Operation: Cable Jumper by Mr.KitKat

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made by Mr.KitKat for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

Hello and welcome to the

Coordinated Universal Training Enviroment (C.U.T.E)!

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Here at Vintergatan United we are always looking for brave pilots willing to protect our galaxy from threats known and unknows. Through CUTE we can find the best of the best together. Simply download the simulation programme and try your best at completing the mission at hand. Our expert agents will contact you if deemed worthy!

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Now, we only trust the best of the best with our cutting-edge space vessels. This is because their unique movement and weapon systems have still not been deemed safe by the United Nations and may be prone to impromptu combustion at low energy levels.

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This is where you come in. Our new J.U.M.P.E.R. C.A.B.L.E. system will absorb energy released by terminated enemy vessels, giving you some extra time to work with. Make sure to use it well, or disaster will be inevitable.

We hope you will find success in our tests and we trust that you report back if any issues occur. Godspeed!!

Ratings

Overall 238th 3.9⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 48th 4.15⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1117th 2.8⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 867th 3.5⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Humor 612th 3.059⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Mood 556th 3.605⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 7🗳️ 18🗨️

Feedback

WALK
05. Apr 2022 · 16:47 UTC
Very fun. The timer being health is a great idea. Bullets were a little fast for me but I enjoyed this overall :)
damakuno
05. Apr 2022 · 16:55 UTC
Pretty classic space shoot'em up game! I really liked the pixel art and animations~
s1lv3r Dr4g0n Games
05. Apr 2022 · 16:59 UTC
That was pretty cool! I think the player firing sounds were a bit loud but other than that the art is great and the game is well polished. Love the juice.
LDJam user 240168
05. Apr 2022 · 17:22 UTC
Nice game! Found it quite challenging. Love that there's no long text tutorial, everything is immediately understandable. Wish there was some score meter or something. Good job!

P.S. nice logs there :)

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Nick Saulnier
05. Apr 2022 · 17:26 UTC
Fun and polished shmup! I think the scope is appropriate as a jam entry, but with more time bosses/something to shake up the game loop or difficulty curve would have pushed this to a "next level". Overall really well-done gameplay. Haven't seen many shmups with a charged shot as the core mechanic, so that was really welcome. Great work!
spadekHemoglobiny
05. Apr 2022 · 17:31 UTC
Tremendous job! I had a lot of fun and I also enjoyed the elegant design of the enemies. They were simple but each enemy played a different role that made me adjust my playstyle. The credits were also a nice touch. The only bug I found is that if you hold down a movement button while moving from section to section, it will consume energy, whereas if you don't, it doesn't consume any. Other than that the game is very polished, plays great and looks great.
BoClow
06. Apr 2022 · 07:39 UTC
That was fun and well polished experience :D
I loved the use of same type of enemies with different spin on them and overall the game feel was very good. It was fun to play!
Anaxie Studio
06. Apr 2022 · 15:00 UTC
Good job! The game was a lot of fun and felt pretty exciting! Could have maybe been a little harder towards the end.
paulhocker
07. Apr 2022 · 01:32 UTC
this was such a fun game. it is my favorite so far of the jam. an additional scoring system would have been a nice touch but that is being nitpicky. great game!
WilhelmStein
07. Apr 2022 · 17:59 UTC
Great entry! Goes to show that a simple idea executed correctly can still dazzle!

Also f**k those purple sh!ts :laughing:
BrothersT
08. Apr 2022 · 12:07 UTC
Nicely done shooter, great art!! I feared at one point the difficulty was ramping up too quickly but then it calmed down again, it's nice to have moments of respite in-between screens sometimes so was glad to see you got that balance right :)

Did you write the music yourself?
Luis Felipe Patrocinio
10. Apr 2022 · 17:37 UTC
I liked the fast pace, and the different enemy patterns. Very cool, great submission, congratulations!
zimny11
15. Apr 2022 · 21:16 UTC
Awesome game! The in-game mechanics are really well done.
Aarimous
16. Apr 2022 · 16:50 UTC
Very nice polish and nice job doing the core well. I only wish I could have gotten some power ups to make my guns better. Cheers!
commanderstitch
16. Apr 2022 · 19:08 UTC
nice music, sounds, and graphics. It was pretty hard. I played it until i beat it. For some reason i thought there would be a giant rabbit or something so i kept going. The credits stuff was really cool!
Corrupt Spaghetti
17. Apr 2022 · 15:31 UTC
This is such a well-polished game! I especially love the music. Really fun too!