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Snack 'N' Jack by Head Tilt Games

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made by Head Tilt Games for Ludum Dare 47 (JAM)

Controls:

WASD to move

Left mouse button to shoot

E or 1234 to switch weapons

DEFEND!

Jack is stuck in an infinite nightmare! Fend off the treacherous shadow creatures with your most deadly weaponry... candy, soda and marshmallows! These shadowy beasts won't stop at anything. Even their Dads won't let up!

MULTIPLE WEAPONS

With more than FOUR weapons to choose from, you are bound to EAT through your ammo (literally) and destroy ALL enemies in your path.. Even if you are very unskilled when it comes to handling recoil.. Screenshot 2020-10-05 113105.png

IT'S GOING OUT!

The campfire is going out as the shadow monsters converge. Don't let the darkness consume you and your campsite. Decimate your enemies and push back the shadows. Screenshot 2020-10-05 113109.png

HARDCORE EXPERIENCE

As you progress, more advanced waves will be introduced. All whilst you can only be hit ONCE! This is bound to give you intense experiences of gameplay. Good luck, you will most likely need it! Screenshot 2020-10-05 113034.png

Youtube https://headtilt.itch.io/snacknjack
Youtube https://headtilt.itch.io/snacknjack
Youtube https://headtilt.itch.io/snacknjack
Youtube https://headtilt.itch.io/snacknjack
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/snack-n-jack

Ratings

Given 5🗳️ 5🗨️

Feedback

riroriro
06. Oct 2020 · 05:58 UTC
I love the graphics - it is a really beautiful game! It seems like it could be a lot of fun but I couldn't figure out the button to fire a weapon after a few minutes so I gave up sorry! Ugh, on closer look I see the instruction at the top of the page! Lots of fun - good game!!
Tero Pulkkinen
06. Oct 2020 · 06:05 UTC
the fire looks pretty amazing and i also liked the rendering of the light.
benbennett
06. Oct 2020 · 06:07 UTC
I ran into a bug on the second level where I couldn't progress. I killed the last enemy, picked up the blue orb, walked back to the camp fire, and then nothing. I liked being able to switch weapons and they all had a distinct feel (flamethrower is super OP if you quickly shoot it).
🎤 Head Tilt Games
06. Oct 2020 · 06:13 UTC
@riroriro That's alright. You use the left mouse button to fire. Sorry that wasn't clear.

@tero-pulkkinen Thank you so much!

@benbennett We noticed the bug this morning, a patch will be released to fix this. Also yes, the flamethrower is quite OP.
Tad
06. Oct 2020 · 06:18 UTC
Heya - I'd really like to play this one, but itch.io says you haven't uploaded a WebGL build?
Alexunz
06. Oct 2020 · 06:19 UTC
Nice graphics and good feedback for when shooting and hitting enemies. It was nice to know that I hit an enemy off screen. Game play loop is there, though I felt like it was pretty punishing to get caught and lose right away. A health bar would be perfect.
Good mood lighting too, sold the atmosphere well!
🎤 Head Tilt Games
06. Oct 2020 · 06:20 UTC
@tad That's odd.
Try it now.
Tad
06. Oct 2020 · 06:23 UTC
@head-tilt-games It worked, thanks!

This one's a lot of fun. The controls are slick and it gets tense when you're reloading. Great job to the team!
🎤 Head Tilt Games
06. Oct 2020 · 06:26 UTC
@alexunz Thank you! Yeah the game is pretty unforgiving, especially in the later rounds.

@tad Thank you so much! Glad it works now.
neenaw
06. Oct 2020 · 12:28 UTC
I am impressed that you did a multiple weapons, art, and character animations in such a short time. Really good particle and sound effects too. I like the concept of keeping the fire alive, or you'll be consumed by darkness.

Perhaps the only thing missing is a big oof sound and blood spatter when you die. But for 3 days? An excellent effort and you should be proud of yourselves!
Angelee
06. Oct 2020 · 14:21 UTC
Nice game, strong Don't Starve vibes. I ran into a bug where the big shadow monster was stuck running into the fire so I could shoot him at my leisure. I'd also recommend more immediate feedback on when you get hit.
Galse87
06. Oct 2020 · 15:59 UTC
I liked the game, but I've been having a ton of problems with not having ammo. Maybe you could have added a sidearm with infinite ammo? Or just make the drop rate of ammo bigger? I had fun and the game has juice ( screenshake and SFX ). The music is also good. What are the Cola and the Cheese used for tho?
🎤 Head Tilt Games
07. Oct 2020 · 02:13 UTC
@neenaw Thank you so much! There were three of us working on the game, so we got to spread the tasks around.

@angelee Thank you! Yeah, we completely forgot about the fire collider.

@galse87 We are glad you enjoyed it! The Cola, Cheese (or chips :laughing:) and all the out snack drops, are the ammo pick ups. Sorry that wasn't clear.
Galse87
07. Oct 2020 · 09:52 UTC
@head-tilt-games oh I thought it'd be something like more damage ( chips/cheese, I REALLY THOUGHT THOSE WERE CHEESE ) and the Cola faster fire-rate.
🎤 Head Tilt Games
07. Oct 2020 · 12:07 UTC
@galse87 Yeah, people have been mistaking the chips for cheese :laughing:
Hadi Danial
07. Oct 2020 · 12:37 UTC
Haha the recoil was an interesting mechanic! Really made it different from your typical topdown shooter. The different weapons were really great. One thing I didn't like is I think you die instantly when the monsters touch you? Would've liked maybe a three hit system. But otherwise I really enjoyed it! And yes, the one hit made it intense!
Artyom Volkov
07. Oct 2020 · 14:58 UTC
The game is pretty fun top-down shooter but the biggest issue is that player has only 1 hp, it's too hardcore for a jam game.
🎤 Head Tilt Games
07. Oct 2020 · 16:28 UTC
@hadi-danial @tricky-fat-cat Apologies to both of you for the difficulty curve. Really struggled to get it right! And also, the 1HP thing was more because we ran out of time lol (if I'm being completely honest). But we'll just say it was because it was too... technically advanced... Our secret lol.
Hadi Danial
07. Oct 2020 · 17:25 UTC
Hey, no need to apologize! We all have to make do without some things haha. No worries, it was still very enjoyable!
Skeffles
08. Oct 2020 · 18:12 UTC
I really like the graphics on this. It was fun but I just kept dying. I need to practise more.
🎤 Head Tilt Games
09. Oct 2020 · 04:00 UTC
@skeffles Thanks for playing! Yeah, the difficulty is pretty difficult XD