Shblow by zblah

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made by zblah for LD 42 (JAM)

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(JAM)

Theme : Running out of space

STATE : published

Twin-stick shooter

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Kill it ! Kill it with GUNS !

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*Get your sht together, and show them who's the boss ! **

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Grab your shotgun and your stimpaks, this insectoid filth wants to eat your brain. On top of that, the ennemies' bodies turn into stone when dead, absorbing bullets, and blocking your path.

Your combat space is shriking every time you kill

Cut the mustard man ! It's your moment !

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THE WALL OF FAME :

* by @pace *

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* by @Bakaraf *

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Don't hesitate to link your best score in the comment section, they will be added to the wall of fame.

by Team Zblah

Ratings

Overall 512th 3.457⭐ 48🧑‍⚖️
Fun 212th 3.656⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 931th 2.844⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Theme 852th 3.178⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 818th 3.087⭐ 48🧑‍⚖️
Audio 235th 3.511⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Humor 479th 2.805⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Mood 466th 3.261⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Given 41🗳️ 39🗨️

Feedback

Nexusviper
12. Aug 2018 · 14:52 UTC
sounds interesting... waiting for it
BigBossErndog
13. Aug 2018 · 00:30 UTC
hmm... The thumbnail looks nice, but no link to game...
BigBossErndog
13. Aug 2018 · 00:30 UTC
hmm... The thumbnail looks nice, but no link to game...
Eryph
13. Aug 2018 · 13:45 UTC
@nexusviper Soon to be finished ;)

@bigbosserndog We still have until midnight to make a hell of a good game, just a little patience ;)
BigBossErndog
13. Aug 2018 · 14:40 UTC
@eryph Ah it's a jam, my bad :) Looking forward to seeing it.
antoined73
13. Aug 2018 · 22:53 UTC
Super jeu les mecs ! Vraiment fun à jouer, ça donne envie de rejouer à chaque fois qu'on meurt !
Musique au top et mécanique intéressante qui va bien dans le thème. Bon boulot ;)
TuilePiment
13. Aug 2018 · 23:19 UTC
I've come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass! And that was great!
volt450
14. Aug 2018 · 02:57 UTC
Kick ass music and gameplay. I would have preferred if the monster corpses were slightly easier to see against the grey background.
Mood was top.
Haeder2132
14. Aug 2018 · 13:24 UTC
my feedback:
:o: the graphics are so good
:o: sound is very good
:x: it's a bit difficult
m.dam
14. Aug 2018 · 14:36 UTC
Had fun playing this one! The biggest problems I see design-wise was that there is no reason to be NOT pressing the firing button and that there is no way to control the loss of space, making your demise inevitable. (there seems to be no win condition)
dimlight
14. Aug 2018 · 14:52 UTC
The game is so fun, and the most impressive part is that if you don't pick up the tool in time, it'll also become a stone lol

Later in the game it needs spatial planning… So maybe it's better to add a minimap?
Toskokozlov
14. Aug 2018 · 15:37 UTC
I loved the "oh yeah!" commentary when picking up a power up haha. I would like to know how much a power up last...

Nice game! ^^
Yllia
14. Aug 2018 · 15:39 UTC
Nice game! I love the Graphics and sound
Eryph
14. Aug 2018 · 16:30 UTC
@volt450 That's the problem with games with no artistic director ^^ Thanks for good comment :)

@m-dam So cool you had fun ! Indeed there's no other solution than dying at some point, that's why we try making it "fun" to loose with the death screen

@dimlight Minimap, or maybe a smaller map ? Keeping it big makes it last longer and gives a good challenge for the few ones who will try hard ^^ But a minimap is not a bad idea

@toskokozlov Depending on the power up it's time or number of bullets that counts. Glad you had some fun !

And thank you all for playing :)
Kaiomoi
14. Aug 2018 · 17:15 UTC
Good work Team Zblah! The idea is cool and the realization is great.
Diablo
14. Aug 2018 · 17:19 UTC
Awesome game!, had some good fun. My biggest gripe was definitely the visuals. It was difficult to identify power ups and some of the main menu's interface because the images were too similar in brightness and saturation. It was also just not very appealing (sorry). That being said, everything else was pretty damn awesome. The music was really good, and fit the game perfectly. The relentless horde of enemies, and loss of space due to their littered dead bodies was fantastic. I also really appreciate the varying demons (size/functionality), kinda felt like "Doom Guy" :P. Wasn't a big fan of the dead corpses being pushed around by other demons, but it didn't interrupt the game too much, was just a minor annoyance.

