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ld-shooter by Victor RENE

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made by Victor RENE for LD31 (JAM)
A space shooter like Space Invaders. You have 4 min to reach the last level and get maximum score.

Controls
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Arrow keys to move.
S: Fire laser x2 (1 pt, but fast recharge rate)
D: Shield (Invulnerable, but can not fire)
F: Fire missile (5 pts, but low recharge rate)

Gameplay
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Enemies deal 1 pt of damage with each bullet. You're starting with 50 HP. Game ends at 0 HP. You can't fire when the shield is up.

After a certain amount of time, the difficulty increases and the ship is repaired to full HP. The game ends automatically after level 20.

The goal is to balance shielding, firing and dodging to maximize the score.

N.B.: It was a solo comp, but I guess I didn't use the website correctly... must submit in Jam now. Music must be credited to cgMusic.
Windows https://github.com/victor-rene/ld-shooter/raw/master/ld-shooter.zip
Source https://github.com/victor-rene/ld-shooter
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=46231

Ratings

Coolness 40% 1695
Overall(Jam) 2.77 853
Fun(Jam) 2.71 754
Graphics(Jam) 2.35 883
Humor(Jam) 1.94 784
Innovation(Jam) 1.86 986
Mood(Jam) 2.26 924
Theme(Jam) 2.86 913

Feedback

Phyyl
09. Dec 2014 路 04:17 UTC
The enemies' bullets are too fast and almost impossible to dodge! A little bit of refining would make it playable... :(
Boltz Interactive
09. Dec 2014 路 04:25 UTC
If it's not apparent to anyone else, you have to click on "View Raw" on the github page to trigger the .zip download.

The player seems to move way to fast to allow you to aim. I like that you life refills after you haven't been hit for a few seconds, but since the shield can stay up longer than that, it's really pretty difficult to die.
馃帳 Victor RENE
09. Dec 2014 路 12:37 UTC
Thanks for feedback. I will update the description to make apparent what I was trying to do.

Basically, you always reach the last level if you don't die. That's easy if you shield up. However you can't fire while shielded, so you make no score during that time.

A party lasts 4 min. The goal is get the maximum score before time runs out.
Alendro
09. Dec 2014 路 17:48 UTC
fun game, a little difficult but that's not entirely a bad thing. I'm probably just bad :D
lxd1
18. Dec 2014 路 21:23 UTC
fun
insane66
22. Dec 2014 路 19:33 UTC
can it be a web game?
馃帳 Victor RENE
22. Dec 2014 路 19:41 UTC
@insane66. In retrospect, I think it could have.
FrankieSmileShow
22. Dec 2014 路 20:23 UTC
The hitbox on the ship is too big for the size it looks! You should either shrink the hitbox or make the sprite larger. Preferably shrink the hitbox!
馃帳 Victor RENE
22. Dec 2014 路 20:33 UTC
@FrankieSmileShow. I agree. At the time I didn't know know about bullet hell games. But I corrected the hitboox in the current version (for Android-Windows). However, I try to stick with the rules of the constest, so I can't really change that. Thanks for your feedback.
cxsquared
22. Dec 2014 路 20:37 UTC
Nice simple game. I like the shield mechanic. Some power ups would have be nice to give a little variation to the game. Overall nice work.