Zombie Rush 3: Escalation by BytingGames

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made by BytingGames for Ludum Dare 51 (JAM)

* Survive devastating hordes of zombies while handling ever changing weapons. *

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It's gonna escalate.


| Developer | Developed | Link | | ------------- |-------------| -----| | Julian | Code | https://bytinggames.com | | Alex | Code | https://einfach-nur-alex.itch.io/ | | Tobi | Sound, Music | | | Michael | Art | https://artstation.com/michaelhammel |


Ratings

Overall 307th 3.783⭐ 62🧑‍⚖️
Fun 134th 3.958⭐ 62🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 846th 3.017⭐ 62🧑‍⚖️
Theme 320th 3.925⭐ 62🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 857th 3.158⭐ 62🧑‍⚖️
Audio 156th 3.907⭐ 61🧑‍⚖️
Humor 461th 3.053⭐ 59🧑‍⚖️
Mood 530th 3.509⭐ 60🧑‍⚖️
Given 102🗳️ 100🗨️

Feedback

Quinn_Patrick
04. Oct 2022 · 00:59 UTC
Absolutely love the music changing for the different weapons, and every track is a banger. Absolutely killer work there. The animations are a bit stilted, but the tilesets are pretty good looking. A clearer indicator of what each weapon was would be nice, since the pixel art can be a little abstract. Maybe text flashing across the screen saying "FLAMETHROWER" or something like that. After you figure it out, though, its pretty addicting. The crossbow is the clear winner for me. I do wish that the sword swung faster to make up for its short reach.
Arthur Mairs
04. Oct 2022 · 04:29 UTC
Played this for longer than I was meant to! Super fun and the music is great. I really enjoyed the sword and the revolver! Well done to your team!
ThatzNiko
04. Oct 2022 · 05:30 UTC
Well done to everybody, the music is really cool.
I would prefer a better UI but other than that it was funny!
Fedir
04. Oct 2022 · 11:34 UTC
Would be great to play it in Web, or mobile) Good game)
Demigiant
04. Oct 2022 · 13:49 UTC
Honestly didn't expect this to be so entertaining, it works really well!
lunkums
04. Oct 2022 · 13:54 UTC
Wow. I'm not kidding, this is probably the most original, refreshing, and fun game I've played so far. Excellent take on the theme, and the music and graphics are awesome (they're LOFI but in a good way ;D). Awesome work guys.

P.S. I don't know if the high scores are pre-set, but that was a fantastic inclusion!
keip
04. Oct 2022 · 13:57 UTC
@ lunkums
the highscore is online and everyone who creates the times will be recorded on the places. with the times that are on it so far it is still difficult to get on it but doable ;)
Jungle
04. Oct 2022 · 15:57 UTC
It is a very addicting game. Different weapons really set the fun of gameplay. Congratulations
iogannes
04. Oct 2022 · 16:02 UTC
gus 1 satr bc I cant play this game without dot net softs(
huskitch
04. Oct 2022 · 16:19 UTC
Fun concept
Gorr
04. Oct 2022 · 18:04 UTC
Great game. Love it. Different weapons really feel different.
Nobuna-no
04. Oct 2022 · 19:20 UTC
I'm really impressed! The weapons are satisfying and have all their own music. My hat is off to you!
Attala
04. Oct 2022 · 20:36 UTC
Ahh, this was nice :) Simple, but the gameplay felt very rewarding. The music/sounds lifted the experience. I just felt like I could relax, get sucked in by the music/sounds and just kill a lot of zombies. Was wondering why the SWAT guys were fighting with the zombies, and then it dawned on me.. I must be tired :) Great entry!
Firebelley
04. Oct 2022 · 23:05 UTC
Awesome game! Felt amazing to play. Nice work!
scottgoldsmith
05. Oct 2022 · 00:23 UTC
Great game, fun combat, pretty addictive. Reminds me of the old online games in the early 2000s.
LDJam user 221561
05. Oct 2022 · 00:27 UTC
Fabulous. Extra point for the highlander (+ music) really made me chuckle. Only niggle is the spawning on top of the player - comes as quite a surprise rush and can end the game quite rapidly. Loads of fun though :smile:
[EDIT] Made the highscore board!
Fuse in a Bowl
05. Oct 2022 · 03:06 UTC
The switching music was fantastic and the weapons felt powerful, I think the sound and the knockback really sell them.

