Infecteria by LiquidBrain
Xbox controller needed in order to play this game!
(This is just a GIF btw)
Explanation
You play as a bacteria trying to absorb a whole organism. In order to absorb cells you have to infect them. Absorb as many cells as possible in five minutes!
Links
Game at Itch.io
How we made it
We made this game in Unity with Rasmus (aka Glaze) as the programmer/ musician and Isak the artist/ designer. Isak uses Paint.net for doing the art. The SFX are made with our mouths and we put some nice effects on them in Audacity. The music was made by Rasmus in FL Studio.
Play-through done by @icxon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxc1Xt6fNCk
Feedback
We'd be really happy if you left some feedback/ ideas for developing this further (but please, read the comments before posting feedback so we can minimize duplicate thoughts). We're gonna spend the summer and try to make a finished game out of this. Thanks!
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/infecteria |
Ratings
| Overall | 342th | 3.44⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 541th | 2.88⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 539th | 2.84⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 89th | 4⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 241th | 3.875⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 165th | 3.583⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 370th | 3.261⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 26🗳️ | 51🗨️ |
The gamepad controls are quite good even if it's a little bit annoying to rotate the right pad to speed you up as I don't see any real point to that.
Great job :)
Supporting both :video_game: and the :keyboard: + :mouse: combo is super easy in Unity, so if you can make it work you should. Right now many people won't give your entry a try simply because they *can't*, me included.
I'll give it a spin and a fair shake the moment I *can*, pretty promise.
// Rasmus
About the gimmick, yeah. You have to rotate the right stick to move faster.
If you really are interested in the game, follow us and we'll update you on our post-jam version that will include keyboard support. We can't promise that it'll be available before the judging ends.
// Isak
All in all pretty nice game and definitely more solid than the majority of console controller based (PTSD flashbacks inc) that I've played today. So good job
We'll take a shot at yours when we get the time.
// Rasmus
However, while I couldn't make it past 13/30, I still didn't quite feel challenged. Is there a fail-state other than the 5 minutes running out?
I think I would have liked something to evade while converting cells. Alternatively, if you are going more for a relaxed strategic angle, I would have liked a mini-map so that I could better optimize my routes and conversions.
Having to rotate the right thumbstick feels like a really neat mechanic at first, but my thumb still feels sore after playing just three rounds. Maybe you can use that in a way that doesn't require rotating the thumbstick for five minutes straight (a brief speed boost with a cooldown perhaps?)
Overall, a neat game that has potential for improvement. I am looking forward to seeing a more polished version in the future. :thumbsup:
I too am interested in seeing what this will be growing into.
About another fail-state, we're planning on adding a white blood cell in the game, who is pumping out anti-bodies that's try to get you. There's lots that can be done.
There's a zoom button (Y) in the game which helps you plan routes, you might have missed that.
@arcticmattekar HOW?! How did you find it on twitter? Because neither Isak or I are using twitter! It would be awesome if you could link that tweet.
Unfortunately there's no level 2..
I totally loved your game btw! Thank you both for the feedback!
// Rasmus
I love the art and the music- very impressive for how much time you had to work on this.
Also, very unique concept. I've only seen one other game take things to the bacterial level- and I absolutely love what you did with it.
Great work all around, wish I could just continue from game over instead of restarting :(
Like some people said, the music is pretty nice. I get it that some people didn't enjoy the right stick rotating thing, but I kinda liked - don't really know why though. Still, I'm not sure if you should keep it if it demands the use of a controller.
The graphics are very cute and it really matches with the audio and gameplay. Bravo! I think that the game could be shorter. At one point I was like: oh, I will never get those 30, even if I think I am doing a good job. I think you should probably aim at 20 or so?
Congrats for going to a different direction other than using small planets!
Anyway it is fun and nicely drawn (reminds Osmos a bit).
Here is my playtest: https://youtu.be/oxc1Xt6fNCk
Thank you!
The cascading increase in your effectiveness as the game progresses as you turn other cells into factories was great- gave a real sense of a spreading infection!
The music and sounds are well fitting and I did not notice that the sounds were made with your mouth while I played. Good job.
The visuals are pleasing and communicate everything nicely.
Rotating the stick to go faster seems gimmicky and doesn't add anything worthwhile. It's especially disappointing that rotating is not represented visually or via sound.
I only managed 9/30 and getting all 30 seems impossible to me. Is there a trick or am I just bad?
A little bit criticism:
I think, that mouse/keyboard (or mouse only) controlls would be better for such kind of game, controller-only solution can push off many players.
And the game is pretty hard, first level should be easier, to let player drop into.
Once more: the game is great and I am looking forward to see future versions.
That filter you used on the logo, other text, text frame edges (like photoshop crystallize filter), i find it bit obvious.
Those cell organelles look bit random (and maybe small?), maybe reference some scientific illustrations or microscopic images on them (if you haven’t).
And biggest complaint: typography, there are at least 4 different fonts used. And they don’t necessarily work well together. Less is more in typography and legibility is most important factor when choosing fonts. Tutorial screen is really busy and there isn’t much space around text. I even had some text clipping going on right side of the screen. Also maybe check font sizes, that text is huge.
I second all the complains about xbox joystick only and it's kinda slow, I felt I didn't have a real goal.
good entry!