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Square Dance by chaosed0

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made by chaosed0 for LD31 (COMPO)
It's a top-down action game about dancing around squares, and then cutting them down. Get more points the more you take down in one slash. The longer you survive, the harder the game gets.

The game is a bit reminiscent of old arcade-y flash games, which is the aesthetic I was going for. The looks may not be great (who am I kidding, it's squares) but the gameplay is kinda neat, if I may say so myself.

Controls
Mouse - direct character
Left click - dash/attack
Right click - Bomb (with full meter)
M key - mute music

Tools
Code: Javascript, Crafty.js
Music: Ableton Live Intro 9
Audio: Two knives and a mouth
Web http://straypixels.net/ld31/public/index.html
Source https://github.com/Chaosed0/LD31
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=36360

Ratings

Coolness 66% 3
Overall 3.62 189
Audio 3.35 189
Fun 3.87 45
Graphics 2.51 933
Innovation 3.36 384
Mood 2.94 549
Theme 3.69 436

Feedback

pjimmy
08. Dec 2014 · 02:05 UTC
cool, love the use of physics
madlee
08. Dec 2014 · 04:32 UTC
Loved it! Very fun and the pace is good. My best was 1150
daftcube
08. Dec 2014 · 04:48 UTC
On the flipside, I enjoyed the aesthetic. maybe nostalgia. I like how I WAS the sword. Fast paced, fun action. 18/8 g8 m8.
karol
08. Dec 2014 · 04:55 UTC
I really like the game dynamics. Fast-paced action games are the best.
Red Sigma
08. Dec 2014 · 05:28 UTC
A lot of fun. The music is really cool and the gameplay was smooooooooooooooooth like buttah
Sh1rogane
08. Dec 2014 · 09:34 UTC
I had a ton of fun with this game. The volume for the attack is maybe a bit high. Good job!
Vaclav
08. Dec 2014 · 14:01 UTC
Fun game with Crafty.js!
f7f5
08. Dec 2014 · 21:25 UTC
Nice simple fast-paced game. The audio was good! The graphics had very fluid movement, and the blood effect was cool. A bit difficult to control, by my major complain is that "attack" and "restart" are both bound to the left mouse btn, so many times I didn't even have time to look at my score. Good job!
GeeItSomeLaldy
08. Dec 2014 · 22:27 UTC
It's like being some kind of little Pixel Ninja. Excellent controls, very fluid and intuitive.

Add some graphics and animation and this'll be perfect.
arzi
08. Dec 2014 · 23:09 UTC
Very smooth gameplay feel and controls. Very, very fun. But aesthetically a bit too simplistic for me, maybe lacks some visual personality.
panda
08. Dec 2014 · 23:23 UTC
Very fun! I love this game. Thank you for sharing it! Very nice movements and use of sound! And it gets difficult fast, so I don't get bored. Those guys are shooting at me! Ha!
NaoisTheGuardian
09. Dec 2014 · 00:33 UTC
Awesome! Smooth controls, simple but very effective gameplay, so many possibilites, such a fun game, and really addicting, definitely my favourite so far. My best score (so far): 10940
pvtroswold
09. Dec 2014 · 01:59 UTC
This one is very addictive and fun. The music was great as well. :)
hexagore
09. Dec 2014 · 14:43 UTC
Hmm I quite enjoyed the basic mechanic there, feels quite good to actually play. This one has a lot of potential for future development!
Drtizzle
09. Dec 2014 · 16:48 UTC
Fast paced and really fluid movement! Well done! I didn't mind the simple graphics, the gameplay is good :)
friken
10. Dec 2014 · 00:33 UTC
Splat.... Fun dashing through square enemies
Pepelumen
10. Dec 2014 · 00:38 UTC
One of my favourites! Awesome concept!
cyrixd
10. Dec 2014 · 01:09 UTC
I really enjoyed this game! Controls were great, very fast and responsive, and the combo system was well-implemented.
Jim Haslett
10. Dec 2014 · 14:44 UTC
I liked the controls. The little square was fluid and easy to maneuver.
Javabot
11. Dec 2014 · 01:53 UTC
This game is extremely fun! Although, why did you need physics in this game? otherwise, I felt like I was a ninja on the go.
okkolobr
14. Dec 2014 · 16:32 UTC
Fun, fast & furious. Great recipe for a nice game :)
ponk
16. Dec 2014 · 20:55 UTC
Smooth and cool !
May be the game could be fullscreen ?
I've clicked several times outside browser window, too much excited by your game :p
Well done !
mrexcessive
18. Dec 2014 · 14:46 UTC
Hi there. Move and skid great. Like the music. Found the collision detection slightly unpredictable. Interesting variation of fruit-slash games. Good job!
ArcturusDeluxe
28. Dec 2014 · 22:59 UTC
Neat game. Chopping up the enemies feels satisfying. You somehow made the player square seem like a ninja without actually using any graphics.