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Szczypce by Ret44

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made by Ret44 for LD34 (JAM)
Another fruitful day was passing by, as always you gave it all and worked hard for the glory of your planet, but unfortunately you can't rest just yet. The enemy forces has arrived and the Mother Planet is calling you! Comrade! Take your grapple, launch your spaceship and fight!

Shoot down enemy, collect their weapon and grow your arsenal!


WSAD/ARROWS to manouver
LMB to shoot
RMB to launch grapple


Made by Insecure Shark - Bart艂omiej Sieczka @ret44 & Piotr Bartosiak @piotrekpete
Music by Kevin MacLeod

Big thanks to Luke Spierewka for additional feedback and help.

UPDATE (18-12-2015)

We uploaded new post-jam version of the game. It's available on itch.io page below together with original jam entry.
Changelog:
-Some optimalization tweaks.
-Added online leaderboards.
Standalone (Win/OSX/Linux) http://ret.itch.io/szczypce
Source https://github.com/Ret44/LD34
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=3126

Ratings

Coolness 89% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.82 120
Audio(Jam) 3.22 404
Fun(Jam) 4.00 45
Graphics(Jam) 3.88 275
Humor(Jam) 2.53 592
Innovation(Jam) 3.40 321
Mood(Jam) 3.32 426
Theme(Jam) 3.53 659

Feedback

ianh
15. Dec 2015 路 03:34 UTC
The link is a 404 for me.
馃帳 Ret44
15. Dec 2015 路 04:12 UTC
Fixed,it should work now without any problems.
retraffic
15. Dec 2015 路 12:21 UTC
Can't open the Mac version. It says the file is incomplete.
jasoncoan
15. Dec 2015 路 12:26 UTC
Really fun. The slow-mo weapon grab is so satisfying. The sound effects and music could use more punch though.
AndyBrown
15. Dec 2015 路 12:49 UTC
That was fun! It's really satisfying about having a ton of guns attached and decimating anything that comes on screen instantly.
NoWandStudios
15. Dec 2015 路 12:53 UTC
Very nice game guys! It's reminds me the clasic games
koocachookies
15. Dec 2015 路 12:53 UTC
Fancy graphics and a very dynamic gameplay. I'm very bad at this genre games, haha. Congrats!
mat1er
15. Dec 2015 路 12:56 UTC
Man, the game crashed because I had too much weapon, my computer wasn't perfomant enough XD
Fun game!
MisterMortal
15. Dec 2015 路 16:08 UTC
Crazy game, looks awesome, plays awesome!
AdamAlexander
15. Dec 2015 路 17:33 UTC
That was awesome! Loved the slo-mo effect
BubsyPoochies
15. Dec 2015 路 18:00 UTC
Nice game!! I like the idea to add weapons to the ship. I replayed a few times.
StitchesMagoo
15. Dec 2015 路 18:08 UTC
Really rad game, with an extra special amount of graphical flair, really nice work guys.
Dohxis
15. Dec 2015 路 18:13 UTC
I simply love the idea of being able to increase the shoot size like that, but the game is fairly hard and I kept bugging up the aim control somehow, so half of the time I'd just die without even getting to fight much. Overall pretty fun, great job!
TeamDromedare
15. Dec 2015 路 18:14 UTC
Very cool game. As said, the slow-motion grab is satisfying, but it does get annoying after a while. The sound effects needs to be worked on, but overall a fun game and I will most likely play it again, as these types of games are amongst my favourites.

I like the idea that the weapons kind of stack on top of each other, looks badass once you've gathered enough weapons. Makes your grapple very hard to see though ;)

