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SUPER CONVERGER by EnchaeC

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made by EnchaeC for LD 42 (JAM)

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Decimate hideous creatures while the walls close in!

A Roguelike shooter where you descend into an alien nest and tear up everything you see.

Controls:

  • WASD to move
  • Left mouse button to shoot
  • Right mouse button to detonate a grenade

GamePad is supported!

  • Left analog stick to move
  • Right analog stick to aim
  • R2 to shoot
  • L2 to detonate a grenade

How to play:

The purple walls will sap your health so carve your way through with your blaster. Find your way towards the warp pads to descend further, but bullets are limited so be careful!

Blue, red, and green power ups refill AMMO, GRENADES, and HEALTH respectively.

Sleeping aliens are scattered around; If you break the nest around a creature it will attack!

Known Bugs:

  • Will sometimes hang on loading the level.
  • HTML5 is just weird sometimes. There's a Windows download if it doesn't play in browser.
  • Full screen button works on... some systems.

Thank you so much for playing my game!

Follow me on Twitter! I make art occasionally: https://twitter.com/EnchaeC

HTML5 (web) https://enchae.itch.io/super-converger
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/42/super-converger

Ratings

Overall 67th 4.03⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Fun 121th 3.788⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 140th 3.758⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Theme 13th 4.47⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 144th 4.191⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Audio 59th 4.017⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Mood 104th 3.848⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Given 11🗳️ 9🗨️

Feedback

Chocolat-Endive
13. Aug 2018 · 20:59 UTC
It's hard but great. The music and sounds are awesome. Really a great arcade game. Good job @enchaec ! It could be better if moving in diagonal was'nt so fast.
sadsmile
13. Aug 2018 · 23:49 UTC
Very awsome game. Prob. A Top 10 entry this year (provided enough people play it)
jdhollen
14. Aug 2018 · 00:05 UTC
Hey--either I turned totally stupid, or after my first time playing through a few levels, the portals on the first real level didn't come back--did you notice anything like this? Alternatively I'm just totally worn out and got lucky the first time through :)

Really awesome mood / graphics / gameplay, though!
🎤 EnchaeC
14. Aug 2018 · 00:18 UTC
@jdhollen I haven't come across an issue like that in my testing. But thanks for the report, I'll look into it!
jdhollen
14. Aug 2018 · 00:32 UTC
Thanks for getting back--I played again based on that and it seems like I just have really bad luck sometimes, and sometimes that happens several rounds in a row--I've made it down to 475m at this point, though, so I guess that's something approaching competency :)
Human Person
14. Aug 2018 · 02:10 UTC
This is absolutely incredible. From the aesthetic, the music, and delivering on the theme. Great work!
Katie Dover
14. Aug 2018 · 03:59 UTC
Wow - hard but great! I appreciated the very short first level. I was a great example of "Show not tell" when it comes to learning how to play a game. Great aesthetic, music, concept - just really great!
DuzzOnDrums
14. Aug 2018 · 07:58 UTC
Fantastic all round! I just dove in without reading instructions, and it was great when I ran out of ammo and had that realisation that I had to start conserving. Lots of quick dashes to the next ammo pack! The glitch effect on the walls as they close in is so good, and I love your sfx style.
DidiGameBoy
14. Aug 2018 · 14:32 UTC
Got stuck at 700M, love the mecanics and concept, and number/ascii-ish of the terrain! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Cincerteri
14. Aug 2018 · 22:14 UTC
Really enjoyable. I love the aesthetic.
Kodiqi
15. Aug 2018 · 03:29 UTC
Really good entry, I had a lot of fun playing this. Using the start screen as a tutorial works really well. The game looks and sounds great. My only gripe was the randomness of the portals; most of my deaths were just running our of resources because I couldn't find the portals.
🎤 EnchaeC
15. Aug 2018 · 03:35 UTC
@kodiqi Yeah, certainly needed a bit more balancing. Thanks for playing!
AwiX
15. Aug 2018 · 07:12 UTC
A good game idea, the music should be improved. The graphics are good.
Try our game too, maybe you'll like it)
Dave Grey
15. Aug 2018 · 13:09 UTC
This is the type of game that makes LD so great. A fun, original and concise concept to play that would not have existed otherwise. When it's delivered with as much style as this it's just a very cool bonus. Loved the 'tutorial' screen too.
monetai
15. Aug 2018 · 15:54 UTC
Really cool game, top notch pixel art, the concept is awesome and I am in love with reaparition effect of the wall!! One of my favourite game so far!
fivenamefivesocks
15. Aug 2018 · 18:53 UTC
Wow! Absolutely excelent idea!
The pixel-art work is on top, i really loved the 'glitch" aesthetic.
The chill & relax music adds a lot to the global ambiance.

Some littles bugs to note (I was sometimes stuck in walls, and my shoots were ineffective) but nothing really serious for a gamejam.

Really good game, congrats !
arc1llusion
15. Aug 2018 · 19:41 UTC
Excellent game. Well done! Could easily turn this into the full experience.
Kokonaught
15. Aug 2018 · 20:32 UTC
I loved the artstyle, minimalist and effecient. It also creates mystery about the world, it's great!
The ambient music is excellent, very Super Metroidy. It plays smoothly, but it unfortunately lacks level design. You just run aimlessly until you find the next door or until the game tells in a not very elegant way where to go.

Great entry to expand on! Great job!
DrEvilBrain
15. Aug 2018 · 20:41 UTC
I really like that effect where walls reform with ASCII characters. Always love to see stuff like that.

The music was some very nice ambient stuff with a great beat. Kinda like a more upbeat Metroid style thing.
PixelFormedStudios
15. Aug 2018 · 22:41 UTC
Amazing game! I loved the effect of blocks regenerating, the controls were responsive and the sound design + music was on point. My favorite entry so far. Really solid entry. Great job!
LSD
16. Aug 2018 · 08:51 UTC
This game is awesome. It feels really polished, the controls are very responsive and the art is on point. My favorite game so far, even though a little hard, good job!
maartene
16. Aug 2018 · 18:58 UTC
Those ascii walls are amazing. Adds a lot of polish to the game. Too bad it's a Jam entry, so I can't look at your source code. :wink:
🎤 EnchaeC
16. Aug 2018 · 19:03 UTC
@maartene That is for the best, I assure you.
Lumpy
17. Aug 2018 · 18:04 UTC
Love those wall effects. Enjoyable game with a great arcade-y feel. Am always impressed with your sound design!
Jupiter_Hadley
08. Sep 2018 · 15:35 UTC
Nice graphics, interesting game. I included it in my compilation video series of the Ludum Dare 42 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. :) https://youtu.be/F8Gtbi3loPc