Dare To Dance by joe-the-really-old

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made by joe-the-really-old for LD 44 (JAM)

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A Fast Paced Disco Themed Rhythm Game.

Controls:
WASD / Arrow Keys = movement
Press Spacebar at the Beat = attack in current direction of movement

Theme:
Your life is currency

Credits:
Programming & Art:
Joe Binns (@joebinns95, joebinns.95@gmail.com)

Music:
Overcast, Ether Disco & Stringed Disco by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Sound Effects: https://freesound.org/people/Prof.Mudkip/sounds/386862/

Ratings

Given 30๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ 30๐Ÿ—จ๏ธ

Feedback

AndideBob
29. Apr 2019 ยท 08:12 UTC
A fun little idea, even though it did not really feel like the occasions when you can attack match up with the beat of the music. Also it is really easy to beat the game by just waiting for all the enemies to line up and defeat them with one attack. But overall it is a cool game with fun mechanics and funky music!
vanLeiden
29. Apr 2019 ยท 20:46 UTC
Great idea, but it was very hard for me to land a successful attack. When it worked it was fun though.
Nemix
29. Apr 2019 ยท 20:55 UTC
Good idea, nice coherent visuals that really transmits something: great job!
This wouldn't mind some more playtest to get more specific and accurate with the gameplay of course (it was a bit difficult for me to get that I had to press a direction with the attack) but it's very nice.
+ Awesome music
๐ŸŽค joe-the-really-old
29. Apr 2019 ยท 21:03 UTC
@nemix Thanks for the feedback. Look forward to spending more time playtesting next time :~)
Nemix
29. Apr 2019 ยท 21:11 UTC
@joe-the-really-old Well this game jam's schedule is pretty tight so it's a very good job
Exploma
29. Apr 2019 ยท 21:26 UTC
Great game. Gameplay bit vobly. I love the atmosphere.
29. Apr 2019 ยท 21:27 UTC
Graphics and Sounds are good. But i did not quite get what this have to do with "Life is a Currency"...
Kajetan Andrzejak
29. Apr 2019 ยท 21:58 UTC
I didn't really get how you interpreted the theme but it's a quite fun small game! (At the beginning it's cool, but after you play it for a bit though, you begin to make circles and nothing really happens.)
gonutz
29. Apr 2019 ยท 22:00 UTC
I will give the five stars for humor right back :-)

At first I did not even know that you needed to press SPACE at all. I just danced with those guys and it was fun already. Using SPACE however, added something to the game ;-)

The music is great and I love the graphics. This game is mega Disco. I too found out that you can just line them all up and convert them to Discomaniacs but that is OK, we know they want it!

Overall a really cool entry, I am not much of a rythm game guy usually but this one is really awesome!
๐ŸŽค joe-the-really-old
29. Apr 2019 ยท 22:16 UTC
@gonutz thanks ;)
Kieran Clements
29. Apr 2019 ยท 22:34 UTC
Cool little game with an interesting idea, although I don't know how it relates to the theme. Gameplay is a little confusing at first, with it being unclear just what you need to do, but overall very good
ilPrinny
29. Apr 2019 ยท 22:34 UTC
By far one of my favorite walk animations so far
WTG
29. Apr 2019 ยท 22:35 UTC
Played for about 5 minutes and don't think I got a single shot off correctly :laughing: did make me chuckle! Good effort :thumbsup:
fibonacci1321
29. Apr 2019 ยท 22:38 UTC
Super creative! Love the music and the art style. Definitely creates a fun mood! Very difficult though!
johnnysix
29. Apr 2019 ยท 23:19 UTC
Wow this is tough! Great music and nice effect with the dancefloor. Couldn't get beyond a few beats trying to kill the enemy dancers.
neonjeff
30. Apr 2019 ยท 00:39 UTC
I like the idea and did get a dance group going, but sometimes I think it randomly restarted? Tricky to get attacks right but satisfying!
pokenoufl
30. Apr 2019 ยท 00:49 UTC
Love the walk cycle!
Von Vista
30. Apr 2019 ยท 02:21 UTC
This game stands out from the humor. The graphics and music really add up to the condescending feeling of getting chased by dancing zombies while freaking dancing. Good game, solid submission!
cppchriscpp
30. Apr 2019 ยท 05:12 UTC
I don't have a whole lot to add that others haven't already said, but I really liked the combination of music and gameplay this entry provided! It was really fun to get the hang of, even if the timing seemed a little off.

It wasn't super clear what winning and losing looked like - I think I "won" twice and thought I missed a guy running up to me. It'd be awesome to have a win stream (unless I really did get picked off those times!)

That said this was a highlight of the games I've played so far. Great entry!
monkeyDvrus
30. Apr 2019 ยท 10:48 UTC
Great game, cool idea and fun mood!
:man_dancing: :man_dancing: :man_dancing:
Nisanick
30. Apr 2019 ยท 17:39 UTC
I really like the idea, good job
dbr
30. Apr 2019 ยท 20:44 UTC
I just discovered that I don't know how to dance xD. Nice game and songs!
Rgarbati
30. Apr 2019 ยท 21:58 UTC
Demon of the dancefloor take my soul in sacrifice !!!! Just love the idea and the realization, well done, you have a great nice little game here !
anstabo
30. Apr 2019 ยท 22:42 UTC
Nice choice of music
Rafa Braga
01. May 2019 ยท 19:52 UTC
Great idea bro, i love the mood of the gameand the graphics are so cool. I just dont get the atacck mechanics but like the game.
Cikyt
01. May 2019 ยท 21:32 UTC
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TurboSocks
02. May 2019 ยท 11:13 UTC
Very interesting game, found it quite hard but very entertaining. An unusual take on the theme but well done nonetheless.