Bored Bob by 4urentertainment

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made by 4urentertainment for LD24 (COMPO)
Meet bob. Bob was bored, so bob decided to evolve AND HE GREW WINGS!

Bob can make others evolve too. And he fights flying businessmen in the treacherous alps with his trusty evolving powers.

This is basically a shooter, but your primary weapon is NOT bullets. You kill enemies/defend yourself by drawing paths for your minions.


It's a pretty experimental prototype. I didn't have time to add in any sort of level progression, although I think it has potential as a fun new kind of bullet shoot em ups or something. Feedback would be greatly appreciated!

I also tried doing something different with the music, something of a "dynamically generating music" idea although I didn't really have time to do it.

This was my first time ever doing art for a game. I didn't think I was going to finish...but I did!

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Instructions
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Move with WASD or arrow keys
Click and drag minions to draw paths
Your bullets convert enemies to minions
M to mute

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If you encounter any bugs please report them! For now, just refresh if anything game-breaking happens.

Ratings

Coolness 60% 3
Overall 3.39 158
Audio 3.56 48
Fun 3.39 111
Graphics 3.44 180
Humor 2.63 198
Innovation 3.69 65
Mood 3.16 129
Theme 1.91 668

Feedback

chamberlainpi
27. Aug 2012 路 01:32 UTC
I think I got dizzy from all those flying bobs! Nice though, performance runs well. And although there's no background music, it's nice to have those Piano notes SFXes as an indication of progress.
馃帳 4urentertainment
27. Aug 2012 路 01:37 UTC
Thanks for the review! Background music is right on its way! Actually, I just uploaded the new version.
馃帳 4urentertainment
27. Aug 2012 路 01:37 UTC
Also did some balancing and whatnot
MasterBaldwin
27. Aug 2012 路 04:18 UTC
As soon as I realized that your minons take bullets for you, I started having swarms of them flying a 45 degree pattern of interference infront of me and then had the rest fly a tight back and forth jiggle all around me as protection. Loved it. Got 23k something of a score. :)
coreyvacate
27. Aug 2012 路 04:37 UTC
I enjoyed this game... I liked the intensity of it. Fun graphics and music to accompany the gameplay. Now to let me eyes get back to normal, haha! :-)
pardue
27. Aug 2012 路 13:14 UTC
I liked the minions, made for a unique and interesting gameplay.
mechagk
27. Aug 2012 路 16:58 UTC
Awesome Game!
Dakota
27. Aug 2012 路 17:13 UTC
One of the best game designs so far. Love the music very simple but complex at the same time.
kato9
27. Aug 2012 路 17:38 UTC
Wow. VERY smooth and fast-paced gameplay. Creative game mechanics as well.

The generative sound design approach would have worked better if it was a little more harmonious, but the background music is quite nice on its own.

I feel like the game starts to get very visually cluttered once you have a lot of minions, it's really hard to tell where your character is and what the heck is going on. Still, an impressive effort!
NostraDamon
27. Aug 2012 路 17:48 UTC
The gameplay is interesting and kinda innovative!
RobProductions
27. Aug 2012 路 21:54 UTC
Ouch! Its so hard to hit the enemies with the minions!
Amoaeba Junior
27. Aug 2012 路 22:23 UTC
Loved the game but it was a bit hard for me
Vordux
27. Aug 2012 路 22:31 UTC
Excellent game, some really good visuals and the audio was spot on as well. A great, solid idea for a game mechanic, would make really enjoyable game if you fleshed this out into something more.
keenblaze
27. Aug 2012 路 22:41 UTC
Dude, really cool art! Especially for the first time. Innovative gameplay and smooth controls too!
zatyka
27. Aug 2012 路 23:18 UTC
I'm not sure what this had to do with evolution, and it was a bit disorienting.

Having said that... I LOVED the concept of this game, and the simplicity of the audio (when hitting/being hit was a very nice touch.
dr_soda
28. Aug 2012 路 03:03 UTC
Wow, I think all the flying bobs gave me a bit of a headache. I really love the way you incorporated the audio in this game. It was magical and beautiful. The graphics were smooth and slick, even if the swarming minions nearly caused me to fall over.

I found the gameplay harder to get into though, because as beautiful as they are the graphics were also rather disorienting and it was difficult to really know what I was doing.
diki
28. Aug 2012 路 20:43 UTC
Outstanding! The pieces fit really well together: the soft music and the winged protagonists flying over snow-covered mountain ranges convey a sort of solemn piety, contrasted very fittingly by those scattered piano notes of violence :)

I especially like the faces of those minions; some of them are not too happy about being drafted for your purposes :D
amidos2006
30. Aug 2012 路 08:33 UTC
amazing I liked the idea the bullets convert my minions and making paths for the minions :D
nseward
30. Aug 2012 路 15:58 UTC
The progression was a little fast but the idea and execution was spot on. Like I said I would like more time to get use to my bob minions. Super cool!
dengzo
30. Aug 2012 路 17:13 UTC
good job!
Khayet
31. Aug 2012 路 14:41 UTC
Awesome! The concept of painting the paths of my cannonfodder was confusing first, but grew on me - especially considering the hordes of enemies. The audio is outstanding, although it needs a bit time getting used to it. I first expected more normal sound effects. Great game!
AdventureIslands
02. Sep 2012 路 10:11 UTC
Doesn't really have anything to do with evolution, cool concept with the cannon fodder minions, they are so fast they are bit hard to control though.
Colapsydo
04. Sep 2012 路 17:55 UTC
It take me one game to understand the mechanics, but the second one was really enjoyable.
Teknik
08. Sep 2012 路 20:17 UTC
i like how the mechanics work a lot. great game!
yanmania
12. Sep 2012 路 20:16 UTC
Really liked the game mechanic and the piano sound effects were great!
matthias_zarzecki
14. Sep 2012 路 12:29 UTC
Love the gag with the minions flying over the camera :)
Puzzlem00n
17. Sep 2012 路 17:24 UTC
Awesome. Just awesome. I only got it after the first play like many others here, but then it rocked. It's different, and almost feels soothing. I personally enjoyed hugging the top of the screen and sending my minions up and down the play area.... Just awesome.