Hat Attack by funisfun8

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made by funisfun8 for LD32 (JAM)
Hat Attack is a game where you defend your hat store from waves of invading robots! A simple platformer with a fun weapon. I sadly didn't get to implement the boss and the level design is rushed due to having work. Please enjoy my first Ludum Dare submission!

Controls: W to jump, A & D for movement, and SPACE to fire.
Tileset art with help from my friend: Ghost_Telacast! (Forgot to add this earlier :/)

Game Maker: Studio was my engine. Paint.net and GM's built in editor for graphics(Ghost used MS Paint.) Sfxr for sound. And Bosca Ceoli for music.

Ratings

Coolness 48% 1347
Overall(Jam) 3.58 229
Audio(Jam) 2.95 434
Fun(Jam) 3.39 264
Graphics(Jam) 3.35 492
Humor(Jam) 2.95 473
Innovation(Jam) 2.64 772
Mood(Jam) 2.45 880
Theme(Jam) 3.17 648

Feedback

SilentNight
21. Apr 2015 · 02:06 UTC
I like the graphics quite a bit. Though one annoying thing is that you can be hit and killed when opening doors. I like the game though.
RobotHoboDanceParty
21. Apr 2015 · 02:12 UTC
You can sometimes stick to walls, but its not much of an issue though. Pretty fun game, great work! :)
ApocoNypse
21. Apr 2015 · 02:38 UTC
Pretty basic but still a lot of fun! Some minor bugs like sticking to some walls but apart from that, really good :D
Davikin92
21. Apr 2015 · 02:47 UTC
batman aproves it
flwns
21. Apr 2015 · 02:51 UTC
really cool game, nice graphics, some of the sounds are kind of harsh if you wear headphones.
sorlok
21. Apr 2015 · 02:53 UTC
Funny and clever! Loved the randomized hats, and all the powerups. It was a little unclear what exactly is foreground vs. background, and it was easy to get stuck on corners while jumping. Otherwise, quite fun!
MiniBobbo
21. Apr 2015 · 03:04 UTC
Nice graphics and gameplay. I found the most difficult part was trying to tell what I was going to collide with and what was just a background element. The music and sound effects were adequate, but could be spiced up I think.
cdrch
21. Apr 2015 · 04:36 UTC
I like the idea. Sticking to walls is a minor issue, but not too bothersome. The most annoying thing about the game for me was that there are a lot of vertical drops just before a mob of enemies. I suspect most of these are meant to corral the AI to keep them from mobbing the entrance, which they mostly successfully do. However, for the more crowded areas (and additional AI tend to wander into those areas, making this problem worse), it becomes near-impossible to drop down to attack without taking at least one hit. The bouncing/flying enemies likewise are annoying, since they tend to spend a fair amount of time just above gun height, divebombing you. A combination of the above two problems kept me from getting past the first few levels.

Overall, though, the game was pretty fun. :)
Hammer Games
21. Apr 2015 · 05:28 UTC
Well done! I liked the graphics and the gameplay. But I think he have unlimited weapons, isn't?
🎤 funisfun8
21. Apr 2015 · 07:17 UTC
Cdrch, the vertical drops were for exactly what you said, however it was also due to the fact that most of the levels were made in 5 minutes each trying to get them done before I had to go to work! XD
Yoon
21. Apr 2015 · 09:18 UTC
I really like it. It's consistent, fun, and the title is very catchy. Good job on the robots (especially the damn fast ones).
I wish the background music wasn't so low in volume though. I wanna hear it!
Also I find the game to be quite hard.

... I think that third room is still laughing at me.
Pietro Ferrantelli
21. Apr 2015 · 11:17 UTC
Nice game overall, pretty basic but well executed concept ! I really enjoyed it ! Solid entry !
leo_p_mahon
21. Apr 2015 · 18:40 UTC
Love the art, game play is pretty fun too I especially like the rocket feet enemies because they really hard to kill. Well executed overall. :)
TheMeorch
21. Apr 2015 · 18:49 UTC
Nice work! This was lots of fun, and throwing random hats at robots is really funny. I wish I was able to restart a level when I lost instead of starting the entire game over -- I want to see all the levels!
guigrillo13
24. Apr 2015 · 00:01 UTC
YES!!
This is the kind of game I like
Hambone
24. Apr 2015 · 21:23 UTC
Fun game! I loved it!
TheBurningHat
24. Apr 2015 · 21:25 UTC
Instantly drawn to this game due to the name! Love the pixel graphics.
jackyjjc
26. Apr 2015 · 07:07 UTC
It is quite a fun game throwing random hats at robots. I find the control a bit clunky since both wasd and space keys are on one side of the keyboard.
Langouste
29. Apr 2015 · 16:44 UTC
Super Game! I love it ;) Thanks
ShaunJS
30. Apr 2015 · 18:26 UTC
Nice job!

I think the lose state is a little bit jarring, the getting hit animation is perfectly solid but because the "you lose" triggers instantly on losing your last piece of health it's a bit sudden and hard to tell where the damage came from.

Fun though, Well done!
ruchirbapat
19. Apr 2016 · 01:03 UTC
nice game! i loved it! i like the graphics and music, and the gameplay was awesome! =)

play and rate my game here:ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-35/?action=preview&uid=88260