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Power Crystals by chispaLBC

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made by chispaLBC for LD 39 (JAM)

Oh no! Dark spirits are atacking you! Defend yourself using the anciente power crystal! But be careful, you have to recharge it!. How long can you survive?

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Controls:

  • Left-click to shoot to your mouse position.
  • Recharge power by clicking the big crystal in the upper left corner. You have to be fast!
  • That's all, have fun :smile: super easy.
  • Tip: Try to keep clicking the crystal as much as you can, even if you think you have enough power to shoot.

This is my second try at ludum dare. This time everything came out a lot better! Everything made by me.

Some of you have said that it would be a nice mobile game, so i tried it out and... Yes, it would work, but it's too easy. In pc you can only use the mouse but in mobile you can use multiple fingers, so you can be recharging always. To be a fun mobile game it should be a lot harder. (Maybe different crystals? hmmm)

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Windows https://chispalbc.itch.io/power-crystals
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/39/power-crystals

Ratings

Overall 486th 3.265⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Fun 249th 3.441⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 680th 2.588⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Theme 421th 3.485⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 307th 3.824⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Audio 398th 3⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Mood 390th 3.281⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Given 39🗳️ 24🗨️

Feedback

Ixous
01. Aug 2017 · 13:52 UTC
Overall a classic yet fun game. The difficulty ramps up quite well. The graphics are good and makes the dark mood stand out. No part of the game seems left out, which is always pleasant to see when the game is made by one person alone. High Score : 19894
krishnasism
01. Aug 2017 · 13:52 UTC
Took me 2 levels and clicking everwhere to understand that I had to click on the crystal on the top left :P (Stupid me!)
It's a very cool game. The concept is new, at least to me. Would make for a great mobile game, or any other platform as a casual clicker game.

The graphics were really cool and the sound effects went well with the game. The animations were good too. Executed really well. Good luck and congratulations.
Dragwa
01. Aug 2017 · 14:32 UTC
After jam, I'm to much "out of Power" to clicking rapidly as I can :D. I don't prefer to mixing graphic style and pixel scale, but overall graphic and animations are nice. The music it's a bit irritable.
Avon
01. Aug 2017 · 14:55 UTC
The game looks very good, great art. I like the retro soundtrack.

The gameplay is fun at first, but it does get a bit repetitive, and the difficulty curve is steep. I got a highscore of 6834. For me it was left click to shoot, not right click.
🎤 chispaLBC
01. Aug 2017 · 16:38 UTC
@Avon Yes, it's supposed to be left click. Sorry :)
The game is easier if you keep clicking the crystal as much as you can and not when you think you need it
BroRawr
01. Aug 2017 · 16:53 UTC
Simple concept yet addicting enough :)
Liked it!
Great job!
Peredom
01. Aug 2017 · 17:32 UTC
At first it was a bit too easy but then it got more challenging when the hooded guys came. I love the art, especially the explosion animation ;)
Peredom
01. Aug 2017 · 17:32 UTC
At first it was a bit too easy but then it got more challenging when the hooded guys came. I love the art, especially the explosion animation ;)
Shinmera
01. Aug 2017 · 17:59 UTC
The graphics are a nice touch, though the energy bar being a smooth rectangle is quite jarring when compared to the nicely pixely artwork that's present everywhere else. Other than that, there isn't much to say since it's such a simple game.
🎤 chispaLBC
01. Aug 2017 · 19:09 UTC
@shinmera yes , i know, actually it was going to have a sprite but it looked weird :(
Thanks for playing!
gamesplusjames
01. Aug 2017 · 20:05 UTC
I like the music in the game. It got fairly stressful as more and more things came flying towards the player, but it was fun :) Great job!
MattJx3T
02. Aug 2017 · 22:51 UTC
I thought this game was going to be a piece of cake when I started playing it but the further I got the more challenging it became :D Nicely done! The only complaint I have is that the pitch of a few of the sound effects was a tad too high, at least in my opinion.
gil4
03. Aug 2017 · 07:45 UTC
Cool entry, addictive and fun, had me going at it for a while. Good example of how simple doesn't equate simplistic. Graphics are neat and complement the game's overall style (props for evil spirits reminding of a Pokemon Gastly :3). I'd even port it to mobile if I were you, some polishing, maybe making it easier for mobile audience and it'd have shot at becoming a popular clicker imo. Good job!
blobo
03. Aug 2017 · 16:12 UTC
Really tough, but a really fun mechanic!
cenullum
04. Aug 2017 · 16:42 UTC
Colors and game arts was awesome. But game was simple , you should add more enemy type or power type .

![sdasd.PNG](///raw/60a/5/z/89e6.png)

Is highscore mine ? :D
🎤 chispaLBC
04. Aug 2017 · 20:00 UTC
@cenullum no, the highscore is 19894 by @ixous :smile:
jahndis
05. Aug 2017 · 00:27 UTC
My poor wrist! Nice little entry. I might have picked a different sound effect for clicking, as hearing dinging over and over got a little annoying :P
Megalink
05. Aug 2017 · 03:02 UTC
Neat game! The artwork was fantastic! I didn't really like the idea of you re-filling your power by spamming the mouse button, as it got almost impossible near the end. Music was good but got quite repetitive after a while, good job! :)
Cornelia Xaos
05. Aug 2017 · 03:54 UTC
Neat looking game.. but I can't play it! It seems you built it in Unity and on Itch you even say this game is for "Windows, Mac, and Linux" but only the Windows build is in the files! Any chance you'll update the release to add in Mac and Linux?
Runuchok
05. Aug 2017 · 08:43 UTC
Simple but well executed!
Almax
05. Aug 2017 · 22:08 UTC
Shooting stuff was immensely satisfying in this, not sure if it was the sound effect, sharp contrast of the bullets or death animations, but it all came together really well. My finger aches.
Peter Sheehan
06. Aug 2017 · 17:07 UTC
Graphics looked pretty nice, but the overall gameplay was simple and I really didn't have a good understanding of what was going on. That audio was pretty grating when clicking on the crystal to recharge. I liked the animations on the enemies though.