Depot Drop by pipotchi

made by pipotchi for Ludum Dare 48 (JAM)

"Hey, can you check in the back for an XXXXS of this? I asked 3 people already! Aint you ever heard of the customer is always right?" Journey into the gross, neverending stockroom underneath your crappy retail job. As you get deeper, it gets darker! Use bullets and flares to fight off the monsters you find in there! In pure darkness, monsters take no damage, so move around and draw them into the light!

Controls:

-WASD/Arrows to move

-Spacebar to jump

-Left Click for bullets

-Right Click for flares

-Spacebar restarts on death! You have 5 lives, use them well

-Remember, monsters take no damage in pure darkness when their eyes are red

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Coding: Me ( https://pipotchi.itch.io/ )

Art/Animation: BlorengeRhymes ( https://twitter.com/BlorengeRhymes )

Music/SFX: Juan Barro ( https://linktr.ee/J.Barro )

Link	https://pipotchi.itch.io/depot-drop
WebGL build	https://pipotchi.itch.io/depot-drop
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/depot-drop

Ratings

Overall	183^th	4.026⭐	21🧑‍⚖️
Fun	145^th	4⭐	21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation	495^th	3.579⭐	21🧑‍⚖️
Theme	166^th	4.211⭐	21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics	208^th	4.316⭐	21🧑‍⚖️
Audio	181^th	4⭐	21🧑‍⚖️
Humor	284^th	3.583⭐	20🧑‍⚖️
Given		5🗳️	12🗨️

Feedback

frogmen

27. Apr 2021 · 15:11 UTC

i absolutely adore the soundtrack. that kick drum was such a good choice and brings so much mellow upbeat energy to this game. the art is very cute and atmospheric too.

i died at the boss and then i got stuck at the second level because the dog wasn't getting hit :( i found the fixed shooting distance very difficult to aim with.

other than that, i like how everything came together. great job :)

(ps: u should include the humor category in ur ratings!)

khofez

27. Apr 2021 · 16:56 UTC

I loved the art style, cool game!

Yword

27. Apr 2021 · 17:01 UTC

Wow, very cool art style, lighting, and challenging gameplay! Maybe it will be more fun to play if the player can shoot at all direction.

PurpoAppo

27. Apr 2021 · 17:10 UTC

I love this art style! Gameplay is pretty simple, but fun. I wish there was more control of aiming. Performance was a bit inconsistent, I had some frame drops.

Niewiar

27. Apr 2021 · 17:15 UTC

Nice game :) The only thing missing is the ability to direct the flare shot.

MetalFox Dioxymore

27. Apr 2021 · 17:19 UTC

That game was really refreshing ! I loved the "light" gameplay mechanic, that's really clever and it fits the theme completelly. The level design and player feedback was awesome : I didn't read the instructions but instantly understood the concept, because the first monsters are in the light, but then some of them are in the shadows, with red eyes. That was really good game design.

The game have some little cons, like the lack of a health meter or the fact that the gun angle is limited, but overall, that was a good experience. Congrats !

Pe7e

27. Apr 2021 · 17:25 UTC

Solid game, flares were a great idea

Villanelle

27. Apr 2021 · 18:45 UTC

I loved the mechanics and music, they fitted very well to the concept of the game. Movements were fluid, the light effects are really good. Would want to see my health bar though... It made my boss fight a bit difficult but I tried twice and managed to beat the game. Congratulations to the dev team!

vikaster

27. Apr 2021 · 20:33 UTC

Very interesting game mechanics! i like how the enemies like to hide in the dark. makes the player wants to stay in the light. too bad we can't light the room with gunfire. i see there are some random level generation too. it's pretty neat! Great work!

Justin_C

28. Apr 2021 · 07:56 UTC

Love the art style and animations.

msipp27

28. Apr 2021 · 20:32 UTC

would have been nice if the game told me monsters were invincible in the dark

BluishGreenPro

30. Apr 2021 · 19:12 UTC

Amazing art, I just wish I could have seen more of it! Consider implementing an "atmospheric darkness" instead of true blackness so you can still see the art. Also, a targeting reticle showing the arc of your primary shot would really help.

AhSpike

01. May 2021 · 05:46 UTC

Cool game. I really like the art style. Good job.

Mighty Mufflon Games

01. May 2021 · 07:28 UTC

Good game. The light mechanic gives it spice. The blind jumps into monsters were a bit unfair though.