Connected Worlds Inc. by CAT_IN_THE_DARK_WOOD

made by CAT_IN_THE_DARK_WOOD for LD30 (JAM)

You are cable operator at Connected Worlds Inc., the most powerful interstellar Internet provider. Your aim is to lay Internet cable across the alien planet populated by angry mushroom crabs!

Controls:

A \ D - walk
W \ S - aim
Enter - shoot
Spacebar - jump
ESC - restart

Engine: Libgdx
Language: Java
Platform: Cross platform, required java runtime environment(jre). (http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html)

# From Siberia with love.

Windows	https://github.com/cat-in-the-dark-wood/old48_30_game/releases/download/1.1/CW_Inc.1.1.jar
Linux	https://github.com/cat-in-the-dark-wood/old48_30_game/releases/download/1.1/CW_Inc.1.1.jar
OS/X	https://github.com/cat-in-the-dark-wood/old48_30_game/releases/download/1.1/CW_Inc.1.1.jar
Source	https://github.com/cat-in-the-dark-wood/old48_30_game/archive/1.1.zip
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=27523

Ratings

Coolness	40%	1570
Overall(Jam)	3.43	226

Audio(Jam)	3.82	72
Fun(Jam)	3.59	99
Graphics(Jam)	3.91	176
Humor(Jam)	3.35	97
Innovation(Jam)	3.27	251
Mood(Jam)	3.45	199
Theme(Jam)	3.68	137

Feedback

uberscientist

25. Aug 2014 · 21:36 UTC

Fun concept, great graphics, didn't like how I couldn't figure out how to restart the game once I died (had to restart the game from the console). Also being assaulted by mushroom wielding crab people and being pushed off the level before laying a single meter of cable on my first attempt was sort of disconcerting, but next attempt I made it much further :p

JNyknn

27. Aug 2014 · 13:14 UTC

Interesting idea and personal graphics. Enter as a shoot button is somehow confusing.

nerd burglars

27. Aug 2014 · 15:39 UTC

This game had some of the most original enemies I've see thus far this LD! hahahaha! I enjoyed playing it. Good luck to you :)

adrenalinehigh_Jam

27. Aug 2014 · 15:43 UTC

A very quick paced action platformer, I enjoyed it! Unfortunately it seems to be largely luck if you dodge the crab attacks, so it's mostly a race to the finish.

I love the cable physics (is it getting stuck on stuff though?) and the concept of bringing Google Fibre to other WORLDS even, after seeing all the internet problems American Redditors have. You get extra points for that concept.

PERECil

27. Aug 2014 · 17:07 UTC

I really love the music, perfect for this kind of game.

micdoodle8

27. Aug 2014 · 17:36 UTC

Nice graphics and music. Would be nice to aim with a mouse instead of only having a few directions to shoot.

SupSuper

28. Aug 2014 · 04:47 UTC

Cool graphics. :)

fcpfoof

28. Aug 2014 · 15:04 UTC

Cool graphics, well made music, great idea. I really enjoyed playing this ;D.

H1S2

29. Aug 2014 · 08:18 UTC

nice game, but what i disliked was the controls. i think a combination of keyboard (move) and mouse (aim and shoot) would improve this ALOT.
i liked the 8bit sounds :)

KigurumiDevs

29. Aug 2014 · 11:11 UTC

Would've loved to be able to use mouse controls for shooting :D

alhvi

06. Sep 2014 · 04:38 UTC

Nice idea. As the others say, the controls were a little weird. I also would have preferred using the mouse to shoot.