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Battery of Power by Belga54

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made by Belga54 for LD 39 (COMPO)

Story :

  • Hello ! I'm tommy :boy: !
  • Yesterday, at night I saw my teddies :cat: turned up to monsters :imp:!
  • Fortunately there was my awesome RoBot :robot: : Robommy !
  • Help him to kill the maximum number of monsters !!!

ScreenShotLD391.png So as you can see you'll play as a little robot and try to survive the maximum number of waves of enemies !!!

Controls :

  • Use the arrow keys to move.

  • Use WASD/ZQSD to shoot in the right direction.

  • Watch out the battery bar on the top left if you don't want to run out of power.

  • Avoid the enemies because they'll stole your power.

  • Collect bateries when you kill enemies to recharge your energy.

  • Your ammo is your health.

  • Don't run out of energy because you'll lose. ScreenShotLD394.png

Tools :

  • Unity 5.6
  • Aseprite (free version)
  • Bosca Ceoil
  • sfxr

Links :

* Downloading is recommanded if you want to hear the sounds clearly :smiley: *

Update 1.1.1 :

In this update I made the character's sprite flips, also I made the batteries give you more energy than before ! And that's it !

Update 1.2.0 :

In this Update I fixed a bug that was mantioned by a fellow jammer @goldranger in the ludum dare 39 ! Thnx to him ! This bug was that when you end the game and you press space you can play the game while the game over screen is shown ! But now you can't !

*Developer :* Aboulkacem Ghaith "Belga" Houimel(12y/o, Tunisia - Sousse) Follow me on :bird: GhaithHouimel

Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/39/battery-of-power

Ratings

Overall 528th 2.938⭐ 67🧑‍⚖️
Fun 355th 3.123⭐ 67🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 614th 2.292⭐ 67🧑‍⚖️
Theme 477th 3.215⭐ 67🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 409th 3⭐ 67🧑‍⚖️
Audio 409th 2.524⭐ 65🧑‍⚖️
Humor 203th 2.776⭐ 60🧑‍⚖️
Mood 370th 2.85⭐ 62🧑‍⚖️
Given 121🗳️ 83🗨️

Feedback

FloBar
31. Jul 2017 · 16:12 UTC
Nice little simple game and the controls are easy to master.
jmholland96
31. Jul 2017 · 19:48 UTC
Love the simplicity and the art style.
Tim Eriksen
01. Aug 2017 · 02:13 UTC
Nice game and cute characters! I found the controls a bit awkward, but that may just be me. The sounds and music are a little bit repetetive, but other than that they fit the game well. Good job :)
domrein
01. Aug 2017 · 02:21 UTC
I liked it. Seems like the best strategy is just running into the enemies.
neurofuzzy2
01. Aug 2017 · 02:22 UTC
Mostly I killed myself from walking down and shooting up when I meant to shoot down and walk up! But it's a super fun, super simple game!
PeculiarCarrot
01. Aug 2017 · 02:29 UTC
Nice game! The graphics are a little all over the place (try desaturating unimportant objects such as props and the background), the sound is alright, and the controls are a little awkward, but I know some games use this scheme so maybe that's just my preference. I really love the mechanic though! It's an interesting challenge to fight and also be killing yourself :P Great use of the theme!
KRP
01. Aug 2017 · 17:43 UTC
Nice simple game. The controls are a bit awkward but that can feel good sometimes. I think I noticed that the battery doesn't recharge when you absorb the other batteries though. Not sure if that was just a glitch or I'm playing wrong.
🎤 Belga54
01. Aug 2017 · 21:50 UTC
@krp the battery does not recharge to the full it just adds one point to the ammo of the pistol (so also to the battery) :smile:
coomzy
03. Aug 2017 · 20:06 UTC
Nice work, I think flipping the character sprite when you walk left would have made him feel more alive, also the bullets spawning in the character broke the illusion a bit.
dshock51
12. Aug 2017 · 18:34 UTC
I agree with @coomzy about turning the sprite as would have been nice to have. Twin stick games using pc are not always super fun but enjoyed this :)
herniewise
12. Aug 2017 · 19:31 UTC
Fun to play! Watch out, I can shoot a lot of bullets and lose before reading the story xD
Somnium
12. Aug 2017 · 21:07 UTC
Cute little game, with interesting controls!

Using your life as ammo was an interesting idea as well. But perhaps the shots should take a little less energy. I killed myself more by shooting the monsters, than by being hit by the monsters :-)

Other than that, it was a fun game!

