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Low Memory Rush by Magnanix

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made by Magnanix for Ludum Dare 54 (JAM)

The world is degrading, memory is running out!

You take your trusty bitgun, and use it's devastating ability to dump memory! You must be the only one that survives, none else shall take claim victory in the limited arena!

This game is a Battle Royale style game, deploy to the arena of your choice and Cry Havok - Unleash the Hounds of War!

Standard top-down shooter controls;

Move: WASD or Arrows

Aim: Mouse Cursor

Shoot: Left Mouse Button

Pause: Escape

All art, music, sound effects, animation and programming completed within the Jam timeframe.

Battle in different *limited arenas, up to 3 to choose from!* Choose your arena

Collect the valuable currency, whilst annihilating your foes! Fight for glory

Only one can survive... will it be you? Can you survive

Link https://magnanix.itch.io/low-memory-rush
Link https://magnanix.itch.io/low-memory-rush
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/54/low-memory-rush

Ratings

Overall 187th 3.976⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Fun 95th 4.07⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 649th 3.25⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Theme 253th 4.093⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 387th 3.907⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Audio 251th 3.714⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Humor 562th 2.903⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Mood 368th 3.763⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Given 43🗳️ 65🗨️

Feedback

LDJam user 377546
02. Oct 2023 · 12:42 UTC
Battle Royale does make a ton of sense for this theme, and you pulled it off perfectly. I can see this being a ton of fun as a couch co-op game :D As for feedback, the currency feels a bit out of place. If I only collect a few and kill all enemies, I end up last on the leader board, but I survived. That feels a bit weird. I would like some enemy variety in the shooting. It's pretty easy to dodge bullets in 1v1 or even a 1v3. And one small thing, I would love a toggle for the screen shake :D
andrei.gusan
02. Oct 2023 · 20:48 UTC
Shooter battle royal really fits into the theme. Also I like the effects and small particles.
deppong
03. Oct 2023 · 05:08 UTC
Looks great! I think this overall fits the theme very well and this game has some nice juice and fun arcade mechanics!
bmacintosh
03. Oct 2023 · 05:36 UTC
The graphical presentation is excellent here. I really like the limited palette and the use of particles. First time I played on the HTML version in Edge WASD wasn't working so I had to move around by shooting in the opposite direction. It should tell you something about the AI that I still won that one, haha.
pro4
03. Oct 2023 · 05:37 UTC
Wow!! I'm super impressed you were able to churn this out in 72 hours. I played a round on each level and had a lot of fun blasting away at the bots. I think my highest end score was 30ish. I agree with the others about battle royale matching the theme. Great match for this jam's theme!
nardandas
03. Oct 2023 · 05:42 UTC
Fun little shooter! Surprisingly satisfying gunplay, good job!
CodeRaurus
03. Oct 2023 · 06:05 UTC
On-point with the theme here. The presentation is overall good. Each object feels visually distinct even if it the screen can get messy late game. And the audio fits perfectly with the graphics. Gameplay was solid.
Next steps to see would be gun variation, different types of AI and a dodge roll.

Great work!
EPA
03. Oct 2023 · 12:54 UTC
great battle royale game, well polished gj
Its_Capp
03. Oct 2023 · 16:04 UTC
This game is FANTASTIC! the art really pulls everything together with a neat little bow on top, the shrinking zone promotes fast paced gameplay and something I didn't even consider when making my own!
Don Fouts
03. Oct 2023 · 16:05 UTC
Fun take on the theme. The controls felt really responsive and the sound felt like it matched what was happening. I also really liked the graphics, especially the layout of the main menu. For a jam game it's always neat to see multiple stages. Overall I think this is a solid entry, nice work!
Maste
03. Oct 2023 · 16:05 UTC
This is my favorite so far - you did an awesome job executing a really great little battle royal game. The win condition was a little mismatched where I could survive but also not come in first? Still - this was absolutely amazing.
acarc
03. Oct 2023 · 16:09 UTC
Great game! Surprising amount of polish, wish there was more punch on the shooting just so it feels juicy. Overall, really well done :)
Fusyon
03. Oct 2023 · 16:36 UTC
Highly polished in terms of presentation, but lacks a little bit of variety in gameplay.
Apophatique
03. Oct 2023 · 19:25 UTC
It's so effective, it makes you want to loop games again and again. Congratulations :)
Jd698
04. Oct 2023 · 14:21 UTC
This was really really fun. I would totally buy this if you were to make a full version of the game. The shooting is extremely satisfying and the graphics are minimalistic yet effective. You also did a great job designing the maps! Great job!
LDJam user 237945
04. Oct 2023 · 20:15 UTC
Nice, polished and looking very good!
Alanushke
04. Oct 2023 · 21:19 UTC
a battle royale with some good polish and a really nice implementation, nicely done!
Teamelon
04. Oct 2023 · 22:10 UTC
Considering the state of all big BRs right now, this game is the best in the genre.

