Bomb Ninjas by Thiago Nascimento

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made by Thiago Nascimento for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

Print.png This was supposed to be a compo game, but I missed the deadline =(

Took this oportunity to learn something new, and that is Unity + Photon PUN!

It took me two days to get the lobby working and I had only one day to finish the game. You will see that there is no polish at all, apart from the main character model.

I am very happy with the result and if I had more time things I would do would be: -Polish the visuals and add sound; -Make bombs bounce off walls; -Study and implement more effective lag compensation methods;

YOU WILL NEED SOMEONE TO PLAY AGAINST YOU - Just create a room and wait for someone to join. Photon PUN free servers only support 20 players at a time (like 20 people would gather to play a silly LD Game haha)

Ratings

Overall 258th 3.905⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 410th 3.714⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 366th 3.667⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 900th 3.381⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 695th 3.667⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 281th 3.69⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 10🗳️ 14🗨️

Feedback

Quite Good
06. Oct 2021 · 00:00 UTC
It is criminal that this game has no ratings yet! I want to boost this to the top of the Ludum Dare page so more people see it and create a bunch of lobbies. I played it 1 on 1 with my friend and we had a lot of fun blowing each other up.

The art style is super cute, the ninjas (and their little bums) are super polished and I can't believe you made this an online game. I do wish the environment had the same level of detail to it. Incredible job though overall. Can't wait to see more people playing this!!
Spacemarinebr
06. Oct 2021 · 11:38 UTC
ai mano !! ficou muito divertido o jogo parabens :D acho que vale apena seguir com ele !
Dizzydon
07. Oct 2021 · 17:14 UTC
Very nice!! I enjoyed this a lot!
Cedric86
07. Oct 2021 · 17:22 UTC
Very nice entry. Had nobody to play with but if i had i bet it would have been fun. Controlls and anymations are very smooth. Good job.
Str8griz
07. Oct 2021 · 17:27 UTC
Felt great, I wish I could join a game in progress if there was room.
Tattomoosa
07. Oct 2021 · 17:37 UTC
This is really cool and props for doing multiplayer. I think there was like almost half a second of lag when I played though, so it wasn't always clear if someone killed me or if maybe you just die after some amount of time being alive or something?

It was also too difficult to hit people imo but maybe I just gotta git gud. Other players certainly did manage to kill me lol.

One time I died and just stayed dead for a long time -- so I don't know if there are lives that run out and then you need to wait longer or what?

I think it could use a lot more UI - like "[player1] killed [player2]" or "[player1] exploded themselves" would make a huge difference. A re-spawn timer would be really good too, so it's not such a surprise when you come back.
CozyGamePals
07. Oct 2021 · 19:58 UTC
Wow so impressive! Can't believe you attempted such an ambitious idea. great work! I'm leaving an open lobby running and hoping somebody joins in. I'm looking forward to giving this a try!
🎤 Thiago Nascimento
07. Oct 2021 · 21:03 UTC
@tattomoosa it definitively needs a better UI information going on, I didn't have time to add even the basic stuff =(
When you die you will respawn after only one player is left alive (A score count should exist as well hehehe)

@cozygamepals thanks, it was really ambitious, specially because I had no prior experience with it. But hey, jams are for learning right?
V174M1N
08. Oct 2021 · 07:52 UTC
nice game! the movement feels good. i wish there was some BGM.
Puebebe
08. Oct 2021 · 10:51 UTC
It was funny ^^
We enjoyed playing your game, maybe cause of these sweety characters. Gameplay isn't complex, so it may be dull after few minutes, but I understand you didn't have time to add more features.
Networking works pretty well.
Maybe it would be useful if there will be chat in lobby.
Scoreboard could be nice.
Of cause there is lack of audio (music or just simple sfx), but you know it ;)
Nyles
16. Oct 2021 · 05:59 UTC
This could be a fun a single player game too if there was something to destroy with the bombs.
JPatchZ
16. Oct 2021 · 09:39 UTC
Really cool game. It was difficult to get someone to play with me, that's why I took so long to rate it. It's amazing you did it just by your own in a weekend. Ps.? daora ver outro br por aqui! \o/
Wakobu
21. Oct 2021 · 19:09 UTC
It is audacious to make an online game for a game jam ! The game itself is not incredible but I had a lot of fun to explode myself in front of my friends :bomb: