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Go Shape Yourself by Elemental Zeal Games Studios

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made by Elemental Zeal Games Studios for LD35 (JAM)
​Our entry for the 35th Ludum Dare Game Jam! This is our 13th entry in a row.
Go Shape Yourself is a twin stick/WASD and mouse top down shooter focusing on Shape Shifting between shapes of different colours. Whichever colour you are is safe to touch, while the others are lethal. Survive as long as you can and try to get a high score!

*Note*
Mac and Linux builds have not been tested. WebGL build on Itch.io and Embedded here has one or two visual oddities but is fine to rate for those that can't download the Windows version.

Keyboard Controls:
- WASD to Move
- Mouse to Aim and Shoot
- 1/2/3 (4 when unlocked) to Switch Shapes
- Q/E to Cycle Between Shapes
- Escape to Pause


Xbox 360 Controller Controls:
- Left Stick to Move
- RIght Stick to Aim and Shoot
- A/X/B (Y when unlocked) to Switch Shapes
- RB/LB to Cycle Between Shapes
- Start to Pause
Web/Itch.io http://elementalzealgs.itch.io/go-shape-yourself
Windows http://elementalzeal.com/Downloads/GoShapeYourselfWindows64.zip
OS/X (Untested) http://elementalzeal.com/Downloads/GoShapeYourselfMac.zip
Linux (Untested) http://elementalzeal.com/Downloads/GoShapeYourselfLinux.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-35/?action=preview&uid=12839

Ratings

Coolness 93% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.12 652
Audio(Jam) 2.36 654
Fun(Jam) 3.00 629
Graphics(Jam) 2.90 796
Humor(Jam) 2.18 661
Innovation(Jam) 2.79 763
Mood(Jam) 2.65 849
Theme(Jam) 3.38 514

Feedback

moose5555
18. Apr 2016 · 03:06 UTC
clever n' simple. it good
qikcik
18. Apr 2016 · 15:06 UTC
Good Game :D
Hyoga-3D
18. Apr 2016 · 15:13 UTC
Wow crazy gameplay, but it is very too, good use of theme.
MintArcade
18. Apr 2016 · 15:31 UTC
Fun, really fun
DRGY
18. Apr 2016 · 15:49 UTC
You should enable fullscreen, but it's really nice game!
Max Amaden
18. Apr 2016 · 16:58 UTC
Awesome and unique little game. Keep up the good work!
CasualCat
18. Apr 2016 · 17:07 UTC
Nice and innovative mechanic, simple and good controls. It was kind of hard to see the projectiles but that may have been part of the challenge. I would maybe make the different shape/colors shoot in a different way or different projectile just to add some variation but still a great game!
redwizard
18. Apr 2016 · 17:29 UTC
I just feel the bullets too slow. It is a good game at all. Good job.
Wevel
18. Apr 2016 · 18:03 UTC
Nice game works well as its so simple
Mieeh
18. Apr 2016 · 18:40 UTC
Fun little game, got a bit bored with it after round 4. Maybe having some faster bullets would've made it more fun. Other than that cool little use of theme
pjimmy
18. Apr 2016 · 18:46 UTC
Cool game, quite challenging
FerraWare
18. Apr 2016 · 18:58 UTC
Really fun and polished, a little more fast-paced might have been better
rupazero
18. Apr 2016 · 19:33 UTC
Whew this is tricky! A good challenge.
DesignerNap
18. Apr 2016 · 19:41 UTC
the mixture of slow bullets with fast movement make for an interesting gameplay challenge. Nice work!
thomz12
18. Apr 2016 · 20:10 UTC
Fun game, would have liked if it was a bit more fast paced. Great job anyway!
AinoraZ
18. Apr 2016 · 20:46 UTC
Pretty simple but at the same time fun! Not much to learn to just jump in and play after a few tries. Good job!
CMLSC
18. Apr 2016 · 23:46 UTC
I could imagine this being an amazing online game. :P
(psst make it happen. :D)
justinooncx
19. Apr 2016 · 00:31 UTC
Good use of shapeshifter mechanics to make a bullet-hell game! The bullets are slow enough to build up and trap the player, at the same time giving them time to switch to the appropriate shape. Good job!
kenzierocks
19. Apr 2016 · 01:51 UTC
Overall nice, but not something I would play for a while. Additionally, enemy projectiles are a little hard to see. Good job though!
psychonull
19. Apr 2016 · 03:32 UTC
Nice game. Pretty hard to play. It takes some time to get used to the controls, but it's a fun game anyway. Good use of theme.
BrianSChung
19. Apr 2016 · 03:36 UTC
Bullets everywhere! I like that you were able to make an instructions-mode in the short timeframe of a game jam.
geeky_penguin
19. Apr 2016 · 04:54 UTC
Confusing at first, but was fun, nice and smple
Gametery
19. Apr 2016 · 06:40 UTC
Unique concept. Simple but nice!
monaarc
19. Apr 2016 · 10:19 UTC
Fun and challenging, good job :D
Husky
19. Apr 2016 · 15:21 UTC
I like the idea! it's pretty interesting when so many bullets flying on entire one screen, my strategy of attacking or dodging is changing all the time, quite exciting.

