Blossom Blaster by skitzogamer

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made by skitzogamer for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

A simple game about a gun that is also a plant.

Make sure to stay in the sunbeam as often as you can, and pick up water to keep your gun healthy. if you don't it'll explode, and you'll die. that's probably bad.

Controls: WASD for movement Mouse aims Left mouse button shoots. (be aware shooting the gun uses water too :) ) Preview - Copy.PNG

Ratings

Overall 922th 3.611⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Fun 337th 3.796⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 2121th 2.778⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1833th 3.352⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1383th 3.5⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Audio 750th 3.463⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Humor 540th 3.463⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1595th 3.167⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Given 24🗳️ 26🗨️

Feedback

Jorim
21. Apr 2020 · 10:50 UTC
Nice game! I like the mix of cartoon and realism with the foreground and background. The shooting doesn't feel sluggish and switching between camping in the light and running out for water is a fun balancing act.
spectralcascade
21. Apr 2020 · 13:45 UTC
This game is wonderful haha. Love that things slowly get more hectic with a great music track in the background!
SophieMae0
22. Apr 2020 · 20:54 UTC
Great job making the game change as you survive longer! It was easy enough at first when I was learning the rules and then became more challenging and rewarding - the song was also a light of fun. Great job
Rongefilet
22. Apr 2020 · 21:01 UTC
I found some details very funny like the band on water equipped flies or the death animation. The game is indeed simple but well executed, cool entry!
kiririn51
22. Apr 2020 · 21:03 UTC
Pretty good! for such a simple game there are mechanics that are well thought out that spice things up during its runtime. For example, the fact that the sunbeam moves is such a simple touch yet big enough to keep things interesting.
gnx
22. Apr 2020 · 23:05 UTC
Simple game, but so many enjoyable details. There is something very fun about both the graphics and sound in this game. Absolutely love the enemies with headbands carrying water bottles :D I hope you return to this "world" in some future entry!
notapixelstudio
22. Apr 2020 · 23:19 UTC
Can't say I am a fan of the art style mixing photos and cartoon characters, as well as using way too many colors and particle effects... but the gameplay, its core loop, and its progression are very interesting IMO. A good balance of resource management and action. Well done :)
Ava Rae
22. Apr 2020 · 23:26 UTC
Gotta say this was very well executed, looked and sounded great. Quite like the sprite for the main character. It starts off feeling pretty simple, but gets kinda chaotic pretty quick, well done!
Annie Owl
23. Apr 2020 · 22:25 UTC
I felt really relaxed playing this game :blush: Grumpy fairy looks super cute and background music makes whole gameplay expirience super cozy and fun.
Baturinsky
24. Apr 2020 · 05:51 UTC
Fairy is super adorable (especially her frown), flies less so.
Immamoonkin
24. Apr 2020 · 15:58 UTC
It took me a while to realize I could move the character herself, but that could just be my own incompetence. She did get harder to move as the game progressed. Lots of bugs and bullets.
thebreakfast
24. Apr 2020 · 17:31 UTC
The swinging light was really cool! Having to stay in the light definitely was an interesting twist. It was a bit up in the air whether or not a fly carrying water would appear though, so a few times I died because I never got any water pickups. That being said, the design of the fly carrying the water was def cute. The main character's design reminds me a bit of Rayman Legends.
25. Apr 2020 · 23:22 UTC
It was good albeit not very original, controlled very well, could have used better hit boxes
superpatch
26. Apr 2020 · 09:16 UTC
Great work!
Although this is a very basic concept, I think you executed everything very well!
Every feedback needed is there, it is super immediate and understandable and the resource management is very well tuned.
Daniil Tcyvakin
27. Apr 2020 · 20:32 UTC
interesting idea,i like it
Beard or Die
28. Apr 2020 · 02:11 UTC
I do enjoy myself a good belt to wear. And that is certainly a belt. I also, on a related note, played and rated your game, having enjoyed it, and would appreciate myself a good reciprocation. And such.
OldeTobeh
30. Apr 2020 · 01:24 UTC
This was a fun lil shoot 'em up. Interesting balance mechanic with the sun/light and water.
Marie Launhardt
05. May 2020 · 12:10 UTC
Good job. Enjoyed playing the game. The artstyle is amazing
Joshachu
07. May 2020 · 08:28 UTC
This was kooky and fun. Photorealistic background + music is hilarious. Like the unique demanding mechanics and creative character!
AndideBob
07. May 2020 · 08:37 UTC
I love the art on the main character for this, and I wish you would have had the time to animate the flies. The game itself feels well balanced and controls nicely. Some more enemy variety and an end goal would have been a nice addition. Either way this is a cool and solid jam entry! Well done!
gustavo.christino
12. May 2020 · 06:58 UTC
Why? Hahahahahahahah.

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