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Release The Kraken by AndyGates

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made by AndyGates for LD33 (COMPO)
NOTE: If you are playing the embedded version and the keys are not responding, click near the game window (by the unity logo) and it should give keyboard focus to the game.

You are a mighty Kraken. A mythical creature of untold power. Yet people keep crashing boats into your head. Use your mighty tentacles to show them who's boss.

------------Instructions----------------

QWER - Select Tentacle
Mouse Button - Attract Tentacle to Mouse

Swing your tentacles to destroy ships. The tentacles must be moving a certain speed to do damage.

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The WebGL build should hopefully work, and will work best in the latest version of Firefox or Chrome.

If not, a unity WebPlayer version can be found at http://andrew-gates.co.uk/Dev/LD33/WebPlayer/

I had a lot of fun making this one, especially recording Kraken noises ;)

Managed to get everything working in a reasonable amount of time, so there was even time to write some menu and background music!

Didn't quite get the time to go back over some of the art, so a lot of it is still quite rough programmer art, oh well!

All feedback is welcome!
Web http://andrew-gates.co.uk/Dev/LD33/WebGL/
Windows http://andrew-gates.co.uk/Dev/LD33/ReleaseTheKraken-Windows.rar
OS/X http://andrew-gates.co.uk/Dev/LD33/ReleaseTheKraken-OSX.rar
Linux http://andrew-gates.co.uk/Dev/LD33/ReleaseTheKraken-Linux.rar
Source http://andrew-gates.co.uk/Dev/LD33/ReleaseTheKraken-Source.rar
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-33/?action=preview&uid=41401

Ratings

Coolness 89% 2
Overall 3.36 283
Audio 3.44 146
Fun 3.07 436
Graphics 3.36 322
Humor 2.98 343
Innovation 3.41 218
Mood 2.94 509
Theme 3.99 109

Feedback

markoburzan27
24. Aug 2015 · 00:56 UTC
nice
peterthehe
24. Aug 2015 · 07:47 UTC
The controls were quite hard to master (though I think thats part of the charm). Nice work.
celisoft
24. Aug 2015 · 07:50 UTC
Beautiful game but I didn't succeed to play on my azerty keyboard :/
GeeItSomeLaldy
24. Aug 2015 · 08:13 UTC
Difficult to control, but I guess that's what you were going for.

Mouse control didn't seem to work in Firefox, had to run it in chrome.
thebrickanator
24. Aug 2015 · 08:15 UTC
Really cool entry! I loved every part even if the controls are quite hard to use perfectly.
jorgemoag
24. Aug 2015 · 11:14 UTC
Great game but the controls are a bit weird.
tayl1r
24. Aug 2015 · 11:21 UTC
I only got 77 but I had a lot of fun!
TLansdale
24. Aug 2015 · 11:42 UTC
Difficult, but fun! Good job :)
ccglp
24. Aug 2015 · 12:20 UTC
Heavy. Like heavy metal, but in a game with a kraken.
Somnium
24. Aug 2015 · 16:38 UTC
Fun game, but difficult. The controls were hard to master, I kept trying to hit 1-4 instead of qwer.
mantis
24. Aug 2015 · 16:38 UTC
loving the music!
Andrew Adams
24. Aug 2015 · 18:11 UTC
Hard to play, but once you hit a groove it's fun.
mutuware
24. Aug 2015 · 18:11 UTC
Great audio!
Peach Pie Productions
24. Aug 2015 · 18:22 UTC
Wow amazing job!!! The graphics were sublime and the controls were QWOPin fantastic :) Great job Great physics!!!
increpare
24. Aug 2015 · 18:25 UTC
input didn't work on safari/osx, and game didn't load properly on firefox
raducumiczzz
24. Aug 2015 · 18:42 UTC
Controls were a little hard to master. Was fun to play. love the music and the voice!
Kaltic
24. Aug 2015 · 18:44 UTC
Difficult to control though I love the idea and the game looks great.

I only think the controls seem bad mostly because of how it takes for the tentacles to start moving.
Jod
24. Aug 2015 · 18:47 UTC
I am terribbly impressed.

