Ludum Dare #48compo

Chuck Challenger: The Hunt for Malpractice Mole

by phlip45

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.64

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.74

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★1.98

Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.64

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.36

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.95

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.04

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.91

You are Chuck Challenger and that dastardly Malpractice Mole is at it again. Malpractice Mole has gone deep underground and begun experimenting on the wildlife there, turning them into horrible abominations. It is up to you and your trusty gun to put a stop to him.

Estimated time to complete: <5minutes
Sound warning: There is no volume control, so make sure your sound is turned down a bit.

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Controls:
A: Move Left
D: Move Right
Space: Jump
Click: Shoot in the direction of your cursor

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Tools used:
Graphics - Aseprite
Sounds - Mouth sounds and pocket operators
Text Editor - Atom

Tools: Aseprite

Comments18

PixelPortalz26 Apr 2021, 05:00

10/10 Savage esthetic!! The shoot timer is always in time with the music, cant be a coincidence!!

Sthealthinator26 Apr 2021, 05:04

Really liked your audio :)

soundgnome27 Apr 2021, 05:08

Nice challenge! Tricky but feels good to play.

ladybenko27 Apr 2021, 20:27

I like how the shooting works with parabolic shots, so it takes a bit of mastery to actually be able to kill enemies. The music is nice and I liked the sound effects as well. Well done! :)

Shawn Moore28 Apr 2021, 01:27

Heyyy we're "Chuck" buddies this jam :)

I loved the beat and the goofy sound effects. The damage zoom/blur effect is nicely polished too! One issue I had was the boss somehow clipped into the floor, so I had to restart.

AndyKSWong28 Apr 2021, 01:40

Love the sound effects! The controls are good and I like that the bullets are in projectile motion! Also, kudos to you for building the game using PixiJS!

KunoNoOni28 Apr 2021, 03:12

I got a kick out of this game! I liked that if you turned the opposite direction you could shoot backwards! I just thought that was so funny :smile:

Phlip45author28 Apr 2021, 04:09

@shawn-moore Huh, I think I saw the boss clip into the floor once during testing, and I had thought I had fixed it. Guess I must have missed it. Thanks for the report!

@AndyKSWong Thanks it was my first time using PixiJS for anything other than tutorials. Id did slow me down a bit but I learned a lot!

Lakea28 Apr 2021, 06:55

played a few rounds, love how the bullets arch and you can plan your shots, very good game.

Venezia28 Apr 2021, 09:38

Fun little platformer! The music was a perfect fit. Couple things, the first time I went through, I killed everything and died to the boss. Second time, I just jumped through the level without stopping. Seemed to be a more effective strategy :) I enjoyed this quite a bit, keep up the good work!

Solah29 Apr 2021, 05:15

The graphics are cool but the colors might be a bit too flashy. Controls are a bit imprecise but the level design is cool and the balistic on the gun spices up the fights. Well done!

cogcomp30 Apr 2021, 14:37

Loved the sound effects and music. Well done!

Ryan Dotsikas1 May 2021, 16:35

Nice job getting this done for the compo! Loved the charm of the "mouth sounds" for the SFX haha they were great. Also Malpractice Mole is pretty hilarious too. Great submission!

LeviDSmith3 May 2021, 02:52

Neat little platformer/shooter.

Tim773 May 2021, 10:04

Interesting platformer. A suggestion would be to have the camera not move so erratically - stay more centered on the player. Also, the movement was pretty slippery. Perhaps a tighter control system? Good luck for the jam!

wizard sino9 May 2021, 00:53

it is most certainly a decent... thingy.

LMB9 May 2021, 01:22

Cool game! Very complete, even with a boss fight and a nice victory screen!

Random thoughts:

* Is Chuck Challenger an Oompa Loompa?
* Nice character design! (Not much common to see non-generic characters in a compo game that is not story-centered!)
* Music is good, sound effects worked well enough (sorta funny).
* Boss battle: I lost a couple of times until I (by luck) ended up in a position in which apparently _Malpractice Mole_ would never hit me.
* No bugs while I was playing.

Nice game all-in-all! Congrats!

blobo15 May 2021, 19:29

I like the boss fight! The character designs are fun, and I really like the voice acted sound effects! Ha! Great work.