AntiBucket by wsKilljoy

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made by wsKilljoy for LD 40 (COMPO)

It's not a phase, Mom! You're a rebellious bucket who's only goal in life is to remain empty of water. Avoid falling bricks and rain as long as you can.

This game was developed in 48 hours by William Savage for the Ludum Dare 40 Compo.

Tools used: GameMaker Studio 2 | Bosca Ceoil | Gravit Designer | PhotoshopScreenshot (50).pngScreenshot (51).pngScreenshot (52).pngScreenshot (53).pngScreenshot (54).png

Ratings

Overall 478th 3.107⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Fun 460th 3⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 545th 2.714⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Theme 278th 3.571⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 407th 3.125⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Audio 295th 3.056⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Humor 239th 3.019⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Mood 371th 3⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Given 29🗳️ 27🗨️

Feedback

Noa Calice
04. Dec 2017 · 11:41 UTC
Cute and simple art with a nice taken on the theme ! Great work, cheers !
William Bundy
04. Dec 2017 · 11:54 UTC
Is there any way you could package the game without an installer?
🎤 wsKilljoy
04. Dec 2017 · 11:54 UTC
@william-bundy Yes. I will add a .zip
Wibblymat
04. Dec 2017 · 11:55 UTC
Nice art! Might have been nice to have a mute button for the music though ;)
🎤 wsKilljoy
04. Dec 2017 · 12:00 UTC
@william-bundy Added it.
_benhumphries
04. Dec 2017 · 12:42 UTC
Great job! I really like that art and the theme works well!
MRUniverse
04. Dec 2017 · 12:53 UTC
Nice twist on the collect falling objects games. The screen shake effect when you hit a raindrop is very jarring though
🎤 wsKilljoy
04. Dec 2017 · 12:55 UTC
@mruniverse I agree. It's meant to give a visual indication if you're not looking at your meter or have your computer muted, but I made it a little too powerful.
Kieran Newland
04. Dec 2017 · 13:04 UTC
Interesting idea. I didn't read the instructions so at first, I didn't realise I was aiming to dodge everything!

Music is a bit repetitive but overall it's a solid compo entry.
Niphram
04. Dec 2017 · 13:07 UTC
Nice twist on the "try to collect everything" idea :)
🎤 wsKilljoy
04. Dec 2017 · 13:07 UTC
@kieran-newland Thanks! I've never done game music before, and I'm not a great musician, so this was my first foray into the strangle land of Bosca Ceoil and LMMS.
JackIsaacs
04. Dec 2017 · 13:36 UTC
A bit fast paced, might be good as a mobile game where the screen is longer in height than it is width to see what is coming easier
Siarhei Rakuts
04. Dec 2017 · 13:39 UTC
23 sec! my brain like a snail, game too fast for me)
nysten
04. Dec 2017 · 19:29 UTC
Oh god this was super fast paced! I like it, though the bricks were unavoidable - if you were underneath it, you didn't have any time to avoid it. The music made me anxious, which was *very* good considering the theme! Thanks for the game!
🎤 wsKilljoy
04. Dec 2017 · 21:16 UTC
@nysten Thanks so much for the positive feedback! Everyone I've talked to says that the bricks are unfair, and they're right. If I ever revise the game, I'll remove them.
BoltKey
05. Dec 2017 · 00:45 UTC
Somehow got 36 once. Cute little game. The bricks are unfair, but I feel like it fits the overall feel of the game.
batmanasb
05. Dec 2017 · 01:56 UTC
Pretty sure you forgot to use time-based movement (aka deltatime), because the game is running way too fast on my monitor (100Hz)
pkenney
05. Dec 2017 · 02:00 UTC
Thanks for adding the non-installer version!

This was a nice little game - not a to of complexity, but cute art, effective sound effects, and some music. Plus nice camera rumble for impacts!

Everything moved really fast - especially the bricks! My best time was 33 seconds, but I think I was kind of lucky not to get bricked.

Nice job.
🎤 wsKilljoy
05. Dec 2017 · 02:02 UTC
@matmanasb Ah, you're right. I based movement off of the game speed of 60 FPS, not taking into account high refresh rates. Oops.
🎤 wsKilljoy
05. Dec 2017 · 02:03 UTC
@pkenney Thanks! Bricks are terrible, I know.
mahalis
05. Dec 2017 · 04:52 UTC
This is fun! As a few other folks have said, it's super challenging on a fast machine - that's not a bad thing though, just means you have to be a lot quicker. The background music's pleasant and the art is cute - great job.
jfraser314
07. Dec 2017 · 18:36 UTC
Moves way too fast. Maybe make the character can move slower (and also the rain and bricks). Good game though.
FDR
10. Dec 2017 · 21:38 UTC
69 seconds! ![antibucket_highscore.png](///raw/77f/1/z/e743.png)
Fun but tough little game. The high-speed bricks are really hard to dodge. Great entry!
cptalbertwesker
22. Dec 2017 · 12:00 UTC
Real cute little bucket, but I was so focused on the area around me I barely looked at anything, it's like a schmup dodging bullets, but man those bricks are brutal! Took me out at 43 seconds, and then they kept take me out on further attempts too. Nice simple use of the theme, really like it!
Noble Robot
25. Dec 2017 · 13:57 UTC
Our team does a weekly indie gamedev podcast called Nice Games Club, and we just did a Let's Play episode where we played thirty-six (!!) Ludum Dare 40 games, including yours (which we thought was a great twist on a familiar formula)!

[Check it out here!](http://nicegames.club/2017/12/nice-plays-ludum-dare-40-games-2017/)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BGt66ZnLME