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Can't Save Them All! by Robert Newman

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made by Robert Newman for LD 40 (JAM)

A giant meteor is about to hit the city! you need to save the good citizens, the problem is the more of them you pick up the slower your get away is, Make sure you escape the blast radius in time!

We are a team of 6 Students from Staffordshire University all in our final year. This was an organised Games Jam, where we worked 10am to 10pm each day. No crunch! This was our first Ludum Dare but we have all done Global Games Jam before.

The controls screen scrolls past a little fast so there is an image of them bellow. Also if you dont like the inverted flying controls press Start on game pad to switch

1 x Production, 1 x Designer, 1 x Art and 3 x Techs

Working in UE4 and 3Ds Max.

Please check out our game and give us some feedback

https://youtu.be/8vp15y2SVBM

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Windows https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CeVcKL_albzhUmTcj9JR4G2aKxC9tarS
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/you-cant-save-them-all

Ratings

Overall 88th 3.99⭐ 51🧑‍⚖️
Fun 89th 3.95⭐ 52🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 171th 3.69⭐ 52🧑‍⚖️
Theme 108th 4.098⭐ 53🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 190th 4.157⭐ 53🧑‍⚖️
Humor 36th 4.147⭐ 53🧑‍⚖️
Mood 109th 3.938⭐ 50🧑‍⚖️
Given 60🗳️ 56🗨️

Feedback

MattCane
05. Dec 2017 · 12:58 UTC
Staffs Uni Hype ;D i love this!
cortexdeveloper
05. Dec 2017 · 23:42 UTC
Guys, pls fix screenshots :v:
BBrown
05. Dec 2017 · 23:44 UTC
Haha that was pretty fun. The animations killed me good job.
GeraldFIngBurke
05. Dec 2017 · 23:50 UTC
Whoa! I was a little bit surprised when I kicked this on. This was super ambitious, yet you've managed to put together a cohesive experience in spite of the gravity of what you were trying to put together. Very well done. My only complaint is that the controls got a bit wonky a few times and one time it prevented me from finishing. Aside from that, awesome for a jam game slapped together over a weekend.

Edit: I just read the bit where you mentioned you were a team of six. Less impressive, but slightly so. Still a great effort.
05. Dec 2017 · 23:54 UTC
Really fun game and nice looking graphics!
Only thing that i didn't like was when you went to fly mode it felt weird to control it because it was inverted, otherwise really well made game.
🎤 Robert Newman
06. Dec 2017 · 01:06 UTC
There is an option to set the inverted controls, And in game pressing start you can switch between normal and inverted (can you tell the team was split between which they preferred lol)
06. Dec 2017 · 01:46 UTC
Oh well then i can't think of any complains! Very good job
Antoine Vion
06. Dec 2017 · 08:29 UTC
WOOOW sooo cool ! And it's in 3D very nice job guys ! i liked a lot, the animation of the run is really funny haha i loved it ! gg
UnidayStudio
06. Dec 2017 · 12:51 UTC
WOW. This is a full FIVE STARS GAME!

I've to assume that the controls are kinda hard (and the mouse don't appear on the menus). BUT.... This is game is VERY FUN! I thing that is the LD game that I've spent more time playing. And I'll probally play it again later! (Actually, I'm showing this game to my friends).

Congrats, you Rock!

Amazing job here! :o
flip120
06. Dec 2017 · 21:42 UTC
The controls are a little bit hard to handle but this is a great game 👌. Congrats
🎤 Robert Newman
07. Dec 2017 · 11:19 UTC
@cortexdeveloper sorry dude, it was almost 2am here in the uk and wanted sleep so when the files wouldnt up load i just quickly put links up.

but now they are fixed and up properly.

loved your game by the way! nice job
🎤 Robert Newman
07. Dec 2017 · 11:21 UTC
Wow thanks for the good feedback @unidaystudio

really appreciate the help spreading the word on our game
ElFippo
07. Dec 2017 · 11:52 UTC
Had a really good time playing! Very fun take on the theme. Good job!
Erik Brunnstrom
07. Dec 2017 · 11:57 UTC
One of the best games so far. The game looks good and the animations are hilarious. A game like this is reguieres good movement mechanics and in this game the movent is very simple and and the controls a bit wonky. There is no sense of acceraration and chrashing has no repercussions. I don't want to come off as to negative because the game is great but the movment is to simple for me to give it a perfect score.

