Death By Pointer by Squarlboy

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made by Squarlboy for LD32 (COMPO)
My First Ludum Dare submission.
A simple game made in Game Maker and SFXR(for the sounds).

Your weapon is your dear friend every time you turn on your computer.
but be careful it knows neither friend nor foe.

How long can you survive?

EDIT:
This game works surprisingly well on a smart board.

Ratings

Coolness 71% 3
Overall 2.95 752
Audio 2.32 701
Fun 3.06 542
Graphics 2.17 1012
Humor 2.74 530
Innovation 3.40 351

Feedback

GTA LUDUM V
20. Apr 2015 · 08:22 UTC
good game, i hope it could increase the difficulty.
jk5000
22. Apr 2015 · 18:26 UTC
A better introduction to what I'm supposed to do a little help a lot. But else it's okay.
SySaNiN
25. Apr 2015 · 19:29 UTC
Interesting concept!
F. Wiktora
26. Apr 2015 · 01:02 UTC
Good first entry!
Catwheel
26. Apr 2015 · 04:36 UTC
175.77 seconds. I have to say the idea of smacking dudes with your cursor would have never occurred to me. This is one of the most innovative ideas I have so far.
abcdef65g
26. Apr 2015 · 04:41 UTC
One of the most creative unusual weapons if you think of it abstractly; Not that we don't use mouses in games usually, but saying the pointer that is on our face wherever we turn the PC on to a point we pretty much ignore it, that is a rather creative concept.

Fun, agile, this game is what I expect from a Ludum Dare game, creativity at it's finest.
Davikin92
26. Apr 2015 · 04:52 UTC
Increase the difficulty overtime. Add more possible actions that you could do with the pointer (lasso, marquee, click, right click...)
blob
26. Apr 2015 · 07:36 UTC
Funny idea. Too easy to cheat the AI by just waiting under the platform. Would have been cool to have more level and difficulty ramping up.
seankimdesign
26. Apr 2015 · 23:55 UTC
That was more fun than it initially appeared to be! It was surprisingly satisfying to hear the tick as the stickmen went down to my pointy cursor. It would be great to see more variations and elements introduced to this game. Kudos.
sorlok
27. Apr 2015 · 00:22 UTC
Cool idea! I love the idea of having a weapon that hurts you and the enemy at the same time. Neat!
bossmojoman
27. Apr 2015 · 00:45 UTC
I got to 44 seconds. This was a nice simple concept and very playable. Great job! Im not sure why I cant vote on theme though, I think this was a perfect example of the theme.
🎤 Squarlboy
27. Apr 2015 · 00:54 UTC
@bossmojoman: thinks for catching that i though theme was like atmosphere.
ZYXer
27. Apr 2015 · 00:59 UTC
Quite an addictive game! I really like how this game plays with your instict to use the mouse to move your character. I think nearly each time I died was because I touched my player with the cursor while I was unconciously trying to make him move. Really good entry for your first LD.
someone
27. Apr 2015 · 01:00 UTC
Cool idea. Could do with a difficulty curve or something. I stopped after 100 kills.
I liked that you can hurt yourself, it made it more interesting.
John Vanis
29. Apr 2015 · 15:08 UTC
so so
BIZM
11. May 2015 · 02:47 UTC
This was a very neat game. :) Took a while to realize you can move and jump! I had fun playing it with my stylus. Wish it would get harder over time though.