Backyard Warriors by UrsiGames

made by UrsiGames for LD 38 (JAM)

Link: https://ursigames.itch.io/backyard-warriors

Backyard Warriors

The boy knew this is the day. He could feel it in his bones. When the kids from the other area attacked them and took their backyard he was too weak to fight back. He couldn't do anything when minds and hearts of his friends were taken by the greed. He couldn't do anything when his friends betrayed each other for marbles. But he knows what he has to do. He will fight. He will rule them all. And he will bring back better days. Days long were gone. In the past, he lost fights but not today, not this one. He is going to win. He is going to take control over his small world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p_4kwNHgUw&feature=youtu.be

Download

WebGL and PC versions available on ursigames.itch.io/backyard-warriors

Instructions

You are the boy. Your goal is to fight in this boy's small world and defeat all enemies.

Controls

W, S, A, D - run
Left Shift - sprint
LMB - attack
G - drop / pickup weapon

Authors

Piotr Światkowski - https://twitter.com/panmadzior
Magdalena Stelmach

Info

Game made with Unity, Audacity and Photoshop in 72h during the jam. It was made mostly from scratch. Sounds are from https://freesound.org and music is from https://devdog.io.

Blog posts

If you are interested how we did this game you should definitely check out our blog posts: * Player and AI controller * Art in Backyard Warriors

Screenshots

Backyard Warriors<em>2017-04-25</em>22-50-38.png Backyard Warriors 0-2<em>2017-04-25</em>03-43-44.png

Original URL

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/backyard-warriors

Ratings

Overall	223^th	3.643⭐	30🧑‍⚖️
Fun	228^th	3.464⭐	30🧑‍⚖️
Innovation	418^th	3.071⭐	30🧑‍⚖️
Theme	567^th	3.036⭐	30🧑‍⚖️
Graphics	131^th	4.214⭐	30🧑‍⚖️
Humor	156^th	3.346⭐	28🧑‍⚖️
Mood	205^th	3.607⭐	30🧑‍⚖️
Given		17🗳️	24🗨️

Feedback

kasarun

01. May 2017 · 11:06 UTC

Wow the graphics are beautiful, and i really like the idea of a kid fighting club.
I found it easy (didn't loose a single round). Maybe you can improve it by giving better weapon to weakest participants (or a shield).
It would be really cool to have team match, but overall a great game.

🎤 UrsiGames

01. May 2017 · 11:19 UTC

@kasarun, thanks for checking out our game :)
I know that bots are too weak. They need some improvement but I do not want to make any bigger changes during the judging phase. Also, we did sprites for shields but there wasn't enough time to implement them. If we decide to continue the work I will definitely improve it.

OWC

01. May 2017 · 11:53 UTC

The game is a little big slow but gameplay feels really good, it can be amazing if you implement open world game based on this prototype.

La mecanique du plastique

01. May 2017 · 16:16 UTC

I liked to do a fight in the backyard with little boys and their wooden swords, it's really a funny idea. However, maybe the gameplay is not perfect, maybe it's sad that childrens must stop moving to hit. Anyway it a really nice game, bravo !

Scrumplesplunge

01. May 2017 · 16:44 UTC

This game is really pretty :D It's simple to play and the ability to grab weapons off the ground makes it more engaging :) My only criticism is that you can only attack left and right. Good work :)

AwesomeAlliterationAlliance

01. May 2017 · 20:17 UTC

Nothing warms my heart more than the idea of little children trying to kill each other with sticks :)
besides that: great character design!
the gameplay could be a bit more versatile.
It would be cool if you could hit up- and downwards.

gamesplusjames

01. May 2017 · 20:30 UTC

The game looks absolutely great, and it was fun running around the levels. It felt like the hit boxes on the weapons were a little bit small but overall a fun game. Good job!

redpanda

01. May 2017 · 23:04 UTC

Man this was simple AMAZING! Loved it! One of the best out there, imo! :laughing: :thumbsup:

Epicsoft

01. May 2017 · 23:04 UTC

This is a great game. Like the idea, graphics are great. AI's are great,too. Here we can see a great example of well coded, good designed game which has a quite good story. All 5 from me

Stanislav

01. May 2017 · 23:05 UTC

You might had a cruel childhood =)
Nice art and nice game!

