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Easy Mode by BarelyEvenGames

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made by BarelyEvenGames for Ludum Dare 47 (JAM)

https://youtu.be/u3c8t7SwWbU

Fight through a sentient planet as it adapts to your skill as you loop through the same level over and over. It is always the same map, but the terrain and placement of enemies and items is altered to create a greater challenge.

Playtime: Normal 5-10 minutes. Speedrun - My best is 2:44:03. I'm sure someone can blow that out of the water.

MAJOR SELLING POINTS: - You can destroy bullets by punching them. - Killing enemies will refill health. - You can ignore the princess at the end. - Destroy the difficulty button to activate speed run mode (shows timer on level)

NOTE This is not a rage game. The enemies and obstacles are crazy, but your hero is crazy too. Game will be beatable without dying.

Controller Support enabled and encouraged!fight off guys2.pngfight off guys.pngSpeedrun score.png

Youtube https://barelyevengames.itch.io/easy-mode
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/easy-mode

Ratings

Overall 862th 3.45⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Fun 511th 3.588⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1443th 2.625⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1548th 2.6⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Audio 793th 3.141⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Humor 644th 2.885⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1065th 3.149⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Given 32🗳️ 60🗨️

Feedback

TheGamer
05. Oct 2020 · 16:52 UTC
Nice! Can't wait to try it out!
BobParis75
05. Oct 2020 · 17:37 UTC
GG for your work
Krzyksztof
05. Oct 2020 · 17:42 UTC
Nice game,it's very hard for me, but I find that you can get stuck in the wall or shoot from behind walls
agentparsec
05. Oct 2020 · 17:49 UTC
So you're stuck in a loop of having to complete the same level over and over again. Except each time the level is completely different. So not really a loop then...

Good job on gameplay, graphics, sound, the whole thing; it's fun. Theme is verrrrrrry tenuous though.
Dario Sanchez
05. Oct 2020 · 17:51 UTC
It's pretty fun and looks good! I think the theme is a bit of a stretch but overall is has a lot of content for a short period of time. I also discovered that you can kill enemies by jumping over them ;)
MidoriMelody
06. Oct 2020 · 02:24 UTC
This game looks awesome!
Trypants
06. Oct 2020 · 02:25 UTC
Good game. Didn't feel the Stuck In A Loop vibe. Overall the controls felt great.
Red Chilakillers
06. Oct 2020 · 06:07 UTC
9:07:11, pretty entertaining although as previosly mentioned, the loop element was a bit loose, the artwork, gameplay and sudden bullet hell, good game overall.
SaraFilipa
06. Oct 2020 · 13:02 UTC
Super cute game, gameplay and controls work smoothly, nice graphics & audio. I agree with the others saying that it doesn't necessarily fit the theme that literally, but hey, it's your interpretation! Overall, great entry :)
🎤 BarelyEvenGames
06. Oct 2020 · 13:33 UTC
To everyone who has commented so far: Thanks so much for playing my game! This is my first Ludum Dare and I’m happy that everyone is being so kind and respectful.

I looked at the rules and it allowed for bug fixes, so I think I took care of the teleportation collision bug and reuploaded. So that’s being noted here!

Regarding the theme: it definitely made more sense in my head when I was planning the game. In practice, it was just way more fun with a varied terrain, though the levels all take up the same space, same start and same end.

And thank you all for your helpful feedback!
vsi-
06. Oct 2020 · 14:35 UTC
nice idea, i really liked da graphs but too short and i cant get where is the loop
Yword
06. Oct 2020 · 14:48 UTC
Wow, I just finished the final form level! Nice level design and intense gameplay. ^_^
Kaganobik
06. Oct 2020 · 14:53 UTC
Gameplay and musics are nice! Good work!
iDunnyX
06. Oct 2020 · 20:36 UTC
Enjoyed the gameplay. The shooting enemies knocking you up was frustrating but I managed. I 8.6
J0ye
06. Oct 2020 · 20:40 UTC
The game is a bit easy. But that just made me accept the challange and play thru the whole experience. Good design nice art.
clemonades
06. Oct 2020 · 20:55 UTC
Really dig the art style, nice job!
Apos
07. Oct 2020 · 06:28 UTC
Great game! You put this together masterfully, story, humor, music, action this one has it all.

Bug report: I managed to skip a section by going through the wall:

![unknown.png](///raw/6f7/61/z/395b8.png)

Went from the left side of that wall to the right side.
Criggles
07. Oct 2020 · 06:32 UTC
This game is fantastic!

The platforming feels very tight and the combat is a lot of fun. Not too difficult but in a very fun way.
That last level was insanity though! haha.

Great graphics and music to go along with it too.
Pradhuman
07. Oct 2020 · 08:42 UTC
Nice Game But I can't get the loop in game
Garywiss
07. Oct 2020 · 16:35 UTC
Nice game and very interesting idea, the controls are feeling good but sadly I was stuck, not in a loop, but in a wall in the compo level (maybe I dashed too much) ![bug.png](///raw/ae3/z/397a0.png)
Nonetheless I liked the game and the story, good work !
Domin77
07. Oct 2020 · 19:48 UTC
Nice game, very good graphics and music. Good job
daitli
07. Oct 2020 · 19:52 UTC
It was fun, I did not know what to do at the end of the level and just stood there for a while until I realized I had to attack that giant thing in the corner xD

Also as many have already mentioned, my gameplay was ended abruptly due to the fact I got stuck in a wall :P
SpaceStrawberriesStudio
07. Oct 2020 · 19:58 UTC
Well done its funny game
Quinn_Patrick
07. Oct 2020 · 20:01 UTC
This is a really well designed game with excellent audio and a lot of fun to be had. I like how beating enemies restores health, rewarding aggressive play. It is a bit of a shame that the theme is only expressed superficially, as the reason why there are multiple levels. Really, really fun game though, nice job.
Loig
07. Oct 2020 · 20:07 UTC
Beautiful graphics and dynamic game. I think it would not suffer from a little difficulty increase (even if it is called easy mode).
PCA
08. Oct 2020 · 02:17 UTC
I like So strong Punch! lol It's very fun.
har0x
08. Oct 2020 · 02:27 UTC
great job! i like how intense it felt even though it was super easy. my time in the end was 4:39:29
marbles
08. Oct 2020 · 03:11 UTC
Nice art. It's fun and has good feedback and juice. Without the screen shake, it wouldn't be as fun.

I got stuck in the walls and it kept going to the right until it stopped at the right most part.


![easymode.png](///raw/a10/1/z/399a8.png)
scsc
08. Oct 2020 · 17:53 UTC
Also stuck in a ~~loop~~ wall :(
Tauheed Game Dev
09. Oct 2020 · 19:47 UTC
Awesome game, finished it in 8.19. Last few modes were a challenge because the bullets wouldn't let me descend down the level.
davidcmcdonald
24. Oct 2020 · 15:07 UTC
Wow wow wow! the controls were simple and executed perfectly, the player felt awesome to control. I thought the game was a bit easy until I met the 100,000,000,000 enemies on hard mode when I missed a teardrop. Thats was like .... OW F! haha. Well done!