Leif Kellenberger's Tazing Challenge by pudding

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made by pudding for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

Don't listen to those bastards that say Ultimate Tazer Ball is dead. It's very much alive, and we're keeping it that way.

Yes, this is a real sport, and yes, the word "taser" is spelled incorrectly. Didn't have much time so it's a tad unpolished :(

Controls:
WASD: Move
Tase: O
Pass: P
Switch character: TAB

You can also use the arrow keys with Z, X, and C if you prefer.

Programming: Pudding
Writing/Voice Acting: KappaJin

Ratings

Overall 2180th 3⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1337th 3.262⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1500th 3.143⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 2513th 2.262⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1837th 3.119⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Audio 985th 3.262⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 219th 3.857⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1446th 3.275⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 11🗳️ 0🗨️

Feedback

Antraxxx
21. Apr 2020 · 12:05 UTC
Very funny sport concept ! Love the idea and want to see it in real life :p
It was a little chaotic sometimes when there are too mush tasers.
Great idea and great game !
Kemsou
21. Apr 2020 · 12:09 UTC
Pretty cool 8-bit feeling ! the idea is interesting and the AI impressive.
But overall the game is a bit messy :/ it's confusing to understand when we can swap player and it often ends in a big melee. But I think with just some tweaks it coul be really fun to play
goetworks
21. Apr 2020 · 12:10 UTC
From this day onwards, I shall only live to keep Ultimate Tazer Ball alive.
the_martijn
21. Apr 2020 · 12:13 UTC
Fun idea, but maybe there could've better been a few less players on the field, because they all ran in to each other, so I got a pile of people that weren't able to move a lot, haha.
Antti Haavikko
21. Apr 2020 · 12:28 UTC
So this is pretty much a win right?

![taser.gif](///raw/1e4/3/z/3175d.gif)

Quite funny one. I'm guessing the whole Blades of Steel / Double Dribble speech was an intentional nod. Could have been even more bit crushed though. And even the cardiac arrest thing reminded me of Blades of Steel where the one actually losing the fight got kicked out of the game.

Then to the downsides. The gameplay was very limited because the camera was so zoomed in. Because of that, character switching was completely pointless because either you had to ball or had no clue what was going on. Even though the cardiac arrest thing was fun and all, it got old quite quick and waiting for that "cutscene" got less fun every time it happened again.

Controls were a bit clunky. Especially when trying to walk diagonally, it just didn't seem to co-operate at all. I still have no idea what the shoot power meter thing was. Didn't seem to do much. Aiming the taser was nigh impossible, luckily my team mates were as good using it as my opponents so I just had to focus on doing goals. And it wasn't even clear which was which goal. Had to let the opponent score first to see which way I should be scoring to.

The intro was quite confusing. It's 2015 (future) now and in three years so 2014 something something. I mean, WHAT? :thinking:

Anyways, good job! :thumbsup:
Rodi
21. Apr 2020 · 12:46 UTC
Very cool and fun game ! I want a multiplayer mode xD
Brenan
21. Apr 2020 · 13:07 UTC
Very funny game, with an excellent intro haha
But I think that ultimate tazer ball is a bit to hard for me
Still a great entry !
domrein
06. May 2020 · 04:08 UTC
Love the intro. The concept is all pulled together well. Good work!
alobker
09. May 2020 · 13:39 UTC
OMG, that was hilarious! I mean, I'm pretty bad at it, but the sheer pandemonium was great! 5/5
chaotikza
09. May 2020 · 14:45 UTC
That was indeed hilarious!

Loved it in spite of everything that's wrong with it in terms of controls. It might also be a bit long at 15 points to win and it's unfair that eliminating the enemy team doesn't give an instant win to the player as well.

Great effort!
LouieJams
09. May 2020 · 14:53 UTC
Funny idea, found it a little difficult to manuver around with all the tasin going on (myself included). I liked the simple art and the sounds were fun, good entry!
Convg
09. May 2020 · 15:09 UTC
This game is amazing. Really original and funny concept. I love the way everyone just instantly destroying each other. Good work, deserves more ratings :)