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THE RISING OF THE MACHINES by GreepyBrainsDev

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made by GreepyBrainsDev for LD 39 (COMPO)

Hello and welcome to my first Ludum dare entry ever!

I made a game to the theme: Running out of Power.

Power = Health = Ammo, you better not run out of Power!

(The Game is maybe 10 minutes long, there is an ending after you finished the second boss.)

I hope you enjoy my game, have a great day!

--Links--

-Download: https://greepybrainsdev.itch.io/the-rising-of-the-machines (Windows, Mac and Linux)

-Source-Code: https://github.com/GreepyBrains/TROTM-SourceCode

I translated a lot of words with the google translator, please dont mind my bad english!

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Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/39/the-rising-of-the-machines

Ratings

Overall 360th 3.271⭐ 50🧑‍⚖️
Fun 100th 3.667⭐ 50🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 582th 2.438⭐ 50🧑‍⚖️
Theme 446th 3.292⭐ 50🧑‍⚖️
Audio 296th 2.915⭐ 49🧑‍⚖️
Humor 132th 3.125⭐ 50🧑‍⚖️
Mood 254th 3.128⭐ 49🧑‍⚖️
Given 48🗳️ 13🗨️

Feedback

stephen321
31. Jul 2017 · 13:45 UTC
Nice, it's fun to play! Sometimes though it felt as if I would aim at an enemy and it would still miss them? Perhaps because the lightning bolt seems to be spawned in your hand and not from the centre as I might be used to. By the time I got to wave 9 and 10, I didn't notice it as much, though that might be just because there were so many enemies! :D
MajamiLTU
31. Jul 2017 · 13:50 UTC
It was fun! Completed all of it :D Despite the graphics I still enjoyed the mechanics and gameplay, good job!
nintendoeats
31. Jul 2017 · 13:53 UTC
Please don't ask for a donation for LD games. Also, you should use the built-in link system since that makes your game searchable by platform.

Pretty fun! Once I figured out that you need to be very careful with your shots it had a really nice difficulty curve. I think a wave 11 would have been too much, since it gets really frantic. The sound and graphics are pretty good for LD, though multiple thunderbolt sounds would be nice. I suppose the only issue is a lack of any unique mechanics.
krishnasism
31. Jul 2017 · 13:54 UTC
Really nice game. Could make it upto wave 8 until my mediocrity caught up to me :P
Will I play this if it were released fully? Yes.
Will I recommend this to my friends? Yes.
Will my grades increase now that I have found this game? No.

Congratulations!
Manafest
31. Jul 2017 · 13:55 UTC
Love the voice over, like the concept. However I found that the camera shake was a little too much for me :)
ProgrammingDimension
31. Jul 2017 · 15:03 UTC
I really liked the way you implemented the movement of the character, seemed very smooth, and really enhances the gameplay. The voice over was nice as well as the crescendo on the enemy waves.

The aiming is not very precise though, could be better as well as adding a collision to stop the robots, from going above the houses.

After all the technical stuff, I just want to say that I've played the 10 levels, and I really enjoyed. Good Job!
🎤 GreepyBrainsDev
31. Jul 2017 · 15:49 UTC
Thanks for all the comments, i really appreciate it! :grin:
Lyon
31. Jul 2017 · 16:02 UTC
The voice overs were great, added a lot of character to the game!

The camera easing was maybe a bit too slow, you can't see what's coming at you from the direction you are heading towards because the camera doesn't keep you very centered. It looks like the camera also gets "stuck" briefly when you hit the edge of the map.

Really nice job on the game length considering how little time!
PeaupOte
31. Jul 2017 · 17:41 UTC
Sorry, It always quit when i press the start button :/
pvtroswold
31. Jul 2017 · 19:46 UTC
This was a joy to play... I loved the dramatic start sequence, the somewhat unpredictable enemy movement, complete with two boss fights. Lots of personality and energy for sure
Quixx
31. Jul 2017 · 22:02 UTC
I made it :) really enjoyed playing it.
The graphics could be reworked, I liked the screenshake though
hecticgrape
01. Aug 2017 · 06:21 UTC
voice over was hilarious! great interpretation of the theme. combining ammo / health / power into one system was really great! boss fights were good too! liked the screen shakes and camera transitions. game was maybe a little too easy though :')
🎤 GreepyBrainsDev
01. Aug 2017 · 12:55 UTC
Thank you all! <3
Harrelix
01. Aug 2017 · 14:38 UTC
Nice and innovative gameplay. Although there is some minor bugs:

