Bot-Volution by Gornova
Find your way to evolution, in this little game.
WASD or arrows to move
left click to shoot
Made in 72 hours for LudumDare 24, theme Evolution
a Game by: Gornova and nickFla1
WASD or arrows to move
left click to shoot
Made in 72 hours for LudumDare 24, theme Evolution
a Game by: Gornova and nickFla1
| Web | http://www.kongregate.com/games/Gornova81/bot-volution |
| Original URL | https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=2572 |
Ratings
| Coolness | 48% | 582 |
| Overall(Jam) | 2.27 | 246 |
| Audio(Jam) | 1.75 | 193 |
| Fun(Jam) | 1.85 | 258 |
| Graphics(Jam) | 2.60 | 197 |
| Humor(Jam) | 1.44 | 210 |
| Innovation(Jam) | 1.85 | 256 |
| Mood(Jam) | 2.46 | 178 |
| Theme(Jam) | 1.92 | 234 |
However some little technical issues are holding it back - the text disappearing too quickly, the slow rate of fire and the way you can get stuck.
I enjoyed finding and reading the notes. I found one ending, where you touch something blue - I'm not sure what it was. I tried collecting all the skulls but got stuck on a wall and stopped.
One cool thing I noticed, not sure if it was on purpose or not: despite my ability to kill the robots, I don't WANT to do that because they seem very pacific to me! I still need to kill them because that's what all the years playing videogames tell me that is what I must do to win in the game, so I kinda do that against my will, but it almost reminds me of the horrible sensation of executing prisoners in Blackthorn (oooold stuff, remember that one?)... And then the ending has a message exactly about that. Nice little touch. ;)
I really did like the graphics style though, and the notes and opening "where am I" put a really good mood to it.