Health N Shoot - Ludum Dare 43 - losthamster

Health N Shoot

My first jam.

A simple arcade shooter in which you have to sacrifice health for abilities.

You can charge your shot, dash and slow time, all taking away some of your regenerating health.

Controls:
Move = Arrows
Shoot = C or Space
Dash = X
Toggle Time Control = X

Some things to know:
This is my first submission. As I only had enough free time for part of the jam I had to use my time sparingly, so please judge fairly. ;)

[SMALL Change Log]
Some of the last minute work I did to the damage balancing caused every shot to be a one-hit kill.
That has been fixed and uploaded.

Comments1

Sockman7 Dec 2018, 23:36

I really liked this, the idea was really neat and it was implemented really well. Making the regen so fast made every second into a fast decision about what to do next. Can I take a bullet, or do I have enough health to dodge? Can I kill this enemy in time or should I wait to get enough health to just tank the damage? I really liked it because of these scenarios, but I feel like it wasn't explored fully. Making the AI more diverse and maybe more aggressive could help, the saw blade enemies were a lot more interesting than the other ones. Also polishing and making the other mechanics more useful would make it better. I found myself not wanting to slow down time because it didn't really help, and the dash tended to put me in danger rather than get me out. Otherwise, really great concept. (I liked the graphics too, they were simple but communicated everything I needed to know, perfect for a game jam)