then slowing down) and fast dodging mechanics (can be something like quick dodge left/right) would make this a very exciting competitive game.
Fun mechanics, would like to have a buddy next to me to try it out. When pressing down while at the bottom edge of the map, the ship starts shaking. However, I like how you handled moving the ship and respecting the ship shape.
I feel the ship speed can be increased, nevertheless, this feels like a fun concept which has interesting mechanics.
Ahhh gosh i wished i had this game back in the days when my parents didnt allow me to play video games and the only way to play something with my friends when they we're at my home was searching for 2 Player Webbrowser games. I actually played this with a friend from kindergarden and we hat a lot of fun. Don't have anything constructive to say but i wanted to just share my joy :-)
Good work, feels polished and clean without anything unnecessary. I wish I had someone to play with. Putting announcer sounds in there is pretty cool too, keep it up!
Interesting idea. I think it's fun to play with someone, I, unfortunately, had to wriggle out myself :upside_down: This mechanics has great potential, it allows you to create a huge number of levels and different types of bullets. You can make serious game with it, especially with multiplayer. And the use of real voice acting is bold and cool! Good luck to your team!
Nice with a competitive game. Simplistic and without anything unnecessary, makes you able to focus more on the actual gameplay. Feels like a finished games, the only thing I feel the need of is more levels, but a competitive game could be played on the same level over and over again and still keep its glance, so it's not a necessity.
I played with a friend and it was so much fun ! It was a big funny mess, trying to aim while dodging all those bullets ! Really nice game, where was it when I was in school ?
This is very very good game. It such a simple concept but yet its genius. Everything is spot on. The music, the sound, the graphics. I feel like there needs to be a little more content perhaps. The only think is lacks is replay-ability, and singleplayer-ability. Maybe add some objects or obstacles in the game scene that would deflect bullets as well. There could be moving or stationary doesn't matter. Maybe power ups that would allows the player to shoot faster or take no damage etc.... Very good game but with a tiny more effort it could amazing! You should also look into maybe making a single player mode were you face some basic AI.
This game is a really good example of simple design executed very well. The game plays great & is very fun. It is a little too simple graphically and the gameplay does become lacking after multiple plays, but it is still a very enjoyable game to play. Reminds me of some old online flash games I used to play in school!
I like the game idea, seems like something that could be built upon. I think there are a lot of ways it could go from here though, so maybe think about what you like best about the design and focus on that (the bullets, the movement, the levels, etc). I think keyboard controls can be pretty hard for turning, but it works well in a local setting. good job!
Thank you everyone again for the feedback and @aeveis for the tips. We intend to get the game in an online server as an experiment with multiplayer, but we are conscious we have at the bare minimum some bugs to solve and could really polish the features. ^-^
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You can't spam with your bullets and you should think twice before the next shot. Nice job!
And I forgot. Game's logo reminds me of Pepsi Cola :relieved:
@monncalf, I don't believe we didn't try to shoot outside of the field while playtesting. XD And we'll definetely consider your tip about the bullets speed if it gets a new version.
@meneer-guss, if you have an alphanumeric keyboad, controls can be changed in the menu to accomodate 2 players better. But I know it's still kinda . ^^
@interpol, I confess I had the same thought after I made the logo, but decided to stick with it. :p
We're not sure we'll try to implement an online version because we have a few other projects going on, but we'll really consider it.
I feel the ship speed can be increased, nevertheless, this feels like a fun concept which has interesting mechanics.
keep it up!
don't forget to check out my game too :)
Liked it, really fits the team.
Everything is spot on. The music, the sound, the graphics.
I feel like there needs to be a little more content perhaps. The only think is lacks is replay-ability, and singleplayer-ability. Maybe add some objects or obstacles in the game scene that would deflect bullets as well. There could be moving or stationary doesn't matter. Maybe power ups that would allows the player to shoot faster or take no damage etc.... Very good game but with a tiny more effort it could amazing!
You should also look into maybe making a single player mode were you face some basic AI.
Best of luck to you!
It is fun and above all simple. Very good work ..