Dango Smash by goost

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made by goost for LD35 (JAM)
Whack-a-mole style game called DangoSmash ('cause they are dangos, not moles!) with a twist.

My third entry, first one as a team (it was her first).
Like always, nothing went as planned, we had to start anew on Sunday as our first idea just did not work out.
But we learned a lot and are quite happy with our result. But beware, it may be unbalanced!

Controls

Left Click - swing down the left hammer and hit squared dangos to score.
Right Click - swing down right hammer and hit round dangos to score.
Hit a wrong one or the baby (evil you) and get minus score!
Occasionally the dango shapeshifts after being hit.
Hit it again (with the correct hammer) and again until it stops or you do not score.
If you are successful, you score a lot though...

Code by me and art by Pia Bsdurrek.
SFX by both of us.
BGM by syncopika.
Font by Flat-it.

Ratings

Coolness 73% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.22 569
Audio(Jam) 3.31 313
Fun(Jam) 3.41 286
Graphics(Jam) 3.62 382
Humor(Jam) 3.61 102
Innovation(Jam) 2.89 683
Mood(Jam) 3.29 388
Theme(Jam) 3.06 741

Feedback

Marc F.
19. Apr 2016 · 12:24 UTC
Very, I like the sound effects, tho the volume is quite high on them. Fun to play!
docteurSid
19. Apr 2016 · 12:39 UTC
Simple concept, neat game! I liked the surreal candy atmosphere, the gameplay with perfect hitboxes. A +10 (or whatever score gain) over every hit would have made it even more addictive. Audio was too loud though, and a bit annoying after a few minutes ^^
Quantum Cupcake
19. Apr 2016 · 15:08 UTC
I like the art and the way that the game goes! The sound effects caused me a strange sensation hahah Good Game!
FinGamer
19. Apr 2016 · 15:11 UTC
Fun game! Good job on the voices! xD
NPC23
19. Apr 2016 · 15:12 UTC
Pretty nice idea, but man that audio needed mixing. Most of the sound effects were so loud there were distorting and cracking.
pixel_maniacs
19. Apr 2016 · 15:36 UTC
Omg the sounds are amazing :-D Nice game!
Ithildin
19. Apr 2016 · 15:43 UTC
Great concept, but it is a bit hard to aim without any visual indicator.
LazyDaniPanda
19. Apr 2016 · 16:15 UTC
Very good graphics but I didn't really like the voice effects. Fun game!
Joshsimard
20. Apr 2016 · 07:51 UTC
I like Dangos
nextreality
20. Apr 2016 · 12:00 UTC
I really enjoyed the gameplay to this, pretty much a twist to whack-a-mole, but a little harder with the square vs. circle mechanic. The far back one were kinda hard to hit since the game was in a 2D plain, but still enjoyed the experience, including the "sound effects" nice job!
Gametery
20. Apr 2016 · 21:48 UTC
Sound effects are awesome! Cool design , loved it .
KairosXIII
21. Apr 2016 · 08:07 UTC
Nice art style, love the sound effects.
Yumeito
21. Apr 2016 · 08:27 UTC
Dango :)
DrillerDev
22. Apr 2016 · 19:52 UTC
It took me a while to notice the little icon showed where you would hit. ¿Maybe changing it for a bigger alpha shadow?

Anyway, nice little game
JoseArias
22. Apr 2016 · 20:12 UTC
One of the funnest games I´ve played. Nice done.
siryakko
22. Apr 2016 · 20:28 UTC
Love the graphics and the concept. Could fit perfectly on mobile :)
Karai17
23. Apr 2016 · 03:55 UTC
Neat concept, but the audio made me want to kill myself. ;) Next time, try normalizing your audio using Audacity so that it doesn't clip. Something like -6 or -4 dB.
🎤 goost
24. Apr 2016 · 08:54 UTC
Hey Guys,

thanks for the great feedback!
Regarding the audio:
I _did_ normalized it via Audacity...but apparently I did it wrong! Need to look more into how to do it right. Thanks for you patience and still sticking with it!
I am currently at 2350 Points, anyone beat that?
tentacode
24. Apr 2016 · 17:11 UTC
Cool little wack a mole game :) +1 for the volume issue, next time try to play some audio on another app to get the same level. Normalize is not necesserly a good thing depending on the audio because it push the audio to the maximum level available, it's good for having all sound the same volume if you have a lot of different sources, but you got to mix it down later to a proper level
Rock Eaters
29. Apr 2016 · 21:07 UTC
good mood ! :)
Green Soda
08. May 2016 · 06:00 UTC
cute game and graphics! the artstyle is kyaa! xD