BALANCE BLOCK BATTLE by squigglez

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made by squigglez for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

Kick blocks at your opponent.

Don't let the blocks stack on your unstable platform or it will fall.

Designed for 2 players, or train against AI.

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You can see a full match for demonstration here:

https://youtu.be/DA6e5u0qUis

Credits:

Programming, Sound by Lane Howard (squigglez)

Art, Sound, and Music by Eli Armero (peepo)

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CONTROLS: Keyboard / [Xbox controller]

Arrow keys / [left stick or d-pad]: move

Up / [A]: Jump

Z / [X]: Light kick, Menu select

X / [Y]: Medium kick

C / [B]: Heavy kick

V / [RT]: Knee

Ratings

Overall 399th 3.776⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Fun 223th 3.914⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 363th 3.672⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Theme 918th 3.362⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 489th 3.883⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Audio 234th 3.821⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Humor 535th 3.286⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Mood 681th 3.482⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Given 28🗳️ 34🗨️

Feedback

LDJam user 264719
05. Oct 2021 · 01:22 UTC
I don't have a Windows. I wish I could play it so badly!
Marius.png
05. Oct 2021 · 01:27 UTC
The game's very fun and both graphic and sound are top tier.
Spike Studio
05. Oct 2021 · 01:29 UTC
Great game! The movement felt nice, the sound was good, the animations were good, overall a fun experience :)
grimmpaperman
05. Oct 2021 · 01:32 UTC
Couldn't play with two players, but even the practice mode was fun. Fun simple game loop with a decent amount of depth. Enjoyed learning to do pop-up, move, kick combos.
LandoSystems
05. Oct 2021 · 01:44 UTC
Don't have someone else handy at the moment to try 2-player, but enjoyed the training mode for a bit. The art style is nice, the interactions are good but could maybe be juiced up a bit more. It's a good prototype for a couch competition game. Great work!
SkallyWags
05. Oct 2021 · 04:24 UTC
Kind of like a fighting game but not a fighting game :). I liked the concept a lot, and clearly there is a lot of polish. Only criticism is I would have liked some kind of onboarding rather than having to read the controls here. For someone who does not play fighting games on keyboard, ZXCV are not familiar keys. But for a game jam this is a phenomenal submission. For most people, I would suggest making a level based game instead of horde mode or multiplayer, but in this case the multiplayer and training vs AI shines.
Evileptic
05. Oct 2021 · 05:48 UTC
I don't have a second player, but I had a lot of fun in training-mode :mount_fuji:
Lucy Lu
05. Oct 2021 · 07:42 UTC
I enjoyed playing it! I loved the Audio! At first I was kinda scared because of the controls... and for a QWERTZ Keyboard z & y are switched. Good you can easily switch to a QWERTY layout!
Ravenmages
05. Oct 2021 · 23:51 UTC
Simple but very fun and slightly addictive. Nice work :)
Sceef
06. Oct 2021 · 07:21 UTC
Nice job!
Scarounet
06. Oct 2021 · 07:26 UTC
Could only try it against AI but the game is really cool. The controls are easy to pick up and the balancing to avoid infinite juggling is smart, can't wait to test my skills against another player.
Music is also really cool, great job :)
osh.studio
06. Oct 2021 · 07:26 UTC
This game so good, I only wish I had a player 2 to verse. The sideways movement felt so clean with the noise and animation. Loved it. When I found out you could jump kick I was stoked, great little game. Feels complete.
JPatchZ
06. Oct 2021 · 07:38 UTC
Very well polished! The music is amazing! I liked a lot of the animations on the menu, that is something I usually have trouble with when making them. Have I already said the music is great?
rumor
06. Oct 2021 · 14:18 UTC
I totally love the idea of a fighting game that's not about fighting, and this is a really creative use of the theme. Top notch!
LDJam user 0
08. Oct 2021 · 05:54 UTC
Holy shit I really like this. I need to find another person to play this with right now. I really want to see a larger version. The presentation is top notch for a game jam.
nratcliff
08. Oct 2021 · 19:52 UTC
Looks great! Would love a macOS build :^)
Shea Kelly
08. Oct 2021 · 21:39 UTC
very nice 2 player game fun to play with friends :)
Sheol
11. Oct 2021 · 05:47 UTC
Really good job!! Such a creative idea, I love it haha. I think the animation effects make it quite polished, a really great entry!
ChillerTyp
11. Oct 2021 · 05:52 UTC
Very good game with pretty cool pixel graphics. Thumbs up.
Vitor Milioni
15. Oct 2021 · 18:41 UTC
What a fucking gem, i loved it so so much, it's so well made in every aspect, first of, the "3 lane" gameplay is simple and effective, you just feels good to play until you get it, the knee to lift into the air, the smash to any of the 3 lanes when you're up front but very limited when you're far back... everything just feels fantastic. I'm an avid fighting game player and this just feels like one of the great indie gems like Divekick or Footsies, i can 100% see side tournaments at big fgc events hosting this just as is, and i for one will keep this on my pc and play with my fgc buddies when they come over, the graphics and sound design also work perfectly, the percentage display is also very clever, the speed increasing each time kinda like in Lethal League... this just feels like an ode to everything i love, 5's across the board for me for sure, i try to give some constructive feedback but in this case i would honestly not change a thing about this, just perfect, thanks for making this, i enjoyed it a lot!
ryjcio
16. Oct 2021 · 17:26 UTC
Rly neat concept, I enjoyed it very much. Wish there is mode single player mode :D Also I couldn't manage to make it works with Two-gamepads. That's a bummer.
Dilem
19. Oct 2021 · 16:21 UTC
That's a really interesting take on a common interpretation of the theme! Well done!
VarunDevs
20. Oct 2021 · 05:53 UTC
This game is more like an combination of volley ball and balancing but art needs some polish.

I will love to see where you take this :smile: