Harvesting Motherboards by MaxKyckling

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made by MaxKyckling for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

The reaper have no more human lives to sow, the machines have taken them all...

Take revenge on these metal murderers!

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Rip their unstable minds out!

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Defeat their leader!

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Can you collect all red skulls?

Ratings

Overall 508th 3.698⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Fun 322th 3.791⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1343th 2.651⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1463th 2.36⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 458th 3.907⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Audio 486th 3.5⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Mood 384th 3.744⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Given 17🗳️ 35🗨️

Feedback

Duskel
05. Oct 2021 · 00:00 UTC
Fun to play, love the graphics !
zakaria
05. Oct 2021 · 01:01 UTC
Stunning graphics, i love the bloom the most i enjoyed it good work!
cottonfloweryellow
05. Oct 2021 · 01:08 UTC
Was fun! I'm glad I found it.
cerieyele
05. Oct 2021 · 07:19 UTC
Good graphics and challenging gameplay, but a bit strange balance
🎤 MaxKyckling
05. Oct 2021 · 08:04 UTC
@cerieyele Thanks for feedback! :D What do you mean about the balance? :)
cerieyele
05. Oct 2021 · 08:20 UTC
@maxkyckling it's more about bruteforcing, not really tactics or something, but maybe that was an idea..
DriagonV
05. Oct 2021 · 11:14 UTC
Really fun to play and addicting, with nice graphics and music, it's pretty tough though haha, I got my skull bashed in a fair number of times, but hey at least I got 3 red skulls on the tutorial level :p.
Fear Games
05. Oct 2021 · 11:15 UTC
Good fun game. simple but effective graphics, I do wish you could move and shoot, or at least move while aiming.
Préda
05. Oct 2021 · 11:33 UTC
An actually fun game, although I figured out my little speedrunning strategy where I'd go by all the level 0 enemies. Really nice entry for 72 hours!
jonah
05. Oct 2021 · 12:20 UTC
Amazing graphics. Good job~ I had fun playing it.
AlexYam
05. Oct 2021 · 12:49 UTC
Very fun to play. It would be nice if the melee enemies drop some ammo in later levels.
curleysam
05. Oct 2021 · 14:33 UTC
Really neat entry. I loved the lighting and general vibe. Chill audio as well!
I also liked the level challenges as they made me play the levels in different ways. Its hard though haha!
REally good job! 👏
Momo_Hunter
05. Oct 2021 · 15:21 UTC
Very challenging game, but was much fun, also nice music
Dobrila
06. Oct 2021 · 09:17 UTC
fun to play, makes you want to continue playing to beat it. very nice graphics :) great job !
Robert Li
06. Oct 2021 · 09:18 UTC
I like the minimalistic scenery, big fan of the use of bloom! The enemy keeps me on edge lol, I honestly thought they couldnt climb ladders and tried to exploit that, but you surprised me!
Tron
06. Oct 2021 · 09:20 UTC
The thing that bothers me the most about the game is not being able to walk while I'm aiming.
Otherwise I think the game is pretty good.
PaperAeroplane555
06. Oct 2021 · 09:46 UTC
i really love the 3d perspective. also i managed to go through like the first couple of levels by just walking past the enemies. probably unintentional but i think the ai makes for some genuinely fun "stealth" by having to walk past the enemies at the correct time lmao (just a shame that the bullets from the red enemies cant hit other enemies :p) and being chased by like 10 robots is oddly exhilarating. and i think the red skull thing for each level is really unique and interesting (even if i clearly did not kill all enemies haha) oh and the sounds the enemies make also provides really effective feedback too

overall good job! i think the guns can be shown more clearly, as well as the gun type (i know the clip size is different but i didnt really focus on the guns that much tbh)

overall a really good experience!! well done :>
Derek Volker
06. Oct 2021 · 12:08 UTC
I can hardly believe this game was made in 72 hours by two people. It's awesome!

While i find it a bit hard, i am also a terrible player. But the work is fenomenal. Different guns, enemies, levels and the amazing 2.5D perspective.

I can't really appoint any flaw.

Oustanding job guys! Thanks for mading this game!
Mordrick
06. Oct 2021 · 12:52 UTC
Nice game ^^.
As a fan of the terminator series this was a nice game to play. and it was challenging too!
I liked the dark color palette and the models as well as the level design.