The mix of music, gameplay and graphics is extremely well done!

I went 'Oh, you must be kidding me!' when I saw the airships :D.

I believe at one point I hit myself with a tentacle. Why are you hitting yourself Kraken? Why are you hitting yourself? :D

8 tentacles up!
Infokub Arcade
24. Aug 2015 · 19:25 UTC
controls are really complicated but I like this game =)
Meursault
24. Aug 2015 · 19:47 UTC
The combination of controls and slow physics is pretty fun and challenging. I like the music.
HACKhalo2
24. Aug 2015 · 19:51 UTC
I really enjoyed this game. The controls were a little to forgiving, though, but otherwise I got 210 points!
VampyVampire
24. Aug 2015 · 19:53 UTC
music and audio fit the game really nicely.
IronPencilGames
24. Aug 2015 · 19:55 UTC
Cool game. As others mentioned, controls are difficult to get used to, but that's the point. Simple and polished, good job.
aberdeenphoenix
24. Aug 2015 · 19:58 UTC
Flailing simulator! I enjoyed it. I particularly enjoyed catching bombs and throwing them.
Vennril
24. Aug 2015 · 21:05 UTC
Pretty solid game from start to finish. Nice choice of music and sfx, the graphics work out well, and I got used to the controls fairly quick.

Interestingly enough, the controls are kinda like what I had in mind for my own game, before I had to change them due to time constraints, haha. Glad to see it in action!

Overall well done :)
Shaw
24. Aug 2015 · 22:41 UTC
Overall look and feel is great, the controls are a little difficult to get the hang over but great work nevertheless.
vividhelix
24. Aug 2015 · 23:01 UTC
kinda laggy but well made otherwise
Azlen
24. Aug 2015 · 23:03 UTC
Final score, 97

I wish I had a couple extra arms to play this game :P
Flygamer101
25. Aug 2015 · 01:04 UTC
Nice idea, and had great artwork especially water.
jcourt
25. Aug 2015 · 01:51 UTC
Nice game. It was hard to get used to the controls, but once you do its a really good game.
weazen
25. Aug 2015 · 03:08 UTC
This is really hard with a laptop trackpad! Like the idea though, enjoyed it.
TeamOA
25. Aug 2015 · 03:26 UTC
Great game, controls are hard but it adds to the gameplay. It get's pretty difficult later on. Loved it
Jamie Guillemette
25. Aug 2015 · 03:49 UTC
controls were hard.. but great concept
Maxi and The Gang
25. Aug 2015 · 04:40 UTC
It's difficult to control.
Cerberus
25. Aug 2015 · 05:01 UTC
i really enjoyed this game. i thought the controls were very good design, they were a bit stiff but managable. could have had better graphics. but overall it was quite good. great job.
hammerfrenzy
25. Aug 2015 · 05:41 UTC
Really liked the art and music, controls maybe just a tad sluggish. It felt like I wasn't able to react quickly enough once things got hairy. Overall pretty cool though!
Acerio
25. Aug 2015 · 10:32 UTC
Controls are hard but still a great game :)
Galvesmash
25. Aug 2015 · 15:03 UTC
Great game but difficult to control the tentacles!
razavidn
25. Aug 2015 · 15:38 UTC
Love the clunky controls, it feels like you're moving a giant sea beast.
crucknuk
26. Aug 2015 · 09:15 UTC
Controls are a bit difficult to play with, but it is a nice concept!
DarkwindMedia
27. Aug 2015 · 20:49 UTC
Neat spin on the Kraken idea. The Kraken sounds were definitely entertaining :) Controls were difficult, but I definitely enjoyed trying out something new.

Nice job!
theholychicken
30. Aug 2015 · 01:11 UTC
Really really cool!
Wish I was able to control all 4 tentacles at once though! Would be nice if it could take multiple keys pressed down.
jcwelgemoed
31. Aug 2015 · 18:30 UTC
190. control challenging to master, but lots of fun. Get quite difficult. Considering this is a compo entry, very well done indeed. Kudos.