Blast Shifter by crysopraise

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made by crysopraise for Ludum Dare 51 (JAM)

A shoot 'em up where your weapon and perspective switches every 10 seconds.

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Controls

W A S D or Arrow Keys to move

Hold Space to Shoot

A short demo less then a minute long, still really proud of what we got done though :)

Credits

crysopraise - Programming and design

hilda-hey - Programming

jaylin-wylie - Music, programming, UI, and visual effects

lulululu - Models and visual effects

killthealias - Sound effects and design

Ratings

Overall 235th 3.86⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Fun 465th 3.52⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 115th 3.94⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Theme 101th 4.22⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 302th 4.02⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Audio 316th 3.604⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Mood 217th 3.86⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Given 21🗳️ 27🗨️

Feedback

wazce
04. Oct 2022 · 02:01 UTC
I love the art and effects in this! Took me quite a few tries but I finally beat it, I had a great time. Not much to complain about really, although reading if the enemy projectiles are going to hit you in 3D mode is a bit challenging. Super cool perspective shift though :)
n00b
04. Oct 2022 · 02:05 UTC
This is a pretty good use of the theme. And the graphics and music fit perfectly with this style of game. My only issue is that the controls felt kinda stiff at times. Also I was getting some minor stuttering but it did not stop me from enjoying the game.
seanjordan
04. Oct 2022 · 04:27 UTC
Graphics looked great and the music was even better. Interesting utilization of the theme.
lunkums
04. Oct 2022 · 13:30 UTC
Wow this is really special. The graphics are excellent and switching dimensions is a nice take on the theme! Third-person controls kinda fight with you. Otherwise, hard but not unfair. Great job :)
Vetche Studio
04. Oct 2022 · 13:47 UTC
Now this is a cool game! Love the 2D/3D transitions and how the game completely changes every 10 seconds while still retaining its spirit. Really makes you think on the clock
LeJoCarry
04. Oct 2022 · 21:38 UTC
Was funny :D
The 3D view is a bit hard to manage and the game lack of sound design but overall, it's nice ♥
William Baker
05. Oct 2022 · 04:22 UTC
Pretty old school style, fun to play! Like the 3d mode
ThatzNiko
05. Oct 2022 · 18:26 UTC
It was a pretty funny game, liked the 3d/2d mode, cool use of the 10 seconds-theme
Inokentii_Best
05. Oct 2022 · 18:28 UTC
fun game)
figadei
07. Oct 2022 · 11:13 UTC
fun! cool take on the theme and really lovely mood. it's short but well executed and the graphics look amazing!
Substain
07. Oct 2022 · 19:05 UTC
short but a really cool showcase of switching between 2d and 3d :)
Hawkin
08. Oct 2022 · 01:20 UTC
This was cool! The art style was awesome, like a mix between a grungy Spore and a hellish Star Fox. Switching between 2D and 3D was pretty fresh.

I do feel like the 10 second level switch felt a little arbitrary, rather than being a result of the player. That was definitely one challenge of this theme!

Edit: there was an odd pause sometimes when I hit space sometimes, especially at the beginning. I thought it was the pause button first! Maybe something to optimize?
KokkakNiphon
09. Oct 2022 · 00:08 UTC
A cool game concept of switching between 2D and 3D space. It is quite challenging when the mode-switching comes up. Despite the enemy that is quite hard to notice at first, the game does a solid job for the jam entry.
zazz0000
09. Oct 2022 · 17:56 UTC
Really cool use of the theme, and this was a tough one! Game is pretty challenging, but I'm all for it. Great job!
Tristan Heles
11. Oct 2022 · 01:43 UTC
Shiny ship shiny ship
SleepyStudios
15. Oct 2022 · 13:16 UTC
Was pleasantly surprised by the transition between 2D and 3D (only really glanced at the screenshots), really cool mechanic. The music and overall visual style (especially in 3D) were also done really well - nice work!
EvilScotsman
21. Oct 2022 · 19:58 UTC
Short, but I really liked the visual style!