Prototype Shooter by MrTroy

made by MrTroy for LD 42 (COMPO)

This has been a rough LD for me. Missing the last one, and being able to participate in this one at the last second caused me to not be ready. BUT! I'm here to bring you games not excuses. So presenting... uh... I never named this game. :(

This game is a prototype shooter that I've wanted to make, and this theme seemed to fit it well. You control the player on the left vs enemies who appear on the right. The goal is to shoot and kill all opponents, that get progressively harder as you play.

Things I wanted to add Music/Sound effects Pickups/Powerups Items that revert the tiles back to moveable. More enemies Better AI Better Artwork

Source Code	http://troydpatterson.com/go2018/ld42/LD42_source.zip
Windows	http://troydpatterson.com/go2018/ld42/LD42_game.zip
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/42/prototype-shooter

Ratings

Overall	616^th	2.875⭐	22🧑‍⚖️
Fun	610^th	2.711⭐	21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation	604^th	2.684⭐	21🧑‍⚖️
Theme	602^th	2.974⭐	21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics	584^th	2.658⭐	21🧑‍⚖️
Mood	511^th	2.583⭐	20🧑‍⚖️
Given		22🗳️	3🗨️

Feedback

PenguinPotential

12. Aug 2018 · 23:32 UTC

I would have liked to see power ups and more animations. The game played well enough with the control options, and the difficulty definitely got more hard with the other options.

Ajayajayaj

13. Aug 2018 · 02:52 UTC

Very cool idea! The only issue is the camera angle. At this angle, it's kind of hard to see which row the projectile is flying on.

I hope you end up continuing the idea into something bigger in the future.

johnnwfs

18. Aug 2018 · 21:47 UTC

Seems like a solid concept. I can agree with other comments. A staggered floor drop (scattering the tiles that disappear around the floor) would be good. I liked that different enemies popped up. It did feel a little slow, but not bad. This could be an interesting one as it gets fleshed out.

Alan Lu

23. Aug 2018 · 04:08 UTC

Hey, neat little game! Reminds me a bit of the game with the red and blue fighters where you try to extend the opponents head, and of the Megaman Battle Networks game a bit.

Grigory

26. Aug 2018 · 05:53 UTC

Nice game. I passed all the levels. The issues I can see: 1) when you start a game you should move you hands from the mouse to the keyboard very quickly to start playing. 2) Sometimes it is not obvious if the projectile hit a unit or not. For this aim it would be better to add some animation.

LastLeaf

26. Aug 2018 · 07:09 UTC

Overall this game is an interesting prototype! The gameplay and the graphics are good enough for compo. Adding some audio will make it much better!

Just_A_Gamer

26. Aug 2018 · 09:03 UTC

Well done! I hope this game can be harder. Maybe a impossible mode....or sth.
Nice game.

prajwal

26. Aug 2018 · 10:36 UTC

it could be more longer but good

TheGamer1123211

26. Aug 2018 · 11:16 UTC

Nice game!