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Atlantis Warmachine by kuro

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made by kuro for LD36 (COMPO)
Sit in the cockpit of an ancient mech, become a hero, defend the Earth.

What's the catch? Well... instead of steering wheel, you'll get pipes, valves, levers, switches, and even a flusher. Have fun figuring it out.

step 1:
Guess the right combination
step 2:
Memorize it
step 3:
E.T. massacre
step 4:
repeat from step one

This game will challenge your memory, as well as your tactics skill. Search for patterns in enemies attacks to find that opening you need to crush them beneath your steam powered metal feet. Stomp, shoot, and don't let them to the same to you!

Contains awesome soundtrack. Too bad your sound card's not supported :P

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EDIT: Minor text changes ( in submission description ). Also managed to fix the bug where the game would crash in web browsers. Happy world saving.
Web http://csqr.uniag.sk/ld36
Windows https://www.dropbox.com/s/h8ne33g7c0xgp4t/ld36exec.zip?dl=0
Source https://www.dropbox.com/s/7fb03bv8eom8g96/ludumDare36.zip?dl=0
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-36/?action=preview&uid=112341

Feedback

pogo575
29. Aug 2016 · 03:23 UTC
Ohhh I really want to see this with another week of dev. Maybe have a move list once you've figured out a combination? Or color code and number the input for easier memorization.
Spinach_Chicken
29. Aug 2016 · 12:50 UTC
I love the art for the mech. A very neat concept - I haven't seen anything like this before. It is kind of difficult to remember all of the combinations - maybe unlock a guide for each action when you figure it out. Good job on the entry!
Horbee
29. Aug 2016 · 12:52 UTC
I always forget the right combination :D
MirrorPolygons
29. Aug 2016 · 13:04 UTC
I love this type of game that transform the keyboard into another play device, it really feels like you are controlling a mech. This gives the game a lot of depth and rewards the player if he succeeds in remembering the combination. Nice concept and very good execution.
Jupitron
29. Aug 2016 · 13:06 UTC
It felt like really moving a robot.
Evilperson77
29. Aug 2016 · 13:20 UTC
Most creative submission I've seen so far. It really feels like piloting a mech.
oskardevelopment
29. Aug 2016 · 15:08 UTC
Nice idea with the memorization, though sadly the first game I tried it seemed to been buggy so there was no working combination.

I had to reload the game to be able to move the machine.

Would be nice with some more music!
RafaCP
29. Aug 2016 · 16:42 UTC
Well done, nice premisse and well executed.
Loved the mech art and animations.
Would love to have sounds for all those controls!
Congrats!
zulman
29. Aug 2016 · 17:30 UTC
Love this kind of game mechanics. Trying to figure out this mechanism is working is always very curious :) I think a kind of help tooltips e.g. after 20 invalid actions will be helpful!
🎤 kuro
29. Aug 2016 · 18:45 UTC
thank you all for playing and comments. i picked up a few handy ideas for next development.
btw. I didn't know Atlantis was this crowded by giant mechanical robots :D
http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-36/?action=preview&uid=56177
danielsann7
29. Aug 2016 · 22:09 UTC
Really enjoy your game, took me a while to understand but when i did it was really fun congratulations, nice work!
Ilseroth
29. Aug 2016 · 22:19 UTC
The idea of making movement complicated has always been an interesting concept, but there were several time I put in the right combinations and nothing happened which got frustrating pretty quick.
Spag Head Games
30. Aug 2016 · 10:37 UTC
Very fun and interesting. Took a while for me to understand what was going on. Quite enjoyed it, good work for your first LD!
g12345
31. Aug 2016 · 12:54 UTC
It was pretty fun when you learned the different keys.

The only reason I lose later on was, that my window was too small and I couldnt see the first and last command, and skipping the messages somehow trigger the commands too.

But basically, it's a nice game. Not bad for a first LD game.
monkeybit29
01. Sep 2016 · 03:28 UTC
very strange controls, kinda wish it was a little more responsive for faster gameplay and more combo possibilities
Jupiter_Hadley
03. Sep 2016 · 15:43 UTC
Very neat idea! I included it in my compilation video series of Ludum Dare 36, if you’d like to take a look :) https://youtu.be/lcfUdhXZ_XQ
axoona
05. Sep 2016 · 11:36 UTC
I think it could use some hint to indicate which keybord keys are involved in the pattern, I think I've used all the keybord before noticing that H does something for example.
otherwise it's a nice concept
Omiya Games
07. Sep 2016 · 03:50 UTC
I thought the "memorize the controls" part to be fascinating, as well as the turn-based nature of the game. Combined together, they work really well as a rhythmic-strategy exercise to figure out the most efficient way to move forward.

However, I thought the game was too long. As in, it had way too much filler content, or moments in the game where it'll drag because I was just defending over and over again. A good suggestion is to add health bars to the enemies to make it easier to keep track of, and make a decision to finish them off sooner than I would have.