SnoZonE by Fortyseven

made by Fortyseven for LD31 (JAM)

The War on Christmas just got stupider.

Bucking the theme, I wanted to create a tank battle game inspired by the original 'Battle Zone' arcade game.

It started out that way, and got...christmassy early on.

You should be able to figure it out pretty fast. You're a tank in a pit of abandoned Christmas crap. Are those rocks? Are they coal? Doesn't matter: everyone is naughty in the pit, and the Snowmen are about to judge you harder than an anonymous teenager on the internet.

----

Plenty of bugs: snowmen vanish and get confused. You can flip yourself somewhat easily, if you're determined.

I'll spend the next day or two finishing up. Lots of ideas not added to hit the Jam deadline that will make this a bit more fun: planned for the tank to hold a limited supply of snowballs, and be able to reload from supplies that will spawn around the map. And more.

Also missing: MUSIC. Hopefully I'll get that in before I submit.

Web (POST-JAM UPDATED)	http://gamejolt.com/games/arcade/snozone/41274/
Web (Jam Version; Judge this one!)	http://fortyseven.itch.io/snozone
Source	https://github.com/Fortyseven/LD31_SnoZonE
Homepage	http://BytesTemplar.com/
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=2847

Ratings

Coolness	100%	1
Overall(Jam)	3.37	358

Audio(Jam)	3.13	341
Fun(Jam)	3.21	384
Graphics(Jam)	4.46	44
Humor(Jam)	3.40	150
Mood(Jam)	3.46	215

Feedback

LuisGuimaraes

09. Dec 2014 · 00:17 UTC

Ha, cool concept! Died to snowmans spawning right behind me though :(

MintArcade

09. Dec 2014 · 00:23 UTC

Wow fantastic! Cool game!

jarry

09. Dec 2014 · 00:51 UTC

Very nice game. The voive scared me the first time!

mechabit

09. Dec 2014 · 01:05 UTC

nice graphics and monster sounds

Ozcr

09. Dec 2014 · 01:06 UTC

Cool.

hd_

09. Dec 2014 · 01:07 UTC

Really cool graphics and otherwise decent game.

jfreax

09. Dec 2014 · 01:08 UTC

Great looking game. Really good. I like it. Well done!

TriSquare

09. Dec 2014 · 01:29 UTC

Cool Game. . .I guess someone was hoping for the snowman theme.

pontooncity

09. Dec 2014 · 01:32 UTC

Fun. The audio left/right balance was a bit extreme when turning.

frenzyasii

09. Dec 2014 · 01:32 UTC

fantastic!

🎤 Fortyseven

09. Dec 2014 · 01:34 UTC

pon: It's literally at max panning on both sides; I'll tweak it so it's about 50% closer to center and see how that feels.

raincole

09. Dec 2014 · 01:45 UTC

Cool game! Why no WASD control tho :(

🎤 Fortyseven

09. Dec 2014 · 01:50 UTC

rain: Good call; originally this was meant to be a twin-stick tank game like the original arcade game, but after finding that wasn't quite a fun, I remapped the controls...and forgot to add WASD. I'll fix that later tonight. *adds to his list*

GAFBlizzard

09. Dec 2014 · 02:07 UTC

Great sound and nice graphics. I kept wanting to aim the tank gun up, but I did not find a way to do it.

SpartanIceCream

09. Dec 2014 · 03:58 UTC

Its very nice to play and I love the visual effects done on the camera.

PoQA Games

09. Dec 2014 · 05:41 UTC

Some really cool visual effects!

andrewkennedy

09. Dec 2014 · 05:42 UTC

Oh my goodness, I played SO MUCH BATTLEZONE when I was a kid! The graphics were pretty nice, and it was the first time I've seen the fisheye lens used that really helped out the game!

Future Proof Games

09. Dec 2014 · 05:43 UTC

Pretty! The sounds felt a bit repetitive, but I really liked the tilty nature of the movement. Good choice not entering in the "theme" category.

zillix

09. Dec 2014 · 05:43 UTC

neat game! the snowmen were deliciously horrifying

pixelspirit

09. Dec 2014 · 05:52 UTC

Voice scared me at first too! A fun game, really stands out because of the visuals especially - it's beautiful for being so silly.

Sharky

09. Dec 2014 · 05:53 UTC

cool(or frosty) game, but the enemies can spawn too close to you or under you and there needs to be a range around the player that enemies can't spawn in

🎤 Fortyseven

09. Dec 2014 · 05:54 UTC

@andrewk: It's still working as a two-stick tank under the hood; it feels REALLY NICE with the sticks on a 360 pad, so I'll probably put out a Windows version in a day or two to take advantage of that. (Shame the web player can't access the gamepad. Sigh.)

🎤 Fortyseven

09. Dec 2014 · 05:55 UTC

Any new versions, I'll link here and on the GameJolt page, if anyone is interested. Just click 'follow' on there for updates.

LordKawaii

09. Dec 2014 · 06:03 UTC

The snowmen made me happy, I really like the voice work.

jthistle

09. Dec 2014 · 07:34 UTC

Sorry, there's an error with link 2: Failed to create Unity loader.