The flamethrower feels like a bad roll, I struggled to live for those 10 seconds, maybe it could have a different purpose than low damage in a wide AoE? Or intentionally lean into the "bad roll" and give the player a longer warning window that they have to clear out enemies before getting a bad weapon and being on the run.

This was very satisfying. Good job!
LDJam user 120290
05. Oct 2022 · 09:33 UTC
9.5/10, You saved me from disapointed and boring, this game is so cool!!!
lonagi
05. Oct 2022 · 11:20 UTC
Well Done! I like this game. You made a game what I thought create too, so it had similar idea. There are great combat system, sound engine, good. I played your game with my friends yesterday. We were impressive!
Maximen
05. Oct 2022 · 11:24 UTC
nice game
lunkums
05. Oct 2022 · 13:45 UTC
Is this built in MonoGame or SDL? If the former, what command do you use to build the project? Are you using NetBeauty to clean up the dir or have you set "--self-contained false" which is why .NET 6 is required?
JoeDev
05. Oct 2022 · 14:21 UTC
This was ace! Loved the music changes with weapon was really nice to help understand what was going on! Also the general game feel was great and leaderboards for a jam were a nice touch!
LDJam user 261242
05. Oct 2022 · 14:42 UTC
Impressed! I really like the music and audio when attacking. It works nice with fire pace. Niccccccccccccccce work!
Sohei
05. Oct 2022 · 16:16 UTC
I couldn't launch on my old lil laptop. 8'-(
keip
05. Oct 2022 · 16:41 UTC
@sohei
do you have a mouse? you only need the left mouse button to shoot. if it doesnt work: do you have ".NET6" installed?
Sohei
05. Oct 2022 · 17:12 UTC
@keip oh! thanks for the hint!
🎤 BytingGames
05. Oct 2022 · 17:26 UTC
@lunkums Thank you! NetBeauty really helped me out there. Yes the --self-contained variable was set to false, I changed it and now it's playable without .NET 6.
I'm happy to hear you enjoyed the game :D
🎤 BytingGames
05. Oct 2022 · 17:35 UTC
@iogannes The Game is now playable without having .NET 6 installed. I would be happy if you gave the game a second chance :)
Inokentii_Best
05. Oct 2022 · 18:48 UTC
wow, ist very fun) this is a really interesting challenge
thedude3600
06. Oct 2022 · 00:16 UTC
This was a fun top down shooter! Tough, but fun! I think my best time was 1 minute 25. And as a bonus, the PC totally looks like Vegeta from the top, so the image of Vegeta running around shooting a bunch of zombies was pretty great! Good Job!
ChillerTyp
06. Oct 2022 · 14:27 UTC
Warum habt ihr denn keinen Browser-Build gemacht? Runterladen nervt... ich geb euch trotzdem ein paar Sterne. Die Idee scheint mir nämlich ganz cool zu sein.
🎤 BytingGames
06. Oct 2022 · 14:52 UTC
@chillertyp Not every game engine is able to run in a browser.
Not wanting to download a game, is totally fine and understandable. But should that influence the rating?
Plepletier
06. Oct 2022 · 15:59 UTC
Great game!!! The music changing according to the weapons is the detail that most caught my attention and that makes all the difference in the Mood of the game. The feedback of the shots is great, I want to always be shooting and killing zombies!!!! Really good! The only thing that really bothered me is that at times the zombies appeared inside me, not giving me time to dodge or even attack them.
lunkums
06. Oct 2022 · 16:22 UTC
@bytinggames I published my game through MonoGame as well, with the self-contained flag set to true. Some people were reporting issues with my build not running even when they had .NET installed (even though they shouldn't need .NET for the self-contained deployment). Was curious if you all had similar issues?