Quaternius

01. May 2017 · 23:06 UTC

The game looks awesome! Really clever game idea, though aiming was a bit difficult.

Tony Godfrey

02. May 2017 · 00:13 UTC

I laughed while playing this one. Poking with sticks! Well done with the short amount of time and excellent write up. It seemed like I could only attack to my right, but I swear I saw some of the other characters switching.

🎤 UrsiGames

02. May 2017 · 00:53 UTC

Thanks for the feedback guys! :smiley:

@scrumplesplunge, @awesomealliterationalliance - giving an ability to attack up and down would really complicate whole making process, so I decided not to do this.

@tony-godfrey - player's character is always facing cursor, so if you want to attack your left side just place your mouse on the left side. I believe that wasn't any bug :smile:

silkworm_sweatshop

02. May 2017 · 01:22 UTC

When the art is cute but then you realize it's a game about kids beating the shit out of each other :sweat_smile:. Yeah, bots are not really that challenging but that stuff is hard to do. It might make an interesting multiplayer game honestly. Imagine an MMO version of this :P, "backyar.io"!

andyman404

02. May 2017 · 06:06 UTC

I love this - kid fighting arena. I thought the bots were alright in difficulty level. Cool concept and artwork. I especially enjoyed the description/writing at the top of this page!

Spinaljack

02. May 2017 · 11:02 UTC

Nice graphics. Fun little back yard Lord of the Flies / Hunger Games simulator.

DGSpitzer

02. May 2017 · 12:12 UTC

Hahaha so much fun. Nice graphic and AI! It's really like the children's "pit fight" as if back to my childhood...

Gurbx

02. May 2017 · 12:23 UTC

Cool game with very pretty graphics and cool music. Enjoyed playing the game, but it felt a little bit easy. The enemies didn't come after me until I was the only one left, so it was easy to just wait around until everybody else is gone and then just easily defeat the last one that usually only had a little health left. I also wished there was a greater variety of weapons and attack. As it is now, it felt a little simple. Still a cool game, and I enjoyed playing it!

mrerdalural

03. May 2017 · 09:02 UTC

Very solid game. Good mechanics. I enjoyed playing it. I wish there were some block and combo moves and more weapons but time limitation is hard! This could turn into a good multiplayer game. Thank you for making this game!

PeachTreeOath

09. May 2017 · 05:31 UTC

Super unique theming, I loved beating up on those punk kids! The game is immediately engaging and it's fun to run around in all the chaos. To shake things up, perhaps obstacles could be added in future versions, not unlike in Gladiator :)

ragnta

15. May 2017 · 11:43 UTC

It has nice graphics and good gameplay. I think the collision detect is a little bit wrong, but I think the collision of this game is very hard task. Overall I think it's a good job, congratulations. I would like to play in a party with this game :)

Yetikatt

15. May 2017 · 12:08 UTC

Lovely graphics and nice AI. I did find that once I got the hang of it the game turned into a match of kiting your opponents, attacking just before they arrived and kiting again, which is fine, but with a block move you might be able to make it a bit more brawl-y...
All in all though it's good fun, well done!

Meenners

15. May 2017 · 14:15 UTC

LOL so satisfying! had a few issues with my character facing the right direction but worked awesomely great! (are you able to pick up other kid's sticks?) i need to learn the controls more

🎤 UrsiGames

15. May 2017 · 15:39 UTC

@meenners, you can pick up any weapon from the ground using G button :)

Joror

15. May 2017 · 16:00 UTC

Cool looks! Would have loved a bit a few more tactical options, like disarming, health bonus for defeating someone, or one powerfull weapon placed in the center. (hungergames stylee)

cvetk0

15. May 2017 · 20:45 UTC

Great entry with really nice graphics. I wish the music was a bit louder than it is. Gameplay while simplistic is pretty appealing and didn't get boring even after some time of playing. Definitely it would be great if there were some more weapons options or maybe some traps available, hopefully you extend it after the jam. The only problem I encountered is when my character sometimes glitched near the wall and I wasn't able to move away from it anymore until the next round.

Keep up the good work! :thumbsup:

Jupiter_Hadley

25. May 2017 · 12:56 UTC

Nice graphics, interesting game. I included it in my Ludum Dare 38 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo0eF_2kFRY