The Unstable gun

by sheol
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.43
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.61
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.56
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.24
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.24
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.04
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.33
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.35

About


Weird squids have invaded the lab! It is up to you - wielder of the unstable gun to stop the menace! Collect the weapon nodes to unlock the full potential of your gun!

(I may have bitten off a bit more than I can chew by solo-ing this but oh well!)

How to play

Click to shoot, WASD to move! Collect all 3 weapon nodes!

(if you press 'G' you can see the tiles glitch haha)

If the screenshake is a bit too much, you can press 'M' to randomise the bullets for lesser shake :x
Tags: #2d, #short
Genres: shooter

Comments19

MorePixels
MorePixels6 Oct 2021, 05:10
Fun game, I liked the bullet changing mechanic, kept combat fresh and exciting!
Yokin
Yokin6 Oct 2021, 05:11
This game is now one of my favorite games :thumbsup:
LDJam user 2588636 Oct 2021, 05:15
A nice little entry! It wasn't ground breaking, but everything worked well, the light effect was cool, the upgrades felt nice, and overall it was enjoyable. The high quality tiles clashed a little bit with the dev art, but still was a nice entry.
Devin N6 Oct 2021, 05:15
Great use of the Lighting! Nice camera shake at the end too
ZhennaPerks
ZhennaPerks6 Oct 2021, 05:23
This isn't my favorite style of game, but I liked how short and sweet and polished this is. I was a little thrown off by the squids sounding exactly like Creepers from Minecraft and the really familiar boss music. Super clean game though, thank you for sharing.
Sheol
Sheolauthor6 Oct 2021, 12:40
@morepixels Thank you!! :D I initially wanted a more chaotic bullet mode haha. If you press 'M' you can see it :p Glad you found it fun!

@yokin Thank you for the kind words :)

@ericbomb Thanks for the feedback!! :DD I made the classic blunder of doing the environment art in 128x128 while the rest of the game is in either 64x64 or 32x32 sprites haha xD

@devin-n Much appreciated!! :D I really love camera shakes haha.

@zhennaperks Ohh!! Yeah haha the sounds are actually the zombie sounds from minecraft ;p The firing sound the enemies make are actually also a minecraft sound :x The final boss music is Carl Orff's O Fortuna (actual name is Carmina Burana iirc) in case you were wondering! Hope you still had fun though :D
Shea Kelly
Shea Kelly6 Oct 2021, 12:41
sound effects are amazing the choice of music is amazing and the art style is as well the only this is the end thing (I don't want to spoil it) but it could be harder.
nanolotl
nanolotl6 Oct 2021, 12:54
Greatly enjoyed this. Simple, but the whacky guns were amusing and fun.
Sheol
Sheolauthor6 Oct 2021, 17:35
@shea-kelly Ahh I'm glad you enjoyed it!! :D Thanks for the feedback!! Maybe in the future I'll increase the difficulty ;p Thanks for playing! :D

@nanolotl Thank you!! c:
squigglez
squigglez7 Oct 2021, 00:33
solid game. i like the lighting effects especially
SlickRamen
SlickRamen7 Oct 2021, 22:24
enjoyed it, got pretty fun after I got the bullets..
BGDC
BGDC9 Oct 2021, 08:25
Not much to say, good game overall! great job :thumbsup:
Sheol
Sheolauthor11 Oct 2021, 08:13
@squigglez Thank you for the kind words!! I think I could have done more with the lighting haha but hey, it's a learning experience ;p

@slickramen I had just as much fun creating the bullet types haha :p

@bgdc Thank you!! :)
talas11 Oct 2021, 11:59
didn't understand all, but this is fun =)
Mallard
Mallard11 Oct 2021, 16:12
Nice gamejam submission.
I liked the atmosphere created with the lighting and sounds.
The enemies were varied enough to keep me engaged throughout, and the final boss battle actually made me chuckle on the chaos of it all.
Good job.
cavejohnson332
cavejohnson33211 Oct 2021, 18:02
Loved the boss music)
and *SPOILERS* ---- minecraft zombie sfx)
matthewlacker11 Oct 2021, 23:39
Nice job! 1 I was pretty surprised you managed to squeeze a boss fight in at the end. I think the lighting looked good and set the mood nicely, but i am not sure if it was the right choice for this genre. It felt a little disorienting. The glitched tiles were also a nice effect.
Sheol
Sheolauthor13 Oct 2021, 00:47
@talas Ahh noted! I'll work on improving the clarity for my games in future!! Glad you found it fun though!! Thank you! :D

@mallard Thank you for kind words!! :DD Took me quite a while to figure out and set up the sounds/atomosphere haha. I'm glad you got a chuckle out of the final boss hehe.

@cavejohnson332 Every boss needs an 'epic' soundtrack imo :p The final boss music is Carl Orff’s O Fortuna if you were wondering! :D And yeah haha I used the minecraft zombie sfx for the mobs :x Maybe next time when I'm more experienced with things I'll do my own sounds ;p

@matthewlacker Oh man I barely managed to squeeze it in >__
LDJam user 26124221 Oct 2021, 17:18
Nice work! I like the mood and level design! Wish u good luck.

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