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Kaiten by wdebowicz

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made by wdebowicz for LD 43 (JAM)

Game inspired by a history of suicide torpedoes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiten :

Kaiten (回天, literal translation: "Return to Heaven", commonly rendered as "turn of the Heaven's will", "the heaven shaker") were manned torpedoes and suicide craft, used by the Imperial Japanese Navy in the final stages of World War II

Target: Destroy enemy ship. Avoid naval mines.

Controls:

UP - W/arrow up

DOWN - S/arrow down

LEFT - A/arrow left

Right - D/arrow right

The Torpedo model was done as a replica of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiten#Type_1

The Battleship model was done as a replica of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Nelson_(28)

Sound credits: https://freesound.org/people/inferno/sounds/18400/ , https://freesound.org/people/tommccann/sounds/235968/ , https://freesound.org/people/carmsie/sounds/329915/

Kaito-ship.png

https://youtu.be/p3cMoZGmwgM

Windows https://www.dropbox.com/s/lmo19gxcvpxiz2a/Kaiten-win.zip?dl=0
macOS https://www.dropbox.com/s/b8ots10bojjgcgg/Kaiten.zip?dl=0
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/kaiten

Ratings

Overall 738th 3.154⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Fun 744th 2.962⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 656th 2.981⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Theme 486th 3.519⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 347th 3.846⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Humor 751th 2.357⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 432th 3.42⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Given 18🗳️ 23🗨️

Feedback

Fahrenheit459
05. Dec 2018 · 15:33 UTC
Way too short :s (differents level can be cool : like with 4 or 5 bomb large)
Graphics are cool and dive impression is well realised !
keep going !
jk5000
08. Dec 2018 · 14:27 UTC
A interesting and very beauty game.
arnau
08. Dec 2018 · 14:55 UTC
Fantastic aesthetics, going for realism in this kind of games is always a good choice. The design aspect feels a bit weak. Anyways, it reminded me of World of Warships, good job!
BinarySpark
08. Dec 2018 · 14:56 UTC
This is actually really nice. You've got an interesting, good-looking base going on here, and from here you could add all sorts of new ideas and mechanics to spice it up.
Nice work!
Nekonyo
08. Dec 2018 · 15:03 UTC
Did you make the 3d models?
🎤 wdebowicz
08. Dec 2018 · 15:12 UTC
Thanks for feedback!
@nekonyo
Yes, we worked as a team with my wife, she made the models.
Fluffy_Kaeloky
08. Dec 2018 · 16:42 UTC
The game was nice to play, I really enjoyed the historical reference, I had absolutely no idea that it existed, and I spent half a hour looking that up after playing.

The gameplay was a little bit weird to get a hand to, but after a couple game-overs, I understood quickly and managed to win.

The only downside for me was the explosion at the end. Please, please lower your sound source volume.
My ears are bleeding ;-;

Overall, good job, it was a nice entry ! ;)
Matank
10. Dec 2018 · 23:47 UTC
The game looks really good! I loved the underwater effect and together with the audio it really got me immersed. Gameplay was simple but pretty fun. I liked your take on the theme.
surreali
11. Dec 2018 · 00:26 UTC
Loved the intro using wikipedia`s printscreens to explain your concept. Thinking about the theme, you guys have choosen a pretty sensible approach, couldnt finish the game but I wonder if at the end there is something more on the same line. My only complain is that there should be something to warn the player when they are being shot on the surface. Most of my deaths were because I was at the bottom and when I got up I just died instantly. Any visual feedback should do. But awesome game guys, congrats to the team! <3
Arvejeitor
11. Dec 2018 · 18:49 UTC
Short game, but really nice graphics!
nbrengle
23. Dec 2018 · 20:43 UTC
Neat idea! Great use of the theme. The hitbox was really difficult to determine, as was how to handle some of the challenges. I loved the opening scene.
acaral
23. Dec 2018 · 21:07 UTC
wow! serious entry served by fantastic graphics, cool mechanics, and fun. It really work and frankly you're good.
Franciszek Pyrć
24. Dec 2018 · 09:09 UTC
Graphics look too beautiful for ldjam game. I like that. You should also add in a post jam version an endless mode.
peterfonts
26. Dec 2018 · 15:40 UTC
Good game with amazing graphics!! :clap_tone3: The mood is brilliant using the audio and realistic aesthetics. Maybe the gameplay needs another variables to do the game more fun, because now the only factor is moving and avoid the mines, maybe you can add some features like radars, lasers, temperature or pressure detection, etc. Overall, is an awesome game! Congrats!
Rodrigo Denúbila
27. Dec 2018 · 12:13 UTC
The graphics are amazing, you did a really great job in it! Sfx fits very well too.
It's an interesting take on the theme. The gameplay is too short, but I think it's easy to add more levels and other features like other people have already suggested.