Heavenly Finger Squad by Alexandre Szybiak

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made by Alexandre Szybiak for LD30 (COMPO)
Defend the world of god against the evil threat. Destroy the ladder from hell with the hand of the almighty.

INSTRUCTIONS :

- UP ARROWN to smash things
- DOWN ARROW to move the fingers apart
- destroy the ladder and the demons with your godly fingers
- don't touch the bomb
- destroy several ladders at a time gives you more points

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 3.36 394
Audio 3.29 233
Fun 3.27 357
Graphics 3.44 350
Humor 3.13 160
Innovation 3.55 259
Mood 3.16 411
Theme 3.16 632

Feedback

Lars-Kristian
25. Aug 2014 · 01:31 UTC
Fun game, would be perfect for mobile. :D
capsizedmoose
25. Aug 2014 · 05:31 UTC
This is really good! Great graphics! I love what you did with the theme!
tmpxyz
25. Aug 2014 · 07:35 UTC
Nicely done!
nonetheless
25. Aug 2014 · 08:27 UTC
Nice soundtrack
BloodJohn
25. Aug 2014 · 08:30 UTC
Fun graph and music, but hard gameplay.
cmayhem
25. Aug 2014 · 08:38 UTC
I love the idea! Surprisingly difficult too.
Tanner
25. Aug 2014 · 08:42 UTC
Good game with nice graphics!
TautNerve
25. Aug 2014 · 08:45 UTC
Great! Can definitely be worked into a mobile port~
I could only reach a high score of 30 >:
LaFleur
25. Aug 2014 · 09:14 UTC
So cute. Quite challenging! Like others are saying, would be a great mobile game!
Kedume Bits
25. Aug 2014 · 09:37 UTC
Nice game. It's simple and very addictive. It could be a mobile game too.
andrewkennedy
25. Aug 2014 · 15:20 UTC
Cool idea, though I felt that the controls were really hard. Nice guitar :)
mess110
25. Aug 2014 · 17:18 UTC
cool idea, good music
BuffaloPhil
25. Aug 2014 · 17:19 UTC
Love that GUITAR!!!
43iscoding
25. Aug 2014 · 17:19 UTC
So this is the game worth scoring maximum score :) I hope you will make a mobile version of this one!
foolmoron
25. Aug 2014 · 17:27 UTC
Weird controls, but addictive. Cool art style and audio.
AdventureIslands
25. Aug 2014 · 20:53 UTC
95! Pretty creative game that looks great and is simple to play. Nice work!
Boodog
25. Aug 2014 · 22:01 UTC
Nice job! I like the sound :)
danidre14
26. Aug 2014 · 04:12 UTC
Meh. Things escalated too quickly, I found.
Oxeren
26. Aug 2014 · 07:02 UTC
Fun game. Music is nice.
syawqy
26. Aug 2014 · 11:48 UTC
simple but interesting
Mach60KAS
26. Aug 2014 · 14:01 UTC
Hey there, sorry you had to play my game without any controls! I've updated the description and website if you want to give it another shot.

I quite liked your game, I was a little unsure of what to do but I got the hang of it in a while. Except for dealing with bombs, I have no idea how to do that. :I Still, I liked your graphics and the concept of the game, as well as the replayability. Good work, keep it up!
DrMelon
26. Aug 2014 · 21:46 UTC
Great little entry! Very cute & fun! Great job with this :D
jomomomo
27. Aug 2014 · 02:35 UTC
Interesting... Instructions weren't super clear..
ethankennerly
27. Aug 2014 · 04:03 UTC
Excellent, 5-stars! Becoming competent with pressing the up and down arrow keys to raise the fingers and pull them away to break the ladder interested me.

With your elegant input and rules, I see a lot of potential here!

If you continue to develop this, have you considered regulating the distribution of bombs more? The number of bombs in the first 5 seconds seemed to vary a lot over 5 different plays. For example, instead of rolling a die with one side being a bomb, shuffle deck of cards with one card being a bomb. Then take out one of the non-bomb cards to increase difficulty. Just an example.

