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SoapBoy by Gamekrazzy

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made by Gamekrazzy for Ludum Dare 46 (COMPO)

With no one else to turn to, the General reaches out.. ..to our only hope..

..Soapboy!

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-Controls Keyboard-

1 - Shoot

Space - Jump

Arrows - Move

-Controls XBox-

X - Shoot

A - Jump

Directional Pad - Move

-Controls PS-

Square - Shoot

X - Jump

Directional Pad - Move

-Issues that I am aware of- If there are any flickering going on in full screen, I am unaware on how to fix this, and it seems to be a Pixel Game Maker MV issue

My take on the theme was to make light of our current situation, so I made a game where you play as Soapboy and fight zombies and evil bacteria!

Made in Pixel Game Maker MV using the base engine tools, so sorry no source code beyond engine!

Obviously with the 48 hours I couldn't quite fit everything I wanted in the game, however I did the best I could, and hope you enjoy it all the same.

Depending on skill, I'd say it takes about 5-10 minutes to complete what is essentially a level 1!

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Youtube https://gamekrazzy.itch.io/soapboy
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/soapboy

Ratings

Overall 243th 3.739⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 142th 3.804⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 876th 2.826⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Theme 829th 3.283⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 14th 4.52⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Audio 87th 3.87⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Humor 157th 3.568⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 228th 3.6⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 2🗳️ 0🗨️

Feedback

topbraj
20. Apr 2020 · 16:44 UTC
Absolutely gorgeous art. Can't believe you even had time to add a boss fight!
Almighty Games
21. Apr 2020 · 03:46 UTC
I really loved your pixel art. I found the controls fairly intuitive. There was a good sense of humor in the game play and the theme was fitting. Good luck with the jam! :)
Herman Chau
21. Apr 2020 · 04:41 UTC
I loved the aesthetic! Controls felt good and I wished there were more to play after I finished the level :)
BryLaMare
21. Apr 2020 · 06:08 UTC
Was a really fun short and sweet game, loved SoapBoy he was great :)
AdamCYounis
21. Apr 2020 · 07:09 UTC
Gamekrazzy! This is the first game of yours I've played, thanks for sharing it with us. I really wanted to play more, given how polished it was. The concept was fun (first coronavirus game I've played! wow!) and I think it fit quite well. As always, your work was cohesively styled and I think you have that aesthetic nailed. Can't wait to see more from you :)
MysteriousBaboon
21. Apr 2020 · 13:38 UTC
The sound is super good , the art too ! Didn't find any bug the mechanics are fun to play too! I enjoyed it !
pndaa
21. Apr 2020 · 18:04 UTC
The graphic style is really wonderfull. The music fit really well.

This game is really fun but may be too easy. Also on the boss part if you stay at the left you can easily kill the boss.

It was a little too short, I would enjoy more content of this.

Good job.
MomoLala23
23. Apr 2020 · 02:57 UTC
WOOT WOOT EVERYONE PLAY THIS GAME!
CosmicCrystalGames
23. Apr 2020 · 12:21 UTC
Neat little platformer you have here! Very stylish :)

First off, the pixel art is fantastic! Just a great retro vibe all around with some great color choices. The art is also really well accompanied by those wonderful chiptunes and sfx!

However on a more critical note, I felt the game was lacking in a few areas. Namely the controls were a bit strange (1 to shoot?), and could have used some in-game prompting. Might just be my machine but the movement of the player character was also rather... stiff? sudden? Something about it just felt off and I couldn't get my jumps right. I'll also say the game was rather short, would have liked to play a bit more :/

Keep up the good work!
Chase of Bass
23. Apr 2020 · 23:34 UTC
Awesome work man!!! This is fantastic! :D
EOShadows
24. Apr 2020 · 00:09 UTC
Nice! It's definitely a pretty easy game, but not in a way that makes it boring. The graphics are great, and the impact of my bullets is really satisfying. I like the way you fight the boss, although it took me a sec to figure it out. The humor and irony in it is great. Loved that I could use my controller for it as well.
Well done!
HolySparks
24. Apr 2020 · 14:19 UTC
This game looks and sounds fantastic! I can see a lot effort went on this side thus leaving the game short (one level, two enemies). It is also a bit on the easy side but to be honest I really look forward a more complete version. Hope you can keep working on it and make a more comercial release out of it. Good job!
Patrick1
24. Apr 2020 · 14:48 UTC
This was so cool :) The game play reminded me a lot of mega man. You nailed it, with the art crisp game play and a cool boss! I was absolutely blown away by the art in this game well done!
victor_reiner
24. Apr 2020 · 16:52 UTC
SFX look's awesome!! Nice jobs!
Nazorus
24. Apr 2020 · 17:18 UTC
Gorgeous pixel art and animations, cool music and sound effects, and solid tried and true Megaman-style gameplay. This game feels incredibly polished and well done. Looks like you have a lot of experience in the field. :wink:

Great submission overall!
Szieberth Adam
01. May 2020 · 17:27 UTC
I as well love the art of this game. Everything well put together. I would prefer if my shoots would rather heal the zombies than to kill them, that would make me feel my mission noble.

It was not run on my PC out of the box, I had to copy msvcr110.dll into the destination folder.
Szieberth Adam
02. May 2020 · 06:10 UTC
One more thing. If you have time for that @gamekrazzy , I suggest you to play and rate games to get your game some more attention which it deserves. It is well done.
JMad
07. May 2020 · 00:51 UTC
Pixel art and color palette are great, though a stronger contrast between the red brick background and beige platforms could be nice, to perfect it. The animation of the soap and viruses are really nice as well. Music is a great fit, and it was fun to collect toilet paper rolls. The controls werided me out a bit at first, but it worked well, and the gamefeel was good - nice touch with the little bit of aim help when shooting while jumping. Cool entry!

Had a bit of an annoying bug on my first try, the checkpoint didn't activate and I had to start all the way back,