Get down Mr President!

by generictoast

co-authored: @teo-yong-jie

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.65

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.76

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.48

Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.24

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.54

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.85

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.30

Play the game here : https://generictoast.itch.io/get-down-mr-president

We did not make the background music so we have opted out of the audio category

Description

As a bodyguard you've got to put your body on the line day in and day out and being one isn't a easy job. Being the president's personal body guard makes the job even harder. You're bound to get shot a few times during your line of duty...

Escort the president through danger *7* filled cities as you desperately try to protect him from deadly enemies, sacrificing yourself for his protection! Luckily you seem to be able to take a couple of hits...

WASD to move, Spacebar to dive

Your progress is saved so you may close the page and continue where you left off another time

Tools used

Game engine

- Unity

Image editing

- Pyxel edit
- Paint.net

Audio (we did not make the bgm, only some sound fx!)

- ChipTone

Code done by @generictoast

Art done by @teo-yong-jie

Tags: #2d, #pixel art, #top down shooter, #unity

Genres: action

Tools: ChipTone, Paint.net, Pyxel Edit, Unity

Comments23

wie_3 Dec 2018, 17:23

It's a fun game, even though the idea is not very original. Fits the teme very well, music is good, and it's fun and easy to play. Good job!

Jupiter_Hadley5 Dec 2018, 13:35

Nice game! I included it in my compilation video series of games from the Ludum Dare, if you’d like to take a look :) https://youtu.be/1t-6rdylBrI

velvetlobster5 Dec 2018, 22:42

cool music!! All bad guys are saying "yes" in russian, perhaps it would be cool to have some different types and chars of enemies ... perhaps some really crazy ones like aliens and illuminati lolol ... this could become a very cool crazy game

paulhocker7 Dec 2018, 05:30

very well done -- really liked the use of the theme and you made it fun without being too political -- awesome game -- thanks for making it

Arvejeitor7 Dec 2018, 12:47

Very funny game, i loved it! xD great idea!

shulololo8 Dec 2018, 08:12

This game is pretty fun. I pretty bad at the game because I can't seem to get the dives done at the right time. Great job!

sadzanenyama8 Dec 2018, 09:08

Nice game! Probably one of the funniest I've found so far! Those suicide Russians are really hard to stop! Well done

Corbak8 Dec 2018, 09:34

This is quite original! Graphics are cute and fun, gameplay is easy to learn hard to master. I love that the president just doesn't care at all what happens around him and just walks around to put up some flags, this is hilarious XD

ursagames8 Dec 2018, 10:01

Your game was played on my stream ( https://www.twitch.tv/ursagames/videos ) on the fourth day of Ludum Dare streams. Thank you for sharing your game with us! You can find the timestamp of when your game was played here: https://goo.gl/N2rkr8

Shito8 Dec 2018, 19:43

Cool game idea! I found it to be entertaining. But I got stuck in Level 3 because I thought it was a good idea constantly pushing my president, so that he would walk faster. In the end he got stuck at the bottom of the map in the right corner and didn't move anymore. :D

GenericToastauthor9 Dec 2018, 02:32

@shito Thanks for playing! I'll try to fix the problem you faced in a later version.

VadeMetro9 Dec 2018, 14:10

Nice gameplay. We can push the president to make it move faster, is it on purpose?
I like the menu animation, nice polish!

GenericToastauthor9 Dec 2018, 14:59

@vademetro Thanks! Being able to push the president is intended as to let players choose between pushing the president away from hazards and blocking them or a balance of both!

Akusan9 Dec 2018, 17:38

This game is great! I really love the concept and it makes sense - sacrifice your life to save the president. Kind of morbid, but amusing, fun, and fits the theme perfectly. The art and minimalistic animation is cute and fun too. The music also adds to the mood. Lacking some sound effects but it is not really that bothersome.

Great game and thanks for sharing!

Rolle12 Dec 2018, 11:50

Very fun game and nice concept! Could probably be built upon in a lot of levels. Really like the graphics and the mood that is set with the music. Too bad you opted out/didn't write it yourself! :-) Congrats on a fun game!

v1ru612 Dec 2018, 14:44

Nailed the theme! Fun to play.

xarona13 Dec 2018, 09:12

Nice game and mechanics and all. I only dont really understand why the new security people resporn next to the president and not where the died. That made the handling a bit annoying for me. But I didn't enjoy protecting the president ...

Edmanbosch15 Dec 2018, 00:12

Not very original, but still fun. It really sucks that there's no PC version though, especially since it has no sound on WebGL.

GenericToastauthor15 Dec 2018, 04:10

@edmanbosch Pretty sure the sound problem is on your end since it works just fine for everyone else. I could make a windows export of the game but i didn't think it was necessary since a web version would be more convenient for everyone to play.

GenericToastauthor15 Dec 2018, 04:13

@xarona We tried spawning the bodyguard where they died at first but that made the game too easy.We also tried spawning them at the various checkpoints but it made it a bit too disorientating for the player, so we eventually decided on spawning them beside the president. Thanks for playing!

Edmanbosch15 Dec 2018, 05:29

@generictoast I've seen this exact same bug on another Unity WebGL game, for this very jam no less. It might be on my end though since I'm basically just using an old Intel i3 Processor with integrated graphics but I'm not sure.

jusw8517 Dec 2018, 14:23

Hands down funniest game I played during this LD so far, the controls and collisions dont feel that tight, but personally I think that's one of the charms of this entry. I got to the stage with the very large open area where the prez zigzags up and down, I think that one's way too unfair, and I really would've loved to have beaten that stage to see what comes next.

GenericToastauthor17 Dec 2018, 14:55

@jusw85 Glad you enjoyed it! The stage with the open area is actually the last stage so you weren't missing much after that XD