Going Down by LurkinMcClerkin
CAN YOU MAKE IT TO THE BOTTOM FLOOR
Every floor you descend, the brutish chargers get more powerful, see further, and attack faster! Time your dashes to avoid damage!
Your trusty Blaster can help you defeat enemies but don't get reckless, if not upgraded it WILL overheat. Give it a moment to cool down.
Check lockers and terminals for items to use.
Data Chips can make you more powerful but the data is volatile and may corrupt. Find them at computer Terminals and become your best self!
Everything has value. Even the upgrade items. Your score is determined by how much your inventory is worth at the end.
Scrap what you don't need, is that Stimpack worth keeping if you can't pick up a new data chip? Inventory management is core to your score... and survival.
W/S - Scroll Menus
A - Move Left
D - Move Right
Space - Use/Accept
Escape - Back
UP Arrow - Dash/Dodge
LEFT/RIGHT Arrows - Shoot
Left Mouse - Shoot
Right Mouse - Dash/Scrap Selected Inventory Item
F - Open Inventory
Please Enjoy!
Art and Programming by Lurkin
https://twitter.com/Lurrkkin
Music by Nimmems
https://twitter.com/nimmems
Changes- 4/28/2021
-More intuitive controls(hopefully)
-removed bloat text from inventory UI
-Fixed a bug where using a Data Chip had a 5% chance of doing absolutely nothing
-The Blaster Starts cooling down faster when it overheats hopefully this makes the game less punishing
| Link | https://lurrkkin.itch.io/going-down |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/going-down-3 |
Ratings
| Given | 4🗳️ | 0🗨️ |
This page also deserves to have a screen of the game!
I just had a little trouble with the controls, the arrows to dash and shoot are not intuitive. I would have preferred the click of the mouse to shoot and space for dash.
In the main menu I didn't figured out how to move to see the controls (I would expect to use the arrows in the menu, not wasd) so I started the game without knowing the controls.
In addition, I played the game without reading the full description on this page and I didn't figured out that I could use the chips to upgrade my powers. Is there a reason not to directly boost me instead of having to open the inventory and use the item (I didn't relaunch the game so maybe it would be obvious if I did it in game) ?
@thebmxeur This is a gameplay mechanic which I did consider BUT I still like the idea of everything, including upgrade items contributing to the value of your score at the end, so managing your inventory is a balance of survival and getting a high score.
Honestly, everything else I really enjoyed! Great work!