Well done guys.
Pace
14. Aug 2018 · 23:37 UTC
I love how you avoid the powerup-hoarding problem by making unused powerups turn to stone (immovable stone, no less!) and by only allowing you to hold one at a time. However, I wish they all acted consistently, i.e. all took 1 left-trigger press to use instead of some of them being push-to-activate and some of them being hold-to-activate.

Bugs (other than the obvious bugs that are crawling all over the place:
- sometimes a stone bug will move, I think it happens when a red one teleports in and I immediately shoot it
- when I'm standing on a powerup and my current powerup runs out, I should pick up the one I'm standing on instead of having to walk away from it and come back

This is one of the most fun LD42 games I've played - it has a lot of potential! I hope you come up with a clever way to transform it from a "you will eventually die" 10-minute game into a bigger and longer experience!

My high score: 53350
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Eryph
15. Aug 2018 · 00:39 UTC
Thank you so much @pace !

You are right for the teleporter bugs, that's a bug wich made it to the time limit...
And same for the second one ;)

Your score will be uploaded on the wall of fame ! GG
Pace
15. Aug 2018 · 00:54 UTC
Woohoo! Whoever unseats me, tag me so I can congratulate you!
Rodrigo Denúbila
15. Aug 2018 · 04:20 UTC
Nice graphics and a fun gameplay. Good game for a jam :smile:
Bungalow
15. Aug 2018 · 07:26 UTC
The graphics were awesome and the gameplay was fairly solid. Loved this entry! I'd love to see you go further with this!
AwiX
15. Aug 2018 · 07:26 UTC
A good game idea, the music should be improved. The graphics are good.
Try our game too, maybe you'll like it)
🎤 zblah
15. Aug 2018 · 09:48 UTC
Thanks you all for playing !
🎤 zblah
15. Aug 2018 · 10:37 UTC
@bungalow We will probably upload a polished version after the rating, stay tuned if you're interested !
MZA
15. Aug 2018 · 16:38 UTC
Familar concept well executed. Had a lot of time playing this game. First of all i tended to go near the walls. But bugs spawned there - then I realised that the best thing to do is to stay in centre. Dont think this is a bug - just an observation.
Timbals
16. Aug 2018 · 16:14 UTC
Awesome game and soundtrack. The dead monsters blend in with the background too much.
KostblLb
16. Aug 2018 · 16:21 UTC
music is striking, clearly can see serious sam inspiration :D
Yaro
16. Aug 2018 · 17:41 UTC
Nice, punchy shooting. reminds me of doom
Lonazen
17. Aug 2018 · 10:24 UTC
I like the game keep doing good work!
daanvanyperen
17. Aug 2018 · 15:21 UTC
Looks are deceiving. Very slick controls, good music. Fun!
IHateYouse
17. Aug 2018 · 15:39 UTC
I think this game was very well done. At first I thought the sound was annoying, but some of the little voices on dying etc were fun actually. I loved that the running out of space theme was implemented in the bug corpses. Overall this is a pretty solid accomplishment. Well done!
kr4ft3r
18. Aug 2018 · 00:17 UTC
An entry I most willingly replayed so far. Inventiveness is not very high here, as everything done in this game has been done in other games before, but it is an example of an old recipe well done. And it sure became a lot more fun once I figured out the right click activates powerups. Bugs are very well drawn, sounds are great, and I especially love the floor tiles.
🎤 zblah
18. Aug 2018 · 08:49 UTC
Thanks to all of you for your comments !
AceKugen
18. Aug 2018 · 10:59 UTC
I really like this game. Good Job
Lealoo
18. Aug 2018 · 14:08 UTC
Nicely done pixel graphics, music fits in. Game works fine, it might be a simple shooter but I enjoyed playing it multiple times.
Narudgi
18. Aug 2018 · 22:34 UTC
Nice game ! Concept simple, but effective and fits the theme !
Mowztouch
25. Aug 2018 · 23:06 UTC
Nice little game, I really like your musics. I didn't got such a good score though ^^ well done!