Ludum Dare #49compo

Crystallizator

by xcvzxc

Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.09

Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.09

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.95

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.33

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.21

Audio★★★★★★★★★★4.12

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.47

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.81

Kill hordes of coronaviruses with a deadly weapon called Crystallizator

Description

Fight back waves enemies in this endless top-down shooter. Upgrade your weapon to easier annihilate stronger and larger groups of enemies. However, You have to be careful - the more upgrades Cristallizator has, the more unstable it gets. Don't be surprised when it explodes in your face at the most unexpected moment.

Features

- Satisfying gameplay
- Too many particles
- Crazy music
- 4 types of enemies (In fact differing only in stats xD)
- Rage quit guaranteed or your money back

How to play

#### Controls
- [W][A][S][D] - move
- Shift - run (uses Stamina Points)
- LMB hold - crystallizator use
- [E] - interact

#### Upgrading Crystallizator
Collect XP orbs to fill up the XP bar. When the bar is full you get an upgrade point.

Stand on an upgrade panel and press [E] to open upgrade screen.

Choose an upgrade;

Watch the axis of instability. Every certain number of upgrades penalties are activated. Hover over the penalty to see its description.

Changelog:

v1.0.1
- "not working Restart" bug fixed
- "accidental score screen skip" bug fixed
- minor variable tweaks for better balance

v1.0.2
- "crashing after reaching 1500 enemies killed" bug fixed
- more space between walls and spawn points, so enemies don't spawn behind the walls now

Tags: #gamemaker, #top down shooter, #top-down

Genres: shooter

Tools: Aseprite, FL Studio, GameMaker

Comments22

DevParty4 Oct 2021, 11:40

AWESOME game! This is SOO fun. I love the graphics style, and the audio is perfect for this game. 9/10

owca4 Oct 2021, 11:59

Very engaging game :smiley: Before I got first upgrade it was a bit dull, but then the fun part started. The music is great and also the overall style of the game.

Some suggestions:
- xp needed for first upgrades could be lower to engage player quicker
- some sound effects for the lasers would be nice (e.g. pulsating sound implemented as a separate layer synced with music and toggled when the laser is firing)

MalusKhan4 Oct 2021, 12:48

Very good experience ! All merchanics are very good and the graphics and audio are also great !

caudatecoder4 Oct 2021, 15:33

Wow, that's a surprisingly polished game for the compo!

I love the music, the art, the upgrade system! Damn it's clever and unexpected too see a well thought trough upgrade system in a jam game. Fits the theme very well.

I really enjoyed it. Given enough it could be a great bullet-hell rogue-like or smth...

Love it, amazing job!

madjackmcmad4 Oct 2021, 15:34

Great sprite art and a solid set of interfaces. I imagine over time and testing you could find a pace that really works for the game. Keep it up!

mrBell2704 Oct 2021, 17:06

Very addictive game. Spend at least 30 min in it, and absolutely will be back for more!
Good luck!

Jupiter_Hadley5 Oct 2021, 10:52

Love the graphics! I included it in my Ludum Dare 49 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. :) https://youtu.be/IO7T3gBWVBc

XCVZXCauthor6 Oct 2021, 16:22

@owca Thanks for feedback! I am glad you enjoyed cristallizato. Also thanks for helpful pieces of advice. I didnt make laser sounds because i thought they would be annoying. But i didnt think about sounds synced with music!

XCVZXCauthor6 Oct 2021, 16:24

@jupiter-hadley Thanks for including my game! I saw your keynote - interesting and inspiring life story :)

XCVZXCauthor6 Oct 2021, 16:25

@madjackmcmad Thanks for playing! And yeah, proper balance is something that has always been difficult for me during game jams

XCVZXCauthor6 Oct 2021, 16:27

@caudatecoder Thanks for playing! Some enemies were meant to shoot bullets, but... limited time said NO :(

SexGanon7 Oct 2021, 18:02

Hey this is a lot of fun =D. Great job! Its crazy satisfying when you have 5 lasers just tearing through the hoards of enemies

CozyGamePals7 Oct 2021, 18:10

Wow! So polished! Great job

JKGames7 Oct 2021, 18:13

This one might be my favorite from everything i played yet! It fells good to play, it´s extremely polished, and EXTREMELY adictive. Really great entry!

Denhette7 Oct 2021, 22:00

Got to 714 enemies defeated and felt like an absolute powerhouse! I'm keeping this one on my pc for sure! Great job!

Life_Lich9 Oct 2021, 20:07

Very fun game after a few levels, the “hold down exit button fill bar” is a good idea. it would have saved my first run, if the reset button had that as well, the music is also really good, did you make that yourself ?

XCVZXCauthor10 Oct 2021, 08:28

@life-lich Thanks for playing! Sorry for this reset button, I should have thought about that. Yes , I made music myself as this is compo entry and there is no other way to put music in game. I am actually also an amateur music producer (XCVZXC on SoundCloud).

TailsGameDev10 Oct 2021, 21:12

At the first time, I didn't get that I could improve the ship, but it's clear enough, maybe you don't have to explain it better.
Very fun game, exploding ships is satisfaction.

dkz198912 Oct 2021, 17:54

Very cool game! The art is really cool, congratulations!

Raphiell12 Oct 2021, 22:50

Wow this was amazing! I had so much fun.

It would have been interesting to have the negative effects have a random order, so each play is different. Also, if there was a visible marker showing the radius at which you get hurt from using the gun too close to enemies, that would be nice, I killed myself like that because it was hard to tell if I would hurt myself.

Was really fun though, well done!