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They're 'armless by thedarkmagi

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made by thedarkmagi for LD 43 (JAM)

You are a contestant in a new blood sport, the rules are that you can only attack the opposition by throwing yours, and their, limbs at them. How long will you be able to survive against an ever increasing wave of enemies?

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Controls

Movement - WASD or analog stick

Attacks - Throwing Limbs - Left Arm - left mouse click or Left trigger - Right Arm - right mouse click or Right trigger​ - Left Leg - Q or Left Bumper - Right Leg - E or Right Bumper Credits:

All programming done by thedarkmagi and AFKmuch

All Art Created by thedarkmagi

All fonts used from Kenney

All Game music is from this pack

All sound effects used are from this pack

We are two programmers living in the south of England studying Computer Games (Software Development) at university.

HTML5 (web) https://thedarkmagi.itch.io/theyre-armless
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/theyre-armless

Ratings

Overall 369th 3.593⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Fun 157th 3.759⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 70th 3.926⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Theme 165th 4.019⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 846th 2.759⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Humor 143th 3.685⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Mood 712th 3.074⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Given 39🗳️ 5🗨️

Feedback

Jamesdude
04. Dec 2018 · 01:35 UTC
This is the best game I've found so far, really addictive and fun despite the complete wackiness! Love it!
burnedkirby
04. Dec 2018 · 01:36 UTC
Nice and simple, works like you'd expect. Interesting progression by acquiring the different arms that some newer enemies come with. The only indication you've caused damage is maybe a sound effect, could be more helpful if it was more apparent.
publicidadeba
04. Dec 2018 · 01:42 UTC
damn, if this was a full game on steam and maybe not top-down, I think this can get some traction. Very creative :)
Tetralogia
04. Dec 2018 · 01:44 UTC
I love the concept and the theme is spot on. I couldn't enjoy it a lot though as I play on an AZERTY keyboard.
Pukami
04. Dec 2018 · 01:44 UTC
haha, a great way to incorporate the theme! Was a lot of fun to play
JGugino
04. Dec 2018 · 01:57 UTC
Very interesting idea, could definitely see this being even more fun with a co-op mode.
Gludo
04. Dec 2018 · 13:31 UTC
Nice game ! It's fun when you first throw both your legs at the same time and then you realise how bad this idea was...
Finn Truman
04. Dec 2018 · 22:18 UTC
This is rather enjoyable, though I think it's a bit too frustrating to play for too long. It's not clear if a limb is still enough to not to damage to you when you try to pick it up. Maybe limbs should turn orange when they're pick-up-able?
Jupiter_Hadley
05. Dec 2018 · 14:53 UTC
Neat concept! I included it in my compilation video series of games from the Ludum Dare, if you’d like to take a look :) https://youtu.be/SIjkcYjuHDo
velvetlobster
06. Dec 2018 · 01:26 UTC
Nice combat mechanics! I miss some satisfying effects of DESTRUCTION lollol ... this is a nice idea for a project that can become a quite good game
Arvejeitor
07. Dec 2018 · 16:33 UTC
Very fun and hillarious game! xD
pelicanodepico
17. Dec 2018 · 20:56 UTC
Very very creative, loved this!
Mikabrytu
19. Dec 2018 · 18:47 UTC
Awesome game guys!
hexbit-josh
28. Dec 2018 · 22:50 UTC
Nice, I liked how sacrificing your legs slows you down
Psychedelia
29. Dec 2018 · 00:02 UTC
I love the concept. Great take on the theme!
darkfrost
29. Dec 2018 · 00:29 UTC
Amazing use of the theme! Loved the rocket arms too :D
commanderstitch
29. Dec 2018 · 03:02 UTC
LoL this game is hilarious. I kept having controls lock me in one direction for some reason. It was fun throwing my arms around. Especially the rocket ones!
exilegl
29. Dec 2018 · 05:19 UTC
Cool game, very interesting/unique combat! I like how you can pick back up your limbs (or other people's lol). The game plays very well, physics are kinda floaty which works well with the combat.

Here's how I did after a few tries :)

![Screenshot from 2018-12-28 23-18-18.png](///raw/3f2/z/1fd5a.png)
kiv
29. Dec 2018 · 20:44 UTC
A fine game, nice concept! Also I like the sound design, why don't you let to rate sound?
lilkrit
29. Dec 2018 · 21:11 UTC
Too much fun!