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Charge Negative by Leaghorn

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made by Leaghorn for LD32 (COMPO)
Unconventional weapon, huh?

So if weapons are for killing/hurting the enemy, an unconventional weapon might HEAL him.

HOW TO PLAY:

- Orange Orb shoots Orange bullets, and they hurt him, but they HEAL the enemy
- Same goes for Blue Orb

- Orange Orb has to catch blue bullets to survive and avoid orange (his) bullets
- Same goes for Blue Orb

- if the Orbs get to close to each other they'll get sucked into another by forcefield
- escape forcefield ASAP, as it is killing all bulets (good or bad) in sight and kills Orbs faster


Whoever survives the longest, wins!

Enjoy!


CONTROLS:

[F] - Full Screen

Player vs Player
> 1st player - WSAD
> 2nd player - Arrows

Player vs CPU
> 1st player - WSAD or Arrows


Software used:
Unity, PSP, Gimp, Blender


worktime - ~25 hours



//The title is inspired by the title of the movie from Seinfield - Prognosis Negative :D
Web http://leaghorn.nazwa.pl/chargeNegative/webProject.html
Windows http://leaghorn.nazwa.pl/chargeNegative/PC.zip
Linux http://leaghorn.nazwa.pl/chargeNegative/Linux.zip
Source https://www.dropbox.com/s/znzpowze2y8x1gj/Assets.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=45380

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 3.45 305
Fun 3.04 560
Graphics 4.16 64
Humor 2.07 863
Innovation 3.73 160
Mood 3.06 442
Theme 3.53 389

Feedback

mtanton
20. Apr 2015 路 03:00 UTC
Very nice concept. Looks really nice and was fun to play. Good job!
Lynx
20. Apr 2015 路 04:07 UTC
The graphics are gorgeous! Little much to take in at first, kept getting confused on which are projectiles and why I'm getting tethered to everything, but great work regardless of my ignorance!
ChronoDK
20. Apr 2015 路 08:56 UTC
Great idea, and very pretty graphics!
馃帳 Leaghorn
20. Apr 2015 路 12:03 UTC
@Lynx I edited the description a little so maybe it's more clear what is going on and what to do ;)
PapyPilgrim
20. Apr 2015 路 12:41 UTC
Super cool idea, and great packaging, but I feel like there is no real way to 'attack' the other player: It's just a surviving contest, and it's hard to avoid your own bullets because they sometime spawn just under your nose...
馃帳 Leaghorn
20. Apr 2015 路 12:53 UTC
@PapyPilgrim yeah. It's a game of defense rather than offense. The bullets dont hurt you right away. There is a time gap when you release them so you can escape. Ofcourse sometimes you will got hit but so does the enemy ;)
Bastienre4
20. Apr 2015 路 12:59 UTC
Awesome ! Graphics and the mood are both really good.
Madball
20. Apr 2015 路 13:16 UTC
The game looks amazing! And the music fits well! The gameplay, however, seems to be straightforward and lacking strategy.
I enjoyed this game a lot, but mainly because of graphics.
I wish there was another way to tell how much health do you have, like orbs becoming smaller or dimmer.
Pawige
20. Apr 2015 路 13:39 UTC
Nice work on the art! The gameplay is a little dull, but I like the concept anyway.
Hyoga-3D
21. Apr 2015 路 02:22 UTC
Very nice game, visuals are really cool, great job.
mortus
21. Apr 2015 路 15:14 UTC
It looks great and it seems to be very fun but for some reason I just can't figure out how to play this effectively. I lose every single time. :D

Great work on the visuals!
馃帳 Leaghorn
21. Apr 2015 路 15:31 UTC
@mortus focus on catching blue particles. Bigger particles heals more so if there is a choice chose bigger. Dont worry about orange particles. I mean try to avoid bigger groups of them, but just focus on catching as many blue ones ;)
Elemental Zeal Games Studios
21. Apr 2015 路 19:37 UTC
Really pretty entry, well done. :)
JoshuaBurr
21. Apr 2015 路 20:03 UTC
Very nice concept. Looks great too!
Midnight Creators
22. Apr 2015 路 15:48 UTC
A bit confuse in the begging, but really cool game! The graphics and mood are gorgeous. More power ups would be awesome :) Good job!
Drauthius
22. Apr 2015 路 20:14 UTC
Nice entry, but I couldn't break the forcefield though! My friend and I tested a few times, but we both ended on 0 (or 0.01) points.
goblin
22. Apr 2015 路 20:22 UTC
Interesting concept and idea. Good job!
Check ours too http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=44367
馃帳 Leaghorn
22. Apr 2015 路 20:22 UTC
@Drauthius if there is no enough momentum to break out of the forcefield, move the oposite side to build the momentum and you will breake free ;)
musasabi333
23. Apr 2015 路 12:13 UTC
Great job dude! Really enjoyed it.
Tselmek
23. Apr 2015 路 12:28 UTC
Neat concept, very hard to master. Gorgeous graphics and kickass music and sounds. Good job!
coderitual
23. Apr 2015 路 14:50 UTC
Hi! I like the concept too. As I said fantastic graphics style but a little boring gameplay. Still excellent work!
DesignerNap
23. Apr 2015 路 20:10 UTC
Great graphics and solid audio. It says on the game that the audio is by @qrchack? if that isn't you then this should really be a Jam instead of a Compo entry. Nice concept though.
馃帳 Leaghorn
24. Apr 2015 路 16:19 UTC
@DesignerNap there is no sounds and audio track is by @qrchack, thats why no rating in Audio category ;)
SeriouslyCrunchy
28. Apr 2015 路 13:10 UTC
Wow this is a very nice use of the theme! Looks great too, nice job. Unsure how I would expand the idea though.
lamogui
28. Apr 2015 路 17:41 UTC
Amazing visual effects !
IDidGame
28. Apr 2015 路 18:14 UTC
the visuals are nice and the concept is original, good job!
i would have like some way to release the bullets myself as to make it a little more tactical
KaiseanGames
28. Apr 2015 路 18:20 UTC
Nice one. A bit too random. Not sure what's happening most of the time. And I had difficulties separating from the other orb. But all in all, it's a very nice game.
thaaks
28. Apr 2015 路 18:47 UTC
Wonderful visuals! The game is fun to play but it's not sooo obvious why you win or lose at the end. Catching the bullets isn't this easy and given the "floating style" of movement it's tricky to get the bullets you need.

Overall a well done game!
eskivor
28. Apr 2015 路 19:18 UTC
Really great FX !
elefantopia
28. Apr 2015 路 19:31 UTC
Beautiful but the best way to play is to do nothing ...
oparisy
28. Apr 2015 路 19:38 UTC
Once I read the nxtructions, this was definitely a very fun game to play! Some strange initial "dance" avoiding the other orb, always moving, and then a final "kill"... very original. Perhaps the screen is a little bit too shaky at times, and I would have liked to play fullscreen. The graphics and VFX are gorgeous! Nice music too, gives quite an atmosphere.
MonoS
28. Apr 2015 路 19:54 UTC
Very cool graphics and effects, liked the gameplay but find it a bit chaotic, probably it's my fault.
Biliogadafr
28. Apr 2015 路 20:28 UTC
Interesting. So the winner is the one who collects orbs more efficiently.:) Effects looks great. Also music fits visuals very well.
grillaface
29. Apr 2015 路 21:03 UTC
Excellent presentation, wish I had someone to play against. Nice job.
SledKnight
11. May 2015 路 22:17 UTC
Excellent entry! I played the CPU and barley won. lol Beautiful effects.