Ludum Dare #56compo

Space Critter Rescue Mission

by pvg

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.00

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.25

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.75

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.50

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.75

Audio★★★★★★★★★★4.25

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.75

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.25

Summary

A Vertical Shoot-Em-Up

Instructions

1. Shoot the enemy ships to bust them into their constituent critters.
2. Catch the critters in bubbles to rescue them.
3. Profit?

Controls

Arrow keys to move left and right. Z to shoot lasers. X to launch a bubble.

(Alternatively, AD to move, space for lasers, ctrl for bubble.)

Background

I had a day to work on a jam project, and I wanted to make an old-fashioned vertical shoot-em-up. I thought I would have more time and imagined adding different kinds of critters and ships... but that's just how it goes some time. It's a short game, but I hope it brings some joy to your day.

Tools

- Godot Engine 4.3
- LMMS
- Audacity
- AssetForge

Tools: Asset Forge, Audacity, Godot, LMMS

Comments6

CamComDuck7 Oct 2024, 01:41

Nice googley eyes and shooter game Dr G!

MissingPixel7 Oct 2024, 04:57

Cool game! It gets difficult very fast 😅. I liked the dynamic of having to balance shooting the enemies while trying not to hit the creatures. Good work!

pvgauthor8 Oct 2024, 23:20

@missingpixel Thanks for checking it out! I had thought about adding more negative impact for shooting the critters, but given my time constraints, I hoped just a sad sound would be an adequate deterrent :)

Sviborg9 Oct 2024, 06:30

Nice! Good work!

SdCorpse10 Oct 2024, 22:49

gameplay is interesting just like im playing old nes or sega game.
its very nice idea to make player think should he shoot or catch critters.
Sounds are awesome!
I think it should becomes difficult some slower.
And mb catched critters coud give u some bonuses.

pvgauthor12 Oct 2024, 19:38

Yeah, @sdcorpse, I think you and I are thinking in the same direction. If I had more time, that's where I wanted to go with it: a little more structure to levels, a little more intrigue from the critters themselves. Time constraints on a jam are a mixed blessing! I hope the little project inspires some other folks. Cheers!

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