Beneath this cool, calm exterior by Lrnk
My first ever entry! And it's a bit weird.
Arrow keys to move
WASD to shoot
Spacebar to start game/wave
Works best in Firefox (audio especially)
It's a bit frustrating to play, and an awful lot of the end components were originally intended to be temporary (the endgame screen is a notable example), but as John Lennon said: "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans"
Cheers all!
Arrow keys to move
WASD to shoot
Spacebar to start game/wave
Works best in Firefox (audio especially)
It's a bit frustrating to play, and an awful lot of the end components were originally intended to be temporary (the endgame screen is a notable example), but as John Lennon said: "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans"
Cheers all!
| Web | http://static.lrnk.co.uk/ludumdare29 |
| Source | https://github.com/laurieboyes/beneath-this-cool-calm-exterior |
| Original URL | https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=6545 |
Ratings
| Coolness | 59% | 3 |
| Overall | 3.29 | 447 |
| Audio | 3.00 | 394 |
| Fun | 3.35 | 305 |
| Graphics | 2.62 | 902 |
| Humor | 4.12 | 14 |
| Innovation | 3.12 | 510 |
| Mood | 2.69 | 822 |
| Theme | 3.88 | 98 |
First off, that thumbnail creeps me out to no end. A really creative take on the theme though, this is a great example of how the setting can make a simple game awesome. Almost wanted to lose just to see your face contort.
But seriously, theres like a hidden message somewhere, about the thoughts that bother you. Thats quite interesting.
The gameplay reminded me quite of Binding of Isaac, but less frustrating to me. (Probably because the enemies are not trying to shoot me)
Even if most of this should have been Temp, it still plays nicely!
I was only waiting for a game using a-capella music :3
Twin-stick shooting mechanic felt very good too, first time I played a keyboard-twin-stick-shooter.
Loved the little messages.
gj nevertheless!
Really wish I could've used my mouse to aim instead of awsd. Also, in chrome the music didn't start again after I died (although I didn't mind :P)
Overall, it was pretty fun, although I didn't really have any desire to try again from the beginning after I died. I think you accomplished what you set out to do in terms of theme, so good job.