Homerun for your life! by ChevalBancal

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made by ChevalBancal for Ludum Dare 51 (JAM)

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Oh no! Comets! And they are going to crash down on Earth! It's a good thing we have a giant batter robot (B-453 BOT) to deflect them! Swing your bat to reflect all the comets and save Earth!!!

💻📱 Play here : https://menicafolden.itch.io/homerun

Controls : click on the left or the right of the screen to smash depending from where the comets are coming from ;) Use the map to prepare your swings! Note : On PC, you can also use the X and C keys to swing your bat

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Can be played with a mouse or a touch screen

Made in 72h by WobblyHorse and Menica Folden for the Ludum Dare 51

Theme : Every 10 seconds

💻📱 Play here : https://menicafolden.itch.io/homerun

Ratings

Overall 146th 3.971⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Fun 251th 3.765⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 296th 3.647⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Theme 163th 4.132⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 51th 4.5⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Audio 331th 3.574⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Humor 5th 4.485⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Mood 110th 4.061⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Given 11🗳️ 27🗨️

Feedback

Juels
03. Oct 2022 · 18:50 UTC
OMG the visuals are incredible. The game it self is nice, i like that you have to switch your vision from the bottom to top screen as a comet approch. But I think it would have been cool if you would have got to move around the planet to track the comet
Rose
03. Oct 2022 · 19:05 UTC
This game is so cute and polished! The newscaster's expressions are super fun, the bottom part is pretty, and the news subtitles are really funny! I also like how the background gets more destroyed as you get hit.

I tried on PC but I bet it's great on mobile too. If you want to improve the game, I think being able to use keyboard keys or right/left mouse button, rather than moving the mouse back and forth, would be great for playing on PC.
Entropea
03. Oct 2022 · 23:02 UTC
Thank you for the feedback!! Actually the X and C keys work on desktop :) !
LDJam user 219121
03. Oct 2022 · 23:32 UTC
Very funny™! Super nice graphics - a little weird sometimes, I clicked and it didn't seem to register my input or something but I think I might just be bad lol
Escarpoulpe
03. Oct 2022 · 23:45 UTC
Grosse dinguerie
i'm a noob for the timing but the game is so fun, the animation is really dope !
SAGIII
03. Oct 2022 · 23:48 UTC
Hello! The game is incredible you got full 5 stars. I don't know what to say except gg wp.
🎤 ChevalBancal
03. Oct 2022 · 23:55 UTC
@sagiii Thank you very much!!!! It means a lot!!!
tinykidtoo
04. Oct 2022 · 01:04 UTC
I love the graphics as things fall apart. I kept getting distracted as I was reading the text. I had one job! And I failed it. Overall, I felt it was really well presented.

I did have some issues with some comets wrapping around the planet and just barely crossing the light/dark side line but, still appearing on the right side of my screen.
Zakku
04. Oct 2022 · 08:21 UTC
Amazing ! The mecha fighting asteroids is the best idea ahah and the graphics are amazing !! And it gets hard fast :triumph:
Doot
04. Oct 2022 · 09:33 UTC
Very funny game!

The art, mood and humor are really great. I like the double screen design, it's funny to switch between reading stupid lines and looking out for the next asteroïd 🤖🏏☄️

Small bug: I had no sound on my second try!
MaRJaGiL
04. Oct 2022 · 10:37 UTC
I really like the orbit change mechanic, it'd be really fun if two meteors that meet in orbit could destroy each other, it would add another layer to the gameplay loop. Audio is nice, though the music could sit a bit quieter in the overall mix. Really loved playing it!
bobo_oh
04. Oct 2022 · 10:41 UTC
Wow, really fun and innovative mecanic! Loved it!
GibsS
04. Oct 2022 · 10:46 UTC
Very fun game. It's hard to pay attention to the comets when reading the very witty chyrons :).
Excy
04. Oct 2022 · 10:52 UTC
Fun little game! The dual screen reminds me of playing on a DS and you did a great job of utilising both screens
Entropea
04. Oct 2022 · 11:40 UTC
Thank you for all the comments!
- Yes it's basically a made to be a DS game
- We are aware that the music doesn't play after your first try, it's because the earth is already destroyed and you live in a simulation now
Vhalenn
04. Oct 2022 · 13:49 UTC
The presentation of the game is incredible ! It would have been so cool on a DS !
Cookie_CHR
04. Oct 2022 · 20:51 UTC
Great job with the graphics! Loved reading the news
Eugenik
04. Oct 2022 · 23:10 UTC
Cool music and a lot of fun, good work!.
Russ Moonbase
05. Oct 2022 · 01:13 UTC
Simple gameplay with lots of style and some great humor. I really enjoyed it when I missed hitting the comet and the reporter started running around or her eyes became circles. The news headlines made me laugh.