Overall: Good job!
Erlioniel
06. Oct 2021 · 19:01 UTC
Can't imagine how much time you spend to make a 3d stuff like that. From my perspective it's just crazy :smiley:
Trexxak
06. Oct 2021 · 19:35 UTC
Very competent stealth shooter! It may be a bit too punishing at times (level 2 and 3 come to mind), but at the same time it wouldn't as effectively train the player to be more careful! Great job, thank you for this refreshing title!
Adrian Guevara
07. Oct 2021 · 06:07 UTC
I see a lot of work there, well done!
Almog
07. Oct 2021 · 06:37 UTC
Amazing graphics and cool gameplay, a bit harsh with only dying by 1 hit but fun none the less! pretty polished as well , well made game especially in 72 hours good job!
Jackaljk
07. Oct 2021 · 07:13 UTC
It looks cool! I think it would be better if you could move very slowly while aiming rather than being forced still. Good job anyway!
2CCs
07. Oct 2021 · 08:21 UTC
I like the way the game looks and the concept is fun! The controls can be a bit awkward at times when firing the gun, though, and I actually ran into a bug where my character freezes in place and can't move. I think it was triggered by an awkward interaction while aiming down the sights with the gun.
ragtagradical
07. Oct 2021 · 08:27 UTC
niice pacing. Fun and frenetic. Getting squashed by those robos really gets me. Makes me want a faster restart so I can just keep hammering at it like hotline miami
Dinwy
07. Oct 2021 · 09:06 UTC
I know how hard to make a 3d game in game jam. Especially, I love how you placed the camera and designed the map. However, it would be nice put some more fight logic, just run and passing robots are not really fun. I saw you put a mission object like kill all enemies, but I thought you could improve this part.

But really great game for game jam. Great work :)
Denhette
08. Oct 2021 · 09:35 UTC
I really feel a sense of dread every time these giants start charging at me. It's hard as nails, I spent more time finishing level 1 than anyone should, but you absolutely made a solid game!
Tarek Creations
09. Oct 2021 · 11:05 UTC
graphics are good, but i didn't like that i can skip all of the enemies and go to the elevator
bentglasstube
09. Oct 2021 · 21:04 UTC
I quite enjoyed the 3d graphics with a 2d game. The pacing was nice and I liked how it had a "speedun" mode where you just tried to go quickly through. It might have been a little more challenging if you couldn't rush past all enemies. I think also a little animation for the elevators would help. At first, I got a little confused when enemies took elevators instantly.
Hermitao
10. Oct 2021 · 19:41 UTC
Cool game! Loved that there were multiple weapons and that I could steal them from some robots. Just wish there was a faster way to restart the levels so I can optimize my actions.
johnnysix
10. Oct 2021 · 20:26 UTC
This was fun, the robots were interesting to fight, and I like the attack of the one that looks like it's clamping your head with frying pans. I'd love to be able to duck , that's all , and maybe move/walk slowly with gun. Great job though!
LDJam user 233347
10. Oct 2021 · 22:03 UTC
I liked the idea of the game, but it was rather challenging IMO.
No reload (for the guns) available, right?
🎤 MaxKyckling
11. Oct 2021 · 06:49 UTC
@xparker Thanks for playing! There is no reload as you pick up guns from the ranged enemies!
froissant
11. Oct 2021 · 07:49 UTC
Love the graphics! Wish it could run in a browser :smile:
Gno Evenimente
12. Oct 2021 · 06:53 UTC
Cool game. Really good enemy models and level design. Somehow, this game reminds me of an old PC game I played, Hunter Hunted. Although looking at footage of that now, it's quite different. I think the mood is in that vein though.

I think the gun sounds are a bit weak, and they are the same it seems for several different weapons I tried.

It's very difficult with the 1 hit death, but seems like if you master the timing for each enemy and weapon, it's fait. Would definitely play a complete version of this game.
ashtheevil
12. Oct 2021 · 13:04 UTC
I like visuals and variety of guns the game has. And it's cool you have some score and challenge to beat levels with. Gun clip's capacity inication made me try to find reload button for a bit. Also, game's balance and that I was wasting much bullets made me develop not so fun strategy. I was leaving fresh guns lying around 'till I'm out of ammo and coming back for it through the whole level later. It looks like the game completely miss the theme, but I had fun playing it anyway. Good job!
Fluorescent
12. Oct 2021 · 23:17 UTC
The game is great, and even if I didn't particularly like the fact that you can run out of bullets and have no other method you can interact with enemies, but that's more of a suggestion than a flaw, of course :)

I liked the presentation, both visual and audio, and an aura of polish all around. Great entry, even if there is a stretch for the theme.
FloGames
13. Oct 2021 · 21:12 UTC
Very harrowing experience, the tension is super high and reflexes need to be super-fast and precise, well done! It was very thrilling timing the movement and the shots just right and the music really added to the tense feeling. Very challenging and well done!
Sometimes I wished I could use the mouse to look around a bit more, just to see what enemies might be lurking at the end of a long ladder, but that's just a minor thing.
LDJam user 202408
14. Oct 2021 · 12:12 UTC
Dude! this game is waay too polished for a game jam, really impressive I really love it, shooting feels just satisfying, well done!

In terms of critisism I would say:
-not being able to move while shooting feels kind of non responsive, if it was intended to not be able to move while aiming then consider making an "aim posing" animation to help with readability
-the ammo number is confusing, is the second number the max ammo ? or is it additional bullets I can reload into the gun.. ?

Of course this is a Jam Game so it natural for it not to be perfect, but regardless of that you did a really well job!