Colored Ninjas by BtheDestroyer

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made by BtheDestroyer for LD31 (COMPO)
For my first LD ;D

You are a ninja who has been exiled from your previous homeland. On your way to find a new home, you are attacked by a group of evil ninjas who plan to kill you! (I know, original right?) Your only escape is to find the source of the ninjas and destroy it.

"What does any of this have to do with the theme?" you may ask... Well, "Entire game on one screen" means your own monitor's screen, right? Move the window around to see the rest of the map on your screen!

Made in Clickteam Fusion 2.5 Developer. Famitracker used for the audio.

Update 1: You can now turn scan-lines on/off in the Options page.

EDIT: Now available for Mac OSX! Original Sound-track and Sprites can be downloaded and used for a minimum price of $2.99 at the download link.
You don't have to pay to play the game, but you do for the sound-track and sprites.

EDIT 2: Made the links easier to read.

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 3.13 631
Audio 2.81 506
Fun 3.10 535
Graphics 2.87 691
Humor 2.64 446
Innovation 3.09 585
Mood 2.66 793
Theme 3.62 528

Feedback

MrSun
08. Dec 2014 路 03:29 UTC
I really like the cute graphics and the intro animation. It does get fairly easy once you get the right weapon. There's also a bug where I can move past the edges of the screen without being stopped.
mtinkerhess
08. Dec 2014 路 03:36 UTC
Nice thinking outside the box! I played the game for a while without figuring out the window trick, then went back to this page and read the description and figured it out! I guess the prompt at the beginning was too quick for me.
ENDESGA
08. Dec 2014 路 03:44 UTC
Interesting lil' game! :D
Interface
08. Dec 2014 路 04:00 UTC
I didn't realize out you could drag the windows at first though. Now that I do: interesting way to use the theme, well done!
馃帳 BtheDestroyer
08. Dec 2014 路 04:05 UTC
@mtinkerhess I'll have to fix that ;)
Quarterflip
08. Dec 2014 路 04:20 UTC
You almost need 3 arms to move,attack, and move the screen!
Love the concept.
BKGH
08. Dec 2014 路 05:25 UTC
The enemy curve provides just enough time for users to learn and master the controls, and then instantly put that mastery to the test!
Broivula
08. Dec 2014 路 05:43 UTC
Certainly innovative!
justinooncx
08. Dec 2014 路 08:43 UTC
I can't die. Why does it take me so long to die. Please kill me. XD

Fan OP, pls nerf
Dream Of Sleeping
08. Dec 2014 路 09:21 UTC
Very impressive! I liked the music and graphics. As soon as I moved the window and the game moved I was blown away because I've never seen that done before. It really adds a sense of exploration. I had three goes and the second and third times I got to the final crystal and died. I think I would have preferred less Ninjas and being able to dodge their attacks. As it was the gameplay got a bit monotonous. But I think with some tweaking this could really turn into something. And great use of the theme!
Valtaroth
08. Dec 2014 路 11:40 UTC
Nice take on the theme and great game overall!
GreenyUk
08. Dec 2014 路 12:12 UTC
Best use of the theme yet i think. Very cool. I think it would benefit from being able to control the player entirely with one hand (including shooting) so you can move at the same time.
Hatsome
08. Dec 2014 路 16:11 UTC
Really nice take on the theme!
peterthehe
08. Dec 2014 路 17:45 UTC
Love the music :3 Reminds me of my really really old games console
Legiion
08. Dec 2014 路 19:09 UTC
The Intro Animation is very nice but the screen effect is a bit to strong
馃帳 BtheDestroyer
08. Dec 2014 路 19:14 UTC
@Legiion If you're talking about the scan lines, you can disable them.
skeeto
08. Dec 2014 路 20:06 UTC
Very nice innovation with the big screen thing. I like the gratuitous blood splatters.

The game is incredibly easy, especially with the later weapons. It still needs tuning and balance.
Hellequin
08. Dec 2014 路 22:07 UTC
Cool game! I liked it!
RadioactiveRadium
08. Dec 2014 路 22:09 UTC
I love how you could move the window and there was more to it. I was wondering why the screen was so small.
rabbit
08. Dec 2014 路 23:43 UTC
Cool idea but needles are better than every other weapon, so theres no reason to not use needles when you get them.