Art was on point. All of it looked great and I really liked that the city getting destroyed was an indicator of how well you are doing.
Federico Delgado
05. Oct 2022 · 01:39 UTC
Your game is great! such a simple idea but really well executed, loved the art but the music is on another level, i can't stop dancing hahaha. The messages from the TV were so funny
ynthamy
05. Oct 2022 · 02:44 UTC
I love this! The concept, design, animations... all charming, polished, and well done! Creative presentation as a dual news feed, which really added to the experience. I especially like the use of the clock for the score. The text crawl got some laughs out of me ("PLEASE STOP CALLING 911, THEY KNOW").

It's hard to think of constructive criticism because it's pretty solid, honestly. The music got a little repetitive after a while, though it fits the tone of the game well. Maybe some variation to the sound effects would be good, and a sound cue when the comets have entered the atmosphere would help players' timing. A whoosh that gets louder as they get closer?

I can easily see this as a full-blown app game, complete with alternate sports-themed robots to unlock, heheh. Very nice work!

Also, do want a B-453D BOT tshirt
Dodidouda
06. Oct 2022 · 08:53 UTC
Super fun game!!! I loved everything about it, from the simple concept, your take on the theme, to the amazing graphics and the sense of humor. Having the "breaking news" text as a way to display information and jokes that make the whole mood of the game is a very clever idea. I also liked how clear the indications were as to when the meteor would hit the Earth.
I would have loved increasing difficulty over time. Because once you "get" the rythm of the meteors, it's easy to just continue hitting forever until you're bored. But this is a very minor setback.
Congrats for this very strong entry :)
Furano
06. Oct 2022 · 18:33 UTC
The visual are great and soo funny! I loved it!

The gameplay itself is fun, however I felt like the beginning was too slow.... It didn't make me wabt to try again to beat my highscore because I would have to go trough it again.

The embedded tutorial is perfect, simple, fast and efficient. A great addition to your game!
SLEEPYMENACE
06. Oct 2022 · 19:06 UTC
Very cute game, love the TV reporter freaking out and the silly headlines! It's hard to tell exactly when to time your hits but otherwise I enjoyed it quite a lot. Gets really hectic when you're juggling multiple comets - fun!

Great job!
Glacian
07. Oct 2022 · 12:00 UTC
Brilliant graphics and humour. Audio is groovy. Love the unique idea
vidarn
07. Oct 2022 · 12:24 UTC
This is wonderful! Great job on taking a simple mechanic and making so much out of it. I love the graphics and all the details. The headlines were hilarious!
Fax
07. Oct 2022 · 21:12 UTC
Too much cool gameplay, aesthetics and fun for a jam.
Just perfect.
Lukuluk
09. Oct 2022 · 14:54 UTC
So simple, fun, and the journalist & messages are so cool! Well done :)
Kerdelos
09. Oct 2022 · 22:38 UTC
I love the aesthetics of the game and the humour in the television prompts ! Found it a bit hard to time the baseball bat though. Great work !
amarokczukay
10. Oct 2022 · 11:25 UTC
this is a really nice game, with a lot of features i like : the format is great, i like the split screen, banners are mostly fun, animations (and how the city slowly gets on fire) are great! screen was a bit small on my computer tho.

maybe i didn't see it because i was not very good, but it seemed to me that there are maximum 2 comets at the same time? i was guessing there'd be more and more comets coming. but maybe it is the case, and i just sucked at game haha
Entropea
10. Oct 2022 · 12:03 UTC
There is a maximum of 10 comets in the game :) You need to make no mistakes 20 times in raw to get all of them !
Mooobster
12. Oct 2022 · 01:54 UTC
Love the Gundam, love the art, love the gameplay, great entry!
Oroshibu
21. Oct 2022 · 09:24 UTC
I LOVE THE ART!!! SUCH A CUTE LOOKING GAME 😲