AtomBurst by Tigeryue

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made by Tigeryue for Ludum Dare 49 (COMPO)

Instructions:

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You are an Nucleus. Absorb BLUE ATOMS passing through the space!

Use mouse to move the Nucleus. NO other keys are needed for this game.

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You can Only hold as much as 4 Atoms in your body.

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Once you touch the fifth Atom. There will be an explosion! the explosion can destroy those annoying PINK Particles.

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ATTENTION!

If you touch the PINK particles with your body, they will absorb one of your Atoms. If you have no Atoms in your body when touching the PINK Particles, GAME OVER!

Ratings

Overall 182th 3.674⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 113th 3.761⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 353th 3.13⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Theme 400th 3.196⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 292th 3.37⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Audio 193th 3.405⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 366th 2.3⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 377th 2.952⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 34🗳️ 3🗨️

Feedback

EthanZech
04. Oct 2021 · 02:18 UTC
Pretty cool, the controls are good.

Only problem I found is that when you collect enough for the burst, if you are too close to a purple square it can kill you without the explosion destroying it.
LDJam user 261036
04. Oct 2021 · 02:25 UTC
cool concept and really enjoyable, my main complaint is that there's no feedback on when the forcefield is going to run out, more than once i died to a pink square because of the forcefield running out right as i was moving towards the square. you could make the field's opacity fade out as it's about to end.

also kind of a nitpick but it'd be better if the music didn't restart when dying.

i can definitely see this being expanded by adding stages with different gimmicks each
🎤 Tigeryue
04. Oct 2021 · 02:30 UTC
@ethanzech I noticed the bug.There's something to do with the execution order here
BougieBirdie
07. Oct 2021 · 23:41 UTC
Holy crap your game is juicy. It really goes to show how good a game can feel even if it's just circles and squares. I love the audio direction too, it really made it for me
Sli
08. Oct 2021 · 23:02 UTC
Cool. I enjoyed it. The design with four atoms and losing one on each hit is good. I like it. :smile:
hiisileiri
08. Oct 2021 · 23:11 UTC
This was actually very nice game, but it could be more expanded. I like how the player may carry resources and managed to be tactical with collecting the last resource. Collected resources are also shield points. This would be also great with premade levels. It would be also fun to choose when to use the charge; this is bit kinda like a Pac Man and Asteroids meets. There are many potential things in this game and in it's mechanics, so you should view this game to others and keep going on with developing!
LDJam user 267116
13. Oct 2021 · 00:39 UTC
nice game! I like how much it ramps up, it feels good scooping up a ton of atoms and blowing the crap out of a gang of pink boys. nice song too!
PaulLyaudet
14. Oct 2021 · 11:27 UTC
Simple and nice game. For me this king of game proove that a basic cancept can be better than a sophisticated but too overwhelming game.
Just a little frustrated that the shockwave is just like a little shield. This could have been a lot juicier with a shader of distortion + if it has destroy everything on screen ^^
Still a nice compo !
victoriaogino
15. Oct 2021 · 01:51 UTC
I really like this game! The controls, graphics, and sound effects all made it feel really good to play. The one thing that I think could be added are more challenges as you get farther in. Maybe introducing new shapes with new effects. Great job! :D
vidim888
15. Oct 2021 · 23:57 UTC
Great game! If you add some small effects like screen-shake and vfxs - will be a great time-killer!
rixar
20. Oct 2021 · 11:04 UTC
Wonderful little diversion! Really love the graphics and smooth movement. It reminded me of old games like Asteroid but also one I used to play a bit on PS3 called Gravity Crash. Beautiful geometric objects hitting each other and exploding in particles. Nice work, though I'd love to see my own high score on the game over screen.
negator2vc
20. Oct 2021 · 11:34 UTC
Excellent game! Fun with good controls.
Simple abstract graphics (which in this case works in the game favor ;-))
Great job!
BUT SERIOUSLY Make a WEB build!
PBG
20. Oct 2021 · 11:57 UTC
Nice little jam game. I really liked the whole visual presentation - the vibrating particles really sold the unstable theme. I also like how the particles act like health. I think the game takes a little long to really get moving - it got pretty fun around score 300, but it takes a while to get there - maybe have the difficulty ramp up faster? Nice job! and nice music!