13VS25 - 2D Space Shooter by TripleW

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made by TripleW for LD34 (COMPO)
I present to you: 13VS25. My very first Ludum Dare game, it's a space shooter! The goal is to kill the enemy that constantly grows. When you hit the enemy, it will shrink. When the enemy hits you, you'll shrink. You don't grow back so better watch your "lives" while you try to destroy the evil red thing.

This is pretty much the first "full game" I made. I have learnt a lot and also had a lot of fun in a very limited time this weekend :)
These are the tools I used.

Programming: Eclipse + Java + libGDX
Graphics: Pyxel Edit + Wacom Intuos Photo
Sound effects: bfxr
Music: FamiTracker

Ratings

Coolness 87% 2
Overall 2.70 866
Audio 2.71 440
Fun 2.41 877
Graphics 2.59 739
Humor 1.79 677
Innovation 2.42 847
Mood 2.45 773
Theme 3.29 781

Feedback

togo
14. Dec 2015 · 10:53 UTC
it's nice picking up the pace so that the enemy doesn't heal back. makes it a gratifying victory.
RikkyPikki
14. Dec 2015 · 11:02 UTC
Nice idea! But the controlls really sucked and the theme was growing, not shrinking
nunesbarbosa
14. Dec 2015 · 11:07 UTC
Don't heal the enemy.
Taffaz
14. Dec 2015 · 11:18 UTC
Enjoyed playing it although I don't think it's fair that the enemy gets to regenerate life and I don't :)
jcwelgemoed
14. Dec 2015 · 11:40 UTC
Fun entry. Challenging and one really needs to have timing good to win.
2pae
14. Dec 2015 · 12:55 UTC
The sound is great,but ennemy cant death. I like this game,simple but effective.
alyphen
14. Dec 2015 · 13:00 UTC
It felt like there was a lot of artificial difficulty, and although the moving and shooting mechanic was the sort that's easy to pick up and difficult to master, the fact that the enemy is so much more powereful than you made it frustrating to play against. Adding a player-vs-player mode when you're on equal terms, or even an AI that you're on equal terms with but outsmarts you would have been better to play, I feel.
PhysiOS
14. Dec 2015 · 14:00 UTC
I liked it, if you mess up your shots and you get locked on will get killed very quickly.
cimbaman
14. Dec 2015 · 16:01 UTC
It is impossible to not get hit in the corner. Enemy has more bullets and faster fire rate, and it regenerates. The game feels too hard.
Piepenguin1995
14. Dec 2015 · 19:06 UTC
The advantages given to the enemy made this very difficult until I found that moving slightly after shooting would dodge the enemy projectile and move the enemy into yours, since the enemy directly follows the player; it then became very repetitive, but I suppose that's more my fault.

Some extra randomness to the enemy's movement would make it more interesting and stop that strategy.

Music and graphics are nice though, and the idea is a good one. Overall is was still quite fun to play!
tazdij
14. Dec 2015 · 20:10 UTC
very good. it took a couple tries for me to win.
maerzhase3000
15. Dec 2015 · 00:34 UTC
decent game. actually not so easy to win. decent graphic-style.
logorrhea
15. Dec 2015 · 01:47 UTC
I like the audio/visual design, but I thought the game was more frustrating than fun.
Soron
15. Dec 2015 · 02:28 UTC
Nice visuals! Difficult gameplay, though.
disdanes
15. Dec 2015 · 02:35 UTC
Decent entry! I really wanted to be able to shoot faster or get some momentum as I was shooting. Enjoyed the graphics and sound!
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15. Dec 2015 · 02:54 UTC
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The Merge Conflicts
15. Dec 2015 · 03:33 UTC
I personally didn't like the enemy healing themselves. I felt like it dragged on too long. It was challenging and satisfying when I won though
SirSoltex
15. Dec 2015 · 04:18 UTC
nice a little confusing at first, but i liked that the ememy gets faster as the game progress
AdamAlexander
15. Dec 2015 · 05:29 UTC
I liked the look of this game, however it was quite difficult to win and I feel overall the concept was a little too simple.
RhysD
15. Dec 2015 · 08:06 UTC
A good challenge :) I liked how the game got harder if you had more lives than the other player, or vice-versa. I'm not sure the controls really worked though. Perhaps you could have auto-shot and moved the player left and right as you please?
Korhain
15. Dec 2015 · 11:44 UTC
Simple premise, good use of the themes and good aesthetics. Changing directions felt a bit unfair as most of your damage gets nullified and you can't avoid getting hit a whole bunch.
ss64games
15. Dec 2015 · 13:28 UTC
Pretty nice for a first game. I wasn't sold on the enemy having all the advantages (faster shooting and faster restoring). Maybe if there were multiple stages and it built up to a tough enemy. I'd also like to be able to hold down space and make continuous shots rather than tap it every time. Good job, hope you continue making games!
layona
15. Dec 2015 · 17:06 UTC
A good game !
Simplest
15. Dec 2015 · 17:42 UTC
Nice game, is simple but it rules. I like simple games! Twicking the controls It will be much more better! keep working on It :D
Louspirit
15. Dec 2015 · 20:07 UTC
Appreciated the challenge ! Very realistic effect when you take hits :) And nice idea for the control.
ChaosCult
15. Dec 2015 · 21:19 UTC
Fun, but I want more levels. More hardcore pls =)
Zeezgames
16. Dec 2015 · 00:04 UTC
hi, this game was decent attempt and i liked how challenging it was with the timing on the sides to dodge enemy bullets and at first was freaking out as its lives grew then read your descrption and was like ohhhh now your going down :D then i died multiple times :(

Well Done!