LIFE Corp by pl4typus

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made by pl4typus for LD 44 (JAM)

WE'RE HIRING !

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At LIFE Corp, we only value one thing : the human Life.

That's why we made the L.I.F.E, what does it stands for ?

Low Intelligence For Explosives !

or was it Lazy Ice Force Experiment ?

or maybe Luxury and Impressive Fighting Excellence ?

...

Whatever.

Unfortunately, these ultra-armed protection robots went kind of crazy. That's why we're searching for the most badass handymen we can get.

Try to short circuit as many L.I.F.E robots as you can.

Watch for their control panel on their back.

Each L.I.F.E you put down gives you a reward.

FastestWayToBecomeMillionnaire #AlsoDeadliest

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Play it now ! (still more levels to make though)

https://eliiie.com/life/1.0

(improved version with tutorial level & bug fix)

https://eliiie.com/life/

(original version made in 48h for the jam, if problem with the start button, click it under the "start" word)

Controls:

WASD: move

Shift: run

Space: jump

Mouse: controls camera

Tips

How to short circuit a robot: Look out for their control panel on their back. You would need to jump there.

L.I.F.E. Robots: These robots have a pattern. Try to be a bit far from them to understand it before you go to the battle.

Jumping: The stage you are in can be helpful if you want to jump on the robot. Look for interesting spots to jump from.

CREDITS

Code, Graphics: jacqueslelezard

Music, Sound Effects: pl4typus

Original version	https://eliiie.com/life
Upgraded version	https://eliiie.com/life/1.0
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/44/life-corp

Ratings

Overall	897^th	3.058⭐	71🧑‍⚖️
Fun	887^th	2.877⭐	71🧑‍⚖️
Innovation	621^th	3.03⭐	69🧑‍⚖️
Theme	1050^th	2.507⭐	71🧑‍⚖️
Graphics	459^th	3.686⭐	72🧑‍⚖️
Audio	308^th	3.464⭐	71🧑‍⚖️
Humor	542^th	2.828⭐	69🧑‍⚖️
Mood	739^th	3.083⭐	68🧑‍⚖️
Given		116🗳️	94🗨️

Feedback

AntzTAKEOVER

29. Apr 2019 · 17:14 UTC

The start button does not work for me :(

jacqueslelezard

29. Apr 2019 · 18:39 UTC

@AntzTAKEOVER Thanks for telling us, it's fixed now!

AntzTAKEOVER

29. Apr 2019 · 18:55 UTC

Just played it! I thought it was a really neat idea and was super fun! It took some time figuring everything out but in the end it was really satisfactory. Can't wait to play the next levels! My only suggestion would be to make the jump duration controllable - if I hold down space I jump further.

A_ColtZz

30. Apr 2019 · 15:30 UTC

So the concept is fun, I got a bit annoyed not being able to move much while jumping or jump higher if I hold it longer. But de movement and camera look also sound effects were nice and the graphics of course. so 4/5 great job. If you would like to check out my game too :v:

dracodi

02. May 2019 · 19:26 UTC

Awesome humor and graphics i have to say, like the concept, hope you will keep on developing the levels because it was fun :)

fidrik

04. May 2019 · 15:54 UTC

Cool idea for a game, like the style and graphics. I felt like the controls were a bit too floaty and it was difficult to guide the player

jacqueslelezard

04. May 2019 · 15:59 UTC

@fidrik thanks for the feedback, I'll try to improve this "floaty" behavior!

hijomo

04. May 2019 · 16:23 UTC

I like the robot design. when I hit the mech the first time my camera locked. Interesting idea

tangiblegames

05. May 2019 · 21:15 UTC

The Jam version didn't work for me, but I managed to play an updated one.
Let's start with music! It matches the sci-fi setting nicely and adds suspense. Robot designs are great too, and the style of graphics reminds me of Avara, which was a great game at the time. Presentation is great, especially for the first Jam!
The gameplay could be so much nicer with better physics. Jumping is floaty and very difficult, maybe it's the low gravity planet or something, but it is not satisfying at all. Running isn't much better than jumping. I believe that in a game about running and jumping these two activities should be fine-tuned. If you can do that, I think players will be able to take on many robots at once with better physics, and it would be lots of fun!