Ludum 31 THE ARENA by Mincemeat

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made by Mincemeat for LD31 (COMPO)
Second time participating in the Ludum Dare.

Instructions:
Survive as long as possible.

Controls:
Up Arrow - Shoot Up.
Down Arrow - Shoot Down.
Left Arrow - Shoot Left.
Right Arrow - Shoot Right.

(Combine arrow keys for "cool" (not that cool) attacks).

W - Move Up.
A - Move Left.
S - Move Down.
D - Move Right.

Tips:
-Grab the green orbs on the ground. They give stat upps.
-Every 10 seconds a new wave of monsters spawn.
-The longer the game has been going the more monsters.
-Monsters stats are all random, they also scale with time.

watch out for the 'crickets' they are mean.


Thanks for trying the game, feedback is welcome. Sorry for no Music, I couldn't make anything that wasn't repetitive and I didn't want to drive you crazy with a repetitive combat track.

further apologies:
I screwed up and forgot to change the resolution settings so the screen is kind of wonky (its missing 20% of the scene). The entire playable area is in the shot though so at least there's that.

Ratings

Coolness 53% 3
Overall 2.52 1114
Audio 2.08 849
Fun 2.71 890
Graphics 2.27 1045
Humor 2.33 677
Innovation 2.24 1081
Mood 2.50 920
Theme 3.57 604

Feedback

Somfunambulist
08. Dec 2014 · 03:45 UTC
Pretty solid game, I would say the best improvement you could make would be to allow for rapid fire shots. If holding down the arrow key shot bullets nonstop, and the enemies took significantly more shots to die, the fun factor would greatly improve.
sharp911
08. Dec 2014 · 03:46 UTC
A little hard since you an only shoot up (I couldnt figure out a way to shoot in any other direction) I would add that you shoot in the direction of the mouse cursor.
JohnGalt
08. Dec 2014 · 04:43 UTC
Good init ideas, polish it.
OpenGL
08. Dec 2014 · 04:57 UTC
Use mouse for shoot +1. :)
nine baobabs
09. Dec 2014 · 03:37 UTC
Love the little robin hood guy.
danielilett
09. Dec 2014 · 23:57 UTC
This game is pretty cool, I liked the mechanics, and it felt quite complete for a Ludum Dare game. I would like to see some music in the game, but I understand the extreme limitations on time. It would also be cool to be able to shoot repetitively, as some people have already said, and be able to aim with the mouse. Good job though.
dusho
15. Dec 2014 · 19:47 UTC
really good game.. collecting bonuses is always fun
asobitech
16. Dec 2014 · 09:46 UTC
pretty good fun.
don't worry about the last minute details, we all messed up somewhere along the line.
mrexcessive
18. Dec 2014 · 19:27 UTC
Hi there. Like your game overall. Would be nice to have a few more shots at once. Like the graphics / sprites. Good job finishing everything!
🎤 Mincemeat
20. Dec 2014 · 02:05 UTC
Thanks for all of the feedback everyone, hope your respective holiday seasons are going well if you take part in them!
maxmetallica
29. Dec 2014 · 20:31 UTC
nice idea