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Projekt Rekt by AntzTAKEOVER

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made by AntzTAKEOVER for LD 44 (JAM)

The objective of the game is to survive the onslaught of enemies in the 'Challenge' game mode. Currency earned in game can be used to purchase upgrades and new characters from the in-game shop. At the end of every wave of enemies, your currency will be increased by the amount of health points you have left.

In order to earn currency easily, the arcade mode (accessed via the 'Play' button in the game) is an infinite, randomly generated game mode with increasing difficulty. This game mode also feature health packs that randomly drop.

* But remember, every bullet fired decreases your health. Make every shot count. *

(WRT the opt-outs, I only made about 50% of the art myself and as such I have not opted out of Graphics - the only thing I did not make myself were the character sprites.)

* Thank You *

Some Screenshots:

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HTML5 (web) https://antztakeover.itch.io/projektrekt
Windows https://antztakeover.itch.io/projektrekt
macOS https://antztakeover.itch.io/projektrekt
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/44/projekt-rekt

Ratings

Given 14🗳️ 17🗨️

Feedback

SoerenBachNielsen
29. Apr 2019 · 14:29 UTC
This should win, just judging by the name!

But pretty fun game overall. Even though zombies became bullet sponges :-P Pro strat: Camp in the corners.
randdir
29. Apr 2019 · 14:40 UTC
Nice entry pal keep it up !
caranha
29. Apr 2019 · 15:04 UTC
Hey, congratulations on finishing your game! I think you have some good things going, and plenty of space to improve.

The zombies with high HP got a bit grindy near the end. Maybe do not increase their HP so much, and work on their speed or damage instead? I liked that the ground shines where the zombies will spawn.

The style of the sprites and the style of the walls was a bit too different. Maybe you should have used simple sprites?

The music made my ears hurt a bit ;-) But maybe you should add some sounds when the zombies die? or when they attack you?

I think The video "the art of screenshake" on youtube has a lot of simple hints for a game like yours! I hope to see you again next LD!

Thank you for the game!
🎤 AntzTAKEOVER
29. Apr 2019 · 15:54 UTC
@soerenbachnielsen If you camp for too long the enemies start spawning on top of you!! Thank you for playing! :)
🎤 AntzTAKEOVER
29. Apr 2019 · 15:56 UTC
@randdir thank you for playing!
🎤 AntzTAKEOVER
29. Apr 2019 · 16:00 UTC
@caranha thank you so much for playing and for your feedback! It's super helpful!

The goal was to 'grind' enough in the arcade mode to beat the challenge mode but for sure, increasing their speed is a great idea!

Haha yea that's what I felt towards the end as well. At the beginning I was inspired by hotline miami art style but then it kind of dropped off towards the end.

Again, thank you for your suggestions! :)
Mia Devs
29. Apr 2019 · 17:43 UTC
nice but need improvements
Fat cat
29. Apr 2019 · 17:46 UTC
Very nice! The shooting feels good, I love the sound effect and the blood effect, also the sprites are really well-made. I think the levels are a bit cramped with all the enemies, it's hard to move around, I had to dash through the horde and take a bunch of damage instead of trying to dodge them by moving around the map.
🎤 AntzTAKEOVER
29. Apr 2019 · 17:53 UTC
@mia-devs thank you for playing! I'd love if you let me know what I can do to improve it!
29. Apr 2019 · 17:54 UTC
I was going to say my favorite part was the character sprites and animation, but I see you did not make those :/ the blood spatter was pretty cool too but the gameplay fell pretty flat. As others have said, the artificial difficulty of raising the zombies HP makes it very grindy. The procedural generation is pretty cool, but seeing as the gameplay is the same on every map, doesn't add much. Also the music was making me lose sanity
🎤 AntzTAKEOVER
29. Apr 2019 · 17:55 UTC
@fat-cat thank you for your feedback and thank you for playing! Yeah that was something I was struggling to balance because the maps are randomly generated. Again, thank you!
Caspercaper17
29. Apr 2019 · 17:55 UTC
This game is really slow paced for an action shooter, and the mechanics are hard to understand. For some reason the enemies spawn inside me. The game also is reaaally grindy.

I'd suggest you spend more time on enemy spawning.

Overall though this is a great game for a first entry, keep it going!
🎤 AntzTAKEOVER
29. Apr 2019 · 18:15 UTC
@caspercaper17 thank you so much for playing! If you stay in the same place for too long, the enemies start spawning on top of you - its more like an anti-camp feature. Yeah unfortunately it ended up being a little slower paced than I wanted it to be. Again thank you for playing!
vanLeiden
29. Apr 2019 · 20:00 UTC
Not bad! I like the name and the blood effect is amazing. ;)
🎤 AntzTAKEOVER
29. Apr 2019 · 20:27 UTC
@vanleiden Haha thank you for playing!
Retti01
29. Apr 2019 · 22:39 UTC
I had a plant. It was call camping. Let's just say it didn't work. Just needs some balancing and spawning should be fixed. Cool game none the less.
🎤 AntzTAKEOVER
30. Apr 2019 · 06:57 UTC
@retti01 thank you for playing! Haha yeah I needed more time to balance the game properly. The spawning on top of you if you don't move for some time is a feature I inteded to make it a little more challenging. How would you like the spawning to be changed?
Retti01
30. Apr 2019 · 08:41 UTC
@antztakeover I think that, if you want to flush someone out of camping you could you something else than spawning the on top of the player. Maybe spawn more zombies if player sits still for too long. But this way the camping prevention works well for the Ludem dare.
Enver Arco
30. Apr 2019 · 16:06 UTC
Simple mechanics but its fun for what it is
🎤 AntzTAKEOVER
30. Apr 2019 · 19:05 UTC
@enver-arco thank you for playing!
pl4typus
30. Apr 2019 · 22:07 UTC
Hi, man.

Nice graphics, too repetitive music even if it is nice to have some hip hop while doing some arcade.

The twist about using the __remaining__ life to have upgrades is a good idea.

The shooting unfortunately is not well done as sometimes the zombie can be in front of you, not mooving and you lick on his head and it does nothing ...

But still, nice concept and development :)
see ya!
geist_191
05. May 2019 · 17:43 UTC
Very nice game! I really like the procedural y generated maps and how the game has a very nice sense of progression. It also feels very nice to buy new weapons. One thing that could be improves is feedback on hitting and getting hit and the store could be a little bit less complex in terms of overview . Otherwise very nice game! Thanks
Nippaaah
05. May 2019 · 20:24 UTC
good game! the graphics work well together, even if not all of them are yours. The random levels might not always work, but they do most of the time and give the game a different feel each playthrough. the upgrades are good and it feels rewarding to finally have enough points to get them! With a little tweaks it would improve a lot, great job!
🎤 AntzTAKEOVER
06. May 2019 · 06:05 UTC
@pl4typus thank you so much for playing! Haha yeah this was my first time making my own music, definitely something I will have to improve for next time. There are a few bugs but hopefully it wasn't game breaking for you!
🎤 AntzTAKEOVER
06. May 2019 · 06:08 UTC
@geist-191 @nippaaah I really appreciate your feedback! Thank you for playing!