Tactical Bodybuilding by SuperTibbles

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made by SuperTibbles for Ludum Dare 45 (JAM)

BannerItch.pngA game made in Ludum Dare 45 with the theme "you start with nothing."

You start as a scribble of nothingness, and poke your way though battles to build your ULTIMATE VESSEL OF DESTRUCTION. Drag arms, legs, and whatever else you need into yourself to beat other foes!

Made by Keith(14y), Jovan(14y), and Brent Bartlett(old)

Controls:

-WASD

-Click to attack

-Drag body parts (starting with a torso) onto the circles

-You can steal body parts from non-dead enemies

Custom art by @jolett, everything except for noises are original!

Ratings

Overall 363th 3.628⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Fun 319th 3.57⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 69th 4.047⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Theme 55th 4.202⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 368th 3.814⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Audio 208th 3.667⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Humor 51th 4⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Mood 492th 3.413⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Given 51🗳️ 17🗨️

Feedback

zuf
07. Oct 2019 · 05:34 UTC
Fun idea and nice sprites.

The bodybuilding mechanic worked strangely though. Some parts never seemed to attach to my torso no matter how many times I tried. And there was another time where I seemed to steal the entire body of an opponent instantly.

Some things could be done graphically to make things clearer. e.g. Body parts not attached to anything could be shaded differently.
N0ught234
07. Oct 2019 · 13:02 UTC
Great game! Awesome graphics and sound. Fun to tinker around with but really needs some levels or progression to push me forward and keep me playing. Very cool!
Mazen Morgan
07. Oct 2019 · 13:02 UTC
very fun idea
Bungalow
07. Oct 2019 · 13:09 UTC
Loved this game. The art, the sounds, the music and the stupidity tie into a hilarious game. I can definitely see myself playing this game when I'm bored and would definitely show it to some friends. Also i couldn't see any game fitting the theme more perfectly! Great job, ya'll.
laegoose
07. Oct 2019 · 13:32 UTC
Concept looks promising. I liked black scrawl to start with. Truly nothing!
Controls were a bit confusing.
Tongue-in-cheek music was very appropriate.
Thoof
07. Oct 2019 · 14:05 UTC
Love the idea, getting body parts onto the body was a bit finicky.
Kanonix
07. Oct 2019 · 14:10 UTC
Now that's some refreshing idea !
I wanted to try the game right when I saw the artsheet, I was like "Oh reminds me of Bindings Of Isaac" :D Well done for that !

The music is also really cool and entertaining, as well of course as your game idea. Great job to you !
walaber
07. Oct 2019 · 14:13 UTC
great idea! I found it very hard to understand where to drop the parts to make them attach to my body... I kept trying to line up visually (like place the shoulder part of an arm perfectly on the arm attachment dot), but I think you needed to place the center of the part on the dot?

Also I got killed a lot at first and it was very hard to realize when I was detached from my toros, and when I wasn't. so in general, a bit more feedback would have improved the experience. when you get a few strong parts, you feel SUPER STRONG though, which was awesome :)

good job!
ItsHornUnicorn
07. Oct 2019 · 14:37 UTC
Very fun idea. But applying parts is slightly difficult
clemonades
07. Oct 2019 · 15:12 UTC
Wow, I played this for way too long. Really fun and fits the theme perfectly. Nice job! :)
slovnoslomo
07. Oct 2019 · 17:56 UTC
the idea is amazing! graphics and sound are solid as well.

i agree with the comments about assemling. some sort of visual feedback (on when it will or won't pick up or connect) would be nice.

also not sure bug or not: you can just click on enemies to disassemle them without any fighting.
BarracudaDisaster
07. Oct 2019 · 17:58 UTC
Very nice looking game! Enjoyed the running men with all kind of stuff as limbs. The "body building" mechanic was a bit strange. The soundtrack sits well with the game look.
CrispyPin
07. Oct 2019 · 19:01 UTC
Fun but really hard to tell when bodyparts are attached or not
Polyethyleneglykol
07. Oct 2019 · 19:57 UTC
Pretty cool concept and great art and sound! Definitely Difficult, gotta make sure you don't loose your head to survive.
BanJaxe
07. Oct 2019 · 21:43 UTC
Fun chaos. I echo what others have said, cool idea attaching the body parts but it seemed kinda fiddly to do. The parts seem to attach at random points. Despite that it was still fun though!
miu
08. Oct 2019 · 02:09 UTC
it's actually pretty fun, got some time to get used to it but it's actually really nice and smooth to play it
moechen
08. Oct 2019 · 14:33 UTC
I like your concept and art! It is a little difficult to play when you loose everything. It is funny to create some creature have a lot of arms
brossman
08. Oct 2019 · 14:51 UTC
Neat idea. I had difficulty attaching the parts, but it is a weekend thing. Nice work.
bigwhiteshogun
08. Oct 2019 · 17:09 UTC
Great concept, but the game needs some more work. The core mechanic works very iffy.
Miryuu_Sekka
08. Oct 2019 · 17:54 UTC
difficult, but nice idea^^
great music =,D
Ksandr7
08. Oct 2019 · 18:24 UTC
very cool idea, but collect the body is not convenient
Diamond
08. Oct 2019 · 20:26 UTC
Fun idea and nice realisation! Despite that I didn't undustand the whole mechanic it was funny!
YoungBlade
09. Oct 2019 · 02:48 UTC
Cool concept, although the controls seemed a little buggy. The graphics and animation were great. I wouldn't have expected anything like this from a sandbox game, but it was fun to play. Thanks for sharing it with us on the stream last night!
Gaz_Ireland
11. Oct 2019 · 15:18 UTC
Great little game, I loved it :) fun idea, controls were a little less than perfect but overall fantastic.
suVrik
11. Oct 2019 · 22:18 UTC
This is a very funny game. Art and music are great. The way you used the theme is priceless. Really great! I had difficulty dragging body parts and placing them on my body though.
MRUniverse
12. Oct 2019 · 01:12 UTC
Very interesting game. I found it very difficult to determine which body parts I could interact with and which I couldn't, and had an even harder time getting parts to stick to my body. It would benefit alot from fading "dead" parts and highlighting parts when they'll stick to your character. Other than that it was entertaining.
fabula_rasa
13. Oct 2019 · 16:18 UTC
Great idea and cool music!
I did experience some strange behavior, though. Some body parts did not want to attach to anything, no matter how hard I tried. Sometimes, attaching one part made some ones disappear. Some parts seemed impossible to interact with and there was no real way of understanding why.
davidsheadgames
15. Oct 2019 · 04:31 UTC
Great idea! I love a good grotesque sandbox! The major mechanic of attaching limbs to the torso seems a bit bugged, though, and the rapid pace of limbs despawning made it really hard to add limbs onto myself.

However, once I got past that and started getting into a flow, it was a fun idea. I love how you can attach any limb anywhere and I wish it was a lot more free-flowing. I love the AIs in the arena as well. It's a great touch!
Karanveer
18. Oct 2019 · 08:55 UTC
im a lazy person to sit on couch and program or game all day long...this game, as much fun as it was, might have instilled some form of guilt inside me of not working out or even moving enough for daily caloric burns..i must say i feel motivated in a way i never have before..