Nemesis by deadpixelsociety

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made by deadpixelsociety for LD30 (JAM)
A physics-based game that takes the theme pretty literally.

Control the evil planet Nemesis as you seek to swing, crush and incinerate all the planets in an unsuspecting solar system!

Requirements:
Java 6+
OpenGL 2.0+ compatible graphics card

Coding: The Dead Pixel Society/@deadpxlsociety
Art: Simple Independent Studios/@thedogofdoom

Ratings

Coolness 35% 1694
Overall(Jam) 3.67 110
Audio(Jam) 3.22 312
Fun(Jam) 3.84 39
Graphics(Jam) 3.42 368
Innovation(Jam) 3.44 184
Mood(Jam) 3.47 189
Theme(Jam) 3.72 119

Feedback

Snuux
25. Aug 2014 路 07:23 UTC
This is awesome game. I like it gameplay style!
lambomang
25. Aug 2014 路 09:57 UTC
So much fun swinging planets into the big spiky one in the middle with malice >:3
馃帳 deadpixelsociety
25. Aug 2014 路 16:52 UTC
The big spiky one in the middle is a sun! :)
Tomker
25. Aug 2014 路 17:26 UTC
Minimalistic and fun :) love it
Piscythe
25. Aug 2014 路 18:12 UTC
There's something innately satisfying about using a planet as a flail. I'm not sure how the scoring system is supposed to work because, due to the procedural generation, scores from different games aren't necessarily going to be comparable. The particle effects when you slam a huge planet into a sun are so cool though.
馃帳 deadpixelsociety
25. Aug 2014 路 18:25 UTC
Agreed about the scoring. It's very, very loose at the moment and only a reflection of how you played. The plan was originally to have you be able to name a system to generate, or re-visit past systems. Plus other scoring mechanisms. We just ran out of time really.
mr.possoms
25. Aug 2014 路 22:12 UTC
This game is awesome dude, well done. Fun to play and I dig the music :)
emmelineprufrock
26. Aug 2014 路 22:11 UTC
That is stupidly fun.
馃帳 deadpixelsociety
26. Aug 2014 路 22:25 UTC
Glad you like it! I need to make it back up to RunJumpDev eventually...
barryrowe
26. Aug 2014 路 23:34 UTC
Nice mechanic! Throwing planets into one another is oddly satisfying.
arhpositive
27. Aug 2014 路 18:16 UTC
Fun game, nice entry. :) Just played through once but it shows that you've put in a lot of effort and it paid out nicely in the end.
Cryovat
27. Aug 2014 路 22:21 UTC
The mechanic is addictive. Had a lot of fun throwing planets into the sun (best score: 30255).

Only criticism is that it's a bit too easy to get lost. Would like an indicator where the sun is, and maybe a visual effect showing that I'm successfully tethered (so I don't ram myself into a planet and get destroyed).

That said, awesome entry! :)
Tosic
06. Sep 2014 路 19:28 UTC
Very, very nice game, I like everything about it, the idea, sounds! :D