Drunk Ninja Vs Alien by Maurogik

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made by Maurogik for LD31 (JAM)
In this game, you (a crazy drunk ninja) must fight against alien stickmen for the sake of all mankind ! (that's it, and yes, this is the whole story...).

Windows/Mac/linux versions : You have to download both the executable file and the adjacent folder.

How to play :

TLDR : Put your red fists in their yellow faces. Avoid their red parts.

PRO TIP : You can try to "whirl" by going up, left, down right in a circle so that your arms swing around you and punch aliens in their ugly faces. (like that : http://bit.ly/1w8lcnb );

Your character is completely crazy and/or drunk, so you cannot actually decide what he is doing, you can only direct him to where you want him to go. And, as if an out of control ninja wasn't enough to begin with, you are also being attacked by aliens ! You must try to land a punch while avoiding their red tentacles. Pro tip, "aim" for the head.

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 3.40 332
Fun(Jam) 3.64 128
Graphics(Jam) 2.80 708
Humor(Jam) 3.75 75
Innovation(Jam) 3.67 153
Mood(Jam) 3.02 511
Theme(Jam) 3.51 544

Feedback

sprawl
07. Dec 2014 · 22:56 UTC
This is actually quite fun. The controls are clunky, but that's not too bad with this kind of game. The slow effects were maybe a little too intense.
wandersenus
07. Dec 2014 · 23:11 UTC
an interesting and good game overall
EvilObjective
08. Dec 2014 · 06:45 UTC
This game is hilarious! I had fun.
plauk
08. Dec 2014 · 08:05 UTC
This is the best thing ever.
rsergiu2003
08. Dec 2014 · 08:18 UTC
the audio was nice, I was going to rate that very high...
bnmkt
08. Dec 2014 · 08:21 UTC
Wtff as well ! xD 4/5 :3
ben_pxlplz
08. Dec 2014 · 08:21 UTC
Funny! The slow down was a little too much. It would have been nice to trigger for 'combos' though. I wasn't quite sure how to get the fists to do what I wanted them to do, but it didn't matter. Great job on this!
Alter
08. Dec 2014 · 08:25 UTC
WOW! So funny!
I got the pleasure of killing aliens =)
Fede3751
08. Dec 2014 · 11:36 UTC
5 stars for mood and humor! I laughed so hard playing this game! XD
lisac
08. Dec 2014 · 13:21 UTC
Drunk Ninja VS Aliens for the WIN!!! One of my favourites so far! Well done!


(Now I have to hand the game over to my son who is begging me to play it)
HolyBlackCat
08. Dec 2014 · 13:26 UTC
10/10, that all I can say! :D
yodamaster
08. Dec 2014 · 13:47 UTC
What does TLDR mean? Can't control anything ...
GeeItSomeLaldy
08. Dec 2014 · 14:16 UTC
Maybe tone down the slow-mo a touch. otherwise great fun
fleegle2000
08. Dec 2014 · 15:17 UTC
I had a lot of fun with this! I had a few minor quibbles, such as the lack of an exit option (I had it fullscreen and had to Alt-F4 to quit) and text being cut off at certain 4:3 resolutions. But the concept is solid and its a fun, challenging, and somewhat random (in a good way) experience. Great work!
🎤 Maurogik
08. Dec 2014 · 19:45 UTC
Thanks for all the kind words guys ! I just updated the game to add an Exit button on PC and to tune down the bullet time. Thank you for playing ;)
Fanttum
08. Dec 2014 · 20:17 UTC
Yea, fun game and cool idea. love all the small touches like the shadows.
Ellian
08. Dec 2014 · 20:20 UTC
It's a shame you don't really have control over, like, dodging or something because you when you die it feels a bit unfair...
But man this is FUN.
Arkrothe
08. Dec 2014 · 20:22 UTC
Pretty cool mechanic you've got there! Would have liked it a lot more if their blood was of a different color as I can't tell who punched who :P
tedling
08. Dec 2014 · 20:23 UTC
Woow, very cool character design with some neat spaghetti moves, love it! :)
Red Sigma
08. Dec 2014 · 20:23 UTC
I had fun with this actually! I would have liked to be able to have some kind of control over my arms. It made it difficult to fight without getting hit myself.
Pfilzweg
08. Dec 2014 · 20:29 UTC
Plays pretty smooth and I digg the blood effects! But I'am not sure if i figured out how to play it?!
yongcamu
08. Dec 2014 · 21:22 UTC
Dear God, lol. It's pretty fun! He's got some pretty sick moves, if you do name him, please let it be McGroove. x)
🎤 Maurogik
08. Dec 2014 · 21:49 UTC
@yongcamu Sold ! He's named McGroove.
By the way, I just added some pro tip in the description about my special secret move you can do in the game. Try to make the circle with the arrow keys (slowly and keep the rythm), you will start whirling and swinging your arms around. It take a bit of training but once you master it... you'll be unstopable !
error031
09. Dec 2014 · 19:10 UTC
I had a ton of fun playing it!
Mechamew
09. Dec 2014 · 22:35 UTC
Very fun! Just running away from enemies is super satisfying because of the animation!

Feels like something someone could get really good at with practice!

One suggestion I could make would be to consider making it more clear when you're getting hits in on enemies and when they hit you. Death can be a bit surprising at times. A think a good fix for this would be to have the blood of aliens being different to the ninja's blood.

Otherwise, really enjoyed this - nice work!
LeReveur
10. Dec 2014 · 00:38 UTC
Funny ! I like the mood, even if I always wonder whom is punched between the ninja or the aliens. XD
mrexcessive
10. Dec 2014 · 13:22 UTC
Hi there. Loved the movements, especially the weird aliens. All quite Drunken Master. Very fluid. Killed quite a lot of them with your suggested whirl moves both directions. Nice music, maybe needs to be a bit quieter than the SFX, or punches louder ... Good job!
kaa
10. Dec 2014 · 14:58 UTC
Very cool idea! Drunk ninja turned very well. Hard to master in such simple game. And, as was mentioned, creepy aliens are cute
JoshuaBurr
10. Dec 2014 · 19:08 UTC
Easily one of my favourite entries yet. Good job. I found that the slow motion was a bit too slow.
Scam
10. Dec 2014 · 20:54 UTC
It never ceases to amaze what kind of bizarre gems one can find when going through LD entries. This has been one of the funniest games I've played. I loved the music and the use of slow-mo. It would have been nice to have more control over the character, though.
lightsoda
10. Dec 2014 · 22:49 UTC
Pretty fun, I totally did your pro tip and swung the arms around. A couple more moves would've added to the fighting :)

Also the text are just blocks for me, and this, I don't know if it's intentional: http://i.imgur.com/DaGLnF4.png
Silii
11. Dec 2014 · 13:40 UTC
Wohahaha. Hard :D
5 Innovation for me ~
Andynonomous
12. Dec 2014 · 03:15 UTC
Lol, the music and the wackiness make this game more fun than it deserves to be. Good job!
OFF
12. Dec 2014 · 13:01 UTC
Really fun idea, it's hard to manage the move of the arm, but with a more realistic skeleton and joint it could make something really fun to play.
The bullet time effect on hit is awesome and give a great depth to the gameplay.
It only lack of more precision, and even variation, but that's one of the rare beatthemall in this LD.
rnlf
13. Dec 2014 · 15:08 UTC
This is the funniest game I have seen in this jam so far. I think the music is contrasting the wiggly movement of the player character really nicely. Good job!
StormAndy
18. Dec 2014 · 23:44 UTC
:D This is a really bizarre and fun game, the sound effects really add to it.