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CQns by PizzArt64

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made by PizzArt64 for Ludum Dare 48 (JAM)

Description

This is a simplistic endless top-down shooter where you control figures. The entire game is controlled with a keyboard, even the menu.

Once you defeat all the enemies, a boss appears. Once you defeat it, you progress down a layer.

Don't run out of time, lives and health. Try to get the highest score possible.

Screenshots

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Lore

Legend has it that buried deep under many layers there is a magic treasure that can turn any 2D shape into a 3D one... many wish to obtain it, including yourself. Little does everyone know that there's actually no treasure, and the layers are endless...

Changelog

1.0.1 fixed linux export

1.0.2 increased visibility of shapes when they're on low health

1.0.3 fixed glow not showing, moved the logo down a little bit

Credits

PizzArt - programmer, artist, designer

TwoSpacesSG - composer

TeaWhyDee - designer

Windows https://pizzart.itch.io/cqns
MacOS https://pizzart.itch.io/cqns
Linux https://pizzart.itch.io/cqns
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/cqns

Ratings

Overall 1191th 3.357⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 967th 3.31⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1206th 3⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1804th 2.575⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 516th 4⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Audio 410th 3.714⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1314th 3.19⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 18🗳️ 19🗨️

Feedback

mhorth
27. Apr 2021 · 00:39 UTC
Very nice art style on this one! The theme song is really fun too. Aiming was a bit difficult.
Valden
27. Apr 2021 · 12:36 UTC
Nice presentation but the game is too much hard. I don't think I managed to kill a single enemy ...
Le Slo
27. Apr 2021 · 17:56 UTC
Very good looking game, with a lot of polish, music and sound wrapping altogether. The problem here is the game play, I managed to beat one boss (there are bosses! and was probably the most easy and satisfying combat during my playthrough), but the combat again other shapes feels very "grindy" (look forward, attack, hope to hit the enemy, hope not getting hit, back up shoot back, repeat), but with the size of enemies, and there ratio of shooting without it being telegraphed, as soon as you have two near shapes with an intercalated rate of fire, you are pretty much dead. The idea of picking which character based on what is on the screen, is super cool, and I think this could be expanded by balancing the combat. Great work!
🎤 PizzArt64
27. Apr 2021 · 19:32 UTC
@le-slo Thanks for the great feedback!
chiyeon
27. Apr 2021 · 20:06 UTC
Graphics and overall appearance were exceptional! There was definitely a huge amount of polish in the design, graphics, UI, music, sound, etc. As others have said, there is definitely a huge difficulty curve, and it took me a while of playing in order to fully get a grip on combat. Nonetheless I felt it was solid, and could even be a kind of class based party game!
🎤 PizzArt64
27. Apr 2021 · 20:20 UTC
@chiyeon Thank you for the feedback! Yes, the gameplay is on my part, I definitely should've made it more accessible.
Ryan Dotsikas
27. Apr 2021 · 20:22 UTC
As others have said here, I love the art style and overall performance/vibe, the colours really pop and feel neon on the background which is awesome. It was a little difficult initially but then I got the hang and was able to take down a few bosses. I think the difficulty just comes from spawning right near a few enemies, but then once you deal with them you pretty much just face one at a time. It was very cool to see the bosses and to choose from shapes on the scree, Ive never seen an idea like that and I think it was executed exceptionally. Overall, great job!
Cal
27. Apr 2021 · 21:17 UTC
I got "“CQns 2” is damaged and can’t be opened. You should move it to the Bin." on Macos. Let me know if you're able to resolve and I'll play/rate :)
🎤 PizzArt64
27. Apr 2021 · 21:37 UTC
@cal probably not, we don't have any macos devices so we can't troubleshoot the problem
AranCutter
28. Apr 2021 · 13:06 UTC
It's a very polished game and I had fun with it. I was impressed with the music and art, and I love the retro feel--you nailed it. I really like the idea of selecting your character and then facing off against the rest. It was a fun surprise.

Unfortunately I found it pretty difficult to aim. I think a big part of it is the character's slow fire rate and the behavior of the enemies. They definitely felt too tanky to me.

I enjoyed it once I got the hang of it, though. Nice work on it.
caeonosphere
29. Apr 2021 · 09:19 UTC
I managed to kill just a dozen or so enemies, and I felt pretty lucky! A fun look and a liked the twist of shooting backwards. Definitely hard to aim, though... how come the enemies get to move and shoot at arbitrary angles and I'm stuck with right angles? And they're all ganging up on me, eh? Hardly seems fair! :)
SoberCake
29. Apr 2021 · 13:09 UTC
Hard to get used to, but super fun when you do
Yword
02. May 2021 · 16:26 UTC
Cool! Really fun and stylish, with nice UI and music too!
Igor KinGamer
03. May 2021 · 21:54 UTC
Fun game!

Shooting backwards was a nice touch. I only missed some background, it gets a little confusing when the viewport moves since shapes recoil when they shoot.

On the technical side, the window starts too big, not fitting on the screen. Also, your view of what is above and below you is more limited in a wider resolution.

Good job!
NoahRo
03. May 2021 · 22:27 UTC
That was really fun and addicting!

I managed to get to layer -5, with a score of __1360__ (2 deaths).
It's hard, but once you get used to it it's really fun!

I don't know if the enemies can predict movement, or they just angle their shots slightly randomly, but some enemies really know how to shoot me down :)

I love the atmosphere/flow of the whole game, you can just shoot, fight bosses, die, and keep going!
I had a lot of fun with this, and I kinda sorta lost myself in the game for a bit :)
🎤 PizzArt64
04. May 2021 · 11:53 UTC
@noahro Damn, good job, my lowest layer was about -3
Monkosum
15. May 2021 · 13:46 UTC
I'm a big fan of the visuals, the music and overall polish, and I would probably really enjoy the gameplay as well, if aiming was a bit easier. I think if you shot with the mouse, or with the arrow keys, it could've been a lot better. I would really like to see a post-jam version with improved aiming, because this game is really not bad. It's just difficult to get into.