Great work!
Grentacular
07. Dec 2017 · 11:58 UTC
Flying was a little clumsy and it felt like you rather suddenly became unable to do anything after grabbing 5 people rather than having it be a gradual decrease in effectiveness, but I had a lot of fun playing this game, and I'll admit the dance at the end got a chuckle out of me. Nice work!
Pepri
07. Dec 2017 · 12:06 UTC
Nice game! I think it could use some more props though, the city looks pretty empty/dead. I see that you probably just didn't have the time for it though. Good job!
Pedro Miranda
07. Dec 2017 · 12:21 UTC
Pretty well done! Very funny game. One problem though, the mouse pointer just disapears while the game is running making hard to click the menu without it :/
Anyway, great job!
Hugimugi7
07. Dec 2017 · 12:57 UTC
Amazing, just amazing! :laughing:

Very well done, and soo fun!
I feel so free in this game!
Simple, yet so fun!

Good Job! :thumbsup:
SanyingLi
07. Dec 2017 · 16:16 UTC
LOL... the animations are so funny. I do enjoyed playing your game!
Devastus
07. Dec 2017 · 19:45 UTC
This was a lot of fun, I enjoyed it a lot! Great way to use the theme, nice graphics and hilarious animations, pretty solid core gameplay. Some more work on smoothing the controls and this would be a total blast.

All in all, a very stellar entry. Great job!
07. Dec 2017 · 23:28 UTC
The game looks awesome guys! the only thing I can think of to improve it would be to add a progression system. Different superheroes that have different abilities to unlock
FDR
08. Dec 2017 · 03:26 UTC
I wanted to love this game but the controls were too hard to work with. I could not consistently go in the direction I wanted to and this seemed to change whether I was on the ground or in the air. Either way, it was a fun concept and the animations were great.
Scowling Pastry
08. Dec 2017 · 03:59 UTC
Amazing game. Graphics were great and the gameplay was fun and addicting. This feels like a well polished game that would take more than 72 hours. I'm impressed.
Thijs Tak
08. Dec 2017 · 12:02 UTC
This is a very solid entry. It was pretty addicting and has good graphics. I liked the walk animation and the akward stack of people you carry.
DrunkardWolf
08. Dec 2017 · 19:41 UTC
Awesome game, should continue working on it.
zgragselus
09. Dec 2017 · 01:13 UTC
I absolutely love the running animation of the superhero!
kakarotsan
09. Dec 2017 · 01:25 UTC
The animations were hilarious. I loved how epic the ending was.

The controls need work, but everything else was pretty fun.
masterkrepta
11. Dec 2017 · 01:10 UTC
This music, was just wow. Im rating this all 5s because of how much i loved everything from the visuals to the audio, the gameplay was so much more enjoyable then i was expecting. and not that this compliment is saying much, but this is so much better then Superman 64 So well done.
crdmrn
11. Dec 2017 · 23:16 UTC
Very nice! took a while realizing there the safe spots were, maybe a minimap would help?
t8rh8r
14. Dec 2017 · 02:19 UTC
Also not a fan of the inverted fly controls. It is very jarring to have non-inverted camera controls on the ground, then having them inverted on takeoff. Animations were gold. I love how half-hearted the "yay" is at the drop off point. Feels really good looking back while flying away from that blast at the end. Very funny. Fun. Well executed.
Goat Toaster Games
14. Dec 2017 · 05:03 UTC
Haha I really loved this. I nearly died at his danging animation at the end :joy: Good fun, good submission.
Clemzd
15. Dec 2017 · 18:38 UTC
Controls was a bit hard but I really enjoyed playing this game. I saved 9 people. Graphics are cool despite I'd loved to see more detailled models but for the purpose of a gamejam it's okay.
PS: We also used UE4 for our entry, don't hesitate to take a look.
Sanvar
15. Dec 2017 · 18:56 UTC
Whoa, I'm very impressed that you managed to make this in just a few days :O
Great game dudes, keep it up!
jk5000
21. Dec 2017 · 16:10 UTC
Good
- The game idea is funny and the game is actually pretty fun to play.
- The graphics and animations is simple and great.
- The music fits the game very well.
- The sound effects is simple, but they are still great for the game.
- I love that you used UE4, without just using the pre-made temples.

What could have been
- It is a bit difficult to find the "Drop Zone".
- I played the game with keyboard and mouse, and the controls for them could have been a bit better. And clinking on the buttons was not always possible, with the keyboard.
- And for me the play time was way too short.

Overall a very well made and fun LD game. Well done.
Vasco Rodrigues
22. Dec 2017 · 12:07 UTC
Awesome game! The animations were amazing and it's a very fun game to play. At first I found that the controls passed by too fast. Maybe it should wait for any input from the player. The flight mode with inverted controls is a bit weird, don't know why, maybe it's only me.

Overall a very good and funny game. Congratulations!
AViTT
28. Dec 2017 · 02:55 UTC
Good entry all round. Had a slight issue with mouse not showing on the menu. Liked the concept, nice graphics and I really liked the music.