ELECTROLIFE 2097 by neontropics

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made by neontropics for LD 41 (JAM)

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It's a Good Vibe Photography Killer simulator!

Move with WASD / Arrow keys, Shoot with Left Mouse Button or CTRL, Jump with SPACE, rest of the controls are in the game

(I've playtested mostly on touchpad, the controls work well on that if you're on a laptop, no need for twitch reflexes!)

My take on the theme was Photography Game and Shooter

Download WIN / OS X / LINUX: https://neontropics.itch.io/electrolife-2097

Web version: https://neontropics.itch.io/electrolife-2097-web

Web version runs nicely it seems (I recommend fullscreen), except the mouse sensitivity seemed a bit high - might look into this later if people are having issues

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Tools uses:

Unity

Blender

PyxelEdit

sound effects made with bfxr

music made with Octatrack + Digitone + Waldorf Pulse 2 + Bitwig

Follow me on Twitter: NeonTropics

Ratings

Overall 637th 3.406⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Fun 876th 2.969⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 664th 3.258⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Theme 855th 3.21⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 447th 3.688⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Audio 497th 3.125⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Humor 680th 2.714⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Mood 246th 3.694⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Given 35🗳️ 32🗨️

Feedback

Rawrasaur
24. Apr 2018 · 22:41 UTC
Really interesting concept with the graphics and overall 'vibe' ;). At one point I fell through the map but was pleased to see the game spawned me back above and managed to get all photos. Great job
dp3rucha
24. Apr 2018 · 22:46 UTC
Nice game. Really liked the mood of the game. I had a little problem at the beginning with the orientation and radious in witch the enemys got alerted, but after a couple of games it was very better.

Really enjoyed the concept.
kilosaurus
24. Apr 2018 · 22:48 UTC
Well done, feels polished and nice graphics, game has an atmosphere
BlazeDragon
24. Apr 2018 · 22:48 UTC
interesting feel, not a huge fan of the stepping noise though. I was not sure what I was supposed to do with the camera either. Graphics where nice but a bit spotty and hard to see in the html5 version i played. all in all the game was not to bad, the shooting was smooth and accurate and the 3D feel was neat.
willowblade
24. Apr 2018 · 22:49 UTC
Really surprised by the atmosphere here. The chill music, the seemingly random terrain, the filter, and the very alienating electrolife and gameplay, really impressive! Hope to be able to combine those skills as well one day :) What filter/shader did you use, if I may ask?
corc0
24. Apr 2018 · 22:49 UTC
LOVE this game. The style's awesome and you made the most of it by throwing in some great lighting. It's a great setting, especially with the music. Good vibes!
SvenFrankson
24. Apr 2018 · 22:57 UTC
Good job ! No bugs, quite a big area and some interesting mood !
Under The Weather
24. Apr 2018 · 22:58 UTC
Well executed concept. The overall theme and feel of the game was very nostalgic with the inclusion of the retro blast noises and music. The graphics were enjoyable. At times, however, the glare off the ground was a little too bright and made it hard to observe everything around. All in all, great game, very easy to enjoy!
🎤 neontropics
24. Apr 2018 · 23:33 UTC
Thanks for the comments everyone!

@willowblade it's mainly simple bloom using Unity's default Post-processing stack, plus rendering the game part at a low resolution. Then there is a shader for the sky gradient and sun, and some tricks done when changing the lighting to get it to update less often for more of a retro look.
willowblade
24. Apr 2018 · 23:35 UTC
@neontropics Cool, thanks! I'd love to do more technical art stuff like this in the future but come from very far :)
🎤 neontropics
24. Apr 2018 · 23:54 UTC
@Rawrasaur hah yeah that’s how I ”fixed” the bug of sometimes falling through the ground. Glad to hear you got all the photos actually - I was a bit worried people would give up before getting any!
erebus
25. Apr 2018 · 03:51 UTC
I really like the graphics and idea. I wish that you could reasonably photograph the creatures from further away. The sweet spot between being able to photo them and them getting angry is too close to be fun.
Rombus
26. Apr 2018 · 22:34 UTC
nice game! It felt really polished.
Love the genres you've picked up. The only thing I have to say is that I ended up making electrolives angry due to not knowing where they where. So maybe a map would be cool or a less mountaniesque(?) level

Congrats on the entry!
ROBOWARRIOR1982
27. Apr 2018 · 16:49 UTC
Impressive game ! I just regret that the progress is difficult because of the relief, I would have preferred a jetpack! Beautifull retro game! This game has endless possibilities!
Activated_Onion
28. Apr 2018 · 01:48 UTC
It was weird how I had nothing equipped, so it took me a few minutes to realize I had a gun. (Edit: What I mean is, usually I have mousewheel bound to switch weapons, and I didn't know that Q/E switched weapons)

The terrain is really steep and sometimes the night is pitch black, so I couldn't see where I was walking even though a bunch of angry monsters were chasing me forever, this felt unfair.

I had to get really close to get a GVP, and I only got one because at that range the monsters get angry.

I don't know how to tell the monsters apart, or how to tell when they have a good vibe. I just clicked the camera a bunch, then when I got a picture I killed them.

It was okay but I don't think I got the experience you wanted me to have.
picapica
28. Apr 2018 · 19:07 UTC
Damn, the vibes were soo good untill I started killing the creatures... Appearently I suck at sneaking and photography, so I keep dying without a single GVP. But I like the game a lot anyway, and I'll probably try a couple of times more.

The world feels really big and interesting, and taking photos feels satisfying even if I fail at what I'm supposed to do!
Pietro Ferrantelli
29. Apr 2018 · 15:07 UTC
Super inspiring and interesting retro style, it makes this entry truely unique ! It was confusing at first but once I understood the mechanics, it was defintitely fun and engaging. I want to try to make some kind of web FPS game now.
nick11h
29. Apr 2018 · 16:40 UTC
Curious
Mektidas
30. Apr 2018 · 14:27 UTC
Very interesting game, the graphics, although simple, are really beautiful.

but I could not make much progress :(
kernel-panic
02. May 2018 · 19:25 UTC
I'm getting good vibes from this game.