Good job :D
AlexLamarche
19. Apr 2016 · 18:26 UTC
Nice :) Could have used some background music but it was nice and simple.
dunin
19. Apr 2016 · 18:45 UTC
It's strange, there is a slow feeling but the game is hard.
Maybe less bullets but faster bullets would be better?
Anyway, good job.
banana.hammers
19. Apr 2016 · 20:32 UTC
Really interesting game.
Probably with some polishing effects would be really cool, especially multiplayer.
You should have displayed the shape options somewhere, at least for beginners.

Note: for Unity WebGL u need to set the viewport on build less than LudumDare limits (like 800x500 for example)

Cheers
-Morco (Banana Hammers team)
EdoMiyamoto
19. Apr 2016 · 22:19 UTC
Hey they should add this mode to the next geometry dash !
LostViking
19. Apr 2016 · 23:17 UTC
I like the old school vibes it givs, but with new cool mechanics. The controls are good and the enemies are challenging, thumbs up!
SojaBird
19. Apr 2016 · 23:29 UTC
Ha this is very simple but quite fun!
Its hard how you can kill yourself by hitting your own bullets after shifting.

The audio is not high-tech but it fits the art style.
Good job!
luquio
19. Apr 2016 · 23:33 UTC
at some point it gets hard but has great gameplay, liked it a lot! :D
nextreality
20. Apr 2016 · 04:12 UTC
My main issue with this game was that it was really hard to see the bullets flying from the enemies. I know it was supposed to help with who was safe to touch, but thats what shapes and color are for! Not a bad game, just needs some polish, keep up the good work!
pixel_maniacs
21. Apr 2016 · 07:40 UTC
We had so much fun playing this, we dedicated a song to you: https://streamable.com/lfma
Gord10
22. Apr 2016 · 18:31 UTC
I think the bullets could be much faster.
Tijn
22. Apr 2016 · 19:23 UTC
The bullets are a bit slow, but otherwise this is a pretty cool game! It looks good and the Xbox controller support is a nice addition. I'm sad there isn't any music, but the awesome menu graphics make up a lot of it :)
Naca
22. Apr 2016 · 21:40 UTC
Nice game, pretty challenging for me. I liked the visual part and the sound effects.
Frozen Fractal
24. Apr 2016 · 10:17 UTC
Nice! Love how your explosion blows away all enemies and bullets. But having to shapeshift with the number keys is awkward, because I can't use WASD at the same time. How about mapping the mouse wheel as well? Apart from that, the controls are pretty tight. Audio is a bit minimalist, but works fine and doesn't get annoying.
LinealGames
24. Apr 2016 · 22:13 UTC
fun and simple but it was difficult because everything moved too slow
MementoGames
27. Apr 2016 · 22:40 UTC
Nice entry!
Simple and fun.
medidog
28. Apr 2016 · 21:46 UTC
Good job on the game, it was fun for me, but could not see the enemy's well with the current backgroundof the game.
garygreen
29. Apr 2016 · 20:22 UTC
That was tricky, but fun. Nice to see an innovative shooter.
Kerdelos
01. May 2016 · 13:29 UTC
Seems like there's is a simple technique to win, just stay in circle mode and destroy squares and triangles, and since the circles aren't able to destroy the circles, the game go on for quite some time.
SecondDimension
02. May 2016 · 10:34 UTC
Challenging game with a nice shape changing mechanic. Hard to see the enemy bullets at times but still fun to play.