Join Us! by INC$D021

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made by INC$D021 for LD30 (COMPO)
If playing the Unity Web version, Please read "Web Player with Chrome - No input on startup" at http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/?p=384943
This important for all Unity Web Player games.!!

Theme: Connected Worlds
I tried to turn it on it's head and make a game where you'r (and the rest of your universe) are trying not to get connected to another (evil!) universe.
Inspired by the void ship from Dr. Who, and the void between branes in higher dimensions. I chose to do an 2D version of inter-universe-in-the-void-(non)space shooter. :)
And to also have the connection I made the world wrap around, but only for small objects, bullets. Your shop is to big, and will be crushed.

Plot:
You don't want to join the red universe, as your physicists have concluded that a wormhole from that universe is incompatible with our laws of physics and their laws will replace ours, and make our universe UNINHABITABLE! Your mission is to prevent their wormhole generators from opening a wormhole, in short, save the universe!
Watch out for highly warped space, it'll drag you in, AND allow your bullets to circle round space, and hit you in the back.!

And yes, the controls are meant to be hard ;) You're in space, no real breaks :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RzPBfii5yE

Enjoy

Ratings

Coolness 94% 2
Overall 3.10 666
Audio 2.54 653
Fun 2.96 633
Graphics 2.94 663
Humor 2.10 728
Innovation 2.78 844
Mood 2.79 730
Theme 2.88 798

Feedback

orukinawa
24. Aug 2014 路 15:30 UTC
Fun game. Good job. There is never enough pews :D
馃帳 INC$D021
24. Aug 2014 路 16:10 UTC
Thanks :)
Roknsk
24. Aug 2014 路 17:12 UTC
This is so retro, cool game.
馃帳 INC$D021
24. Aug 2014 路 17:13 UTC
Remember that when voting starts ;)
I miss the good old C64 days... hmmm...
John Drury
25. Aug 2014 路 07:44 UTC
Interesting use of how the bullets bounce back and forth. I found it to destroy some of the objectives and also add a little more value in each shot. Controls felt slippery
cmayhem
25. Aug 2014 路 08:21 UTC
Great fun, good graphics and sounds and a neat idea.
Controls were a bit difficult.
ahmedmohi
25. Aug 2014 路 09:06 UTC
Good game ,took me some time to get use to it but nice .
CustomPhase
25. Aug 2014 路 09:07 UTC
nice little game. controls are too hard in my opinion, too floaty. i liked the wormhole effect on the screen.
pjimmy
25. Aug 2014 路 09:16 UTC
can't play your game on the web :(
馃帳 INC$D021
25. Aug 2014 路 09:25 UTC
I did spent a lot of time trying to gen the controls as I wanted them, but this was the best I could do.
If I removed the sliding, the game is way to easy ;)
Thanks for trying it out :D
馃帳 INC$D021
25. Aug 2014 路 09:31 UTC
@pjimmy Can't find a way to contact you, but I would really like to know what browser you are using, and what happens when you try to play the game.
Thanks
pjimmy
25. Aug 2014 路 10:02 UTC
@INC$D021 my bad, I've just discovered that you're using unity web player. Gonna report when I'm in Windows.
TD5
25. Aug 2014 路 12:56 UTC
I like the game style. Getting shot by myself was unexpected but an interesting feature.
ZirconCode
25. Aug 2014 路 13:00 UTC
Very pretty retro graphics, interesting theme/execution. Think controls took away from the game play though.

