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Your Are The Slime! by SecularBaron

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made by SecularBaron for LD33 (JAM)
IF YOU PLAY IN LUDUM DARE BROWSER CHANGE TO "FULLSCREEN".

A slime comes across a band of humans! Devour the humans!
Your slime will grow when eating people and shrink when shot by arrows.
Controls:
Arrow Keys = Movement
Mash Spacebar = Absorb Humans


Made by: @SecularBaron
Tree and grass tile by:

http://opengameart.org/users/adebgamesoft​

Sounds by:

https://freesound.org/people/StephenSaldanha/​

https://freesound.org/people/DrMinky/​
Web http://secularbaron.itch.io/you-are-the-slime
Windows http://secularbaron.itch.io/you-are-the-slime
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-33/?action=preview&uid=37422

Ratings

Coolness 88% 2
Overall(Jam) 2.83 859
Audio(Jam) 2.26 642
Fun(Jam) 2.84 695
Graphics(Jam) 2.64 860
Humor(Jam) 2.25 795
Innovation(Jam) 2.84 657
Mood(Jam) 2.58 892
Theme(Jam) 3.41 558

Feedback

Move127
25. Aug 2015 · 01:39 UTC
Fun little game with good art.
Eingya
25. Aug 2015 · 01:40 UTC
That's a neat idea, but killing humans is incredibly hard. Slow them down when they overlap you maybe?

Altough anything referencing Zappa gets points for that.
djfariel
25. Aug 2015 · 01:42 UTC
Overall a very nice game. The concept was solid and the execution was well done. If I had to suggest of improvements, I would say that it would benefit greatly from more audio components, music and sfx. Overall, a great game. Sidenote* I've always wanted to be a clan devouring slime.
ThePugProgrammer
25. Aug 2015 · 02:34 UTC
Pretty cool game.
alexfalkenberg
25. Aug 2015 · 07:23 UTC
I think we had a similar idea, but yours is light-years more complete. Nice little game! I agree that the humans-killing was pretty difficult. Love the slime feeding on them!
plusultra
25. Aug 2015 · 08:01 UTC
I am a huge fan of combat systems that are deliberately just button-mashing, particularly when they match the theme of the game so well. Good job!
Muush
25. Aug 2015 · 09:30 UTC
I really like the idea and slime mechanics.
Lane
25. Aug 2015 · 13:22 UTC
Made humans shoot each other. 10/10 Would troll again.
games-placeo
25. Aug 2015 · 13:58 UTC
Very fun game. I like how the slim gets bigger with every consumption!
Cawrtz
25. Aug 2015 · 14:02 UTC
Love it! Seeing the slime grow is so satisfying. The game is well implemented except for the fact that space and down arrow will sometimes scroll the page.
Well done!
🎤 SecularBaron
25. Aug 2015 · 14:14 UTC
Yeah. My whole web browser implementation has been a nightmare. I'll work on that.
Gaspard_
25. Aug 2015 · 14:20 UTC
I hope no kids see this!
The game was pretty good.
The fact that archers run of arrows was a nice touch, and I liked how you could use cover.
logiclogue
25. Aug 2015 · 14:48 UTC
Nice game. Method of killing humans was a nice concept. Overall, I enjoyed it
tripleVisionGames
25. Aug 2015 · 15:04 UTC
Good idea - the art was a bit mixed up with some nice bits (trees in particular). Nice AI with the people going to get their arrow back and also shooting each other by accident.

Would be cool if you killed them quicker and grew, shrunk and moved faster - a good start though.
glerikud
26. Aug 2015 · 10:43 UTC
Good loking minimalistic game.
lukepilgrim
26. Aug 2015 · 12:27 UTC
background music would be nice, but overall a nice little idea which could make a very addicting game if it would be a bit more challenging. loved the idea!
inbetweengames
26. Aug 2015 · 13:09 UTC
Nice concept: but unfortunately a couple of issues that hindered my enjoyment:

- when behind a tree, you can't see what's happening
- I ate a human by a hut, which made me grow, but then it seemed I was stuck inside the hut and couldn't move any more

The humans could do with a bit of pathfinding too, as they basically just shot their own houses.

Mashing spacebar was a surprisingly fun way to eat though! om nom nom
Unept
27. Aug 2015 · 04:15 UTC
Nice idea. All that button-mashing really put me in the mindset of something that digests slowly. Very funny.
superfreak
28. Aug 2015 · 08:42 UTC
Solid, fun little game with a cute art-style. Enjoyed it!
wicht
28. Aug 2015 · 09:15 UTC
Nice one. Scope is perfect. Art is nice. Controls were a bit annoying (couldn't walk diagonally). Good entry!
RobotHoboDanceParty
28. Aug 2015 · 09:21 UTC
Simple yet cool idea! Also I may have just broken my spacebar, haha. Good work!
Boehrsi
28. Aug 2015 · 12:35 UTC
Nice one, just a bit expensive to buy a new keyboard after every round ;).
Xanjos
28. Aug 2015 · 13:09 UTC
There's a issue with the web version where if you hold the up or down key you end up scrolling the page by accident and the time it takes to absorb a human is quite long but this was a pretty solid game.
🎤 SecularBaron
28. Aug 2015 · 16:00 UTC
@Xanjos I was hoping if you press the "FullScreen" button on Ludum Dare game window it would correct the problem but it seems a lot of people are having that issue. :/
dickpoelen
30. Aug 2015 · 10:33 UTC
Really like the concept, but mashing space isn't as much fun :) I think you can have a fun game of picking of people and avoiding others with the mashing
Enrymion
31. Aug 2015 · 10:57 UTC
Not a fan of mashing buttons, just holding the key down or doing it automatically would have been much better.
🎤 SecularBaron
31. Aug 2015 · 13:14 UTC
Thanks everyone for the feedback. When I wrap up the final version of the game soon i'm going to let you select from automatic digestion or manual.
Jupiter_Hadley
05. Sep 2015 · 16:51 UTC
Fun game! I included it in part 17 of my Ludum Dare 33 Compilation video series, if you would like to take a look :) https://youtu.be/qmrKCmuKBqk