>Rampaging teddys!
>They are stealing my power!
>Zap them! Zap them all!
acoto87
12. Aug 2017 · 23:47 UTC
Good job on the game! The controls are a little confusing to me, prefer the mouse to aim and WASD to move. Other than that, good graphics, sound effects and gameplay. Congrats!
Geckoo1337
13. Aug 2017 · 12:07 UTC
Good game with a cute retro aesthetic. Nice simple game in which the controls are a bit awkward. However, it works. I noticed some bugs, but I assume that with more time you could improve this project. I have fun playing. Thumbs up ++
quadtree
14. Aug 2017 · 05:45 UTC
Fun little game, liked the graphics. It could have used a few more mechanics however, and it would have been nice if the intro text didn't play every time you restart.
🎤 Belga54
14. Aug 2017 · 10:36 UTC
@geckoo1337 Thnx for the feedback. But what are these bugs, pls, so I can fix them :smiley:
🎤 Belga54
14. Aug 2017 · 10:41 UTC
@coomzy + @dshock51 I fixed this ! Thnx for you feedback !

@herniewise Thnx for this. Fixed it !
NNNIKKI
14. Aug 2017 · 13:50 UTC
Good game. Nice idea of making the power your ammo. It makes the gameplay harder. I think that the menu music is kinda repetitive, so try and make it have more variety. Noice!
mindfungus
14. Aug 2017 · 14:17 UTC
Hey nice job! I dig the pixel art characters! I didn't realize that my shots were draining the battery until I read the comments - now my deaths make a lot more sense. Maybe making the battery bar longer could help so you can see how shots drain energy from it. I found the sound effects kind of unpleasant, especially the battery pickup sound - it's a bit piercing.
schizoid2k
14. Aug 2017 · 14:58 UTC
Nice game. I think this would make a great 2-stick controller game since the key combinations always gave me a problem. Nice pixel art.
abductedPlatypus
14. Aug 2017 · 15:43 UTC
Cute art style. Game play was simple but well implemented. Would have liked a bit more changes in gameplay, e.g. different enemy behaviour. But great game nonetheless!
josehzz
14. Aug 2017 · 22:14 UTC
Good one, the camera shake and sound effects makes it very engaging. I just found out in the comments that shotting reduces energy XD
🎤 Belga54
14. Aug 2017 · 23:48 UTC
@jossehzz Thnx for the feedback ! But if you readed the controls, you'll find there this information :wink:
simonhutchinson
15. Aug 2017 · 00:09 UTC
Nice. Cool entry. I'm not the biggest twin-stick shooter aficionado, but like all of the little details here like the screen shake and audio. Great work for 48 hours!
LeReveur
15. Aug 2017 · 01:01 UTC
Thank you, I had a good time playing this entry! I like the cute little story and the mood that go with it, the toy-laser sound, and the simple yet dynamical gameplay. As a (little) minus, I find that the wave incoming is sometimes bad located, as one (or even several) monster appears so close to the robot that avoiding it is almost impossible. Good job anyways!
rosypenguin
15. Aug 2017 · 05:46 UTC
Nice arcadey gameplay, I just wish the controls were swapped, I'm used to using WASD to move and arrows to shoot (like Binding of Isaac). Clean, crisp pixel art and effects. Great job!
GoldRanger
15. Aug 2017 · 06:28 UTC
It's a simple and fun game! I love your art style, those characters are cute! I wonder why you don't put the walk animate on the main character but you put it on the monster! The only difference between their leg is only color! You made great animation but you didn't put it on the most important place! Also, I found that I can press space to revive (kind of) my robot after I lose!:joy: Maybe you should just load another scene after player lose.

Anyway, It's still a good game!
LooksLikeSomething
15. Aug 2017 · 08:41 UTC
Cute little game! Love the screen shake effect and the audio!
PavelSovushkin
15. Aug 2017 · 14:07 UTC
It is necessary to separate the background from the characters. Now they are read as equivalent objects.
azziliz
15. Aug 2017 · 14:07 UTC
Nice one. I died because an enemy spawned just on me, which is a bit rough. Other than that, solid mechanics and graphics.
SaraMartins
15. Aug 2017 · 14:50 UTC
Fun and simple game! Nice art and music, and a good concept with the waves :) I just felt that the monsters spwaned really close to the player, not giving much space to evade them. But other than that it was a fun game, good job ;)
Yetman
15. Aug 2017 · 14:51 UTC
The game mechanics are fun, simple and challenging and the controls are easy. The art style is nice and the audio is good (except the menu music, it was killing me). I really enjoyed playing this game.
Tero Pulkkinen
15. Aug 2017 · 19:09 UTC
looks ok for a small game.
Timps
16. Aug 2017 · 09:02 UTC
This was so great. I loved the dual control system, and the creepy little toys coming after me.
It was smooth to move around, and it's great that you got sound in there. Nicely done!