3/5 humps. Like our team logo, so you win by default!
Giezu
15. Dec 2015 路 18:14 UTC
There's problem with Linux build (had the same in my game), probably problem with Unity, I can't see nothing in game, just blank blue color (like default camera background).
Spyboy
15. Dec 2015 路 19:20 UTC
Su fun to play!
Spyboy
15. Dec 2015 路 19:20 UTC
So fun to play
pk
15. Dec 2015 路 21:25 UTC
I love the concept and gameplay, great fun
Neoludo
16. Dec 2015 路 01:00 UTC
Neat concept with a really nice artistic style, and very challenging gameplay. Sound design could use a bit of work, but other than that it's a very solid game for the jam! Nice work!
pvwradtke
16. Dec 2015 路 01:07 UTC
LEt me start by saying one thing: this is one of the most polished games I've played on this Ludum Dare. Period. Really, the art style is consistent, the audio matches the action really well, I really liked the music. The control scheme is, however, begging a twin stick gamepad (I have one sitting on my side, waiting for the post compo version ^_-), that would make it even better to play. If you add levels and goals, plus some crazy intense boss fights, you easily have an indie game that I (and other shmups fans) would bye. Would love to play it on my PS4/Vita.
psychomonster
16. Dec 2015 路 01:09 UTC
Wow nice gameplay and I love the artwork (+1) ... 10/10 use of slow motion in game :D
MadmenProductions
16. Dec 2015 路 01:10 UTC
Overall fun game, but it could use a difficulty increase and something to gauge how far in the game you are, that and a health gauge of some kind.
_HopFrog
16. Dec 2015 路 05:30 UTC
So satisfying!
nunesbarbosa
16. Dec 2015 路 09:24 UTC
Awesome game, great idea. Watch out so the player don't get overpowered too fast or it gets boring real quick.
shellbot
16. Dec 2015 路 19:52 UTC
Tons of fun!
TRAB
17. Dec 2015 路 05:35 UTC
REVERSE BULLET HELL

Nah but seriously, you might be on to a brand new genre here. This game had a great take on the theme, and it got so absurd so quickly I had a grin on my face the whole time. The weapons could use a bit more punch, and some chunky sound effects and screenshake or something might help polish that game-feel a bit. All in all, I loved it, nice work!
CremaGames
17. Dec 2015 路 13:24 UTC
Love it, but it's really, really hard.
DesignerNap
17. Dec 2015 路 13:51 UTC
Really loved the intro and mood/art style to this. I would loved for the shooting sounds to be more aggressive but a solid entry nonetheless. Good work
blackmagic
18. Dec 2015 路 09:50 UTC
Nice game, I wish I could collect the guns by touching them. The growth of bullets is well made, and turn your game into a manic shooter really fast. I had a hard time controlling the ship because my keyboard is azerty, you should bind the controls with arrow key also.
ButtonMasherBros
24. Dec 2015 路 17:05 UTC
You've been featured in Ludum Dare to Believe! Check it out - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVgAZTrVZag
gladers
24. Dec 2015 路 23:43 UTC
I'm impressed with the amount of action and bullets you got on the screen at once while keeping it smooth! Also I got the high score ;)
http://imgur.com/Npqyhso
jackrugile
25. Dec 2015 路 03:29 UTC
I had a blast playing this game. The concept and the graphics were so awesome. It was so cool to have such an insane ship with so many weapons blasting at once, all at smooth frame rate!

After I gathered enough weapons, I was pretty much plowing through everything the game through at me, without even aiming though. Not sure how I'd fix this, whether it be bigger and stronger enemies more quickly, or if it should be harder to get the guns in the first place. Not sure. Not many people seem to have my opinion in the comments though, so it might be just me.

Either way, I was blown away by this entry. Nice job!
Trasevol_Dog
31. Dec 2015 路 15:10 UTC
Good concept, nice visuals and audio. I just wish there was more diversity and the gameplay was deeper. Still, great entry!
FireTwin
03. Jan 2016 路 20:31 UTC
Cool idea upgrading by grappling enemies' weapons. Looks amazing when you have a ton of them. Would be nice if they spread out a bit more on your ship as mine were mostly aiming to the left. Also it was a bit too hard at the beginning and then too easy after you got a few upgrades. Perhaps make the enemies drop weapons only sometimes. Would have been really satisfying to go up against a boss with all those weapons. Great game!
Jupiter_Hadley
28. Mar 2016 路 21:29 UTC
Nice graphics, cool game, I love stealing weapons!! I included it in my Ludum Dare 34 compilation video series, if you鈥檇 like to check it out :) https://youtu.be/BZOhspy6Kt8