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JACKASTER by DS Nahogara

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made by DS Nahogara for Ludum Dare 47 (JAM)

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Johnny is chilling during his relax time at the bar.. But then.. A mob boss punk called Jack enters and destroys the bar!! Beating Johnny and Kicking him out of the location.

THIS IS IT! LET'S COME BACK AND REVENGE AS MANY TIMES AS POSSIBLE!

Using the power of punches and destruction, we will loop through VHS realities where we kill Jack with a lot of ways and tools beating him to death! Cool.

LIGHTS - CAMERA - ACTION!

--TOOLS--

Programming/ Visual Studio & Eclipse.

Art/ Photoshop, Flash & ToonBoom.

Engine/ Unity with ECS Nahogara.

Done in 3 days, there's stuff left, i had some trouble with the AI and VSYNC, however here is. I wish to add more, Jack is defenseless for now, play around and have some fun beating Punks, i've made a last hotfix for Mouse and Scoring, maybe doesn't work as expected, good luck everybody :v:

UPDATE: AI Have been fixed, however that made the game much HARDER! Is beatable, but it will require sacrifice and knock them quick!

UPDATE 2: Jackaster now is a Slasher Horror Beat'em Up called Candy Jack, working hard for a release over Halloween weekend! Promo4.png

Youtube https://infinitegamesds.itch.io/jackaster
Youtube https://twitter.com/Tyxefield
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/jackaster

Ratings

Overall 1041th 3.346⭐ 54🧑‍⚖️
Fun 653th 3.462⭐ 54🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 863th 3.284⭐ 53🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1370th 2.94⭐ 52🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 216th 4.226⭐ 55🧑‍⚖️
Audio 482th 3.538⭐ 54🧑‍⚖️
Humor 367th 3.367⭐ 51🧑‍⚖️
Mood 483th 3.686⭐ 53🧑‍⚖️
Given 53🗳️ 76🗨️

Feedback

SparklyRainbows
06. Oct 2020 · 00:02 UTC
Super cool graphics and mood, the movement/camera control made it difficult to play though
vcasadei
06. Oct 2020 · 00:07 UTC
Man you must really hate Jack! I loved the graphics and ambience, it's also fun to play.
The AI can knock you out from a distance however, I think it should be closer to be able to hit you. Also kudos for including a tutorial that actually leads to the game!
ProtoCap
06. Oct 2020 · 00:07 UTC
this game is pretty cool, I like the mix of 2d characters and 3d movement and camera, kinda reminds me of old-school doom in a way, sound is pretty good too, think this would be even better with just a little more polish but this is still a solid entry to the jam
kp_gamedev
06. Oct 2020 · 00:14 UTC
cool game, good movement, AI is too good
wujood
06. Oct 2020 · 00:19 UTC
Graphics and design are awesome! But as you said the player has currently no defense and is knocked out with one punch which makes it almost impossible to beat the game. Still fun to beat them though :grin:
🎤 DS Nahogara
06. Oct 2020 · 09:25 UTC
@sparklyrainbows @vcasadei @protocap @kp-gamedev @wujood

Thank you very much for your kind words! I made a complete system with this game, im planning on making a full game on this cause it is much more than a simple game, even if it doesn't look like it :laughing:

I would really do like a Ben & Ed story but with violence. Dreams.. Haha :heart:
vsi-
06. Oct 2020 · 13:37 UTC
why so much hate to kack lul, overall the game is funny, i liked the graph style, and fighting, but i cant get the stuck in a loop idea - killing jack or what?), rated 5/5
aDaxxas
06. Oct 2020 · 13:48 UTC
Interesting artistic direction, very original :)
Cookie_CHR
06. Oct 2020 · 13:53 UTC
Good graphics, the camera shift makes it a bit confusing tho, specially when you are next to a wall. Wasn't able to play much because of my motion sickness, but it looked fun! :)
Heho
06. Oct 2020 · 14:07 UTC
amazing aesthetics! The style works really well.
🎤 DS Nahogara
06. Oct 2020 · 15:07 UTC
Thank you guys! @cookie-chr Sad.. :(, i really must work better the swing of the camera, my bad bro.

@vsi
The idea of Jackaster is playing through the best Snuff film of pure violence, looping through to kill Jack many times for the perfect clip. It is a bit spoiler, but is a good point for the loop thing.
Eugenik
06. Oct 2020 · 15:12 UTC
Really unique art style! I did not expect the feelign I got from it.
eldogg
06. Oct 2020 · 15:40 UTC
Cool style, I couldn't go fullscreen on itch.io, which I think this game would benefit from because of the pace of the action.

I like the use of sprites in the world as 3D entities.

