A Matter of Survival by Cruzer_AU

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made by Cruzer_AU for LD33 (JAM)
Every creature must eat to survive.
Some eat fish, Some eat plants, and some eat Humans.
It's nothing personal, It's just A Matter of Survival.

Goal:
Fulfill your unquenchable hunger by running around and eating all the delicious humans.

Use Arrow Keys to Move.


Made in C++ with SFML.
Images From: http://opengameart.org/
Sounds From: http://soundbible.com/ and http://www.freesfx.co.uk/


Post Jam Changelog:
Now works on Windows XP. (Aparently XP doesn't like loading 1500x1500 pixel textures. Who knew?)
Game now pauses when window focus is lost.
Humans now respawn after a while. (Only when off screen)
Game now only renders whats in the view screen. (This has improved performance)
Humans with guns now aim properly.
Player can now move diagonally.
Humans no longer react to you through walls.
Added WASD controls.

Please Don't Rate Based On The Post Jam Version.

Ratings

Coolness 95% 2
Overall(Jam) 2.84 850
Fun(Jam) 2.98 594
Humor(Jam) 2.42 715
Innovation(Jam) 2.17 1007
Theme(Jam) 3.17 729

Feedback

DarkCart
24. Aug 2015 · 11:46 UTC
This actually looks pretty interesting.
AnaglyphCoding
24. Aug 2015 · 12:01 UTC
The innovation was pretty low, however the game itself was fun. The theme relation wasn't very creative and didn't go further than the fact that you're just a monster. The humor was quite shallow, yet the audio reminded me of happy wheels so that upped it a bit. Overall, not bad :)
dhargan
24. Aug 2015 · 12:09 UTC
i made a similar game but this is more innovative i guess. good job :D
texus
24. Aug 2015 · 12:11 UTC
The game was fun to play, I managed to kill 84 people before I starved to death.
AdenMansonGames
24. Aug 2015 · 15:14 UTC
Nice controls and using the gun was fun. Kinda made me feel bad about killing people.
Juin
24. Aug 2015 · 15:30 UTC
I think it would feel better if you could move in all directions not just up/down/left/right.
Downtown
25. Aug 2015 · 01:37 UTC
Pretty Fun. Once you figure out the tactic of running perpendicular to the shooters and lunging in between shots it feels pretty good to play. might have been better with the ability to run on diagonals though.
DarthThomas
25. Aug 2015 · 08:54 UTC
Interesting game, I had fun playing it. :)
SeaMonster131
25. Aug 2015 · 08:55 UTC
I like shooters, nice and fun.
SecularBaron
25. Aug 2015 · 13:12 UTC
I ate some humans.
raducumiczzz
25. Aug 2015 · 17:01 UTC
Game was fun. Would have loved to manage to kill more people lol. Firing gun was nice.
tweedle
26. Aug 2015 · 05:33 UTC
The style hearkens back to the original GTA, and that's a good thing. Neat ambient sounds as well.
Would like to have some kind of dodge or shield system in place for when you're getting shot while running straight at enemies.
KBF123
27. Aug 2015 · 16:54 UTC
For a monster who eats humans for survival, it's pretty wasteful considering how many bodies are left around.
🎤 Cruzer_AU
27. Aug 2015 · 23:36 UTC
@KBF123 well, he doesn't eat the skin or cloths. much too chewy.
NoWandStudios
28. Aug 2015 · 08:15 UTC
So hard game but fun. Civilians run a bit much!
BtheDestroyer
29. Aug 2015 · 06:24 UTC
Got 11 kills. Fine game, but there were a few shortcomings:
4 directional movement is something you MUST avoid, or at least make it so the button pressed second has priority over the buttons pressed earlier.
AI wasn't amazing, and the aim-bot on the red humans was a bit broken so it became a bit of just "go for the ones without guns, then survive for as long as possible while running towards the red ones."
boardtobits
29. Aug 2015 · 06:36 UTC
Running around! Eating people to survive! Simple fun, perfect for a game jam!
ZYXer
29. Aug 2015 · 16:13 UTC
Haha funny game. The sounds and the graphics remind me strongly of GTA 2. Enjoyed playing it!
kaitokidi
01. Sep 2015 · 20:25 UTC
Nice, works good and it's fun to play, and extra points because you made it with C++ and SFML! (i did too : D)
Vaclav
05. Sep 2015 · 11:56 UTC
It's really nice with SFML as it's low level. Did you have an own engine for it already? Can we see the source maybe?
MechanicMoon
10. Sep 2015 · 13:05 UTC
The game is fun, that is the important part. I like the fx and the gameplay. It is like a pacman where you are the ghost. Nice job! :-)
bodsey
10. Sep 2015 · 14:29 UTC
I agree with some other commenters, it won't break the 3 legs of a duck (it's a french expression), but it's an honest and solid job. I think you're solid enough to take more risks next time, maybe ?
Slashee the Cow
13. Sep 2015 · 11:14 UTC
Simple fun. And it seems like you already fixed most of the things I was going to complain about in the post jam version :).