AlSweigart

09. Dec 2014 · 07:35 UTC

Bwhahaha, awesome.

Kim

09. Dec 2014 · 07:37 UTC

Really nice graphics. Tight controls/feel. Those snowmen are real creepy once they get up right behind and you turn around!

🎤 Fortyseven

09. Dec 2014 · 07:39 UTC

@Kim: I actually just made myself jump from hearing one spawn immediately to my left. As the dev and the guy that did the frickin' voice, it's such a weird experience. :)

hundredhundred

09. Dec 2014 · 07:40 UTC

Awesome 3d graphics and the visual effects of the camera lens! & loved the sound effects, gave a chilly vibe atmosphere. 6000! would have gone further but i felt bad cause i was exploiting the system ahaha, i stood on top of a rock where the snow men couldnt get to me! Overall cool game!

pcmaster

09. Dec 2014 · 07:40 UTC

Really awesome, easy to play, I actually like the snowman death sound plus graphics looks very neat!

Ossi

09. Dec 2014 · 08:47 UTC

I could say this game is very... cool. But seriously, this game is really well done. I like the graphical style and the saturation of the colors. And there is something about the POV and the sounds that make the snowmen really creepy. The crosshair with the scanning numbers on it looks really good and it feels like I'm in a tank. Well done!

Nuclear Napalm

09. Dec 2014 · 09:07 UTC

Nice graphics and mood.

AsixJin

09. Dec 2014 · 09:18 UTC

Look good, but it got boring quick. I think making the snowmen get faster and/or allowing them to take more hits might make it a little more fun.

🎤 Fortyseven

09. Dec 2014 · 09:26 UTC

@Asix: Aye, it's currently just a quick arcade thing -- but at some point I'll be adding a smidge more depth to the gameplay. The snowmen already have a variable bit of speed when they spawn, but it's not that big of a difference, in practice. Still have to tweak it around a bit.

🎤 Fortyseven

09. Dec 2014 · 11:20 UTC

Uploaded an update to GameJolt! (The itch.io link remains the original LD31 Jam version, as noted.)

Changes for 1.01:
- ADDED: Additional web controls: WASD for movement; LMB fires.
- ADDED: Sound when firing snowballs.
- ADDED: Sound when snowballs impact.
- FIXED: Snowmen no longer float above the ground.
- FIXED: Stereo panning for tank treads adjusted.
- OTHER: Misc minor optimizations (removal of unused debug code, etc.)

Murchurl

10. Dec 2014 · 06:24 UTC

Graphics are stunning. Gameplay and controls are easy! I like the concept, great job!

CullenCoyote

10. Dec 2014 · 06:28 UTC

hoooolidayssss...........

pjimmy

10. Dec 2014 · 15:37 UTC

nice shooter, love the opposing holiday season scenery with the creepiness of the snowman, very funny

Mase

10. Dec 2014 · 16:06 UTC

It's not very challenging; I wish there was a goal other than destroying as many evil snowmen as possible... maybe you've addressed this already in the post-jam version.
I had to flip myself, just because you said it could be done.
Nice voice work.

goodbadokay

10. Dec 2014 · 20:41 UTC

Well, the game looks awesome no doubts,
but the theme... ;)

11. Dec 2014 · 17:59 UTC

Top notch game! :D I had a lot of fun with it! The snowmen were surprisingly threatening, despite looking like... snowmen.

P.S. Love the use of chromatic aberration.

el-pepi

15. Dec 2014 · 02:04 UTC

Graphics are really good! Simple gameplay, but a little too easy I think.

Teesquared

15. Dec 2014 · 03:35 UTC

I thought it was a very well thought out game. It was like a zombie apocalypse but snowmen which was cool.

Riocide

15. Dec 2014 · 08:50 UTC

hahaha this game! Nice audio lolz

Dream Of Sleeping

15. Dec 2014 · 15:10 UTC

You definitely get 5 out of 5 for mood! Very creepy and immersive game. Great graphics and audio. I got bored of it before I'd finished my first game though, as it just seemed to go on forever. Still, with some gameplay tweeking, this could be the next Doom!

ButtonMasherBros

18. Dec 2014 · 17:00 UTC

Pssst - You are in todays Ludum Dare to Believe! Check it out - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QPQ6j3uiw8

aeveis

24. Dec 2014 · 07:52 UTC

Nice art! I wish there was more to the gameplay, but the art and audio are very good.

2HitAdam

29. Dec 2014 · 02:42 UTC

Really cool art and environment going on here! Nice creepy snowman sounds haha. The players turning speed made the game more challenging, but not feel all that fun to play... overall the gameplay was pretty slow! I think if you could make it a bit more exciting, you'd have something pretty novel here :)

🎤 Fortyseven

30. Dec 2014 · 18:14 UTC

Thanks for voting, guys! I put up a post-Jam version over on GameJolt, complete with a leaderboard, slightly harder enemies, an overhead radar, and more!

http://gamejolt.com/games/arcade/snozone/41274/