Cool entry!
m7rk
06. Oct 2020 · 18:13 UTC
this game is stylized to all hell. Extremely distinct. nice. Even though the ai doesn't work, this is seriously impressive for one developer.
inanimatecarbonrod
06. Oct 2020 · 18:16 UTC
great art and the mix of 2d and 3d is charming.
Antrimplato
06. Oct 2020 · 18:26 UTC
Nice graphics man, reminds me flash games from 2000s, brawls in the bar are fun and music is good thanks. My friend said it reminds him MaxPayne)
riwmd
06. Oct 2020 · 21:59 UTC
Very cool art style and gameplay.
Aless
07. Oct 2020 · 01:21 UTC
i really liked the music, very fitting. It made me want to punch all living and non-living things lol. Also I liked the animations and the art style a lot. SFX were also good and the gemplay felt interestig, a bit weid that the main chracter covers the middle of the screen where you have to aim, but it was fun to play still! Good work :)
Shambles
07. Oct 2020 · 01:24 UTC
really liked the art style! kudos!
Eugenik
07. Oct 2020 · 02:47 UTC
Very good mood, love the music and clever gameplay
Snotax
07. Oct 2020 · 11:26 UTC
Very nice artstyle! The music was just awesome. But the gameplay was a bit boring for my taste. You could just run through everyone and kill jack. But overall nice work !
🎤 DS Nahogara
07. Oct 2020 · 11:36 UTC
Thanks everybody for the clear feedback! I might need to fix Jack.. As you can just run through and kill him no matter what, i want to solve this problems but i am afraid of changing too much the build because of the ld rules. Fixing Jack would make the game actually more playable, he is supposed to shoot us and we must throw him stuff. I'll end up probably doing it for making it a better game, greetings everybody! :blush:
Macmist
07. Oct 2020 · 13:33 UTC
Super cool graphics, very original! Loved that you can throw pretty much anything at your enemies from bar chairs to couches, pretty fun aha! Only thing is sometimes I got knockout but did not even seen I was getting hit, that was a bit strange. Apart from that very cool to play, and nice music too, very well done!
Misterm
07. Oct 2020 · 17:30 UTC
Tike the graphics, quite hard to understand when you hit the other and when they hit you. I kill jack always without doing other tasks and I finish.. Also I was expecting enemies will follow me.. but they were there waiting.
etrealjunior
07. Oct 2020 · 20:10 UTC
the only thing to add is missing the full screem button, congratulations on the idea
Daniel Whittaker
07. Oct 2020 · 20:19 UTC
the third person perspective with sprite based character was really cool and unique
jaybaus
07. Oct 2020 · 20:23 UTC
Really interesting art style with the 2D assets for a character in 3D space. Good job :)
fachscahfttf
07. Oct 2020 · 20:24 UTC
This was a fun short game. Loved the sound effect and feedback onhit.
Keep up the good work!
Music was very fitting for this game
Evgeniya Zapolnova
07. Oct 2020 · 20:26 UTC
Perhaps it was not planned - I jumped over people to get to the boss without any problems. The tutorial painted on the wall looks cool!
Kraig
07. Oct 2020 · 20:31 UTC
I really liked the graphics and was excited to play. The lack of volume control, the character ice skating for no reason and the throwing mechanics are really throwing me off.
Coding4rtist
07. Oct 2020 · 22:43 UTC
I really liked the art style. Game is very funny and music is so cool. Short but well polished game!
🎤 DS Nahogara
08. Oct 2020 · 05:44 UTC
Hello everyone! @evgeniya-zapolnova @misterm @snotax @kraig

Added volume sliders just for you! "And more of course"

I fixed Jackaster AI! It might be hard now, is beatable but complicated, you gotta beat every Punk on the zone so you have free way to kill Jack, he will shoot us and we must throw him objects and punch him, AI now signs with movements before attacking, Jack laughts when he is about to shoot us, if we escape the fight and go far away Punks get mad and chase us! "This is what the game is supposed to behave"

Let me know guys how much you can deal with it by showing your progress :laughing:

Thank you very much for real.. Love you all :heart:
doomshmuck
08. Oct 2020 · 13:49 UTC
The presentation was really good, really liked the art and animations, music was good, sfx were good. The gameplay was a little janky though, it felt like, and the difficulty was definitely way high (or maybe I'm just bad). One thing in the tutorial level, I kept getting stuck into a state where I couldn't move when trying to jump on the trashcans... I had to reset several times until I jumped in just the right way to get past them.
Arad HamidSamiee
08. Oct 2020 · 14:41 UTC
cool game, but why is it so haaard? :D

- good soundtrack and sound effects
- very nice art style
- smooth gameplay
- engaging
Crazybot
08. Oct 2020 · 14:46 UTC
The AI is just way too difficult... I feel like sometimes it's hard to pick things up, also the camera kept glitching when I stood next to a wall.

It was pretty fun, it's these small bugs and the difficulty that just subtract from the overall experience.

I did really like the art and the fact that he looks right when you turn right :)
caeonosphere
08. Oct 2020 · 15:34 UTC
Tough game! I think it'd be a lot more manageable if thrown objects went in the direction you wanted more reliably. Throwing stuff does seem pretty OP...
Harrm
08. Oct 2020 · 21:00 UTC
Brilliant. Love the mix of 2 and 3D.
darthone
09. Oct 2020 · 02:44 UTC
Really enjoyed the graphics and the mood of the game! The controls felt a tad clunky at times (specifically picking up/throwing things and the AI was a bit too hard for me even after a handful of goes
pee-thief
10. Oct 2020 · 18:26 UTC
*Minutemen intensifies*
bassguitarbill
11. Oct 2020 · 19:37 UTC
The graphics are so cool! Really wish I could see past the first room!
Unicornfrog
11. Oct 2020 · 20:32 UTC
Great game, but it is very difficult.
TheCze
20. Oct 2020 · 15:17 UTC
Looks and feels great, way too hard for me though and the character blocks the view a bit.
TheGreenWorm
26. Oct 2020 · 12:37 UTC
This game has a very unique look to it. Really difficult though, and the player head sometime gets right in front of the camera, occluding everything.
Jakob Reborn
26. Oct 2020 · 12:45 UTC
Loved it. But you should definitely tinker with those colliders 'cause it really made it hard to play. Like getting stuck in a trash bin or I couldn't quickly grab those chairs to throw. It made playing way harder. I loved your graphical style and the music really fit. Some fixes required but really good entery