Also have you considered tuning up the responsiveness of the down arrow key? I pressed and the fingers backed away from the ladder, but they didn't go down that quickly.
ponk
27. Aug 2014 · 17:38 UTC
Very nice hands and super cool concept
Aaants
27. Aug 2014 · 19:47 UTC
Something a bit different! Nice work
GeorgeBroussard
28. Aug 2014 · 05:56 UTC
Liked the theme and general gameplay here. I think you could maybe tighten up controls a bit? Good stuff.
Simon
28. Aug 2014 · 09:49 UTC
Very funny little game. I played a lot, the control are cool and different from what we're used to. The mood is great too. Well done mate!
Meta-link
29. Aug 2014 · 14:08 UTC
Nice game !
Easy to understand, suit in the theme and fun really fast !
Great job ;)
grayhaze
30. Aug 2014 · 17:50 UTC
Fun and addictive. I only wish I was better at it! Good work. :)
JNyknn
30. Aug 2014 · 17:51 UTC
Like someone already said, this would work perfectly on mobile device, but it's a fun game even on desktop PC.
dunin
30. Aug 2014 · 17:51 UTC
funny little game.
Controls are weird (or I don't understand all...) but fun.
Stending
30. Aug 2014 · 18:21 UTC
Really fun! Love it!
Nice gameplay!
joseadrian
30. Aug 2014 · 19:44 UTC
The evil won. Really cool design. It would definitely be perfect for mobile
Jezzamon
31. Aug 2014 · 05:46 UTC
Cool game! My best was 57 points.

I don't have any suggestions! It's great as is!
rantt
31. Aug 2014 · 23:18 UTC
Cool idea, it was a lot of fun. Would make a good mobile game.
Linusson
01. Sep 2014 · 06:10 UTC
Fun little game! :) Easy to learn but it took some rounds to get a score I was satisfied with (74). :D
bytegrove
01. Sep 2014 · 15:06 UTC
Cool and simple concept! For some reason I first thought the devils were ants. :P The game felt responsive even though the hands are a bit flimsy(in a good way!). Nice work! The ladder might be moving a little too quick?
mrexcessive
01. Sep 2014 · 18:35 UTC
Hi there. Liked the idea but proved pretty impossible to play. Like the sounds and graphics.
stvr
01. Sep 2014 · 19:20 UTC
Really unique concept; probably the first defend-heaven-with-god's-fingers game I've played.
Ted Brown
01. Sep 2014 · 22:03 UTC
What a beautiful and bizarre little game. :) One one of the few to get five stars in innovation from me, and the music was excellent.
spotco
01. Sep 2014 · 22:21 UTC
Pretty frustrating controls made it hard to be precise.
Linus Lindberg
06. Sep 2014 · 17:10 UTC
Sooooo hard! but very fun and love the graphics!
Tosic
07. Sep 2014 · 09:34 UTC
Amazing, I really like the musics!
Yword
07. Sep 2014 · 12:32 UTC
Really unique and innovative! Quite challenging! Well done!
JaJ
07. Sep 2014 · 12:59 UTC
At first I found the controls incredibly frustrating, but then I figured out hitting the bottom ladder piece destroys all pieces above it and that helped a lot. Nice concept!
Sunflower
07. Sep 2014 · 13:05 UTC
Interesting entry, I initially thought that it has mobile build, because it just looks very mobile-y. Pretty solid and fun, though with me not being a fan of endless games I didn't stick for too long. ^^"
Steven Colling
07. Sep 2014 · 13:08 UTC
Hey! I would change the control scheme (I didn't got used to it). Perhaps you could check out how it works with touch on a smartphone?
Artamus
07. Sep 2014 · 15:25 UTC
Nice game, congrats!
lkr
07. Sep 2014 · 21:23 UTC
That was pretty fun, and funny :)

It was pretty challenging, but had a nice risk/reward system where you could try to poke the lower ladders to drop multiple ones.

Interesting music as well - it sounds like it was recorded live?
Dietrich Epp
08. Sep 2014 · 03:27 UTC
This is fun, but the control scheme is difficult to work with.
Oddly Shaped Pixels
08. Sep 2014 · 06:28 UTC
Took me a while to get used to the controls but once you get it it's pretty addictive.
Original idea and nice execution!
ChuiGum
09. Sep 2014 · 03:41 UTC
Very original, I love the idea. Nice graphics and sound as well. Great job!
Moosefly
10. Sep 2014 · 19:06 UTC
Pretty hard, only managed to get a score of 28 after a few tries. It's simple but at the same time effective and polished, good job!

Anssi@MooseflyGames
fisholith
13. Sep 2014 · 10:33 UTC
Very cool, very clean mechanics.
I like that the game is so simple, and despite that, the different concerns you have to juggle to survive actually require quite a bit of skill and thought. :)
Keep up the good work!
egor-idiot
15. Sep 2014 · 09:30 UTC
Very fun game %)
Controls are hilarious!