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Reach For It by Noel

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made by Noel for LD21 (-)
Short abstract shooter. Help the creature reach Freedom from the depths of an alien planet. Arrow keys to move, X to shoot, C to strafe (hold direction), or additionally WASD to shoot.

Tools:
Flash Develop
Graphicsgale
Photoshop

Libraries/Frameworks:
FlashPunk

Cheers :D

Web http://www.noelberry.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/reachforit/
Source http://www.noelberry.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/reachforit/ReachForIt.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-21/?action=preview&uid=1527

Ratings

Coolness 3% 183
Overall 3.75 28
Audio 1.13 357
Community 2.20 305
Fun 3.47 49
Graphics 4.19 15
Humor 1.33 389
Innovation 3.13 160
Theme 3.31 148

Feedback

Rolpege
22. Aug 2011 路 18:43 UTC
Nice one! Loved the graphics and the polish!

Deaths: 23
Time: 11:34
Shots: 14158

Loved it! :D
Broxter
22. Aug 2011 路 19:00 UTC
Well, it kept me playing until the end. Not many indie games manage that. Nice, simple idea that was pretty fun to play.

Deaths: 41
Time: 09:29
Shots: 6949
refrag
22. Aug 2011 路 23:37 UTC
First entry I finished to the end! Great stuff. Very fun, great presentation. No audio though?

A very strong entry. Loved it.
馃帳 Noel
23. Aug 2011 路 00:32 UTC
Thanks guys!

Refrag, sadly, no Audio :( I didn't have the time (or skill) to write my own music. I think I'll eventually get a version of the game up with some music composed by my brother, after the competition is over.
green
23. Aug 2011 路 12:22 UTC
Lovely gameplay.
Gornova
23. Aug 2011 路 19:43 UTC
I love it, you must expand it, upgrades are welcome!! :D
Shigor
23. Aug 2011 路 20:37 UTC
Very good, not very innovative, but polished, working and fun to play. Next time just add few sound effects :)
redwater
23. Aug 2011 路 23:19 UTC
sweet mechanics, ossom effects, nice art, good gameplay. love it <3
rawbits
24. Aug 2011 路 00:53 UTC
Flawless. Need some music and sfx but we can see is really pleasing. The whole game is so in one piece. Also level design is good. Not too hard, not too easy. I would play several levels in one seat. Congrats, this is one of the bests. Thank you for making it!
TyrusPeace
25. Aug 2011 路 04:49 UTC
Very nice! Very polished gameplay and some excellent level design. I especially liked the forced run down a long hallway with the pink stomping block close behind. Music would definitely help, but I got through in 8 minutes and had a blast the whole time :).
Rudy
26. Aug 2011 路 09:49 UTC
Very nice graphics and solid controls. Love all the graphics effects and smooth animation/many frames. Good gameplay and nice mechanics/AI even at simplest. Feels very polished. Not really central to the theme though.
KilledByAPixel
27. Aug 2011 路 13:59 UTC
Really nice visual style. I would have liked to aim/shoot with the mouse.
Mjiig
28. Aug 2011 路 10:30 UTC
Got completely caught up playing that! It's games like this that make me forget this is Ludum dare, it feels like it's production quality!
Chaoslab
29. Aug 2011 路 08:06 UTC
This is Awesome, great work! :-)
teomat
29. Aug 2011 路 19:24 UTC
I found it kinda frustrating but otherwise well done.
8bitmuse
30. Aug 2011 路 10:07 UTC
Very nice, the graphics are great and particle effects complement them. Some audio would have been great because that's just about the only thing missing from this entry, good job!
matthias_zarzecki
31. Aug 2011 路 11:49 UTC
Twin-stick-shooter. Neat.
Breakdance McFunkypants
31. Aug 2011 路 17:30 UTC
Absolutely awesome! Great gfx, great colours, great play feel. I love the "locks" idea. Fan-freaking-tastic work, Noel!
馃帳 Noel
01. Sep 2011 路 06:13 UTC
Thanks everyone! Glad people are enjoying it :D

After the Compo is over I'll have a new version up with some awesome music by my brother, Liam!