BACKACHA by WhoaConstrictor

made by WhoaConstrictor for LD31 (COMPO)

BACKACHA is a game about rhythm and symmetry. Catch blocks that your friend sends over to keep the volume alive.

CONTROLS:
Q A Z: Change Color
W S X: Throw Catcher
SPACE: Build Combo during warm up bonus

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Dec 07 2014 10:30pm PST: Uploaded a fix to a bug that would cause the player to get indefinitely stuck in the tutorial, +Minor tweaks to difficulty so everyone can enjoy!

Soundtrack Download: https://soundcloud.com/npaavo/all-this-noise-is-ruining-my-haircut

Web	http://npaavo.com/backacha/800/BACKACHA
Windows	http://npaavo.com/backacha/win.zip
OS/X (Untested)	http://npaavo.com/backacha/mac.zip
Linux (Untested)	http://npaavo.com/backacha/lin.zip
Source	http://npaavo.com/backacha/src.zip
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=31841

Ratings

Coolness	57%	3
Overall	3.82	73

Audio	4.33	4
Fun	3.79	68
Graphics	3.48	324
Humor	3.00	248
Innovation	3.79	147
Mood	3.81	48
Theme	3.55	626

Feedback

Evergreen Games

08. Dec 2014 · 07:58 UTC

Cool variation on a rhythm game. very entertaining

Snuux

08. Dec 2014 · 08:06 UTC

I love music, sounds and graphics!

Donutttt

08. Dec 2014 · 20:37 UTC

Nice! Cool to see a game with rhythm. I lied the graphics, and the sound also. This was a little addictive which was cool

Odefus

08. Dec 2014 · 22:24 UTC

Nice take on a rhytm game. Quite challenging for my single track mind.

error031

09. Dec 2014 · 01:39 UTC

great game dude, awesome, keep it up!

TriSquare

09. Dec 2014 · 01:39 UTC

Cool music and sounds, Graphics are really good too. Good job :)

frenzyasii

09. Dec 2014 · 01:40 UTC

very cool! :)

Paperscraps

09. Dec 2014 · 01:42 UTC

Very cool game. A little light on the theme, but I don't blame you for that. The gameplay was very solid and challenging.

floorman

09. Dec 2014 · 01:42 UTC

This game was really funny, the graphics were amazing and the sound was funny. I really loved it.

Awesome game. =)

Anachron

09. Dec 2014 · 01:51 UTC

Nice to seem a rhythm game entry, pretty psychedelic eh!

rjhunter

09. Dec 2014 · 01:56 UTC

Fantastic idea. Well-executed learning curve -- even though I'm a numpty and can't keep a rhythm to save my life, I didn't feel too lost.

Good work!

(The Mac download seems to be corrupted, by the way -- none of my unzipping programs can open it.)

🎤 WhoaConstrictor

09. Dec 2014 · 02:36 UTC

@rjhunter thanks for the heads up, I'll look into re-exporting it.

NaoisTheGuardian

09. Dec 2014 · 03:49 UTC

Really cool concept, nice challenging beat game.

SirRicecake

09. Dec 2014 · 06:41 UTC

Felt really challenging. One hint: In some regions, the 'Z' key on the keyboard is swapped with the "Y" key. So playing the game get's harder.

BarrensZeppelin

10. Dec 2014 · 23:50 UTC

Loved the take on the rhythm game genre, and the music and voice acting is really good. :)

yodamaster

10. Dec 2014 · 23:56 UTC

Very interesting rhythm game, but the controls are a bit complicated. Especially because on other countries keyboard layouts, the "Z" is not below the "A".

karol

11. Dec 2014 · 01:48 UTC

I really liked this game. It took me a while to memorize which color is under which key. The controls are a bit uncomfortable though. I would prefer for example an s,d,f and j,k,l combination.

Wilson

11. Dec 2014 · 11:10 UTC

Cool to see a rhythm game, even though I suck at them :)

mrexcessive

11. Dec 2014 · 20:31 UTC

Hi there. Interesting idea. Found it too tricky personally, would have coped if colour selection was in right hand instead of everything under one hand. Nice looking and good sounds. Good job!

SinistraGames

13. Dec 2014 · 00:30 UTC

Pretty nice game! It looks very well done for its simple gameplay! My mind got tired, though, haha! Good job!

BoxedMeatRevolution

13. Dec 2014 · 19:06 UTC

Very fun and innovative! Loved the soundtrack and the voice, and the game-play was very addictive once you got into the rhythm

Gigawicket

15. Dec 2014 · 09:29 UTC

Great game! Difficulty curve was spot-on. Took me a minute to get the hang of what I needed to do, but very very fun after that! Great job!

CScribes

23. Dec 2014 · 20:52 UTC

Amazing entry! One of favorite games of the jam :D I found the controls to be a challenge though...

Benjamin

26. Dec 2014 · 20:27 UTC

It tooks me 2-3 games to get the hang of it but after it was ok . I love the background voice and the music. But the fact you dont have to follow the rythm to spawn cube take a lot of fun away.