It would have been nice for a little variety in the firing sound. And an indication of being hit. It was a blind guess to know when something was going to die or not.
GanbareGamesKyle
16. Aug 2017 · 16:22 UTC
Never give up hope, kid. Work hard for everything you get.
loveapplegames
16. Aug 2017 · 18:14 UTC
Very playable and well presented game. Somehow I could never keep my battery up, not even after I discovered it's possible to shoot two enemies at once. I found that a bit unsatisfying. It would be nice to have more variety, more enemy types or even different backgrounds.
Jupiter_Hadley
16. Aug 2017 · 18:36 UTC
Simple but nice game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 39 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jtt-Piir6X0
🎤 Belga54
16. Aug 2017 · 18:56 UTC
@jupiter-hadley Thnx for playing my game ! It's so hard to kill 70 monsters, even me I can't do it !
EdwinGameDev
16. Aug 2017 · 21:55 UTC
Fun game! Maybe the energy loss and gain could be more balanced, so players could survive more. Good job!
Phlip45
17. Aug 2017 · 01:07 UTC
Got to wave 15. Didn't check my kills but it would be something like ~60 I think.

The game was fun if a bit simple. Graphics were well done and the sound effects were okay. The game really could have used some music. If you are bad at music, like me, I would recommend http://beepbox.co for your next jam, as you can make something decent sounding within a small amount of time.

I liked how you had different kinds of enemies, but they really all felt the same. I think if their behavior was more distinct it could have added a lot of flavor to the game. The default behavior was good, though a bit odd that they really slowed down the closer they were to you. Getting different rewards for killing different types of enemies would be nice as well, even if it was just a bit more charge from the bigger guys.

Overall I liked the game. It was a pleasure playing it!
SimplePotential
17. Aug 2017 · 01:09 UTC
Very nice entry. The firing controls took a bit of getting use to but overall well done.
Shaolin Dave
17. Aug 2017 · 02:13 UTC
Cute little twin-stick, though usually WASD is used for movement so maybe you should've set the arrow keys to shoot. Seems like a game that could've benefitted from gamepad support as well.
Drachmor
17. Aug 2017 · 04:03 UTC
Neat little game! Took some time to get used to the aiming, but once I did the combat was actually pretty satisfying - good job!
MagicSpore
17. Aug 2017 · 04:40 UTC
A good simple game, but I do not like such a pixel art
gonutz
17. Aug 2017 · 16:34 UTC
Wave 20, Kills 86!

This is a nice little shooter, the sound effects and graphics are basic but they fit together well. I like the pixelated graphics style.

The game play is simple and quite addictive.

Overall a solid game jam entry, good job!
IndieAlchemist
18. Aug 2017 · 15:41 UTC
Simple and nice! A good job! I am curious. Are there infinite waves?
Strega
19. Aug 2017 · 09:48 UTC
Cute sprites. I like the smash TV style waves. The screen shake really bothered me, maybe its the static itch.io page background matching the game background throwing me off >_<.
zzq
21. Aug 2017 · 17:54 UTC
Like the way it's extremely small and simple. I think intro could be skipped after few restarts.
Duck_Games
22. Aug 2017 · 10:57 UTC
This game is very fun and it keeps you coming back for more after each death. I love the pixel art graphics. The game is very challenging and that makes it all the more fun to play. Good work!!
feips
22. Aug 2017 · 11:01 UTC
I ENTERED YOUR CHALLENGE!!!
aaand completely failed, after 20 minutes, my highscore was about 40. Very nice entry though!
Maakep
22. Aug 2017 · 11:15 UTC
Great game, great gameplay. Not much constructive to give - with further development I'd like to see powerups and stuff like that. Enjoyed it! Got 50-60 kills, more than that got real tough! :smile:
FuriousWitch
22. Aug 2017 · 13:12 UTC
Great game! Totally loved it and the graphics and music are really nice. Congratulations :)