Beeneath The Surface by Lizzip

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made by Lizzip for LD29 (JAM)
Controls:
- Click a tile next to the bee to move to it
- Click an attack from the right bar, then click a wasp next to the bee to attack it
- If menu or attack clicks do not work, use ESC to close menu, and numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4 to choose attacks

Objective:
- Kill the queen bee
- Don't get killed

Beeneath The Surface is a turn based game about BEEEEES (and wasps).
Each turn you can either move or try to attack.
Each turn you gain 10 energy and 5 health.
One wasp on it's own is not much of a rival, but a swarm will take you down quickly.
You cannot move onto a tile containing a wasp.

Game created by Lizzip and Auroraimortalis using PlayCanvas.

Ratings

Coolness 47% 1409
Overall(Jam) 2.93 533
Audio(Jam) 3.00 393
Fun(Jam) 2.86 448
Graphics(Jam) 3.47 339
Humor(Jam) 3.46 104
Innovation(Jam) 3.18 295
Mood(Jam) 2.83 501
Theme(Jam) 2.37 669

Feedback

jtpup0
28. Apr 2014 路 21:07 UTC
Nice game!, I was confused as to whether I was moving or not but figured out it was each time you clicked you moved a direction xD
TaleLore
28. Apr 2014 路 21:11 UTC
Solid puns.
jotson
28. Apr 2014 路 21:14 UTC
It's difficult to tell if you're moving. Needs more visual feedback. For a long time I didn't know if I was doing anything.
馃帳 Lizzip
28. Apr 2014 路 21:26 UTC
Thanks all. Just updated it with a more colourful floor so it should be more obvious that you're moving
hexagore
28. Apr 2014 路 21:30 UTC
Yay I killed a bee. BEEEES!!!
MaesK
28. Apr 2014 路 21:55 UTC
At first, movement is confusing and I didn't see the skills. I just tried to run somewhere safe :D

But using the skills improves the game a lot, I enjoyed teaching some beeology to those enemies. Too bad the boss can't move. Nice music, it is really beefitting on anything with insects.

(I like it when people rebels a bit against the theme by adding some variations :) )
Crefossus
29. Apr 2014 路 05:09 UTC
I can't beelieve how many puns you got in this game. The combat had an interesting learning curve and it felt great to beat the game. The models are pretty good and orange background works (instead of just blank..I always have problems with that.)

I also like the ambient noise (buzzing/outdoor air feel), but I'm not a fan of the music. It's a little too hectic.
CDK
29. Apr 2014 路 09:05 UTC
really hard to figure out where to go.. but was somewhat fun ^ ^ just walked around randomly until i got bored and got some wasps killed.
hoqjed
29. Apr 2014 路 17:59 UTC
Great looking and sounding game, with extra points for the name.
explosivose
30. Apr 2014 路 09:23 UTC
intereSTING game! maybe lerping between tiles when you bumble about would help convey that you're actually moving :-)

I give this game a BEE-plus!
Balloonsfor600
30. Apr 2014 路 21:52 UTC
Nice puns. I agree with the criticisms about not BEEing able to tell if I'm moving or not for the most part.
ovenchips
17. May 2014 路 13:10 UTC
This game is the bee's knees, honey!