Olive These Guns

co-authored: @handodoom, @noirello
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.00
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.00
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.25
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.75
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.00
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.25
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.50


The Story

In this LD entry, the team that brought you Haighper Lewp continues the the HL Labs saga with a new character: Oliver, the Martinian. They've been given the *HL Blaster* TM to try to clear the horde of enemies threatening the HL labs. A fun little quirk of the HL Blaster: you never know what you're gonna get. It could be a Nebula Pulsar that shoots a powerful purple quasar or it could be a simple water gun. (Now that we think about it, the invaders seem to draw their strength from the water. Maybe it's best to not shoot them with that...)

Controls

* Up Arrow / W / Space = Jump
* Mouse = Aim
* Left Click = Shoot (You have to keep clicking - press to hold didn't work in the initial release of the game)

Credits

WhoTitleWhat they didNumber of LDs (including 51)
SaphirakoThe Glue GuyGameplay Programming4
HandODoomThe Juice ManSprites, Music, SFX, Animation, and Particle Effects2
NoirelloThe LandscapistEnvironmental Artist1

Everyone contributed ideas and direction in the design aspect of the game. Big hand to Noirello for completing her first game jam with this entry!!!

Comments1

saintchristopher777
saintchristopher7774 Oct 2022, 14:15
Nice game! Good mix of random guns and baddies. I do think the jump is a bit slow/floaty to be very useful for dodging runners. There might be some memory de-allocation that needs to happen too - I got a fair ways on one run and it started lagging. Great work though!

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