Quadsoup by thevaber

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made by thevaber for LD 41 (JAM)

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itch.io page: https://thevaber.itch.io/quadsoup

Gameplay video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zO5bOaXtnE

Ludum Dare 41 entry (theme "Combine 2 Incompatible Genres") by Václav Patejdl (@the_vaber)

Navigate a futuristic world while being chased by a deadly swarm of energy.

Instructions:

  • WASD+Mouse to move, spacebar to jump
  • Collect orange orbs to repel the swarm and obtain score

Ratings

Overall 504th 3.524⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 554th 3.333⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 977th 2.857⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1156th 2.395⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 292th 3.952⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Audio 313th 3.5⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 162th 3.833⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 24🗳️ 0🗨️

Feedback

LogFlames
24. Apr 2018 · 18:45 UTC
This game was really fun and the graphics was amazin, really liked the us of color and light! Great job!
svyatozar
24. Apr 2018 · 19:13 UTC
This game is playable, and scary, but not very engaging. Are the levels automatically generated?
Blukiwi
24. Apr 2018 · 19:16 UTC
Really awesome game. The swarm really comes across as a big ball of nope so really good job making it intimidating through art and sound. Cause of this the mood of the game is really good and I'd say it's better than the graphics (which are also really good).
I feel like the controls are a bit floaty though to be honest. There was tons of times I was trying to fall down 1 block width holes and I kept floating over them not being able to fit through. Same goes with trying to avoid jump pads, sometimes I'd try to squeeze past them but end up accidently just hitting them and getting killed by the swarm. So sometimes it felt like I was fighting the controls a bit. I feel like if the controls were tighter and less floaty then this game would feel a lot better to play (if that makes sense).
Rapter
24. Apr 2018 · 21:04 UTC
Nice game and idea 5/5!!! Good Luck!
Hannah
24. Apr 2018 · 22:17 UTC
Looks very slick and is nice and simple to play, plus the swarm is genuinely terrifying!
anathem
24. Apr 2018 · 22:52 UTC
Looks really nice, but the game is unplayable for me (PLEASE, remember to include an invert mouse y-axis option in FPV games!)
theamazingb
24. Apr 2018 · 23:26 UTC
This looks great and has a decent mood to it, I just wish it incorporated the theme a bit more
BlakeMcDeezy
12. May 2018 · 15:14 UTC
I really enjoyed the look of that game - nicely done! Ended with a score of 4100.
Rosik
12. May 2018 · 15:22 UTC
Game has a nice creepy atmosphere, slightly remind me NaissanceE. But it is too easy to get away from swarm and get room with orange orbs just on the floor (no point to collect them in hard rooms). So it soon gets boring, and don't sure how it suits the theme.
Pond Loach
12. May 2018 · 16:11 UTC
omg looking at it is so satisfying i could be just watching the tutorial over and over again congrats
LooksLikeSomething
12. May 2018 · 21:13 UTC
This game is amazing! The menace is real! The noises of the swarm make it more threatening, that's cool!

The colorful environment is honestly the reason why I first wanted to try your game. I have zero regrets, it was a great experience and I want to back to it and try to get a better score haha
misterstripey
12. May 2018 · 21:40 UTC
Hey, this was a neat little game. Great job on the lighting and environmental design. The sound effects of the energy swarm really helped to build the tension too. Nice work!
davidsheadgames
12. May 2018 · 22:04 UTC
I actually really loved this entry. Finished with a score of 6300. I didn't pick up on the theme of what two incompatible things you were combining, but I think it'd really work well with an additional horror spin to it.

My only issue is that in windowed mode, the mouse would still show up, which wasn't a problem in this particular game because I didn't need to click for anything, but it's a nice polish to just disable it and it's not hard to do in Unity.

Excellent work with sound and design of the environment