Minimalist MAYHEM by DDRKirby(ISQ)

made by DDRKirby(ISQ) for LD26 (COMPO)

Wow, I really, really outdid myself this time.

Here's my entry this time. It's a super-fun arcade-style top-down shooter, in the veins of Smash TV and Hyper Princess Pitch.

Okay, so the deal is, you're Mr. Minimal, this little cute cube guy, and all he wants is for the world to be gray and quiet. Unfortunately there's evil colorful aliens running about, so you have to shoot them all down, and repaint the rooms back to their boring gray tone!

Features:
- 6 unique weapons - Paintbrush! Spraypaint! PAINTZOOKA!
- Room painting - See each level's rooms turn into dull gray minimalist rectangles as you clear them!
- Awesome chiptune music - High energy 8-bit style retro music, oh yes!
- Dynamic music - Each time you destroy a jukebox, the corresponding melody cuts out!
- GAUNTLET mode - How long can you survive the waves?
- Evil Christmas trees. 'nuff said.

Download the soundtrack for free at: http://ddrkirbyisq.bandcamp.com/album/minimalist-mayhem-original-soundtrack

Web (Flash)	http://ddrkirby.com/games/minimalist-mayhem/minimalist-mayhem.html
Soundtrack	http://ddrkirbyisq.bandcamp.com/album/minimalist-mayhem-original-soundtrack
Source	http://bitbucket.org/DDRKirbyISQ/minimalistmayhem
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=7285

Ratings

Coolness	64%	3
Overall	4.14	16

Audio	4.63	2
Fun	4.14	3
Graphics	3.56	245
Humor	3.56	70
Innovation	3.47	284
Mood	3.56	126
Theme	3.73	371

Feedback

se1by

29. Apr 2013 · 03:47 UTC

Awesome game, really loved it

Misael.K

29. Apr 2013 · 03:47 UTC

Hey, nice game. Certainly a step up from your previous game, although I enjoyed the music in Gulliver a lot more (you gotta admit Gulliver had an awesome theme song).
Keep it up!

🎤 DDRKirby(ISQ)

29. Apr 2013 · 04:18 UTC

Thanks! I wish I had more time to spend on the music, ideally each level would have had a different song. But alas, time limits...

acronaut

29. Apr 2013 · 04:51 UTC

Great soundtrack and sound stingers for this game!
Very Well done! nice touch that near the end it's lesser of music tracks. and LOL ms-paint weapon :P

Perry

29. Apr 2013 · 04:57 UTC

Fucking great sounds. Fucking great.

jijaweb

29. Apr 2013 · 07:47 UTC

One of the best games so far! Cool story!

Aksami0

29. Apr 2013 · 13:48 UTC

Nice games.

Xgor

29. Apr 2013 · 14:45 UTC

Awesome game yet again, Gotta say this one makes me feel more like a villain more than the last game.. I don't wanna destroy the music :(

johnfn

29. Apr 2013 · 17:16 UTC

I really like this. Bonus humor points for MS Paint. Loved how the music would gradually turn off as you destroyed the jukeboxes. It was really fun too!

GeorgeBroussard

30. Apr 2013 · 02:18 UTC

Nice music, and I really enjoyed the weapon and painting mechanic.

Arcana

30. Apr 2013 · 15:05 UTC

Great fun, the weapons are amazing.

Stellar music, but at this point we expect no less from you. ;)

Sophie Houlden

30. Apr 2013 · 18:45 UTC

a lot of fun! though I kind of wish it changed a little more after the first level. still, it's impressive work for a weekend! :D

🎤 DDRKirby(ISQ)

30. Apr 2013 · 18:56 UTC

Yeah! I totally wanted another enemy type or two, and more music! It's kind of blasphemy that I made so little music for this considering how quickly I churn out tunes, but...alas, needed all the time for coding xD

Potentialing

01. May 2013 · 02:06 UTC

VERY impressive work for a solo, 48-hour project. Definitely fun, and had excellent music (as usual). Unfortunately, the graphics did feel a tad lacking in terms of detail, and the game didn't really have much "minimalism" going on besides the story. Regardless, I'm impressed by this entry. Nice job!

kazukishida

01. May 2013 · 04:03 UTC

Awesome game!!! I liked everything here man. The starting music was very catchy too. I think the spraypaint was op tho :D and bazooka is up (underpowered? :D) lol. Very addictive game. Best i played so far. Awesomely great game!!!

🎤 DDRKirby(ISQ)

01. May 2013 · 06:02 UTC

Interesting! I actually feel like the bazooka is really useful for taking out enemy spawners, since it takes them out in 3 hits, and since it does splash damage it'll take out enemies too. But it really sucks for painting the rooms, so that's the drawback. The spraypaint is awesome but harder to dodge bullets when you're up close. Again, tradeoffs :)

ddionisio

02. May 2013 · 05:37 UTC

Cute cube art, got me to play your game!

You nailed the retro feel on the music and sound!

My only complaint is it got a little repetitive after 2 levels. Sorry!

davidpeter

03. May 2013 · 04:00 UTC

Fun game, but got repetitive. I really enjoyed the idea.

Beerman

04. May 2013 · 13:36 UTC

Fun little shooter - loved the music.

🎤 DDRKirby(ISQ)

05. May 2013 · 02:53 UTC

Made a speed run of me playing through on normal, no continues: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiWdUjF5FTA

Finished in 13:55. Can you beat that?

rezzish

05. May 2013 · 08:41 UTC

Good, excellent!

sP0CkEr2

06. May 2013 · 04:24 UTC

wow -- awesome game -- gonna play that again -- great effort!

ceMelusine

12. May 2013 · 07:50 UTC

<3 ceMelusine

radmars

14. May 2013 · 03:27 UTC

Holy crap this game is amazing. The concept is great, the music is awesome, and it's just plain fun. I love the jukeboxes eliminating single tracks in the song too. Definitely one of my favorites so far - I finished it despite it being a bit too long for an LD game, IMO. My only suggestion would be to have more variety between levels, make the bullets stand out more from the background, and maybe have the ground-clearing have some more effect on the combat (color slows you down maybe?) rather than just something you have to do.

dremelofdeath

16. May 2013 · 08:00 UTC

This game has some of the best audio I've ever seen in an LD game. Period. This is REALLY good, and I really enjoyed it. Thank you!

Pisti

18. May 2013 · 13:17 UTC

Wow awesome music! The game idea and execution is also great!

chowdy

19. May 2013 · 08:42 UTC

Ahhh, really awesome game. Excellent music-- didn't want to kill the stereos =(

Roupette

19. May 2013 · 13:33 UTC

Very nice rhythm. Gray will rule the world !