Gun Garden by ElliotFiske

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made by ElliotFiske for LD24 (JAM)
Choose what seeds you want to grow at the beginning of each round, then defend them from an onslaught of cubic enemies!

Each seed you grow makes your gun evolve to gain better stats.

Ratings

Coolness 30% 888
Overall(Jam) 2.77 181
Fun(Jam) 2.93 120
Graphics(Jam) 2.50 210
Innovation(Jam) 3.14 85
Theme(Jam) 3.08 83

Feedback

ASOT
28. Aug 2012 · 10:22 UTC
Interesting concept. I was baffled at what I had to do the first round, but I learned and evolved my gun and whatnot. Innovative game and impressive graphics.
nseward
30. Aug 2012 · 20:21 UTC
Great proof of concept. After I discovered I was in no danger it wasn't as much fun but I stuck with it until the final round.
RosyPenguin
31. Aug 2012 · 06:06 UTC
A solid defense game. Controls are smooth and weapons upgrade at a pretty good pace. I like it!
Brassawiking
02. Sep 2012 · 15:06 UTC
It had some interesting tactics too it. A bit unbalanced since they just swarmed and no chance to keep them at bay. But I liked the idea that what manages to survive gives a boost, you should explore that more.
monsieur_nez
05. Sep 2012 · 00:48 UTC
Good idea!
vilya
05. Sep 2012 · 02:02 UTC
Started out as little confusing, but quickly got fun. Good job!

The enemies seem to converge a bit too quickly on the centre and then spend too long once they're there, so you're mostly just shooting into the centre. I'd suggest making them move a bit slower, giving the seeds less health and maybe putting the seeds in a few other locations too.

The other thing that seemed a bit odd was that you couldn't get hurt by the enemies (unless I'm mistaken?). That could add an extra element of strategy and tension to the game.

Also, some shapes other than boxes for enemies would be nice. :-)
Tritax
05. Sep 2012 · 03:38 UTC
I had fun playing through this. Also, best ending ever. :)

Yay, woo.
demonpants
05. Sep 2012 · 04:08 UTC
Maybe it was my trackpad, but the rate of movement of the gun was EXTREMELY fast and I just couldn't control anything.