🎤 BytingGames
06. Oct 2022 · 18:14 UTC
@lunkums I didn't encounter that issue yet, but I mostly didn't release my games with the self-contained flag set to true. I tried your game and it seems like the same problem happens on me: It simply doesn't start. If you want, you can contact me at bytinggames@gmail.com and send me your discord name f.ex., I would be happy to help you find the bug, as I'm curious myself.
lunkums
06. Oct 2022 · 18:43 UTC
@bytinggames Sent
Heine Hohenhart
06. Oct 2022 · 20:00 UTC
Very fun! A very simple concept but very well done, addictive, which makes you want to put a coin back in the machine at each try. Big love!
LDJam user 298734
07. Oct 2022 · 02:55 UTC
![sda.JPG](///raw/eee/84/z/52a10.jpg)
got killed by my own rocket XD
nice game!(rate back plz!)
ItsHornUnicorn
07. Oct 2022 · 11:51 UTC
I tried a couple of times to beat the best Julian's record. But I didn't manage it. It'so fun to play. A simple working concept, nicely done. Graphics is not perfect but it didn't bother at all. Very nice entry. god job
someone
07. Oct 2022 · 16:49 UTC
Fun gameplay. Satisfying weapons. Nice music. Great entry!
Being spawned on top of was annoying, but at least it was clear where they would spawn.
keip
08. Oct 2022 · 00:50 UTC
@someone I think we have the spawn points with vines and more cracks in the ground and also still marked in red quite clearly marked :D
tatawanda
08. Oct 2022 · 08:42 UTC
Simple and nice! The music is cool and appropriate (I smiled at the highlander ref). The gun got the necessary oomphf. Nice entry overall!
LDJam user 148430
08. Oct 2022 · 10:46 UTC
Very polished, really liked it and its very addicting :)
BOOtak
08. Oct 2022 · 10:58 UTC
This game is very addictive! I like the way mthe music theme matches your current weapon. Audio que on which weapon will be next is a great touch! It really helps. The game is fun and challenging, may be too challenging for me, 1:31 was my personal best :)
Itskdog
09. Oct 2022 · 02:08 UTC
Fun little game. Liked the different music for the different weapons.
dimesto52
09. Oct 2022 · 10:33 UTC
interesting concept I just regret seeing the same weapon come back at the same time of the game
Hora-Timer
09. Oct 2022 · 11:08 UTC
Bem engraçado Nice! game
LDJam user 279622
09. Oct 2022 · 12:03 UTC
I played this on stream! [Here's a link to the VOD](https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1619345236?t=4h38m00s)

the weapons all felt really satisfying to use, and I like how they each had their own little theme music haha
Wakobu
10. Oct 2022 · 20:49 UTC
Really strong entry! Great job for doing a separate audio themes for each weapons! Super mood and super gameplay!
ryusui
11. Oct 2022 · 02:48 UTC
Very simple but VERY well executed. There's a visceral satisfaction to all the weapons in this game. (I'll admit, I was a little concerned going from a rocket launcher to a crossbow, and then I saw AN ENTIRE LINE OF ENEMIES get wiped out in one shot! XD)

It's a snack-sized game, but it's very much a complete package!
Ehon
11. Oct 2022 · 17:51 UTC
Admins, please ban this game from LD51, it's too addicting! (just kidding lol) The gameplay is PHENOMENALY addictive and satysfying to play, and the idea of "theme music" is so creative. Really good entry, keep up the good work!
LDJam user 267116
16. Oct 2022 · 01:02 UTC
Cool game! Brought me back to the days of flash games, complete with the indeterminate amount of sequels. Loved how the music would change from gun to gun. Getting the pistol later in the game is as good as a death sentence :sweat_smile: Nice work!
asfdfdfd
18. Oct 2022 · 19:11 UTC
Great weapon feedback and sound change.