Captain Lettuce by geck0


Hey guys again!! This my 6th entry: Captain Lettuce.
Description
You are a vegan super hero, the Captain Lettuce, who has to rescue hostages from evil enemies. You'll lose power because you have no animals proteins. (Please, take no offense, it's just an easy joke x'D)

Controls
Movement: "WASD" ("Left Stick"/"Arrows" in xbox controller)
Attack: "Enter" or "Left click" ("X" in xbox controller)
Super Speed: "SHIFT" ("A" in xbox controller)
Use (power supply and rescue hostages): "E" ("B" in xbox controller) IMPORTANT!! Hold it when use the power supply
Super Heal: "R" ("Y" in xbox controller)
Pause menu: "Escape" or "P" ("START" in xbox controller)

Known bugs // Issues
- Sometimes you give or receive some hits in one punch.
- Drain power zones doesn't work properly.
- I forgot to say in tutorial that you need to HOLD the button when you use the power supply.
- Super speed should drain more energy.
| Windows | https://mega.nz/#!PcN0zC4a!zJD1s56ph17iguZiPV_vTdp1lSKrLgV3BCmPoMw87EM |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/39/captain-lettuce |
Ratings
| Overall | 280th | 3.575⭐ | 42🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 102th | 3.795⭐ | 41🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 384th | 3.108⭐ | 39🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 329th | 3.625⭐ | 42🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 405th | 3.575⭐ | 42🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 171th | 3.162⭐ | 39🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 569th | 2.919⭐ | 39🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 47🗳️ | 18🗨️ |
the graphics were pretty fine too.
combat could be better but it was good pretty overall
The main issue with the game is the energy management. It seems like most of the time the smarter strategy is avoiding fights (you can outrun/outsmart your enemies even at low energy) and rescue all the hostages in the faster way possible. In the end, it feels a little shallow, because you're basically "speedrunning" the levels without much thought.
Good job!
I especially like the different running animations - they were really well executed.
BTW: FIght system is great :)
I have 2 suggestions: you already have a screen shake when you punch, but add some particles and that punch is gonna be even more satisfying. Other than that, being able to do a sequence of punches would be nice.
Good job!
Good job!!
Gameplay notes.
The pressing the button to charge should drain the key as well. Accidentally tapping it and using it right away is a bummer.
A way to heal(If that isn't in the game, I suck so I didn't get far). That could allow for larger levels and less frustrations when enemies get free hits off of you.
Hold a key to attack harder(or charge super attack kind of thing). That would allow me to use or waste energy for an attack and feel like I have a better balance of how I want to play the level. I'm not a big fan of stealth games but I felt like that was my only option.
Cool game!
I had no time to calibrate the use of power, the speed is a bit OP but it wasn't the intention :(
I forgot to say in the ingame tutorial that you need to HOLD the "E" to use the power supply, sorry for the people who wasted keys because of that!
Thanks @avon, that was the reaction I was expecting for the last level! haha
And @mrtroy, man, you can heal yourself using "R"!! (or "Y" in an xbox controller) This is in the controls list and this is in the ingame tutorial too!! :/ xD
Unfortunately I cannot play your Windows 64 bit game on my 32 bit machine.
Don't u know MEGA? really? the old "MegaUpload" lol