Dashing Guard by Ratrat44

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made by Ratrat44 for Ludum Dare 46 (COMPO)

Sceenshot.png You must protect a little blue person and dash through enemies.
The whole game was made within 24 hours.
The HTML version's music affect for slow-mo does not work.

CONTROLS
-Move with WASD or arrow keys
-Dash with left mouse click
-Throw little blue person with right mouse keys

Ratings

Overall 126th 3.896⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 36th 4.125⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 73th 4.042⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 32th 4.313⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 518th 3.458⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Audio 472th 3.13⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Humor 191th 3.477⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 716th 2.969⭐ 18🧑‍⚖️
Given 39🗳️ 10🗨️

Feedback

comatomatoes
20. Apr 2020 · 04:23 UTC
Really fun! I appreciate the tutorial. It made getting into the game easy.
brunosly
20. Apr 2020 · 04:24 UTC
**Really** loved the dash-based gameplay. The graphics are simple but carismatic and the use of colors make it really easy to identify the elements.
Nikos
20. Apr 2020 · 05:03 UTC
Cute graphics! I like that the pixels are slightly diffrent sizes. The dashing felt satisfying and crunchy
sayumeki
20. Apr 2020 · 05:41 UTC
I agree with the other comments about the dash gameplay! It has a nice weighty feel to it and it's a unique form of both motion and attack, especially with the "panic button" approach of just yeeting the blue creature.

One thing I'm not sure about - is there any drawback to just staying in slow-motion constantly? I didn't seem to find any.
theArchitect
20. Apr 2020 · 06:11 UTC
Really fun game~ It would be even better if allow some way to jump back to action while you are tried(?).
Diego Escalante
20. Apr 2020 · 07:19 UTC
That was SUPER fun. I really had to get through all 5 levels before moving on. The sound effects were a bit harsh on my ears, but the game was fun, and it was super satisfying to dash through a bunch of enemies. The pace is nice and fast. I love how time slows down as you prepare for a dash. I also like how you can use the rockets at the end against the tank itself. Really well done. You should be proud.
Quacky22200
21. Apr 2020 · 11:02 UTC
Love the tanks, very fun to try and keep escaping and shows that some tactic is needed between protecting the blue person (who can revive you?! what!) but also killing the enermies without sacrificing yourself.

Sadly the blue person often dies trying to save you, some kind of limited AI 'to attempt' the revive and avoid enemies would have been welcomed if you had more time. Whilst some may like the checkered background, I found it a bit lacklustre? Some other graphic being added in the background could have improved this?

The slide-kill joult can feel very disorienting at first. The slow-mo is a useful tool but can easily be overused. My favourite part of this game is using the following missiles kill the tanks/enemies and a cool tactic/inclusion.
Jake Marks
22. Apr 2020 · 04:25 UTC
My favourite game of the 18 I played today! Just gotta keep the little blue guy out of danger. He's pretty useless haha.

Played on stream: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/598996307
erebus
22. Apr 2020 · 10:24 UTC
Very nice job! Thanks for bringing it by the stream!
oddarock
22. Apr 2020 · 20:50 UTC
My favourite game. It's verys simple and exciting. Really had a lot of fun, the red thin nasty fast runnning are red, thin, fat and nasty. Excellent game !
rjerez192
23. Apr 2020 · 23:57 UTC
Overall pretty solid. I love how you can throw the girl away while fighting the monsters. I would love to see more monsters.
marcmagus
26. Apr 2020 · 19:21 UTC
Thanks for bringing your game by my stream to play! If you'd like to watch again, the highlight is at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/603497060
Bulent Altinay
27. Apr 2020 · 20:05 UTC
Awesome game!!! Fast paced gameplay. Graphics are simple and not distracting the player :thumbsup: Like the music also...
5:stars: ( 5th wave is very hard :-) )
rayriver
02. May 2020 · 07:28 UTC
Really fun game! Good job!