Keep on making those awesome retro shot-em-ups!
Franklins Ghost
25. Aug 2014 路 13:16 UTC
One of my favourites so far. Liked the way you made every shot count with the bullets circling around. Really fun to play.
Digiraze
25. Aug 2014 路 15:53 UTC
Good game. Very intense, because if you don't kill the wormhole fast enough you die, but if you shoot too much you will need to dodge your own bullet.
馃帳 INC$D021
26. Aug 2014 路 04:40 UTC
Thanks for the nice feedback :)
"Getting shot by myself was unexpected but an interesting feature"
It sounds like I need to work on an old game idea, shooting yourself sounds popular :D
Glad you like it, even if the controls are hard.. With a bit of training it isn't that bad ;)
mrexcessive
26. Aug 2014 路 07:51 UTC
Hi there. Liked the defender-a-like aspects. Not so keen on shooting myself in the back, pays to be accurate I guess.
馃帳 INC$D021
26. Aug 2014 路 14:56 UTC
@mrexcessive: I had to stop players from just hammering away on the firing button :)
~SquigglySoup~
27. Aug 2014 路 05:17 UTC
Game was bugging out after the first death where I kept being pulled to the right. Was a fun game. Really liked the animations.
ninjascript
27. Aug 2014 路 05:23 UTC
The physics are too floaty for the amount of precision you need to destroy the targets, but otherwise it's a pretty neat game :)
馃帳 INC$D021
27. Aug 2014 路 07:04 UTC
@~SquigglySoup~: Not "bugging out" :) I expect that you were at one of the edges? I did write in the description "Watch out for highly warped space, it'll drag you in" ;)
@ninjascript: The floatyness wasn't planed, but without it the game is way to easy. You'll get the hang of it fast, if you keep trying :) I have nooo problem with it.. now. ;)
Thanks for playing and the feedback.. :D
SoulGame
27. Aug 2014 路 10:36 UTC
Arrgh, the borders are such a filthy trick!! Didn't expect to be caught in a vortex there. Fun game, nice gameplay. And nice take of the theme, it made me watch out for my shots and don't waste ammo. Good teach!
snowconesolid
28. Aug 2014 路 00:12 UTC
Dude those particle effects are boss! Really nice entry! nice presentation and good sound effects. Its an enjoyable game :)
miwuc
28. Aug 2014 路 07:04 UTC
Nice game! The bullets that wrap around is a brilliant idea. It really makes this game stand out.
馃帳 INC$D021
28. Aug 2014 路 07:44 UTC
Thanks @snowconesolid and @miwuc for the very nice comments :)
Means a lot :D
Toubib
28. Aug 2014 路 10:15 UTC
xD killed myself so many times.
馃帳 INC$D021
28. Aug 2014 路 10:32 UTC
@Toubib.. Glad to hear that :) Means you played it many times :D Thanks.
Hope you enjoyed the frustration :)

Your game pissed me off a bit, having to start all over every time I made a smaaaaal mistake ;)
jjhaggar
29. Aug 2014 路 16:54 UTC
Its a good idea and works good. Congrats!
GreyShock
29. Aug 2014 路 16:57 UTC
Really great design decision to make the bullets loop eternally, it gives you a reason to not shoot all the time but also allows you to set "defensive" barriers in the edges to make the world you have to defend smaller!
Xanjos
29. Aug 2014 路 17:40 UTC
I love the fact that you have to be really careful with your shots otherwise you'll end up having to dodge a sea of your own bullets. Game itself was very enjoyable to play too.
馃帳 INC$D021
29. Aug 2014 路 18:02 UTC
Thanks :) Fun to see strategies emerge :D Laying a good solid round of bullets in the top of the world, makes everything a bit to easy, but hey, didn't know that when I made the game ;)
NightShadow0
29. Aug 2014 路 23:05 UTC
The bullet warping mechanic is very interesting. The edges dragging you in caught me by surprise the first time, though; i suppose i should've read the instructions more closely. Nice work!
馃帳 INC$D021
30. Aug 2014 路 07:32 UTC
Thanks @NightShadow0 :)
Oddly Shaped Pixels
30. Aug 2014 路 10:03 UTC
Nice little game, really fun to play and the bullets warping thing is a nice twist of gameplay. Good job!
CatOnMars
30. Aug 2014 路 11:39 UTC
Nice shooting game :) Although I think the enemy bullets are too unforgivable.
馃帳 INC$D021
30. Aug 2014 路 11:41 UTC
@CatOnMars The enemies don't shoot... You do ;)
adharris
02. Sep 2014 路 02:26 UTC
I like the visual style, namely the retro sprites with some more modern distortion effects.
jukimv1986
02. Sep 2014 路 04:44 UTC
I joined the evil universe pretty soon :) And I was getting hit by my own bullets to top it up. Nice and fun game, well done!
馃帳 INC$D021
03. Sep 2014 路 17:32 UTC
Thanks for the kind words :)
dylanwolf
05. Sep 2014 路 02:54 UTC
Neat twist on the shooter genre. I like that your own bullets are often more dangerous than enemies, forcing you to be more precise.
pansapiens
09. Sep 2014 路 01:21 UTC
Fun once I got the hang of it - the bullet wrapping makes for an interesting feedback loop. Sometimes it helps you out, but since they can also hit your ship it pays to be accurate - creates an interesting tension :) Love that background music too.
馃帳 INC$D021
09. Sep 2014 路 05:17 UTC
@pansapiens thanks :) the background music is the first game music I have ever done, so glad you liked it :)
torvik88
14. Sep 2014 路 06:45 UTC
Nice game! Getting shot by my own bullets is a double edge sword. The bad part is that i do damage to myself but i also found out that those bullets helped me destroy other portals.
Jupiter_Hadley
14. Sep 2014 路 23:15 UTC
Cool game! I included it in part 26 of my Ludum Dare 30 compilation video series, if you鈥檇 like to take a look :) http://youtu.be/hvOt_bkuFkM