Itd be better of each ninja behaved differently and each weapon was better at hitting certain ninjas so I had a reason to switch.
Jupitron
09. Dec 2014 路 00:24 UTC
Its like a rave of ninjas, made 4000 points and got bored, set a steeper difficulty curve, loved the intro music.
TriSquare
09. Dec 2014 路 02:14 UTC
Cool intro . . . Thats about it. . .
error031
09. Dec 2014 路 02:30 UTC
Very retro style, i love it!
Vidsneeze
09. Dec 2014 路 08:08 UTC
I preferred the fan through out the game. made about 4000 points.. then i read you could move the window, he he, health was halfway by then, made it to the last crystal and death fell upon me. Great Time!
Jaloko
09. Dec 2014 路 08:29 UTC
I initially thought the weapon attack speed was way too slow but then I got another weapon and it was much faster :)
Groydis
09. Dec 2014 路 08:34 UTC
Wow, Wow, Wow. Absolutely Awesome. Great job. best use of theme yet!
aaronjbaptiste
09. Dec 2014 路 22:26 UTC
It's all about dat fan mayne. Haha, great stuff.
Tater_hater
09. Dec 2014 路 23:53 UTC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKO6wvKJawA
We played your game and loved it!
Grindstorm
10. Dec 2014 路 00:24 UTC
Interesting way to fit into the theme, but it's also quite uncomfortable to try to move while also scrolling the screen.
kts_kettek
10. Dec 2014 路 00:50 UTC
Haha, glad someone thought of this as well! Fun stuff.
SoulGame
10. Dec 2014 路 16:15 UTC
Nice entry and huge idea on the theme! Couldn't change the controls, I try but didn't seem to work. Too bad for my AZERTY keyboard :)
marvalgames
10. Dec 2014 路 16:28 UTC
Really cool. How about some dual analog support :)
This would actually work well with right stick to ,move the window at the same time
gene-z
10. Dec 2014 路 21:13 UTC
Good Work boy,,, good game
ilokimo
11. Dec 2014 路 22:43 UTC
Cool Idea, funny I found it by searching "Homeland" because there is a game called homeland which is exeptional and it brough also this game up. I recognized your name because we tried at the same time a german turned based racing game (grid cars).
On this game, the balance is totally broken but it can become interesting by having slower but more deadly enemies :)

Cheers
Backterria
13. Dec 2014 路 03:28 UTC
cute graphics and concept generally!
Kuality Games
14. Dec 2014 路 14:26 UTC
Fun, good looking little game. You've got our likes.
rd127p77
15. Dec 2014 路 01:27 UTC
Overall a great game, the controls were hard to get used to though. The art style is great, and the music is great. Great Job!
asobitech
16. Dec 2014 路 19:30 UTC
clever use of the theme. nice.
dunin
17. Dec 2014 路 20:12 UTC
The window concept is clever and really cool but not with a gameplay where you need two hands!
ynots
18. Dec 2014 路 17:06 UTC
nice..
Eggplant
18. Dec 2014 路 23:06 UTC
Pretty fun! I think the graphics are very likable. Good job!
Madball
26. Dec 2014 路 14:38 UTC
I liked the idea. I expected the game to be buggy, I saw another window-related game, which only could be played normally with a cert, but this game went totally good.
However, I didn't like the gameplay. It is not original, and it doesn't involve much skill. I expected to be trying to shoot nasty ninjas, avoiding their attacks etc., but I could just stay far enough from a crystal and shoot it, hitting both it and ninjas. They do not do enough damage to make me use a better strategy, and I have a feeling you can't make up anything better. Well, I can just press a certain key to destroy first four crystals...
I think every time you hit a crystal, an enemy spawns. That makes faster weapons spawn more enemies.
I had fun starting the game and checking out the mechanics, but I think you didn't use it in the best way. I can just look at the whole level once. If you made the level change, that would've made your game more innovative. But for now it's just a proof of the concept.