The graphics style is simple but it's only better, the sound is banger.

Maybe it would be more interesting to change a bit currency system 'cause now it dosen't have any uses, currency = score if I understood right. I see in this game bullets instead of currency and score could be equals the quantity of hits. And probably boost accuracy of bots a bit.
Margoovian
05. Oct 2023 · 08:19 UTC
Cute little battle royal, fun, fast paced and easy. good job :)
Lofar42
05. Oct 2023 · 09:04 UTC
Great jam! Loved the style in both audio and visuals - cohesive too. The gameplay was quite frantic in a bullet-hell way but I found the ai quite easy to out-fox. (not necessarily a bad thing?) Would be cool to see how it felt with the ai doing a little bit of leading with their aiming.
Well done!
LDJam user 374168
07. Oct 2023 · 18:54 UTC
Fun battle royale game! I like how the shrinking play zone works well with the theme, and it's pretty fun to try and last the longest. I don't think I found out what the coins did, so maybe having a shop or something to spend coins at could be a good way to make each round more dynamic. I also liked the art, and the music wasn't bad, though it got a bit repetitive. Great job overall!
MaximeG
08. Oct 2023 · 17:31 UTC
Amazing, first time I saw a battle royal in a game jam and it was super nice. The AI were not ridiculous at all. Good job for this entry!
LDJam user 318832
10. Oct 2023 · 04:03 UTC
Funny little battle royale game. I like the style and graphics, gameplay is pretty intresting I think, but when I win I thought quit is quit for menu but this is a quit from game, It's little confusing, but at all, this is a good entry buddy!
CharlieW32
10. Oct 2023 · 14:28 UTC
Really good idea executed really well! Only issue is that selecting exit on HTML5 will crash the game, but still well done!
blinyadebil
10. Oct 2023 · 21:36 UTC
Nice game! Didn't expect to see a battle royale at the jam. Nonetheless, it was fun to play and the gun feel is great.
Ategon
11. Oct 2023 · 01:47 UTC
Hey, I’m the host of the Ludum Dare score chasers tournament for this jam

Wanted to ask for score chasers if you were fine with me playing some gameplay of your game in the background in the waiting period / intermission. In the waiting period its going to cycle between gameplay of a bunch of different games in the background (with music from games in the jam playing as well)
🎤 Magnanix
12. Oct 2023 · 11:23 UTC
@ategon Go for it! I have no qualms with such :). Have fun!
Tiseno
13. Oct 2023 · 18:10 UTC
Had to try it even though I only have a touch pad at the moment. Really solid game, everything seems polished. Awesome work!
Vitaslayer
17. Oct 2023 · 05:50 UTC
An enjoyable game with stylish pixel graphics. It has a good concept, similar to battle royales, where space is limited. In my very first game, for some reason, the WASD movement didn't work, so I thought I could only move using the weapon's recoil. Fortunately, even with that, I managed to complete the first level.
T C
19. Oct 2023 · 00:59 UTC
Really enjoyed this one. It's put together very well: the pushback of the gun, collecting coins, the and AI all felt fun, even if the game overall might have been a bit too easy (better that than too tough for a game jam!) Liked the map variety. Nice game!