- You can't walk on top of houses, but lightning bolts and robots can.
- You can just spam lightning bolts and dodge easy obstacles at boss fights to win them.
🎤 GreepyBrainsDev
01. Aug 2017 · 16:21 UTC
@harrelix , this game is not supposed to be hard, it should be easy with a little difficulty because the most of the Ludum Dare players only have 5 - 10 min for each game!
Some Nerd
01. Aug 2017 · 18:35 UTC
This game was made by one person, and the graphics and sound show it. Not bad, but nothing impressive. The game is fun until you get far enough in and consider getting back to that point in the game would take more effort than it is worth. Overall, nice job.
Some Nerd
01. Aug 2017 · 18:35 UTC
This game was made by one person, and the graphics and sound show it. Not bad, but nothing impressive. The game is fun until you get far enough in and consider getting back to that point in the game would take more effort than it is worth. Overall, nice job.
Vivoubos
01. Aug 2017 · 20:14 UTC
Nooo, The music.. I'm diying!!! ^^
Nice game! The power bar are 3 things. Thats a great idea!

"BOSS LEVEL" : Clic clic clic clic clic clic clic clic clic clic xD
Good job on it!

The intro, and spoeak with your voice is super great!
sbeif
01. Aug 2017 · 20:24 UTC
This was really nice, i liked the narrator and the camera shake added a lot of punch to the hits. I liked that you put a boss fight, otherwise it would have been a bit monotonous. I had fun with this, good job.
Webster
01. Aug 2017 · 20:53 UTC
Cool shooter arena !

But you shall put edge collider to your arena because we can disappear from the screen.
EdwinGameDev
01. Aug 2017 · 21:50 UTC
Hi, you made a funny game! Maybe you should consider have a pixel perfect art, also the camera sometimes in the edge of the map did not update its position, and maybe you could put bounds in your map, so the character can't go off screen.
🎤 GreepyBrainsDev
02. Aug 2017 · 13:26 UTC
@EdwinGameDev That you can move out of the screen is wanted, there are colliders 2 meters behind the camera bounds.
I thought it was a nice idea but now i know it was a bad decision.
Jimbly
02. Aug 2017 · 16:16 UTC
Fun little game! After a while the lightning bolt attack started sounding like a cat meowing to me so I decided I was the god of Thundercats.
Simon Millard
02. Aug 2017 · 17:02 UTC
I loved this game! It took me 3-4 attempts to beat all the levels and both bosses. I think the difficulty is well balanced, I love that it has an intro, I like the humor, sounds and music. Graphics are not super, but programmer art is always cool to see, and the UI worked fine. Above everything else the game was super fun to play. Very well done, this was one of my favourite games so far :)
jin47
02. Aug 2017 · 18:25 UTC
That is a really nice game. Good job for the intro scene ! what a nice little game with a good challenge with the limitation of power and the wave system is excellent with the boss fights. Good job!
TheFlyingKeyboard
02. Aug 2017 · 22:32 UTC
Awesome game, easy to play(maybe a bit too easy), very fun, big props for in game dialogues. Short, but still fun. The only thing that could be better is enemies' collisions - sometimes they walk on houses.
LERPish
03. Aug 2017 · 13:33 UTC
Great game
Zelos
03. Aug 2017 · 22:33 UTC
The graphics are pretty good and the voiceover is funny. The music got a bit on my nerves after a while and the SFX could be a bit less annoying as well.

I enjoyed the gameplay very much. It's simple and easy, but it's also fun. I didn't find the power limitation too punishing. Shooting feels good because of the screenshake and the controls are very smooth.

Overall really nice entry. Good job. And the intro was a really nice touch. Too many games just start right in the middle.
BroRawr
06. Aug 2017 · 16:27 UTC
Loved the voiceover and the little intro!

Polish the graphics and throw in some animations, work over the music and sound effects and make the attacks and kills more rewarding and this game will be very fun!:)

As you see, the only thing I have to say about it what you should do if you want to continue develop it after the Ludum Dare :)

This is a good second entry, thanks for suggesting it to me! :thumbsup:
🎤 GreepyBrainsDev
08. Aug 2017 · 13:59 UTC
@brorawr thanks for your feedback!
nusan
17. Aug 2017 · 12:03 UTC
Fun game, I liked how it start easy and then start to rise in difficulty. It was not always clear what was happening on the power bar, like how much you can regain when not shooting. Great job for adding bosses, it give a nice break from the main shooting. Keep up the good work.
lavwa
18. Aug 2017 · 14:19 UTC
Very nice game ! Fun, cool boss level, nice voice over ;) An excellent 2nd entry ! You did a great job considering the small timeframe.
wan
18. Aug 2017 · 15:23 UTC
10 levels, 2 different boss fights and 2 cutscenes, that's impressive amount of content! The gameplay started to feel repetitive towards the end, but overall it was pretty fun. The cool voiceover made up for the repetitive music :)
azlen
19. Aug 2017 · 00:40 UTC
Game crashed on mac when I press *start*.
GalaxStudios
19. Aug 2017 · 08:07 UTC
Fun but graphics are a bit simple. Other than that: Keep it up!