Shapeshift by Klaas

made by Klaas for LD35 (COMPO)

So the story ... you are a shapeshifter, crash-landed on a planet consumed by the eternal war between Cats, Mice and ... Cucumbers! You, understandably, don't want to stick around on a planet with cucumbers walking (?) around. So you need to collect shards of your technology to escape! But you're injured - a little bit woozy - so your shapeshifting is a bit all over the place! In fact, it's completely random!

The mechanics! So there is a central triangle ... Cat seeks Mouse, Mouse seeks Cucumber, Cucumber seeks Cat. With the added complication that whilst you're in your alien form ... everything seeks you! Also, Cucumber flees from Mouse, Mouse flees from Cat ... and yes ... Cats flee from Cucumbers!

If you are in Cat form, you better watch out for those Cucumbers ... but Mice and other Cats won't hassle you! But ... don't be too bold ... because you could change at any moment .. into any thing!

Click or tap on the screen to have the shapeshifter follow your pointer!

Please, enjoy!

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Build using HTML5 ! So it should be playable on OSX | Windows | Linux AND Android | iOS ... however I haven't optimised the same to use the whole screen, so it's a little awkward!

Web	http://niklaas.co.uk/shapeshift/
Source	https://github.com/NiklaasC/shapeshift
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-35/?action=preview&uid=91596

Ratings

Coolness	58%	3
Overall	2.88	733

Audio	2.97	339
Fun	2.82	675
Graphics	2.97	491
Humor	3.61	57
Innovation	3.06	495
Mood	2.84	527
Theme	3.42	428

Feedback

laFunk

18. Apr 2016 · 01:26 UTC

LOL so silly! It took me a while to understand the mechanics. Made me laugh :) Cheers!

Jod

18. Apr 2016 · 21:09 UTC

Very solid graphics and animation, well done! The sound really adds a lot to the game, and the humour in the descriptions made me laugh.

I couldn't really figure out how I could shapeshift. Maybe add that to the description above?

Gamepopper

18. Apr 2016 · 21:30 UTC

Definitely a bizarre entry, but fun as well. The graphics look pretty good and the challenge of going through the area with the rock-paper-scissors mechanic is quite entertaining. Great job!

maartene

19. Apr 2016 · 20:48 UTC

Interesting game, but I found it quite hard. It's very crowded and unpredictable. Perhaps with more direct (WASD) controls it would be easier?

spiffl

19. Apr 2016 · 20:53 UTC

Fun!! It's a nice idea, and the slight momentum/weight in the player icon following the mouse feels good. If I had a criticism it would be that sometimes (or a lot of the time) the enemies are very close to the player right at the start of the game, so my first few plays I died nearly instantly before I understood what was happening. It would probably be better if the game started with an empty screen, but enemies entered the screen shortly after. Aside from that little issue I enjoyed the game a lot, good job :)

Jun & Pate

19. Apr 2016 · 23:55 UTC

I've never been so embarrassed by a cucumber lol. It's very difficult, but I enjoyed the concept.

TeamScripta

20. Apr 2016 · 03:25 UTC

Haha! That was fun. The mouse follow felt very good and natural like @spiffl said. I only have one critique which was that when my mouse left the canvas, I couldn't regain control when I moused back over the canvas. I got used to it though. Great job!

sadenly

20. Apr 2016 · 04:50 UTC

Very interesting and fun game! But it is very difficult. My average game lasts 10 sec :)

fin_nolimit

20. Apr 2016 · 12:34 UTC

Cute little game!!! The graphics rocked and the sfx were cool too! Nice Job... (I did die as soon as I shapeshifted... before I even had a chance to move. Maybe make it where you have two seconds after shifting to escape. just a thought! Nice game!

cacciatc

20. Apr 2016 · 18:22 UTC

This was fun!

🎤 Klaas

20. Apr 2016 · 20:48 UTC

@spiffl, enemies appearing slowly after the game starts is a great idea! I had implemented a radius around the player to prevent enemies spawning too close, but it seems like it wasn't big enough! @TeamScripta I was planning to have the game fullscreen to try to prevent the mouse focus issue, but I ran out of time. Thanks everyone for your kind words and critiques!

LOSTALLOY

22. Apr 2016 · 07:42 UTC

I like this a lot; it made me very happy that there was an end to the game. Well done!

Stechas

22. Apr 2016 · 17:24 UTC

I didn't survive long maybe around 20 seconds, but that dramatic sound when I ve got killed by cucumber is priceless :D

sepharoth213

24. Apr 2016 · 06:34 UTC

It was pretty fun trying to unearth the mechanics.

marmpa

26. Apr 2016 · 12:53 UTC

Nice game.REally liked the three kind of forms you could take

LeReveur

26. Apr 2016 · 19:55 UTC

Ha ha, I like WTF games, and this one is simple, and works well. Good job ! :)

GodsBoss

28. Apr 2016 · 18:10 UTC

Great game! So simple, still so good.

loveapplegames

01. May 2016 · 11:07 UTC

Great, it works on Linux! Sometimes the player refused to go to the shard. Interesting idea, not sure the mechanic works, as the enemies are quite random and the best strategy seems to just avoid everything.